Interesting ways to say LIKE and DON''''T LIKE in IELTS Speaking KE ITH O ''''HARE LIKE AND DON''''T LIKE IN IELTS SPEAKING INTERESTING WAYS TO SAY C O P Y R I G H T © 2 0 2 3 , K E I T H S P E A K I N G A C A[.]
INTERESTING WAYS TO SAY LIKE AND DON'T LIKE IN IELTS SPEAKING KEITH O'HARE About the Author Keith runs The Keith Speaking Academy He has been working in international education for over 20 years as a teacher, teacher trainer, and education manager He has helped over 40,000 students prepare for their IELTS Speaking test with his online courses COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY In this PDF I will show you some interesting ways of expressing likes and dislikes, so you can show off a wider range of vocabulary to the examiner We will look at ways to say, You like it You are indifferent (neither like nor dislike) You don’t like it COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY To be into _ Often used for hobbies I am into art I am into modern art I’m quite into art, especially modern art To have a thing for When you like unusual and specific things I have a thing for chocolate mints I have a thing for 90's music I have a thing for Chinese comic books This phrase can also be used for people, when you are attracted to that person I have a thing for this girl at work To have a soft spot for You like something or someone, but it’s hard to explain why I have soft spot for old movies I have a soft spot for dogs I have a bit of a soft spot for old movies COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY She has a soft spot for her niece This father has a soft spot for his youngest daughter To be partial to I am partial to red wine I am partial to Spanish red wine I’m quite partial to Spanish red wine I’m rather partial to Spanish red wine To take to / To warm up to / To grow on The following phrases are for things you didn’t like at first, but now you are starting to like it / them When I arrived in Spain, I didn’t like the food, but now I’m taking to it When I arrived in Spain, I didn’t like the food, but now I have taken to it I never used to like this job, but now I’m warming to it I never used to like this job, but now I have warmed to it I used to hate gardening, but nowadays it’s growing on me I used to dislike history, but since watching that documentary it has grown on me COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Below we have some phrases to talk about both things and activities that you neither like nor dislike Do you like art? I don’t mind it It’s not bad I can take it or leave it I don’t dislike it Do you like getting up early in the morning? It’s no big deal It doesn’t bother me I don’t mind it TIP 1: If we use ‘don’t mind’ followed by a verb, the verb needs to be in the gerund I don’t mind + Verb (Gerund) I don’t mind doing that I don’t mind getting up early, so long as it’s not too early! COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY Do you like cooking? I don’t care for I don’t care for it I don’t care for cooking, it’s too much hard work! I don’t care for English food TIP 2: If we use ‘don’t care for’ followed by a verb, the verb needs to be in the gerund I don’t care FOR + VERB (gerund) I don’t care for cooking I don’t care much for cooking It does nothing for me I’m really not into history, it does nothing for me I can’t be doing with it Often connected to being impatient and not liking something Do you like modern art? No, I can’t be doing with it It makes no sense to me COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY I can’t stand it Saying more strongly that you really don’t like something I can’t stand waiting in line I can’t stand maths, it’s just too complicated I can’t stand this food, it’s horrible TIP 3: Notice, when speaking, we sometimes drop the subject Do you like this? don’t care for it does nothing for me can’t be doing with it can’t stand it TIP 4: Be careful with plurals! Do you like celebrating birthdays? I don’t care for them They nothing for me I can’t be doing with them Can’t stand them COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY If you liked this, try my free course CRACK IELTS SPEAKING PART COPYRIGHT © 2023, KEITH SPEAKING ACADEMY