Matakuliah
Tahun
Versi
: Writing I
: 2006-2007
:6
Pertemuan 4
Likes and Dislikes
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this session the students would be
able to:
• Know different verbs to express likes and
dislikes
• Use the verbs in their correct forms for
different subjects
• Use the word ‘like’ + infinitive, and ‘like’
+(verb + ’-ing’)
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Outline Materi
• What do you like?
– ‘like’ + NOUN
– ‘like’ + infinitive (e.g. ‘to walk’)
– ‘like’ + verb + ing
• What don’t you like?
– Not + ‘like’
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What do you like?
• I like _____________
– ice cream
– summer
– my mother
– the movie we saw last night
I like + NOUN
(* here ‘noun’ means a noun or a noun
phrase)
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What does she like?
• Other pronouns, as a subject, will take the
same rule with S-V agreement:
– She likes ice cream.
– They like the movie.
– My dog likes bones.
Subject + like/likes + NOUN
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Like + infinitive
• This is to express (regular) favorite activity
• Examples:
I like to dance.
She likes to shop in Plaza Indonesia.
We like to play basketball after school.
Subject + like/s + verb (infinitive)
• S-V agreement always applies
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Like + verb + ing
• The ‘Verb + ing’ such as ‘swimming’,
‘reading’, ‘playing’ act like nouns
• They are called gerunds
• The same rule applies:
Subject + like/s + Verb + ing
e.g.
She likes reading.
I like cooking.
• She likes reading = She likes to read
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What don’t you like?
• Examples:
– I don’t like waiting
– Shirley doesn’t like to wake up early.
– My friends don’t like to play soccer.
• S-V agreement applies
Subject + do/does + not + like + verb
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Caution!
• ‘like’ and ‘to be like’ are not the same
• For example:
– She likes animals.
– She is like an animal.
The first sentence means she loves animals.
The second sentence means she behaves
like an animal.
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Conclusions
• To express what we like we can use
different expressions:
– Subject + Like + Noun
– Subject + Like + Verb infinitive (with ‘to’)
– Subject + Like + Verb + ing
• The negative forms:
– Subject + do/does + not + Noun
– Subject + do/does + not + Verb infinitive
– Subject + do/does + not + Verb + ing
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