SAYING SIMPLE OPINIONS (“I LIKE / I DON’T LIKE”)

Conversation

Ali: Hello, Fatima! What foods do you like?
Fatima: I like ice cream and pizza!
Ali: Me too! I don’t like spicy food.
Fatima: Really? I like spicy food, but I don’t like coffee.
Ali: Oh, I love coffee!

 

Story: “At the School Picnic”

Today is a school picnic. Amina and Hassan bring their lunch.
Amina likes bananas, sandwiches, and juice.
Hassan doesn’t like bananas, but he likes apples.
They sit under a tree and share their food.
Hassan says, “I don’t like bananas, but I like you as my friend!”
Amina laughs and says, “That’s sweet!”

 

Vocabulary Table

Word	Meaning
Like	To enjoy or feel good about something
Don’t like	To not enjoy something
Love	To like something very much
Food	Things people eat
Juice	A drink made from fruit
Spicy	Having a strong, hot flavor
Sandwich	Food made with bread and filling
Banana	A long yellow fruit
Apple	A round red or green fruit
Picnic	Eating outdoors, often in a park

 

Word Family

Base Word	Noun	Verb	Adjective	Adverb
Like	Liking	Like	Likeable	—
Love	Love	Love	Lovely	Lovingly
Taste	Taste	Taste	Tasty	Tastefully
Eat	Eating	Eat	Eatable	—
Enjoy	Enjoyment	Enjoy	Enjoyable	Enjoyably

 

Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the Correct Answer

1.     I (like / don’t like) ice cream.

2.     She (like / doesn’t like) spicy food.

3.     We (like / don’t like) pizza.

4.     He (like / don’t like) coffee.

5.     They (like / don’t like) bananas.

✅ Answer Key:

1.     5. don’t like 4. don’t like 3. like 2. doesn’t like like

 

Exercise 2: Completion

Fill in the blanks using like or don’t like.

1.     I ______ apples.

2.     She ______ juice.

3.     We ______ spicy food.

4.     They ______ bananas.

5.     He ______ coffee.

✅ Answer Key:

5. likes 4. don’t like 3. don’t like 2. likes 1. like

 

Exercise 3: True or False

1.     Fatima likes ice cream.

2.     Ali doesn’t like spicy food.

3.     Hassan likes bananas.

4.     Amina doesn’t like juice.

5.     A picnic is eating indoors.

✅ Answer Key:

5. False 4. False 3. False 2. True 1. True

 

Exercise 4: Cross-Matching

A	B
1. Juice	a. A yellow fruit
2. Apple	b. Food with bread
3. Banana	c. Drink made from fruit
4. Sandwich	d. A round red or green fruit
5. Picnic	e. Eating outside with friends

✅ Answer Key:
5–e 4–b 3–a 2–d 1–c