This video is an English speaking lesson by Maddie from POC English. The lesson focuses on expressing likes and dislikes in different levels of English proficiency, from beginner to advanced.
For beginners:
- Use "I like" and "I don't like" to express likes and dislikes.
- Use "I love" to show strong preference.
- Use "I really like" to emphasize likes.
For intermediate learners:
- Use "I'm fond of" to express likes.
- Use "I'm keen on" to show enthusiasm for something.
- Use "I'm into" to express interest in something.
- Use "I can't stand" to express strong dislike.
- Use "I can't bear" to express intolerance for something.
For advanced learners:
- Use "have a liking for" to express likes.
- Use "take a liking to" to express newfound likes.
- Use "something is to my liking" to express enjoyment.
- Use "have an aversion to" to express strong dislike.
- Use "have a hatred of" to express intense dislike.
The lesson aims to help learners improve their English speaking skills by providing various expressions for likes and dislikes at different levels of proficiency.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker's name is Maddie from POC English.
2. The lesson is divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
3. To express likes, beginners can use the phrases "I like" or "I love".
4. To express dislikes, beginners can use the phrases "I don't like" or "I hate".
5. Intermediate students can use the phrases "I'm fond of", "I'm keen on", or "I'm into" to express likes.
6. Intermediate students can use the phrases "I can't stand" or "I can't bear" to express dislikes.
7. Advanced students can use the word "liking" to express likes in three ways: "have a liking for", "take a liking to", or "something is to my liking".
8. Advanced students can use the phrases "have an aversion to" or "have a hatred of" to express dislikes.
9. To make expressions sound better, adverbs like "really" or adjectives like "great", "particular", or "genuine" can be used.
10. Prepositions like "to" or "of" are used with certain phrases to express likes and dislikes.