14.

TALKING ABOUT LIKES AND DISLIKES

Objectives:
After completing this lesson, students should be able to:
 Express his likes and dislikes;
 Express someone’s likes snd dislikes;
 Ask somebody’s likes and dislikes;
 Express likes and dislikes in various degrees;
 Expreess preferences.

Dialogue 1
Robert : “What do you do during your spare time, Tim?”
Tim : “I watch TV.”
Robert : “What TV programs do you like?”
Tim : “I like Quiz, musical programs and some serial.”
Robert : “Do you like to watch sport programs?”
Tim : “Yes, i do. I espcially like to watch football and boxing game.”
Robert : “What do you like to do besides watching TV?”
Tim : “I like to listen to music. Oh, I can do it anytime I want to. I can listen
to music while working, while eating or while chatting with friends”
Robert : “Really? Why don’t turn on the stereo then? Here I’ve brougth a
new cassette of John Denver.”
Tim : “Okay.”

Dialogue 2
John : “Do you go to the movies often?”
Harry : “Yes I do. I like it very much.”
John : “what sort of movies do like?”
Harry : “I like action movies. I am especially crazy about James Bond movies.”
John : “Are you? How about western movies?”
Harry : “I hate them. I don’t like them at all.”
John : “But western movies are full of action, too.”
Harry : “Yes, but they are too childish for me.”
John : “I see. And who is your favorite film star?”
Harry : “Sean Connery, of course.”
Questions:
1. What does Tim like to do during his spare time?
2. What TV programs does he like?
3. What else does he like to do?
4. What does Harry like to do?
5. Why does he like James Bond movies?
6. Does he like western movies? Why/why not?
7. Who is Harry’s favorite film star?

REMEMBER:
*To ask somebody’s likes/dislikes:
 What do you like to do during your spare time?
during your vacations?
does he during his spare time?
she her
 What do you dislike to do during your spare time?
hate
*To answer questions about likes and dislikes:
 I like to watch TV
to listen to music
going to the mooovie
dislike staying at home
hate fishing
watching western movies

*To ask about specific favorites or likes:

 What sort of movies do you like?
kind
apples
fruit
or:
 What movies do you like?
clothes
*To answer questions:
 I like James Bond movies.
action
New Zealand apples
manggoes.
casual clothes.
T-shirt
*To ask about the degree of somebody’s likes or dislikes:
 How much do you like western movies?
dislikes
hate staying at home?
working on Sunday
*To answer questions about degrees of likes and dislikes:
 I really like them  I quite like them.
it  I don’t like them.
 I like them a lot.  I don’t like them at all.
I just like them a little.  I hate them.

Or:
 I am crazy about it.
 It’s alright
 I hate it
*To ask about somebody’s perferences:
 Which do you like better?
prefer?
*To answer those questions:
 I prefer camping to staying at home.
walking to riding a bike.
tea to coffee.
Sean Connery to Roger Moore.
 I like camping better than staying at home.
listening to music better than staying at home.
tea better than coffee.
Sean Connery better than Roger Moore.
Exercise 1
Fill in the blank spaces with the following words or phrases.
like to hike At all prefer
crazy about hiking better hate quite

1. She is so kind and beatiful. I am crazy about her.

2. Which do you like better ? tea or coffee?
3. I like hiking better than camping.
4. It’s so boring. I don’t like it at all
5. I quite like it. It’s not too bad.
6. Do you like to go on picnic or hike?
7. She is a kind of girl that I like. she is charming with long and wavy hair and she has a good
personality.
8. Charles Bronson? I’ve never liked him. I hate him
9. She prefers me to him.
10. I think I prefer jazz to rock music.

Exercise 2
Rephrase the following sentences using to like ............. better than .................. or to
perefer ................... to .........................
1. He prefers watching TV to going to the movie.
He likes watching TV better than going to the movie.
2. My mother likes trousers better than skirts.
My mother prefers trousers to skirts.
3. Andi prefers Charade to Forsa.
Andi likes Charade better than Forsa.
4. John likes to read magazine better than to listen to the news.
John prefers to read magazine to listen to the news.
5. Does James prefer reading novels to watching videos?
Does James like reading novels better than watching videos?
6. Does Mary like John better than Robert?
Does Mary prefer John to Robert?
7. Mom doesn’t prefer hot-dogs to pizza.
Mom doesn’t like hot-dogs better than pizza
8. Juan used to like pineapples better than lychee juice.
Juan used to prefer pineapples to lychee juice.
9. Tracy and Tresna prefer sorccer to volley ball.
Tracy and Tresna like soccer better than volley ball.
10. I liked being here better than there.
I preferred being here to there.

Exercise 3
Instruction: Make questions and answers.
For examples: Does cathy like the study club? Yes, she does.
How much does she like it? She likes it very much.
No. Programs Jenny Hendri Vina Cathy Bobby Fredy
1. Study club V X X VV XX V
2. Cross country XX VV V V VVV X
3. Camping X VVV V VV VVV XX
4. Eating out VV XX VV X V V
5. Driving V X X X VVV V
 6. Singing X XX VVV V XX V
7. Tennis sport VV V XX V V V
8. Cooking VVV V X VV XXX V
Notes:
V : quite like
VV : like a lot
VVV : likes very much
X : dislike
XX : hate
XXX : The person hates very much.

Question n Answer :
1. Does Jenny like Cooking better than Tennis? Yes, She does
2. Does Hendri prefer Singing to Cooking ? No, He doesn’t
3. Does Vina like the Singing ? Yes, She does
4. Does Cathy prefer Driving to Study Club ? No, She doesn’t
5. Does Bobby like the Cooking ? No, He doesn’t
6. Does Freddy like the Eating Out ? Yes, He does

Exercise 4
Ask five of your classmates what they likes/dislike to do in sparetime.
Then, write their answers on the table below.
For examples:
You : Donny, what do you like to do in your sparetime?
Donny : I like to watch TV.
You : What TV program do you like best?
Donny : I like musical programs.
You : What do you dislike doing?
Donny : I dislike cooking.
You : What do hate doing?
Donny : I hate fishing.

No. Name Likes Specially Dislike Specially

1 Donny Watch TV Musical program Cooking Fishing
2 Tiffob Date with Gossip Waking Up Sleeping
boyfie too early
3 Johar Text Group Spam Sticker Stretching Singing
4 Joshua Hang Out With Friends Running Joking
5 David Hang Out With Friends Sleeping Cooking

Exercise 5
Answer the questions:
I : “What do you like to do when you are free.”
You : Dancing or Listening
I : “Do you like to go fishing?”
You : No, I don’t
I : “How do you like camping?”
You : I don’t like camping
I : “How about music? Do you like it very much?”
You : Yes, I like it very much
I : “What type of music do you like?”
You : Pop and Kpop
I : “And who is your favorite musician?”
You : Ariana Grande
You : and Itzy

Don’t forget
To express likes:
to want to like to love to dream of to be crazy about to be happy with
to be familiar with to be accustomed to to be fond of to be akin to
tobe kin on can’t help to adore
To express prefernces:
to like ............ better ...........
to prefer ............. to .............
would rather ..... than ....

To express dislikes:
to dislike/don’t like to hate to be sick of to be bored to be allergicof to loathe

Adverbs: quite much very much so much a lot a little