Lesson 26 – Likes and Dislikes

Learning

ObjectivesAfter this lesson, students will be able to:• Identify likes and dislikes of people in a Pictionary activity.• Complete sentences with the correct form of words.• Use different vocabulary to express likes and dislikes• Use because, since, as and for to state reasons.• Practice pronunciation of consonants /l/ and /r/

Learning Objectives 2

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Warm Up 3

Which ones do you enjoy doing?

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Dialogue 6

Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in brackets.

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Useful Expressions 4

Saying your Likes and Dislikes

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Hello, my name is Lisa. I am 28 and I’m single. I live withmy boyfriend in a nice little house in Liverpool. I am ashop assistant and I study Spanish in the evenings. I don’tlike staying at home at weekends because it is boring. Ilike playing basketball and going out on Saturdays. I lovegoing to the cinema and the theatre. I also like listeningto music and dancing. My favorite bands are The Beatlesand U2. I hate getting up early, but it is necessary towork. I don’t like watching TV very much, but I lovewatching basketball matches. Finally, I like travelling andI’d love to travel to Spain some day.

Reading Exercise 8

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Reading Comprehension 9

1. Lisa is 30 years old. 2. She is married. 3. She has a boyfriend.4. She is a student. 5. She doesn’t work.

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6. She hates dancing.7. She likes U2.8. She doesn’t like getting up early.9. She watches basketball matches.10. She doesn’t like travelling.

Reasoning 7

We often like or dislike somethings in life. Situations that are to our liking make us happy and joyous. Those which make us feel terrible or small are the ones we dislike.

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I love doing yoga because it keeps me

healthy.

I enjoy going out with my friends since I am

always with them.

I detest summer for I can’t stand the hot

weather.

I can’t stand people who are late as I am

impatient.

Your Profile 7

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What are your likes or dislikes when it comes to:

LIKE DISLIKE REASON

Sentence Building 10

1. to / love / I / music / really / listening2. different / like / music / of / I / types3. favorite / hamburgers / and / pizza / my / are / snacks4. coffee / white / like / I / also5. I / alcoholic / hate / drinks6. I / grapes / really / adore7. for / crazy / mushrooms / I’m8. favorite / my / subject / is / English9. because / I / Science / crazy / prefer / for / animals / I’m

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Speaking Drill 11

1. Do you like the rain?2. Do you like or dislike eating hamburgers?3. Do you like the holidays?4. What is your favorite holiday?5. Are there some things that you hate before but like now?

What are they?6. Are there some things that you like before but hate now?7. Do you like movies? 8. What kind of movies do you enjoy?9. What color do you like? 10. Do you like to watch TV? Why?

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Pronunciation Drill 12

fly fry

light right

long wrong

alive arrive

led red

lead read

lane rain

law raw

lot rot

lock rock

Minimal Pairs /l/ and /r/

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The End

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