Hello.
My name is Emma, and in today's lesson, I'm going to teach you some new words
you can use to say: "like" and "don't like". Okay? So, one thing I notice1 with
a lot of students is they always say: "I like Justin Bieber.",
"I don't like Justin Bieber.", "I like movies.", "I
don't like movies." It gets a
little bit boring2. Okay? It's... If you're always using
this word... There's no problem3
with the word "like", but it does get a little bit boring.
So, today, I'm going to teach you some new expressions that are more exciting4, that mean the same thing5. So, let's look at some of these words. Okay. So, I have here the word: "I like reading." This is something I love doing. And then I wrote6 something I don't like. "I don't like cooking7." I'm terrible at cooking, and it's actually8 one of the things I really, really do not like in my life.
I want you to think about something you like and something you don't like. Maybe9 you like movies. Maybe you don't like winter10 or cold. Okay? So think about one thing you like, and one thing you don't like. Okay. Once11 you have that in your mind12, I want you to follow13 me as I teach you some words to describe14 your feelings. Okay?
So, the first word we can use when we talk about like is "enjoy". For example: I enjoy reading15. I enjoy movies. I enjoy shopping16. I love reading. I am passionate about17 reading. For this one, it means very strong like18; you really, really like something. You are passionate about reading. Okay? And I do really like19 reading a lot, so I would use this.
Please pay attention to20 the preposition that goes with this. "I am passionate about" something. Are you passionate about music? Are you passionate about Justin Bieber? Or maybe you're passionate about the Beatles, or Taylor Swift. Maybe you don't like them at all21. But think about something you're passionate about.
We can also22 use the word: "I am fond of23 reading." I am fond of reading. Similarly24, I am a fan25 of reading. I am a fan of hockey. I am a fan of soccer. I am a fan of baseball. I am a fan of Canada. Okay? So, again, this means you really like something. "I am interested in26..." I am interested in shopping. If you like a guy27 or a girl, you can also use this too, for someone you have a crush on28. I'm interested in Brad Pitt. I'm interested in... Not Justin Bieber, but I can't think of any other29 names. I'm interested in Bob. Example.
"I am into..." I am into scuba diving30. I am into travelling. I'm into going to the beach. Okay? So, again, all of these mean the same thing, pretty much as "like" or "love".
So, now, let's look at some words that have the opposite meaning31: don't like. Okay? And like I told32 you before, I don't like cooking. I hate33 cooking. Now, if you want to sound like34 an academic at an academic level35, we also have this word "loathe36", and it means hate like a lot. You really, really hate something; you loathe it. Not love it. Loathe. Okay.
You can't stand37 it. I can't stand cooking. I am not much of a fan of cooking. Cooking drives me crazy38. I am sick of39 cooking. I am tired of cooking. Cooking is not my “cup of tea40” So this one, actually, I really like. It's a very strange expression: "Not my cup of tea", and it means you don't like something. Justin Bieber is not my cup of tea. You know, certain types of food, they're not my cup of tea. Okay? "Not my cup of tea." And again, this has nothing to do with41 tea; it actually just means you don't like something. You can also say: "It's not my thing." Cooking is not my thing. Playing video games is not my thing. Okay? So just some examples, here.
So, when you're speaking to your friends, when you're talking maybe in class42, I want you to try to use some of these words just so you're not always saying: "I like, I don't like". These will make your vocabulary a lot more interesting.
So, today, I'm going to teach you some new expressions that are more exciting4, that mean the same thing5. So, let's look at some of these words. Okay. So, I have here the word: "I like reading." This is something I love doing. And then I wrote6 something I don't like. "I don't like cooking7." I'm terrible at cooking, and it's actually8 one of the things I really, really do not like in my life.
I want you to think about something you like and something you don't like. Maybe9 you like movies. Maybe you don't like winter10 or cold. Okay? So think about one thing you like, and one thing you don't like. Okay. Once11 you have that in your mind12, I want you to follow13 me as I teach you some words to describe14 your feelings. Okay?
