EXPRESSING LIKES AND DISLIKES.

RAP SONG

Talking about likes and dislikes

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Expressing likes and dislikes

To talk about your likes and dislikes, you can use these expressions.

Expressing likes:

• I like…
• I love...
• I adore…
• I ‘m crazy about…
• I’m mad about…
• I enjoy…
• I’m keen on…

Expressing dislikes:

• I don’t like…
• I dislike...
• I hate…
• I abhor…
• I can’t bear...
• I can’t stand…
• I detest...
• I loathe...

 Examples of likes and dislikes :

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

If you neither like nor dislike something:

"I don't mind doing the housework."

Things to remember about likes and dislikes:

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

"I like listening to music."
"I hate wearing sunglasses."

I like	VERB+ING
I detest
I don't mind

2. 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."

3. 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.)

Dialogue:

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

Steve:	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.
Steve:	OK. Do you feel like going to the theater?
Girlfriend:	Oh, no. I hate it. Do you like eating at the new Chinese restaurant?
Steve:	I don't mind. The Chinese cuisine is alright.
Girlfriend:	Well I really love it. Let's go.

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TRANSPORT. COMMUTING.

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Listen for the following expressions in the video. Can you work out what they mean?

• Stuck in traffic
• Traffic congestion
• Transportation woes
• Gridlock

Traffic Expressions

• Traffic jam - a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly.
• Bumper to bumper traffic – when cars are traveling so close together that their bumper bars are almost touching
• Hold ups - a situation that stops something from happening or making progress
• Road rage - violence and angry behaviour by car drivers towards other car drivers
• Rush hour / Peak hour - the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work

Phrasal Verbs

• Run out of (gas /petrol) – “I ran out of petrol on the highway and had to wait for 1 hour until help arrived”
• Pull over – “I was driving too fast and the police signalled for me to pull over”
• Pull out – “the car pulled out right in front of me and I almost hit it”
• Run over – “I am so upset because this morning I ran over a cat on my way to work”

Conversation Questions

• How do you commute to work?
• What is the preferred method of commuting in your country?
• Are there traffic problems in your city or town?
• Have you ever been in a traffic jam?
• Have you ever been stuck in bumper to bumper traffic?
• What is your preferred way of travelling in rush hour?
• What transportation problems are there in your country?
• Have you ever witnessed road rage?
• What kind of things annoy you about other people’s driving?
• Have you ever been in or witnessed a car crash?
• How can traffic accidents be prevented?
• How do you think countries can reduce congestion on the roads?
• Is parking a problem in your country? (shopping malls, etc)
• Do you think that governments should encourage public transportation more?
• How could governments’ encourage people to ride bicycles more?
• How could the government discourage people from taking their cars into the city?
• Is the public transportation in your city efficient?
• If public transportation were free, would you use it more?
• How could public transportation in your city be improved?
• Do you feel safe when you use public transportation?
• What are the advantages of using public transport compared to driving?