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WAYS TO EXPRESS 'LIKE/DISLIKE'

Learn about the ways you can express that you like or dislike doing something at work.

"like", "enjoy" and "hate"

Multiple Choice

I’m training to be a hairdresser. I _____________________ (love/ make-up/ new looks). The best part of the job is making someone look beautiful.

• love make-up and new looks
• don't love make-up and new looks

• doesn't love make-up and new looks

• love making up and newing looks

Multiple Choice

I’m a science teacher. I __________________ (enjoy/ teach/ classes), but I __________________ (like/ grade/ homework). It seems to take hours!

• enjoy teaching classes - like grading homework

• don't enjoy teaching classes - don't like grading homework

• don't enjoy teaching classes - like grading homework

• enjoy teaching classes - don't like grading homework

Multiple Choice

I’m a salesperson. I ______________________________ to see clients (love/ travel/ around the world), and I______________________________ (enjoy/ sell/ our products)

• love travel around the world - enjoy sell our products

• don't love travel around the world - don't enjoy sell our products

• love travelling around the world - enjoy selling our products

• don't love travelling around the world - don't enjoy selling our products

Multiple Choice

I’m a doctor. I ______________________________ (enjoy/ treat/ sick people/ see/ them/ better). People thank me for helping them.

• enjoy treat sick people but see them get better

• enjoy treating sick people but seeing them get better

• enjoy treat sick people and see them get better

• enjoy treating sick people and seeing them get better

Multiple Choice

I have to go on a lot of business trips for my job. Travelling to places is great but I really ________________ (hate / fly)

• hate fly

• hate not fly

• hate flying

• hate not flying

Multiple Choice

I’m a tour guide in Paris. It’s not the easiest job, but I ______________________________ (love / tell / people/ the history / the city).

• love telling people from the history from the city

• love telling people about the history of the city

• love telling people of the history about the city

• love telling people from the history of the city

Multiple Choice

I work in a busy call center, but I’d rather do something more active. I ________________________ (hate/ sit/ a desk all day).

• hate sitting at a desk

• hate sitting on a desk

• hate sitting under a desk

• hate sitting before a desk

Fill in the Blanks

I’m a waiter in a luxury hotel. I

(enjoy/ serve/ customers/ make/ them/ feel welcome).

Other ways to describe your job

[N] is one of the perks/challenges of my job.

I love that I can [V]. / I hate that I cannot [V]

It’s sad that [S] + [V].

My boss is [Adj] and I [like/don’t like] working with him.
My job is to [V].

One thing I [love/hate] is that [S] + [V]

What I do at work each day is [Adj].