OTRĀ SEMESTRA NOSLĒGUMA TESTI
Do you like it or dislike it?
Revise what have you learned about like and dislike before!
Like is used to express enjoyment or preference for something.
Dislike is used to express the absence of enjoyment or a negative feeling towards something.
How to form a sentence using like or dislike:
Subject + like/dislike + noun
Example:
I like football.
She dislikes broccoli.
She dislikes broccoli.
Subject + like/dislike + verb-ing (gerund)
Example:
They like swimming.
He dislikes studying late.
He dislikes studying late.
Subject + like/dislike + to + base form of the verb
Example:
I like to read in my free time.
She dislikes to wake up early.
She dislikes to wake up early.
Piemērs:
Like Examples:
I like chocolate.
We like going to the cinema.
He likes to play the guitar.
I like chocolate.
We like going to the cinema.
He likes to play the guitar.
Dislike Examples:
She dislikes cold weather.
They dislike running in the morning.
I dislike to drink coffee.
She dislikes cold weather.
They dislike running in the morning.
I dislike to drink coffee.
When to Use like and dislike:
1. Use like and dislike to share your opinions, preferences, or feelings about activities, food, hobbies, and more. This helps others understand you better.
2. You can use these structures when speaking in conversations, writing emails, or making lists of things you enjoy or don't enjoy.
Piemērs:
Emily did not like the arrogance of her new colleague, James, who always thought he was better than everyone else. She also disliked his dishonesty when he took credit for her ideas in meetings. Emily felt there was much disrespect in how James talked to others, showing his egoism and intolerance for different opinions. His hypocrisy bothered her because he often preached about teamwork but never helped anyone. In the end, Emily decided she could not work with someone so superficial and manipulative, as his unreliability made it hard to trust him. He has always shown inconsistency in his actions and opinions.
Word bank:
Arrogance — [ˈærəɡəns] - an attitude of superiority and self-importance, augstprātība
Example: His arrogance made it hard for others to work with him.
Dishonesty — [dɪsˈɒnəsti] — the quality of being untruthful or deceitful, negodīgums
Example: She lost her job due to her dishonesty about her qualifications.
Disrespect — [ˌdɪs.rɪˈspɛkt] — lack of respect or courtesy, nepieklājība
Example: His disrespect for the teacher was unacceptable in class.
Egoism — [ˈiː.ɡəʊ.ɪ.zəm] — the habit of valuing everything only in terms of one's personal interest; self-centeredness, egoisms
Example: Her egoism often led her to ignore her friends' needs.
Hypocrisy — [hɪˈpɒkrɪsi] — the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform, liekulība
Example: It's hypocrisy to say you care about the environment and then waste resources.
Inconsistency — [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi] — the quality of being inconsistent; lack of uniformity, nepastāvība
Example: His inconsistency in following rules confused the team.
Intolerance — [ɪnˈtɒlərəns] — unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own, neiecietība
Example: Intolerance towards different opinions can create conflicts.
Manipulation — [məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən] — the action of controlling something or someone in a clever or unscrupulous way, manipulācija
Example: His manipulation of the facts made it difficult to trust him.
Superficiality — [ˌsuːpərfɪˈʃiːəlɪti] — lack of depth of character or understanding; shallow, virspusība
Example: The superficiality of their conversation left me feeling unsatisfied.
Unreliability — [ˌʌn.rɪˈlaɪəˌbɪlɪti] — the quality of being unreliable; not able to be trusted, neuzticamība
Example: Her unreliability in keeping promises disappointed her friends.