English Language Skills: Obligations and Preferences
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What will students be able to do after learning?

  • Understand native speakers easily
  • Write complex sentences
  • Express their opinions and feelings in simple terms (correct)
  • Read long stories

What are the main things that students will be able to express?

  • Their emotions and expectations
  • Their fears and memories
  • Their dreams and desires
  • Their likes and dislikes and obligations (correct)

What is the level of complexity that students will be able to express themselves in?

  • In very simple terms (correct)
  • In moderately difficult sentences
  • In very complex sentences
  • In poetic language

What will students be able to do with their obligations?

<p>Express them (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What will students be able to do with their likes and dislikes?

<p>Express them (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most polite way to ask someone to do something?

<p>Would you do this for me? (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following phrases is used to express a strong obligation?

<p>I must do this. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to express a dislike?

<p>I don't like this. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can you intensify a like or dislike?

<p>Using the phrase 'I'm really'. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to express a preference?

<p>I prefer this to that. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following idiomatic expressions is used to express a preference?

<p>I'm more of a morning person. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to soften a request?

<p>Using the phrase 'I was wondering if...'. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following phrases is used to express a moral obligation?

<p>I should do this. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Language Skills

  • Students will be able to express their obligations in simple terms.
  • They will be able to state their likes and dislikes using simple language.
  • The language skills focus on enabling students to communicate their personal preferences and responsibilities effectively.

Making Requests

  • Use polite language to make requests, including "Can/Could you...?", "Would you...?", and "Do you think you could..."
  • Soften requests with phrases like "I was wondering if...", "Would it be possible to...", and "Could I possibly..."
  • Use modal verbs to express degrees of politeness, such as "Can" (more direct), "Could" (more polite), and "Would" (even more polite)

Stating Obligations

  • Express obligations using modal verbs, including "Must" (strong obligation), "Have to" (strong obligation), "Need to" (necessary obligation), "Should" (moral obligation), and "Ought to" (moral obligation)
  • Use phrases to express obligation, such as "It's necessary to...", "I'm required to...", and "I'm supposed to..."

Talking About Likes And Dislikes

  • Express likes using phrases like "I like...", "I love...", "I'm fond of...", and "I enjoy..."
  • Express dislikes using phrases like "I don't like...", "I hate...", "I dislike...", and "I'm not fond of..."
  • Intensify likes and dislikes with adverbs, such as "I really like...", "I absolutely love...", and "I thoroughly dislike..."

Expressing Preferences

  • Express preferences using comparative forms, such as "I prefer...to..." and "I'd rather...than..."
  • Use phrases to express preferences, such as "I'd prefer it if...", "I'd like it better if...", and "If I had a choice, I'd..."
  • Use idiomatic expressions to express preferences, such as "I'm more of a...person" and "I'm not really into..."

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Test your ability to express obligations and state likes and dislikes in simple language. This quiz helps you communicate personal preferences and responsibilities effectively.

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