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1 101 like / liked + gerund PEG 295 (a) A (in tones of sympathy): You have to make beds, I suppose. B (cheerfully): Yes, but I like making beds! Twenty years later, Susan's children have left home, her husband has retired and they can afford some help in house and garden. Her friend reminds her of her former busy life. (b) A: You had to make beds, I suppose. B: Yes, but I liked making beds! This exercise could also be done with (c) don't/didn't mind or (d) enjoy/enjoyed. (a) You have to ... I suppose. 1. do housework, 2. live economically, 3. shop around, 4. look after the children, 5. mend their clothes, 6. take them to school, 7. help them with their homework, 8. read to them, 9. answer their questions, 10. attend their school concerts, 11. watch them play football, 12. go swimming with them, 13. give children's parties, 14. meet your husband at the station, (Use my.) 15. listen to your husband's office stories, (Use my.) 16. entertain your husband's colleagues, (Use my.) 17. iron shirts, 18. knit pullovers, 19. weed the garden, 20. cut the grass, (b) You had to ... I suppose. 1. do housework, 2. live economically, etc.
2 102 like / liked + gerund wouldn't like / wouldn't care / would hate + infinitive PEG 295 Students' summer jobs. This exercise should be done by students working in pairs. The prompt only is given and students must form both the question (A) and the answer (B). If it is not convenient to work in pairs, the teacher should take the part of the first student (A). Prompt: drive lorries (a) A: You like driving lorries, don't you? B: Yes, but I wouldn't like/wouldn't care/would hate to drive lorries for a living. (b) A: You liked driving lorries, didn't you? B: Yes, but I wouldn't like/wouldn't care/would hate to drive lorries for a living. enjoy/enjoyed could be used as well as like/liked. Prompts: 1. sweep streets 2. mend roads 3. teach swimming 4. conduct tours 5. act as a guide 6. guard factories 7. sell ice cream 8. serve in a shop 9. dig drains 10. wash windows 11. pick fruit 12. build houses 13. put up tents 14. paint railings 15. collect rubbish 16. work in a factory 17. deliver mail 18. repair radios 19. make cakes 20. polish cars
3 103 like/dislike/hate/don't mind/don't care for/enjoy + gerund PEG 295 The life of au pair. A: I have to cook and wash up. (a) B: So have I. I like cooking but (I) hate washing up. (b) B: So have I. I enjoy cooking but (I) don't care for washing up. (a) B: So have I. I don't mind cooking but (I) dislike washing up. This drill can also be done in the past tense: A: I had to cook and wash up. B: So had I. I liked cooking but (I) hated washing up. I have to ... 1. hoover carpets and dust furniture. 2. make beds and clean rooms. 3. answer the door and answer the phone. 4. do the flowers and polish the silver. 5. buy fruit at the market and carry it home. 6. take the children to school and hurry home afterwards. 7. collect the children from school and supervise their homework. 8. talk to the children and teach them French. 9. go to the beach with the children and play in the sand. 10. put the children to bed and tidy up after them. 11. look after the baby and share a room with him. 12. give the baby his bath and wash his clothes. 13. drive the car and exercise the pony. 14. walk the dogs and brush them. 15. attend classes and do homework. 104 prefer ... to/like ... better than + gerund
4 PEG 297 A: My brother plays tennis but hardly ever watches it. (a) B: My brother prefers playing (tennis) to watching (it) too. (slight stress on my) (b) B: My brother likes playing (tennis) better than watching (it) too. (slight stress on my) My brother ... 1. sings in a choir but hardly ever sings solo. 2. talks; he hardly ever listens. 3. drinks (at parties) but hardly ever dances. 4. spends money but hardly ever saves it. 5. phones; he hardly ever writes. 6. listens to the radio; he hardly ever watches TV. 7. mows the lawn but hardly ever weeds the garden. 8. paint pictures; he hardly ever takes photographs. 9. takes taxis; he hardly ever waits for a bus. (Use buses.) 10. drives; he hardly ever lets me drive. 11. cycles; he hardly ever walks. 12. eats out; he hardly ever cooks for himself. 13. stays at home (for his holidays); he hardly ever goes abroad. 14. rushes about (during his holidays); h hardly ever relaxes. 15. takes people to restaurants; he hardly ever invites them to his house. 105 what about? + gerund, would rather + infinitive without to would prefer + infinitive