So, the first word we can use when we talk about like is "enjoy". For example: I enjoy reading15. I enjoy movies. I enjoy shopping16. I love reading. I am passionate about17 reading. For this one, it means very strong like18; you really, really like something. You are passionate about reading. Okay? And I do really like19 reading a lot, so I would use this.
Please pay attention to20 the preposition that goes with this. "I am passionate about" something. Are you passionate about music? Are you passionate about Justin Bieber? Or maybe you're passionate about the Beatles, or Taylor Swift. Maybe you don't like them at all21. But think about something you're passionate about.
We can also22 use the word: "I am fond of23 reading." I am fond of reading. Similarly24, I am a fan25 of reading. I am a fan of hockey. I am a fan of soccer. I am a fan of baseball. I am a fan of Canada. Okay? So, again, this means you really like something. "I am interested in26..." I am interested in shopping. If you like a guy27 or a girl, you can also use this too, for someone you have a crush on28. I'm interested in Brad Pitt. I'm interested in... Not Justin Bieber, but I can't think of any other29 names. I'm interested in Bob. Example.
"I am into..." I am into scuba diving30. I am into travelling. I'm into going to the beach. Okay? So, again, all of these mean the same thing, pretty much as "like" or "love".
So, now, let's look at some words that have the opposite meaning31: don't like. Okay? And like I told32 you before, I don't like cooking. I hate33 cooking. Now, if you want to sound like34 an academic at an academic level35, we also have this word "loathe36", and it means hate like a lot. You really, really hate something; you loathe it. Not love it. Loathe. Okay.
You can't stand37 it. I can't stand cooking. I am not much of a fan of cooking. Cooking drives me crazy38. I am sick of39 cooking. I am tired of cooking. Cooking is not my “cup of tea40” So this one, actually, I really like. It's a very strange expression: "Not my cup of tea", and it means you don't like something. Justin Bieber is not my cup of tea. You know, certain types of food, they're not my cup of tea. Okay? "Not my cup of tea." And again, this has nothing to do with41 tea; it actually just means you don't like something. You can also say: "It's not my thing." Cooking is not my thing. Playing video games is not my thing. Okay? So just some examples, here.
So, when you're speaking to your friends, when you're talking maybe in class42, I want you to try to use some of these words just so you're not always saying: "I like, I don't like". These will make your vocabulary a lot more interesting.
1. one thing I notice = uma
coisa que eu notice
2.
It gets a little bit
boring = fica um pouco chato
3. There's no problem = Não
há nenhum problema
4. Exciting = empolgantes
5.
mean the same thing =
significa a mesma coisa
6.
wrote = escrevi
7. I don't like cooking = eu
não gosto de cozinhar
8. Actually = realmente
9. Maybe = talvez
10.
Winter = inverno
11.
Once = uma vez que
12.
Mind = mente
13.
Follow = siga
14.
Describe = descrever
15.
I enjoy reading = eu gosto de ler
16.
Shopping = fazer
compras
17.
passionate about =
apaixonado por
18.
strong like = forte
como
19.
I do really like = eu realmente gusto
20.
pay attention to =
preste atenção
21.
at all = absolutamente
22.
also = também
23.
I am fond of = eu gusto
de
24.
Similarly =
identicamente, similarmente
25.
Fan = fã
26.
interested in =
interessado em
27.
guy = car
28.
have a crush on = “ter uma queda por”
29.
any other = qualquer
outro
30.
I am into scuba driving
= eu adoro mergulho
31.
opposite meaning =
significado oposto
32.
told = disse
33.
hate = odeio
34.
sound like = soar como, parecer com
35.
level = nível
36.
loathe = abominar,
sentir aversão
37.
can't stand = não
suporto
38.
drives me crazy = me deixa maluco(a)
39.
I am sick of = estou
cansado de
40.
cup of tea = “xícara de chá”
41.
this has nothing to do with = isto não tem nada a ver com
42.
class = aula