Section Twelve:

Expressing Like and Dislike

Study how to express likes and dislikes for different subjects below.

Like
SUBJECT VERB NOUN
I like music.
She likes cookies.
He likes camping.
We like swimming.
You like bicycle riding.
They like cooking.

Dislike
SUBJECT VERB NOUN
I dislike hard music.
She dislikes cookies.
He dislikes hiking.
We dislike smoking.
You dislike mountain climbing.
They dislike smoking.

Do/does not like

SUBJECT VERB NOUN
I do not like hard music.
She does not like cookies.
He does not like hiking.
We do not like smoking.
You do not like mountain climbing.

Dialog 1
1. A : Do you like reading books? B : Yes, I do. I like it a lot.
A : What kinds of books do you like?
B : I like storybooks, such as Aladdin, Malin Kundang and Cinderella.
2. A : Do you like playing games? B : Yes, I like it a lot.
A : What game do you like?

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 B : I am very fond of playing kites.
3. A : Do you like fish?
B : No, I don’t like fish but I like beef.
4. A : Don’t you like hamburger?
B : I can’t stand hamburger but I’m really fond of cake.

Dialog 2

Baim : Where are you going, Febi?

Febi : Oh, I’m going to the canteen.
Baim : Can I join?
Febi : Sure. Let’s go.
Baim : Anyway, what’s your favourite food?
Febi : I love fried noodle so much, but I can’t stand
with fried prawn, I’m allergy. What about you,
Baim?
Baim : I see. Well, I enjoy vegetables soup and I hate
nuts.

List the things you like and dislike. Then tell them to the class.

Things you like Things you dislike

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 Ask your partner’s like or dislike using these pictures. Write down the reason
the reasons why your friends like or dislike.

1. Pizza 2. Jam 3. Ice cream

4. Chocholate 5. Margarine 6. Sausages

7. Bread 8. Cake 9. Cheese

10. Hot tea 11. Milk 12. Boiled eggs

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 Read and complete the dialogues below with do, does, doesn’t, like, likes, love
and dislike. You can use the words more than once.

1. Andi : … you like durian, Budi?

Budi : No, I don’t. I …it very.
2. Dewi : Does your father … cooking?
Fenti : No, he…. But my mother……it very much.
3. Karyo : Do all students …….playing basket ball?
Sion : Yes, they….
4. Dedi : ….your brother love swimming?
Cipto : No, he doesn’t. He … playing football.
5.
5Andi : ……your sister like reading comic, muji?
6.Muji : yes, my sister…….very much.
7.Intan : ….. your daughter…. The food, sara?
8.Sara : yes, my daughter dislike the food.
9.Joko : …… you like going to waterfall?
Lulu
10. : yes,………….
Aya
11. : ……. You like watching Masha and the Bear?
You
12. :………………………………………………..
Mr. D
13. : Do You ……… your parents?
You
14. :………………………………………………..
Afa
15. : ……………………………………………….
You
16. : yes, I like Ice cream very much.

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 Vocabulary
Vegetables

66 Answer these questions !

1. What vegetables does your mother usually buy?
2. What vegetables make the food hot?
3. What is the colour of potatoes and carrots?
4. When you want to make fried potatoes what do you do?
5. To make vegetable soup you need to … … carrots and potatoes into little pieces and
…. …. cabbage and onions into the broth. Finally…. … a little salt and pepper. Now
the soup is ready to consume.

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