Why do some people hate coriander?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. What is your favourite food?
2. What do you love doing at the weekend?
3. What can't you stand?
4. What music do you like?
5. What did you like as a child but don't like now?
6. Is there any food you really hate?

Read each word and the example. Then say one true sentence about yourself.

Choose the word that fits.

1. I walking in the forest.
2. I really reading before bed.
3. I'm not very sport.
4. My daughter is really K-pop.
5. I cleaning, but I hate ironing.
6. I people who are always late.
7. Mmm, your soup is !
8. We both love jazz and cooking. We have a lot .

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. love ↔
   hatelikeprefer
2. delicious ↔
   disgustingsweetbitter
3. boring ↔
   excitingkeenfavourite
4. sweet ↔
   bittersalty sweetfavourite
5. I like A more than B. = I prefer A
   tothanfrom
   B.
6. lemons taste
   soursaltysweet

Use these phrases to talk about your likes and dislikes.

• I'm really into...Я дуже захоплююся...I'm really into Ukrainian music.
• I don't mind..., but I hate...Я не проти..., але ненавиджу...I don't mind cooking, but I hate washing up.
• I can't stand...Я терпіти не можу...I can't stand waiting in queues.
• My favourite... is...Мій улюблений... — це...My favourite season is autumn.
• I prefer... to...Я надаю перевагу... над...I prefer the mountains to the sea.
• What about you?А ти?I love coffee. What about you?
• Me too! / Me neither!Я теж! / Я теж ні!"I love pizza." "Me too!" "I don't like fish." "Me neither!"
• It's not my cup of tea.Це не моє.Horror films? They're not my cup of tea.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Coriander is a herb used in Mexican and Indian food.
   TrueFalse
2. Everybody thinks coriander tastes like soap.
   TrueFalse
3. Supertasters have more taste buds.
   TrueFalse
4. For supertasters, bitter food tastes weak.
   TrueFalse
5. We can learn to like food if we try it many times.
   TrueFalse

1. Do you like coriander? What does it taste like to you?
2. Is there a food you hated as a child but love now?
3. Do you think you might be a supertaster?
4. Which food would you never try?

Compare: I like swimming (in general) and I'd like to swim now (a wish now). Prefer A to B: I prefer tea to coffee. Careful: ✗ I enjoy to cook → I enjoy cooking. ✗ I don't mind to wait → waiting.

1. I love
   dancingdance
   .
2. I enjoy
   cookingto cook
   for my family.
3. I don't mind
   waitingto wait
   .
4. I'd like
   to trytrying
   Japanese food one day.
5. She
   can't standcan't standing
   horror films.
6. Would you likeDo you like to
   a cup of tea?
7. I prefer tea
   tothan
   coffee.
8. He
   always playsplays always
   football on Sundays.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. I enjoy to read. →
2. She don't like fish. →
3. I'd like going to Paris. →
4. I prefer coffee than tea. →
5. He is liking jazz. →
6. I don't mind to clean. →

Answer in detail. Use -ing forms and would like to.

1. What do you love, like, don't mind and hate doing at home?
2. What would you like to try in the future?
3. What do you prefer: the sea or the mountains? Tea or coffee? Books or films?
4. What does your best friend love and hate?
5. What is your favourite food? How often do you eat it?
6. What are you enjoying these days?

For each item, say: I love / like / don't mind / hate / can't stand + -ing. Your teacher answers too. React with "Me too!" or "Me neither!". How many things do you have in common?

This is the final speaking task of Block 1. Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: who you are, where you live and what you do (Present Simple).
3. Part 2: your family and best friend (have got, be + adjectives).
4. Part 3: what you're doing these days and what you love and hate (Present Continuous, -ing).

1. What is your favourite season? Why?
2. What music do you love?
3. What sport do you enjoy watching or doing?
4. What do you hate doing at home?
5. What is your favourite place in your city?
6. What do you prefer: staying at home or going out?
7. What would you like to learn?
8. What is your favourite holiday?

1. What does your partner or best friend love doing?
2. What do your parents enjoy doing at the weekend?
3. What do your children or nieces / nephews hate eating?
4. What do you and your best friend have in common?
5. Who in your family has unusual tastes?
6. What do your colleagues like talking about?

1. Are our tastes in food from our genes or our family?
2. Can people with different hobbies be good friends?
3. Do tastes change when we get older?
4. Should children eat food they don't like?
5. Is it important for a couple to like the same things?