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    This document provides expressions for indicating likes, dislikes, indifference and making positive and negative sentences about preferences. It lists expressions for conveying being fond of, crazy about, fed up with, tired of, can't stand, don't like, adore, enjoy, interest and more. Examples are given for making sentences expressing preferences, including questions. Readers are prompted to discuss their own likes and dislikes using the expressions and ideas provided.

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    This document provides expressions for indicating likes, dislikes, indifference and making positive and negative sentences about preferences. It lists expressions for conveying being fond of, crazy about, fed up with, tired of, can't stand, don't like, adore, enjoy, interest and more. Examples are given for making sentences expressing preferences, including questions. Readers are prompted to discuss their own likes and dislikes using the expressions and ideas provided.

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    Gerunds With Likes + Dislikes

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    This document provides expressions for indicating likes, dislikes, indifference and making positive and negative sentences about preferences. It lists expressions for conveying being fond of, crazy about, fed up with, tired of, can't stand, don't like, adore, enjoy, interest and more. Examples are given for making sentences expressing preferences, including questions. Readers are prompted to discuss their own likes and dislikes using the expressions and ideas provided.

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    REMEMBER!

    ▪ All these expressions go with a NOUN or a 'V-ING'


    ▪ DISLIKE is quite formal.
    ▪ FOND OF is normally used to talk about food or
    people.
    ▪ VERY MUCH / A LOT should go AFTER the thing you
    do or don’t like.

     EXPRESSING INDIFFERENCE Z
    I don't mind.
     THE POSITIVE () AND It doesn't bother me.


    I'm not interested in …
    NEGATIVE ( )
    It makes no difference to me.
    EXPRESSIONS z It's all the same to me.
    □ BE CRAZY ABOUT ... I don't care (about/of).
    □ BE FED UP WITH ...
    I couldn't care less (for).
    □ BE FOND OF ...
    □ BE KEEN ON ...
    □ BE MAD ABOUT ....
    □ BE SICK OF ...
    1. MAKE + / - SENTENCES,
    □ BE TIRED OF ...
    OR QUESTIONS z
    □ CAN’T PUT UP WITH ...
    1. of / you / be / fond / she?
    □ CAN’T BEAR ...
    □ CAN’T STAND ...
    □ FANCY ... 2. I / a / dance / like / lot.

    ☺
    □ DO NOT LIKE ...
    □ LOATHE/HATE/DETEST 3. snakes / but / you / not / hate?
    □ ADORE
    □ DISLIKE 4. fancy / they / comics / read?
    □ ENJOY ...
    □ BE INTERESTED IN ...
    5. foreign / we / much / films / enjoy /very
    □ ... INTERESTS ME
    □ LIKE ...
    □ LOVE ... 6. I / lazy / can / bear / people / not
    □ … IS MY/YOUR/ ETC.
    FAVOURITE ... 7. be / about / you / crazy /ski?
    □ ... LOOKS // SOUNDS //
    SMELLS // TASTES // FEELS GOOD
    / HORRIBLE... 8. I / about / be / mad /Brad Pitt.
    □ … REALLY BUGS ME.
    □ … MAKES ME MAD / ANGRY. 9. fed / with / be/ money / she / up / waste
    □ … DRIVES ME CRAZY.
    □ … ANNOYS ME. 10. be / on / swim / keen / she ?

    2. Talk about your likes and dislikes. Here are some ideas. Add your own z
    Stay up late, roller skate, cook dinner, prepare breakfast for my family, surf the Internet, play with my
    siblings, dance, visit my relatives, snow, play cards, travel, watch TV, hang out with my friends, go to
    pubs, sunbathe, eat ice-cream, go to the dentist, soap-operas, take a nap, ride my bike, go camping,
    study English, look at the stars, daydream, swim, jog, play football, new clothes, pizza, work in the
    garden, wash the car, computers, cold weather, sunshine, etc.

    I am crazy about _________________________. I am fed up with __________________________________.


    I am fond of _____________________________ I am keen on ____________________________________.
    I am mad about __________________________ I am sick of _____________________________________.
    I am tired of __________________ ___________ I can’t put up with ________________________________.
    I can’t bear ______________________________ I can’t stand _____________________________________.
    I don’t fancy _____________________________ I don’t like ______________________________________.
    I am not very fond of_______________________ I loathe_________________________________________.
    I adore _________________________________ I detest _________________________________________.
    I dislike _________________________________ I enjoy _________________________________________.
    I fancy __________________________________ I hate __________________________________________.
    I like ___________________________________ I love __________________________________________.
    ______________________________________ is my favourite ______________________________________.
    ________________________________ look(s) good. ________________________________ sound(s) good
    _______________________________ smell(s) good. _________________________________ taste(s) good
    _______________________________ feel(s) good. ____________________________________really bug(s) me.
    _____________________make(s) me mad / angry. ___________________________________ drive(s) me crazy.
    ________________________________annoy(s) me. _____________________________________ interest(s) me.

    GEMA MORALES URGEL, 2020-2021

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