If you like something:

I like cooking.

I love eating ice-cream."

I adore sun-bathing.”

I’m fond of chocolate

I like swimming very much.

She likes salsa music.

He loves butterflies.

The cat adores walking at night.

She is fond of cookies.

He likes studying English at

the National University.

If someone likes something:

I don't like sport at all.

I dislike wasting time.

I can't stand spiders.

I can't bear cooking in a dirty

kitchen.

I hate crowded supermarkets

I detest being late.

I loath celery.

If you don’t like something:

If somebody doesn’t like something:

She doesn't like Dutch.

He dislikes going to the beach.

She can't stand onion.

She can't bear writing essays.

Samuel hates tomatoes.

Caro detests going to the dentist.

Ruben loathes garlic.

I don't mind doing the housework.

If you neither like or dislike something:

Dislike is quite formal.

Fond of is normally used to talk about

food or people.

The 'oa' in loathe rhymes with the 'oa' in

boat.

Questions and Answers

Q: Do you like ice cream? Q: Does she like reading?

A: Yes, I do.

No, I do not / No, I don’t.

A: Yes, she does.

No, she does not / No, she doesn’t.

Q: Do they like animals? Q: Does he like working?

A: Yes, they do.

No, they do not / No, they don’t.

A: Yes, he does.

No, he does not / No, he doesn’t.

Q: Do Julian and Vero love writing

poems?

Q: Does Isaac like studying English?

A: Yes, we do.

No, we do not / No, we don’t.

A: Yes, he does.

No, he does not / No, he doesn’t.

I love cats

I like dogs

I love donkeys

I am fond of monkeys I like mice

Joana hates snakes Joana does not like spiders

She can’t stand wasps

Things to remember

To talk about your general likes or dislikes,

follow this pattern: like something or like

doing something.

Be careful where you put very much or a lot.

These words should go after the thing that

you like.

For example, "I like reading very much." NOT

"I like very much reading."