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7 GRAMMAR FOCUS: Likes and Dislikes

A. Listen to some people describing places they like/ dislike and complete the table.

No Name Country Like Dislike Reason
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1. AISTE SRILANKA v

2. KATIA

3. JESS

B. Read and practice the dialogue below with your friend then pay attention to the underlined
phrases.
Maria is at home. Steve comes in. Notice how they express their likes and dislikes.

Steve: Hi Maria. I have 2 tickets to watch a movie tonight. Let’s watch it together.
Maria: Oh, no thanks. I don’t really feel like watching a film tonight.
How about going out instead?
Steve: OK. So..you don’t like going to the theater, do you?
Maria: Oh..I hate it. I don’t like dark room.
By the way…do you like eating Chinese food? What about that?
Steve: I don’t mind. The Chinese restaurant next to my office is good. It is always crowded.
Maria: Really?I really love Chinese noodle. Let’s go.

Expressing Likes and Dislikes

To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions.

Expressing likes Expressing dislikes

I like … I don’t like …

I love … I dislike …

I adore … I hate …

I’m crazy about… I can’t stand …

I enjoy …
I’m fond of …

Example:

I love to exercise in the park.

I like watching movies so I love going to the cinema.

I don’t really like hospitals because I had a bad memory of them.

C. Listen and complete the dialogue below.
You are going to listen to a conversation between a man and a woman talking about a city.
Woman: Where do you want to __________________ when you build your house?
Man: I would live in the suburbs of New York. I _____________________the city.
Woman: Why do you ____________________ it?

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