What is it for?
Write simple sentences about things you love, like, and do not like.
What to include
- Things you love with I love + noun.
- Things you like with I like + noun.
- Things you do not like with I don't like + noun.
- A friend's likes with he likes or she likes.
- Two likes joined with and.
- A like and a dislike joined with but.
How to organise it
- Start with things you love.
- Write about things you like.
- Write about things you do not like.
- Add one sentence about a friend.
Model text
My Likes and Dislikes
Things I love
I love pizza and chocolate. I love blue, too. My favourite colour is blue.
Things I like
I like tea and milk. I like cats, but I don't like dogs. I like maths and English at school.
Things I don't like
I don't like coffee. I don't like tennis, but I like football.
My friend's likes
My friend Ana likes dogs. She likes tennis and football. She doesn't like coffee. She loves cats and blue.
Key language
| Rule or pattern | Example | Another example |
|---|---|---|
| I love + noun. | I love pizza. | I love dogs. |
| I like + noun. | I like tea. | I like football. |
| I don't like + noun. | I don't like coffee. | I don't like tennis. |
| He/She likes + noun. | He likes maths. | She likes cats. |
| He/She doesn't like + noun. | He doesn't like tea. | She doesn't like dogs. |
| Use and to join two likes. | I like tea and milk. | I love cats and dogs. |
| Use but to join a like and a dislike. | I like cats, but I don't like dogs. | I love blue, but I don't like green. |
UK / US: In British English, maths is common. In American English, math is common.
Practice
Choose the correct verb form
Complete each sentence with the correct words.
1.I pizza.
Use like or love with I and a noun.
2.Mia cats.
Use likes with a person's name and a noun.
3.I coffee.
Use don't like to write about your dislikes.
4.Ben tennis.
Use doesn't like with he and a noun.
5.We football.
Use love or like with we and a noun.
6.She blue.
Use likes or loves with she and a noun.
Put the words in order
Make one correct sentence with each group of words.
1.Put the words in order:
chocolateloveI
Put I before love and the noun after love.
2.Put the words in order:
Shemathslikes
Use likes after she.
3.Put the words in order:
coffeeIdon'tlike
Put don't before like.
4.Put the words in order:
likeIandmilktea
Use and to join two nouns after like.
5.Put the words in order:
likebutIlikeIcatsdogsdon't
Use but to join a like and a dislike.
6.Put the words in order:
tennisBenlikedoesn't
Use doesn't like with Ben.
Choose the best sentence
Read the information and choose the correct sentence.
1.Situation: Sam loves football.
Use loves with a singular person's name.
2.Situation: Ana does not like coffee.
Use doesn't like with Ana.
3.Situation: Leo likes tea and milk.
Likes is correct with Leo, and and joins the nouns.
4.Situation: Mia likes cats, not dogs.
Use likes and doesn't like with she.
5.Situation: Ben loves blue.
Use loves with Ben.
6.Situation: Sara does not like tennis.
Use doesn't like with Sara.
Correct the sentence
Write each sentence correctly.
1.She like pizza.
Use likes with she.
2.I likes tea.
Use like with I.
3.I no like coffee.
Use don't like or do not like for dislikes.
4.I not like football.
Use don't like or do not like for dislikes.
5.He doesn't likes dogs.
Use the base form like after doesn't.
Now write
Your task
Write six sentences about things you love, like, and do not like. Add one sentence about a friend.
Word bank
pizzariceteamilkcatsdogsbluegreenfootballtennismathsEnglish
Sentence starters
- I love ...
- I like ...
- I don't like ...
- I like ... and ...
- I like ..., but I don't like ...
- My friend likes ...
- He doesn't like ... / She doesn't like ...