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Language Focus

1. We can talk about likes and dislikes in 2. We can use really and quite after be and
diff erent ways. before other main verbs to make our
statements stronger or weaker.
Expressing likes
We use really with positive and
I love / like / enjoy
noun negative statements.
I’m interested in +
-ing form of the verb
I’m into I love chocolate.
I really love chocolate. (stronger)
I’m interested in politics.
I enjoy going to museums. I’m not into opera.
I’m not really into opera. (weaker)
Expressing dislikes
We can use quite with positive statements
I hate
only, to make them weaker.
I don’t like /
noun
don’t enjoy + I like watching TV.
-ing form of the verb
I’m not interested in I quite like watching TV. (weaker)
I’m not into X I don’t quite like listening to music.

I’m not interested in sports.
We don’t use quite with love or hate.
I’m not into reading history books.
X I quite love history.
Questions and short answers
X I quite hate listening to heavy metal music.
What are you interested in?

Do you like politics?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

Are you into music?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Practice

6 Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.

a hate / to / the dentist / I really / going
I really hate going to the dentist.

b I’m not / hiking / really / into

c cooking / enjoy / do / you

d into / tennis / she’s / really

e interested / in / what / you / are

f in / quite / foreign films / he’s / interested

g new / people / they / really / love / meeting

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