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Likes & Dislikes

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🧩 Supplementary Practice

Extra practice — Likes & Dislikes

Need the words to stick? Recognise, recall, then use them.

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Step 1 · Let's Understand

Expressing preference — words & phrases

Recognise it, remember it, then use it.

Recognise the meaning

Recognise

Match each word with its meaning.

love
like
don't mind
don't like
hate
favourite
because
music

Answer, then check.

Words in real phrases

Chunks

Say each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.

I love coffee.

love

I like tea.

like

I don't mind rain.

don't mind

I don't like fish.

don't like

I hate Mondays.

hate

Can you remember?

Recall

Say the word first, then check.

Use it

Use it

Write 3 sentences about you using words from expressing preference.

Step 2 · Let's Practise

Extra speaking practice

Model first, then say it yourself.

Model language

Chunks

Listen, then say each phrase twice.

Do you like ___?

I love / like / don't mind / hate ___.

My favourite ___ is ___.

Why? — Because…

Me too! / Really? I don't.

Guided speaking

Speak

Pairs: interview each other about food, films, music, sports. Find 1 thing you both love and 1 you both hate.

  • Use: "Do you like ___?"
  • Use: "I love / like / don't mind / hate ___."
  • Use: "My favourite ___ is ___."
  • Use: "Why? — Because…"

Model answer

I love pizza because it's tasty. I like reading because it's relaxing. I don't mind cooking. I don't like running because I get tired. I hate Mondays because I'm sleepy. My favourite hobby is painting.

Complete the conversation

Practise

Choose the natural reply.

  1. B: …

  2. B: …

  3. B: …

Answer, then check.

Challenge

Speak

Now do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.

  • Talk about expressing preference without stopping.

Step 2 · Let's Practise

Common difficulties

The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.

Pronunciation: Contractions: don't / doesn't

Chunks

Say 'don't' as /dəʊnt/ and 'doesn't' as /ˈdʌznt/. Don't separate 'do not'.

I don't like fish.

She doesn't like coffee.

We don't mind.

He doesn't hate it.

Tricky ones — say it, then check

Recall

These are the parts beginners often get wrong.

Common difficulties

Practise

Slow down and choose carefully.

  1. After 'like', use a verb in ___

  2. He / She / It: 'doesn't' or 'don't'?

Answer, then check.

Step 3 · Let's Use It

love / like / don't like / hate + noun or -ing

Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.

Quick explanation

Understand

After these verbs, use a noun (pizza) or a verb in -ing form (swimming). Strongest to weakest: love ❤️ → like 🙂 → don't mind 😐 → don't like 🙁 → hate ❌.

  • I love coffee.
  • I like reading books.
  • I don't mind cooking.

Notice the pattern

Notice

Read the sentences. What is the same in each one?

  • I love coffee.
  • I like reading books.
  • I don't mind cooking.
  • She doesn't like Mondays.

Choose the right form

Practise

One answer only. Take your time.

  1. I love ___ in the sea.

  2. She ___ like fish.

  3. We ___ getting up early. We do it every day, no problem.

  4. He ___ pizza! He eats it every week.

Answer, then check.

Fix the mistake

Common mistakes

Each sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.

She don't like coffee — she prefers tea.

I love listen to music.

He doesn't love vegetables — he eats them every day.

Build the sentence

Build it

Put the words in the right order.

Iloveswimminginthesea
Shedoesn'tlikecoffee
Wedon'tmindtherain

Answer, then check.

Make it yours

Use it

Write 2–3 true sentences about you using love / like / don't like / hate + noun or -ing.

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