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I don't mind spending Saturday with the children.
Verb patterns (1): to or -ing
Like and love + -ing means enjoy doing something.
I like going shopping. = I enjoy it.
Like and love + to + infinitive suggests that you choose to do some-
thing because it's a good idea.
You may or may not enjoy it as well.
I like to go shopping on Mondays. = Mondays is the best time for me to
go shopping.
Remember that you can use would love/like to + infinitive to talk
about ambitions, hopes or preferences.
I'd love to learn to ski. I’d like to have lessons this winter.
Exercises
1. Write sentences saying how you feel about these activities.
– shopping
– bird-watching
– swimming
– train sporting
2. Choose the best verb pattern. If two answers are possible,
explain the difference in meaning.
1. I like to go/going to the dentist every six months.
2. She likes to get/getting home before it’s dark.
3. She likes to visit/visiting her parents.
4. He likes to do /doing the washing on Mondays.
3. Write sentences saying how often you do the following activities.
Make sure you put the adverb or adverbial phrase in the right
position.
1. have a holiday 3. listen to the radio
2. read a newspaper 4. go to the cinema
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SPEAKING AND WRITING
1. Work in groups of three or four and find out if there are any
couch potatoes in your class.
1. Make a list of your five favourite free time activities.
2. Give each activity a score from 1 (lazy) to 10 (energetic).
3. Add up the scores for your activities. Is the person with the
lowest score a couch potato?
2. Go round the class asking and talking to people in other groups
about your favourite and least favourite leisure activities. Find out
if there are any other couch potatoes in your class.
3. Write a paragraph about what three or four people in your class
enjoy doing. Use linking words and, but and because.
- Say what they like doing.
Federico likes going to football and tennis matches…
- Say why they like doing it.
... because he thinks they're very exciting.
- Say if they dislike anything.
... but he can’t stand the crowds.
Say how often they enjoy doing it.
He goes five or six times a year. 
I don't mind spending Saturday with the children.                        SPEAKING AND WRITING
                                                                         1. Work in groups of three or four and find out if there are any
Verb patterns (1): to or -ing                                            couch potatoes in your class.
Like and love + -ing means enjoy doing something.
                                                                              1. Make a list of your five favourite free time activities.
I like going shopping. = I enjoy it.
                                                                              2. Give each activity a score from 1 (lazy) to 10 (energetic).
Like and love + to + infinitive suggests that you choose to do some-
                                                                              3. Add up the scores for your activities. Is the person with the
thing because it's a good idea.
                                                                              lowest score a couch potato?
You may or may not enjoy it as well.
I like to go shopping on Mondays. = Mondays is the best time for me to
                                                                         2. Go round the class asking and talking to people in other groups
go shopping.
                                                                         about your favourite and least favourite leisure activities. Find out
Remember that you can use would love/like to + infinitive to talk
                                                                         if there are any other couch potatoes in your class.
about ambitions, hopes or preferences.
I'd love to learn to ski. I’d like to have lessons this winter.          3. Write a paragraph about what three or four people in your class
                                                                         enjoy doing. Use linking words and, but and because.
Exercises
                                                                               - Say what they like doing.
1. Write sentences saying how you feel about these activities.                 Federico likes going to football and tennis matches…
      – shopping                                                               - Say why they like doing it.
      – bird-watching                                                          ... because he thinks they're very exciting.
      – swimming                                                               - Say if they dislike anything.
      – train sporting                                                         ... but he can’t stand the crowds.
                                                                               Say how often they enjoy doing it.
2. Choose the best verb pattern. If two answers are possible,                  He goes five or six times a year.
explain the difference in meaning.
   1. I like to go/going to the dentist every six months.
   2. She likes to get/getting home before it’s dark.
   3. She likes to visit/visiting her parents.
   4. He likes to do /doing the washing on Mondays.

3. Write sentences saying how often you do the following activities.
Make sure you put the adverb or adverbial phrase in the right
position.
   1. have a holiday            3. listen to the radio
   2. read a newspaper          4. go to the cinema



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