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    ENGLISH: FORM ONE: Topic 6 – EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES

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    TOPIC 6: EXPRESSING LIKES AND
    DISLIKES

    The word like means to be sound
    as or pleased with from the verb we get the word like and dislike opposite or
    antonym. Grammatically likes/dislike are not nouns but only used in everyday
    talks (spoken English) whether like or dislike the force behind them are human
    feeling, taste experience traditions.
    Usually like and dislike are
    expressed in non-verbal forms of communication such as gesturers, social
    expressions movement nodding.
    Non- verbal – communication is
    also called body language
    EXPRESSING LIKES:


    I like …


    I love… 
    I
    adore…  

    I’m
    crazy about…  
             
    I’m
    mad about…   

    I
    enjoy…  

    I’m
    keen on…

    Examples:

    Question : what game do you like
    most?
    Answer : I like football and
    boxing

    Question : what music do you like
    most?
    Answer : I like bongo flava

    Question : what drink do you like
    most?
    Answer : I like orange Juice only
     

    Expressing Likes




    EXPRESSING DISLIKES                                                                                                        


    I don’t like …


    I dislike…    
    I hate…   
          
    I abhor…  
       
    I
    can’t bear…  

    I
    can’t stand…  
                                                                                                                            
    I
    detest…
       
    I
    loathe…

    Other Examples
    of likes and dislikes    :                                                                                  

    1.
    I’m mad about basketball,
    but I can’t bear ice
    hockey.  
                                        
    2.
    I adore reading poetry, but
    I loathe doing the
    housework.


    Things to remember
    about likes and dislikes:

    When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in -ing
    form.

    Examples:       

    I like listening
    to music.
         

    I hate wearing sun
    glasses. 

        
    I like 

    I detest I
    don’t mind

    Note that” very much” & “a lot“ always come after
    the things you like.
    Examples:
    “I like basketball very much/a lot.

    NOT “I like very much/a lot basketball.”Be
    careful when you use “I don’t mind…
    Examples:
    “Do you mind playing football?””No, I don’t
    mind.”(Although it’s in a negative form, it means that it’s ok for me. I
    neither love it nor hate it.)
     

    Expressing Dislikes




    Dialogue  

    Amiri is at home. His girlfriend comes in…Notice how they express their
    likes and dislikes.

    Amiri:
    Hello, darling. Do you fancy
    watching a film tonight?
    Girlfriend:
    Oh, no thanks, I don’t really
    feel like watching a film tonight. How about going out instead?
    Amiri:
    OK. Do you feel like going to
    the theatre?
    Girlfriend:
    Oh, no. I’m not in the mood for
    that. Do want go to the new Chinese restaurant?
    Amiri:
    I don’t mind. Chinese cuisine
    is alright.
    Girlfriend:
    Well I really love it. Let’s
    go.
    EXPRESSING PREFERENCE
    Read the following story.

    My name is John and I like bananas and avocados. My friend Asha prefers
    drinking tea to coffee. My bother, Amabilis prefers travelling to staying at
    home all year. I prefer living in town to living in the village because we have
    access to more services in town.
    The most suitable is ……..to…………
    Example: I prefer——— to———-

    1. I prefer tea to coffee
    2. Prefer English to Kiswahili
    3. I prefer reading to writing
    Exercise    
    1. What does John’s prefer to eat?  
    2.
    What does John’s older brother prefer? 
    3.
    Where does John prefer to live?

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