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THEME 3 MOVIES

Structure

LIKES & DISLIKES

How to Talk about Your Likes
How to Talk about Your Dislikes
We use one of the following words / phrases to talk
We use one of the following words / phrases to talk about our dislikes.
about our likes.
I like swimming in the warm sea. don’t like / doesn’t like I don’t like swimming in the thermal waters.
like
love I love dancing in the rain. don’t love / doesn’t love I don’t love playing with snowballs.

enjoy I enjoy going around the world. dislike I dislike spending time alone at home.

be crazy about I am crazy about surfing. hate I hate extreme sports.

be keen on I am keen on watching TV series. … not my thing. Watching drama is not my thing.

be fond of I am fond of listening to pop music. … not very me. Romantic movies are not very me.

be really into I am really into riding my bike.

Making Suggestions Accepting Offers Refusing Offers

Let’s Let’s go out tonight.

Shall we play badminton
Shall we V I am sorry, but I can’t
1 together?
That sounds great. because…
I would love to…
Why don’t we Why don’t we throw a party?
Nice idea!
I would love to, but…
How about How about going out tonight?
V
ing
What about playing
What about
badminton together?

a) Read the dialogue between Haile and Clare and circle the correct answer.

Haile : Hello Clare! (1) Shall we / What about hanging out tonight?
Clare : Hiya Haile! That sounds great. (2) Why don’t we / How about meet
at the bus stop in front of my house?
Haile : I would love to come there, but it is really far from home. Let’s
(3) meet / meeting at the café at the city centre and have dinner first.
It is the same distance to my and your house.

Clare : Nice idea! Why don’t we (4) watching / watch the latest Jurassic
World film after dinner?

Haile : I am sorry, but I can’t because I don’t like horror films.
Clare : Ah! I see. Then, let’s not (5) watch / watching any films. How about
(6) play / playing chess at the Chess Café?
Haile : It’s fine for me. See you.

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