LIKES AND DISLIKES

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Hello children! How are you? It was very nice to catch up on Friday!

This coming Friday is a holiday, so I will come and say a quick hello on Thursday, during your lesson with Mrs Martinetti and Mrs Nebbia.

Today I think it's good to talk about 

I like and I don't like, followed by a verb. 

When we talk about our likes and dislikes, we can talk about things we like to do or things we don't like to do. We must follow a simple rule: after I like, I don't like, I love, I hate, I detest, I enjoy, I prefer, the following verb requires -ing at the end.  

Example:

1. I like playing;
2. I don't like studying;
3. I love singing;
4. I hate reading;
5. I enjoy walking;
6. I detest working;
7. I prefer listening to music.

PAY ATTENTION! 👀

☝When a verb finishes with a mute -e, the -e falls before the -ing:

Example: 

• Take → taking (prendere o portare)
• Bake → baking (cucinare al forno)
• Bore → boring (annoiare/ noioso)
• Dance → dancing (ballare)

✌When a verb finishes with a sillable made of a consonant, plus a vowel, plus a consonant, you must double the last consonant.

Example:

• Stop → stopping
• Get →  getting
• Sit  →  sitting
• Travel → travelling

👌The double consonant applies to the writing and NOT to the pronunciation!

Now, some practice! 

Copy these exercises on your exercise book, using Like/Don't like/Love/Hate/Detest/Enjoy/Prefer (not just Like), according to the context.

On grammar corner write the date and the weather, then the title: Likes and dislikes

See you on Thursday!

Mrs Grey

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