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Today we're working on "Likes, Dislikes and Preferences". Read the text, analyse the argument, and try the tasks and quiz at the end.

Level: A1.5

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Likes, Dislikes and Preferences

Learn to talk about likes, dislikes, and simple preferences using basic present structures.

likesdislikespreferencesfree time

Core Vocabulary

Key academic vocabulary for this topic.

EnglishSpanishPOSExample
likegustarverb
dislikeno gustarverb
preferpreferirverb
musicmúsicanoun
sportsdeportesnoun
readingleerverb
friendsamigosnoun
foodcomidanoun

Useful Phrases

High-value academic phrases for argument analysis.

I like ___.

🇪🇸 Me gusta ___.

I don't like ___.

🇪🇸 No me gusta ___.

Do you like ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Te gusta ___?

I prefer ___.

🇪🇸 Prefiero ___.

What do you like to do?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué te gusta hacer?

Conversation Starters

Discussion questions to activate critical thinking.

What music do you like?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué música te gusta?

Do you like reading or watching TV?

🇪🇸 ¿Te gusta leer o ver la tele?

What foods do you prefer?

🇪🇸 ¿Qué comidas prefieres?

Pattern Practice

I like ___.

🇪🇸 Me gusta ___.

I don't like ___.

🇪🇸 No me gusta ___.

Do you like ___?

🇪🇸 ¿Te gusta ___?

Mini Dialogue

A: Do you like sports?

B: Yes, I like basketball.

A: Do you prefer music or movies?

B: I prefer music.

Maria likes many things. She likes listening to music, especially pop music. She also likes reading in her free time. Her brother doesn’t like reading; he prefers watching TV and playing sports. On Saturdays, Maria and her brother choose an activity to do together. Sometimes she picks music, and sometimes he picks a movie. Even with different tastes, they enjoy spending time as a family.

Hi, I'm Tom. I like listening to music in the morning. I don’t like getting up early, but music helps me. After school, I prefer playing video games, but my sister likes reading more. On Fridays we choose something to do together. She sometimes watches a movie with me, and I sometimes read with her. We like sharing our free time.

Only mark this lesson as done if you can understand the key vocabulary, analyse the argument, and explain the main ideas without looking at the screen.

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          "en": "I like ___.",
          "es": "Me gusta ___."
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          "en": "I don't like ___.",
          "es": "No me gusta ___."
        },
        {
          "en": "Do you like ___?",
          "es": "¿Te gusta ___?"
        },
        {
          "en": "I prefer ___.",
          "es": "Prefiero ___."
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        {
          "en": "What do you like to do?",
          "es": "¿Qué te gusta hacer?"
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          "en": "What music do you like?",
          "es": "¿Qué música te gusta?"
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          "en": "Do you like reading or watching TV?",
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        {
          "en": "What foods do you prefer?",
          "es": "¿Qué comidas prefieres?"
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          "en": "I like ___.",
          "es": "Me gusta ___."
        },
        {
          "en": "I don't like ___.",
          "es": "No me gusta ___."
        },
        {
          "en": "Do you like ___?",
          "es": "¿Te gusta ___?"
        }
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        {
          "A": "Do you like sports?"
        },
        {
          "B": "Yes, I like basketball."
        },
        {
          "A": "Do you prefer music or movies?"
        },
        {
          "B": "I prefer music."
        }
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      "text": "Maria likes many things. She likes listening to music, especially pop music. She also likes reading in her free time. Her brother doesn’t like reading; he prefers watching TV and playing sports. On Saturdays, Maria and her brother choose an activity to do together. Sometimes she picks music, and sometimes he picks a movie. Even with different tastes, they enjoy spending time as a family."
    },
    "listening_script": {
      "text": "Hi, I'm Tom. I like listening to music in the morning. I don’t like getting up early, but music helps me. After school, I prefer playing video games, but my sister likes reading more. On Fridays we choose something to do together. She sometimes watches a movie with me, and I sometimes read with her. We like sharing our free time."
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          "question": "What does Tom like to do in the morning?",
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          "answer": "Listen to music"
        },
        {
          "question": "What does Tom prefer after school?",
          "options": [
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            "Watching movies",
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          "answer": "Playing video games"
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