Expressing likes and dislikes

Expressing likes and dislikes.

11 th class

Weak like

Strong like

I like…

I love…

I adore…

It’s all right.

I really like…

Great!

It’s OK.

Terrific !

Super !

Nice.

Marvelous !

Wonderful !

Not bad.

Strong dislike

Weak dislike

I’m not mad/crazy about…

I’m not very fond of…

I hate…

I detest…

I can’t stand…

I don’t like…

I dislike…

Forget it!

Not at all!

Not my type of thing!

It’ll do.

I don’t care for…

Awful!

Terrible!

Dreadful!

Yuk!

Not particularly.

Not much.

Activity 2. Do you like…?

• A: What do you think of cola drinks?

• B: They are not bad.

• C: Do you like cola drinks?

• D: I prefer orange juice.

Activity 8. The disco lesson.

• All the people in all the dialogs were at the same party given by Vince and Caroline. At the party there was a dancing teacher whom Vince had paid to teach disco lesson.
• Read each dialog and answer these questions:

• Did the person answering like or dislike the idea of teaching disco dancing at the party?
• Was the like or dislike strong or weak?

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How did you like Vince’s idea of having a disco lesson at the party?

I thought it was a very nice idea.

How did you like Vince’s idea of having a disco lesson at the party?

Super! Just a great idea!

How did you like Vince’s idea of having a disco lesson at the party?

I thought it certainly was original.

How did you like Vince’s idea of having a disco lesson at the party?

Not particularly. A bit silly.

How did you like Vince’s idea of having a disco lesson at the party?

To be honest, it was very awful.