TEACHER’S NOTES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Do you like...?

Activity Type Introduction

Reading, writing, In this insightful worksheet activity, students find out about a
listening and speaking partner's likes and dislikes. This activity covers 'Do you like...?
activity, pairwork questions and various phrases for expressing preferences.

Procedure
Language Focus
Divide the students into pairs (A and B).
Likes and dislikes

'Do you like...?' questions Give each student a corresponding A or B worksheet.

Phrases for expressing Explain that the students are going to use the question structure
preferences 'Do you like...?' to find out about their partner's likes and dislikes.

Draw the following table on the board and review the expressions
Aim for likes and dislikes with the class.
To find out about a
partner's likes and I'm really into.. I can't stand...
dislikes by asking 'Do I enjoy... I hate...
you like...?' questions I'm crazy about... I really dislike...
Yes, No,
and to respond to a I love/like/enjoy not very much.
partner's questions with it/them very much. not really.
phrases for expressing I quite like it/them. not at all.
preferences.
Tell the students that when they answer their partner's questions
they must use the expressions from the table.
Preparation
Students then take it in turns to ask their partner 'Do you like
Make one copy of the ....?' questions from the prompts on the worksheet.
worksheet for each pair
of students and cut as Students also ask follow-up questions and make notes on their
indicated. partner's answers in the spaces provided.

When the students have finished, they take it in turns to tell the
Level class about their partner's likes and dislikes.
Pre-intermediate
Any interesting findings can then be discussed in more detail.

Time
30 minutes

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 LIKES AND DISLIKES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Do you like...?

Student A

A. Take it in turns to ask your partner 'Do you like ....?' questions from the prompts below. Ask
follow-up questions and make notes on your partner's likes and dislikes.

1. where he/she lives ............................................................................

2. camping ............................................................................

3. travelling abroad ............................................................................

4. where he/she works/studies ............................................................................

5. chatting online ............................................................................

6. playing badminton ............................................................................

7. Chinese food ............................................................................

8. going for long walks ............................................................................

9. getting up late at the weekend ............................................................................

10. watching horror films ............................................................................

B. Now, tell the class about your partner's likes and dislikes, e.g. 'Kate loves where she lives
and she quite likes camping. However, she can't stand Chinese food', etc.

Student B

A. Take it in turns to ask your partner 'Do you like ....?' questions from the prompts below. Ask
follow-up questions and make notes on your partner's likes and dislikes.

1. cycling ............................................................................

2. watching sport on TV ............................................................................

3. this city/town ............................................................................

4. learning English ............................................................................

5. playing team sports ............................................................................

6. cooking ............................................................................

7. hip hop music ............................................................................

8. trying foreign food ............................................................................

9. the weather in his/her country ............................................................................

10. doing housework ............................................................................

B. Now, tell the class about your partner's likes and dislikes, e.g. 'Tom loves cycling and he's
really into playing team sports. However, he doesn't like doing housework', etc.

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