Objectives:

• Can use vocabulary about relationships

• Can express desires and preferences using would like/prefer/rather
• Can talk about dating customs
• Can use gerund phrases as subjects and objects.
 Love and Romance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_I1UOVP6Uc
Where did these couples meet each other?

What are some good ways to know people here?

 Relationships

Go on a blind date
Ask out Go on a date

Break up Get divorced

Go out with
 Get married
Get engaged

How do people usually ask someone out? On the pone, by email or in person?
How long should you out with someone before you get engaged to be married?

What reason can cause a couple to break up?

Do you believe true love exists?

 Expressing, likes, desires and preferences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=575WSpvpWNI

Affirmative
S + would like + infinitive + complement
She would like to go to a Fancy restaurant.
S + would prefer + Infinitive + complement
I’d prefer to eat pizza tonight.
S + would rather + Base Form + complement
She would rather go to the cinema.
S + like + Verb(-ing) + complement
I like getting to know each other before dating.
 Negative
S + would’nt like + infinitive + complement
He would not like to see you.
S + would prefer not + Infinitive + complement
I’d prefer not to go out tonight.
S + would rather not + Base Form + complement
I would rather not eat beans on the first date.
S + don’t like + Verb(-ing) + complement
I don’t like dancing.
 Questions
Q-Word + would + S + infinitive + complement
What would you like to do tonight?
Q-Word + would + S + prefer + Infinitive + complement
What would you prefer to drink?
Q-Word + would + S + rather + Base Form + complement
Where would you rather go on a date?
Q-Word + do/does + S + like + Verb(-ing) + complement
What does she like doing?
 Affirmative Negative questions
Would like S + would like + infinitive S + would’nt like + infinitive Q-Word + would + S +
She would like to go to a He would not like to see you. infinitive
Fancy restaurant. What would you like to do
tonight?

Would prefer S + would prefer + Infinitive S + would prefer not + Q-Word + would + S + prefer
I’d prefer to eat pizza tonight. Infinitive + Infinitive
I’d prefer not to go out What would you prefer to
tonight. drink?

Would rather S + would rather + Base Form S + would rather not + Base Q-Word + would + S + rather
She would rather go to the Form + Base Form
cinema. I would rather not eat beans Where would you rather go on
on the first date. a date?

Like S + like + Verb(-ing) S + don’t like + Verb(-ing) Q-Word + do/does + S + like +

I like getting to know each I don’t like dancing. Verb(-ing)
other before dating. What does she like doing?
 Let’s play a little!
What would you prefer to do on a date?
Why?

What would you rather not do? Why?

Dating Customs Around the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2sRip8WKgM

Which of these customs are similiar in

Peru?

Which other customs do we have?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MGOsk23Nlc

Gerund phrases as subjects and objects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f3GpvSJtXI

Remember! A Gerund looks like a verb BUT it is not a verb.

The Subject is the person/animal/object that performs the action • Peter writes a letter.
The Object is the person/animal/object that receives the action • The dog is eating his food.

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_subject_object.htm
https://englishgrammarexercise.com/gerund-subject-object-exercise-1/
 Practice!
1. I like Reading the newspaper in the morning.
2. They would rather go hiking.
3. Writing in english is easy.
4. Swimming is my favorite activity.
5. She hates eating spicy food.
6. Going on dates is very stressful.
7. Studying english is pretty interesting.
8. Watching the news is boring.
9. They really enjoy Reading horror books.
10. She mentioned meeting him for a coffee earlier.
11. Building a career as an artist was one of her biggest goals.
12. I recommend going to the mountains in the summer.
13. Hiking is good for your health.
14. She practices speaking English.
15. He’ll consider hearing your story.
16. I forgot reading this book for school.