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Lesson Plan of saying something negative in less direct ways

Business/Materials Lesson Objectives 5 Min

Business Material: voice recorder,
White board, makers, Good internet
signal and tools and systems (Tablets
or Laptops)
Lesson Objective:
After the lesson the students will be able to identify various
ways of saying I do not like some things
They will able to use different structures instead of saying I
do not like

Warm-up and Objective Discussion 10 Min

Warm-up & Objective Discussion:

I'm going to share some changed, some more suitable ways of saying that you don't like
something. It's acceptable to say “I don't like it” It's simple, it's straight and it communicates
your thoughts clearly but there are a lot of diverse situations where that might seems a little
rude or too direct.

“I don't like it” is obviously a negative thing but today we're going to talk about of different
ways that you can express the same negative idea in English and I will teach some really,
informal expressions and some idioms to teach you.

Most of the time when we say “I don't like it” we don't mean to offend anyone, we need to say
it politely, right?

Instruct and Model 10 Min  R  W  L  S

The student will be taught with explanation of the different ways of saying something
negative. Let get started, alright.

So let's look at “I don't like” something. It could be food, it could be a song, any action but not
people. 

So think of this simple question “Do you like Arabic food?”

1. It’s not my favourite.

It is less direct and doesn't hurt someone's feelings. I might say:

It's not my favourite, there are other things that I like more.

2. It's not my thing

we could also say “It's not my thing”

It is use in two ways to show ownership and dislike as well.

We’re talking about something, a notebook or a pen. We're saying I don't own it, it's not mine.

However when it's used as a fixed expression in this context it's an informal but still quite a
polite way of saying that you don't like something.

 Do you want to join our gem’s club?

Gem’s not really my thing.

3. I'm not into (something)

We can also just say “I'm not into it”

 I'm not into something.

 I'm not into Japanese food or I'm not into outdoor sports.
 I'm not into hard work.

So imagine this situation. You're invited to a friend's house and they introduce you to a friend
of theirs, a Japanese friend and you're chatting away having a good time and then they ask
you: “Do you like Japanese food?” and you think not really.

4. I prefer…

 I prefer Italian food.

 To be honest, I'd rather eat Arabic food when I go out.

Even more formal or more polite again is to simply respond by saying:

5. It's not to my taste

You know especially when you're talking about food or you're talking about style then you can
say “It's not to my taste.”

 Do you want to come to the concert with me?

So you could say: “Nah I don't like them“

 But you could also choose your words a little more carefully and you could say:

6. I'm not a fan of (something)

 I'm not really a fan of them.

 I'm not a fan of something.
 I'm not a fan of Tame Impala.

This expression works really well for bands and for music and movies, things like that but it
can also be used in lots of different contexts just to mean I don't like it.

 I'm not a big fan of strawberries.

 I'm not a fan of queuing at restaurants.

So what if someone's suggesting an idea? They obviously really like this idea but you don't.
There are some great idioms that you can use in this situation. You can say that:

7. I'm not crazy about (something)

 I'm not crazy about it.

 I'm not crazy about this idea.

Most of the time when we're using this expression, we're using it to say that we don't like an
idea or maybe a suggestion that someone's had.

 I'm not crazy about the idea of driving through the night for fifteen hours.

 Do you want to wake up at 5am on Sunday and go for a ten kilometre run?

8. Uhh… I'd rather not

 I'd rather not, I don't like that idea.

I'd rather sleep in on my weekend; It's the only day of the week where I do it.

So I'm using I'd rather, again just as a more polite and more indirect way of saying no I would
not like to do that.

9. (something) is not my cup of tea

When we're talking about an activity that we don't like then we can also use this great idiom to
say that it's not our cup of tea, you know.

 Getting up early and going for a run on a weekend is not my cup of tea.

10. (something) doesn't tickle my fancy

Guided Practice 15 Min  R  W  L  S

I will ask the students different questions and they will answer the given expression each time using
different way of saying I do not like.
1. Do you like Arabic food?
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2. Do you want to join our gem’s club?
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3. I don’t like outdoor sports.

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4. Do you like Thai food?

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5. Do you want to come to the concert with me?

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Independent Practice 15 Min  R  W  L  S

I will set the students in group of two and tell them to write different expression meaning I don’t like
something, idea, and food on a piece of paper.

I'm not a fan of music.

I'm not really a fan of them.

I'm not a fan of something.

After completing their task they will share their pieces of papers for peer review. They will discuss and
make correction in each other work

Assessment 5 min  R  W  L  S
Assessment:
In the last 5 minutes of the class they will be asked to give a presentation saying politely I do not like
in different ways.
Homework they will attempt this quiz at home and I will check it online.