Ex. 2. Make up sentences expressing mild dislike. Choose one item from each column.
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Ex. 1. Make up sentences expressing liking. Choose one item from each column.
Language Functions File
| Asking about likes | Expressing likes | Expressing dislikes | |||
| Formal | |||||
| | Don't you find it exciting (enjoyable)? May I ask you if you are fond of ...? | | I'm really very fond of it. It's one of my favorite pastimes. Yes, I never get tired of | | I (rather) dislike ... I must say, I'm not too fond of ... I don't really like ... |
| Neutral | |||||
| | Do/don't you like (enjoy, love, care for, adore) ...? How do you like ...? Are you fond of (keen on, happy with) ...? | | Yes, very much indeed. I really like/do like ... I'm very fond of ... I'm very keen on ... | | I'm afraid. I don't (really, quite, particularly) like ... Not at all. I don't care for it. I've never liked ... |
| Informal | |||||
| | Don't you love ...? Do you like ...? Do you fancy ...? | | It's really great! There's nothing I enjoy more than ... I'm absolutely crazy (mad, wild) about/on it. | | No, I don't like/dislike ... I can't bear/stand ... I hate/detest/loathe ... |
| I | do really quite rather very much | like enjoy | sunbathing animals holidays by the sea watching sport on television folk music clothes which are practical Impressionist painting picking mushrooms cooking |
| I'm | not | very too particularly at all | fond of keen on | writing letters getting up early going for long walks having your photograph taken taking photographs travelling by bus Caucasian food instant coffee tea bags |
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