Expressing Likes And Dislikes

Expressing Likes/Dislikes

Likes and Dislikes

Express likes and dislikes

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

Expressing likes:

• I like…
• I love…
• I adore…
• I’m crazy about…
• I’m mad about…
• I enjoy…
• I’m keen on…

Expressing dislikes:

• I don’t like…
• I dislike…
• I hate…
• I abhor…
• I can’t bear…
• I can’t stand…
• I detest…
• I loathe…

Example 1

Examples of likes and dislikes:

• I’mmad aboutbasketball, but Ican’t bearice hockey.
• Iadorereading poetry, but Iloathedoing the housework.

Things to remember about likes and dislikes:

• When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in -ing form. Examples:”I like listening to music.””I hate wearing sun glasses.”

• Note that”very much”& “a lot” always come after the things you like.Examples:”I like basketballvery much/a lot. NOT “I like verymuch/a lotbasketball.”
• Be careful when you use “I don’t mind…”Examples:”Do you mind playing football?””No, I don’t mind.”(Although it’s in a negative form, it means that it’s ok for me. I neither love it nor hate it.)

Dialogue:Amiri is at home. His girlfriend comes in…Notice how they express their likes and dislikes.

Expressing Preferences

Talking about Preferences

Talk about preferences

Read the following story.

My name is John and I like bananas and avocados. My friend Asha prefers drinking tea to coffee. My bother, Amabilis prefers travelling to staying at home all year. I prefer living in town to living in the village because we have access to more services in town.

Exercise 1

1. What does John’s prefer to eat?
2. What does John’s older brother prefer?
3. Where does John prefer to live?