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  GIVING YOUR OPINIONS   3 Complete the sentences with the correct words. Read
what Sara says in Exercise 1 and check.
1 Read what Sara says. What does she give opinions
about? because best don’t favourite love
prefer think
cinema holidays music shopping sports
1 I tennis is great.
2 My sport is football.
3 I like watching TV.
4 I listening to music.
5 I like rock music .
6 I buying new clothes.
7 I prefer going shopping with friends
it’s fun.

4 Choose the correct words to complete the opinions.

1 I’m think / I think some TV shows are boring.

2 I prefer science for / to art because science is really
interesting.
I like lots of sports. I think tennis is great and 3 I’m not / don’t like reading magazines.
I like volleyball. My favourite sport is football 4 I love see / seeing my friends at the weekend.
because it’s very exciting. In the evening, I don’t
5 I like playing computer games because / so they’re fun.
like watching TV because it’s boring. I prefer
listening to music. I like rock music best. I like 6 The favourite / My favourite food is pizza.
going shopping because I love buying new
clothes. I prefer going shopping with friends 5 Read the opinions of three teenagers. Choose the
reason that each person gives for their opinion.
because it’s fun.

2 Read what Sara says again and answer the questions.

1 What is Sara’s favourite sport?

2 What does she like doing in the evening?
3 Who does she prefer going shopping with?

KEY LANGUAGE FOR GIVING YOUR OPINIONS

Talking about likes and dislikes:
I like …
I don’t like …
I like … best.
I love … 1
I play the guitar every day. I’m not very good
I prefer … at it, but I like playing because I love music.
I think … is fun / interesting / exciting. Rihanna is my favourite singer!
My favourite (sport, school subject, music) is …
Notice how we use like, love and prefer:
I like / love / prefer maths / films / music.
I like / love / prefer going shopping with friends.
I prefer history to geography.
We often give a reason for our likes and dislikes:
I don’t like this computer game because I think it’s
boring.
I love football because it’s very exciting.

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 amazing boring difficult exciting fun
great interesting

1 I like / don’t like reading because …

2 I like / don’t like football because …
3 I like / don’t like shopping because …
4 I like / don’t like playing computer games because …

7 Work in pairs. Discuss these topics. For each group,

say which things you like and don’t like. Say which
you prefer and which you like best. Give reasons for
your opinions.
2
At school, I like English and history, but I don’t
football tennis swimming
like maths. It’s really difficult, and I always get
all the answers wrong!
maths history art

going to the beach going to the cinema

going to a museum

I don’t like football because it’s boring. I prefer

tennis to swimming because swimming is
difficult. I like tennis best.

8 You are going to give your opinion about one of these

topics. Choose a topic and prepare your answers to
the questions. Think of reasons for your answers.
3
This is my favourite film. It doesn’t have my
favourite actors, but I love it because it’s
Sports
really exciting.

1 I like playing the guitar because …

A I love music.
B I’m good at it.
2 I don’t like maths because …
A it’s boring.
B it’s difficult.
3 I love this film because …
A it’s exciting.
B my favourite actors are in it.
• What sports do you like doing?
6 Complete the sentences with your own opinions and
reasons. You can use these adjectives to help you give
•
•
What’s your favourite sport?
What sports don’t you like?
reasons. • Do you prefer doing sports or watching them on TV?
• Do you prefer to do sports by yourself or with
other people?

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 Holidays 9 Tell the class your ideas. Whose ideas are the same as
yours? Whose ideas are different?

Active listening
Listen while your partner speaks. Tick words and
phrases from the Key Language box that you hear.

• When do you like going on holiday?

• What’s your favourite place for a holiday?
• What activities do you like doing on holiday?
• What activities don’t you like?
• Do you prefer to go on holiday with your family or
with friends?

Shopping

• Where do you like to go shopping?

• What do you like to buy with your money?
• What don’t you like buying?
• Do you prefer to buy clothes online or in shops?
• Who do you prefer to go shopping with?

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