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Present Simple
“like” and “love”

Presentation


What are the activities that you love to do?


Do you like going on holiday?

Do you like spending time with your family?

Do you like watching T.V.?

Or do you just love doing all of them?

Objective

By the end of this lesson you will:
Express your likes and dislikes through different contexts such as family, cultural or recreational to show a preference.

Content

Present simple with the verbs “like” and “love”

Uses:

The present simple is used to talk about your routines, habits and facts. For example:


Routine: I like to take a bubble bath in the morning.

Kermit the frog taking a bath

Alexas_fotos. (2016). Kermit / Bath / Bath foam / Funny / Frog / Cute / Swim / Foam. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/bSfEVm

Habit: I love singing in the shower every day.

Frog brushing its teeth

Alexas_fotos. (2016). Frogs / Bathroom / Funny / Cute / Frog / Sweet / fun / Swim. [graphic]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/NtUiqN


Fact: Water evaporates at 100°

Boiling water

Three shots. (2017). Pan / Water / Kitchen / Boiling Water / Fire / Stove. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/RKBvqF

Sometimes the verbs give you the complete idea.


"I run in the mornings."

Sometimes you need to have more information in the complement to make your sentence logical.


"I like"

WHAT?

For the sentence to be clear, you need more information.

When you use the verbs “like” and “love,” it is necessary to provide more information. When that information is an action, there are specific rules.

Actions after
“like” and “dislike”


Every time we use the verbs “like” and “love” we have two options, and both of them have the same meaning.



Notebook and paintings on table

Pexels.(2016). Art / Arts And Crafts / Blank / Colorful / Colourful. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/gKNgmh

Affirmative


My friends and I like exercising together
Subject like / love Complement
Gerund
Infinitive

skeeze.(2011). Boat / Teamwork / Training / Exercise / Military / Paddle. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/dXBkmG
skeeze.(2013). Boxing / Training / Workout / Silhouettes / Exercise. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/TGVHWj
Pexels. (2015). Barbell / Bodybuilding / Effort / Exercise / Fitness / Gym. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/jV2a7c

Negative Sentences


She doesn´t love going to the cinema alone.
Subject Auxiliary Do / does Not like / love Complement
Gerund
Infinitive
woman alone at movies

grapefrugten. (2010). Alone at the movies. [photography]. Retrieved from:https://bit.ly/2r1LPvJ

Interrogative Sentences


Do you like Spending time at home?
Do / Does Subject like / Love Complement
Gerund / Infinitive (?)

Short answers

Yes, I do.

No, I don´t.


Third person

Yes, she does.

No, she doesn’t.


Remember!
The objective of the Yes / No questions is to get a yes or no in the answer, extra information most come after a "yes" or a "no".

Teenage doing homework

agron4571. (2011). Homework. [edited photography]. Retrieved from: https://goo.gl/f8zqj9

WH / Information questions


What do you like to do with your family?
WH word Aux Do / Does Subject like / love Complement
Gerund / Infinitive


The Kennedy familiy

skeeze. (2015). John Kennedy Family / Jacqueline / Caroline / John Junior. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2rQ2zu4



Remember!
The objective of the WH questions is to get information. You need complete sentences.

Reading

Activity 1

Who doesn’t love watching this family?

In the next activity, you will read about one of the most famous families in Hollywood. You will also practice your reading comprehension using the information in this lesson.


Click on activity to begin:


The Pitt-Jolie familiy

marie claire.(2016).Retrieved from: https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/people/the-jolie-pitt-family-album-153030

Listening

Activity 2

An Oscar prediction

Listen to four cinema critics giving their opinion about the Oscar.

While you listen, practice your listening comprehension. Based on the topic reviewed in the content, answer the sentences in the exercise according to the information you heard.

Zoom at Oscar statue

lincolnblues. (2009). Oscar. [photography]. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2sOEi4N






Writing

Activity 3

What are your favourite activities?

You have listened to people talking about favourite movies, actors and activities.
Through this activity, you will practice the use of the Present Simple to express your preferences.

Use the information in the content to talk about every activity you love to do. Write at least 40 words using this information.

Consider the points on the rubrics so that you can identify the points considered. Then evaluate yourself.

Speaking

Activity 4

What is your favourite movie?

We have expressed our preferences in many ways, so on this activity, you will practice fluency, pronunciation and the uses of the present simple… using everything we have explored previously.

Now, you talk about your favourite movie and consider talking about all the characteristics of the film, the actors, the music, the setting and the quality of an image, etc.
Follow the link to Vocaroo so you can record yourself. It is easy.



Use the next rubrics to evaluate yourself.

Self-assessment

Expressing your preferences in a different way


After reviewing all the information about “Present Simple “love” and “like”” follow the rules in the content, to put your knowledge to practice.
Follow the rules in the content and practice what you have learned.
If necessary, you can go over the grammatical explanation of the topic by click here.

Write down the mistakes on a piece of paper and compare them with the rubric.


References


Basic

• Cambridge University Press. (2017). Cambridge dictionary. from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/question-words/when
• ELT base. (2008-2016). ELT base. from Famous Hollywood families: https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/entertainment/people/famous-hollywood-families-149862#5sIjYXdmisZMIW7Q.99
• Marie Claire. (s.f.). www.marieclaire.co.uk. from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/
• Swan, M. (2005). Practical English Usage. En M. Swan,Practical English Usage (págs. 616 - 618). New York: Oxford University Press.