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He hates: He would like:
a. _________________________
_______________________ b. _________________________
c. _________________________
d. _________________________
e. ________________________
f. _______________________

How to say it?

Language Focus: Likes and dislikes

There are several ways to ask about likes and dislikes, and how to answer the questions. Below are the
examples.

QUESTION POSITIVE ANSWER NEGATIVE ANSWER

”Do you like English novels?” ”Yes, I do.” ”No, I don’t.”
”Do you adore having a ”Yes. I adore having a massage.” ”No. I don’t adore having a
massage?” massage.”
”Are you (quite) keen on learning ”Yes. I am (quite) keen on learning ”No. I’m not (quite) keen on
new languages?” new languages.” learning new languages.”
”What’s your favourite season?” ”My favourite season is spring” ”I don’t have any favourite
”Spring is one of my favourite season.”
seasons.”
”What kind of food do you like?” ”I (really) like Middle Eastern food.” ”I don’t like all kinds of food.”
”What are you into?” ”I’m into books.” ”I’m not into anything.”
”What are you crazy/mad ”I’m crazy about Italian food.” ”I’m not crazy/mad about
about?” ”I’m interested in Arabic literature.” anything.”
”What are you interested in?” ”I’m not interested in anything.”
”I have no interest in anything.”
”How do you feel about ”I like/love/enjoy it/studying.” ”I don’t like it/studying.”
studying?” ”I can’t get enough of it/studying.” ”I hate studying.”
”I don’t mind it/studying.” ”I detest it/studying.”

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