11.5 Things that happen to you
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resentation
‘... Well, I just love people asking me for my autograph, though I don’t like being pushed about by crowds of fans at airports ... Of course I hate having my films criticised in the newspapers ... No I don’t mind being told what to do by the director - that’s his job, isn’t it? But I don’t like being ordered about by camera crews, or people like that... Oh yes, I love having my work praised, and I adore people telling me what a wonderful actress I am. Basically, I suppose I just love being loved ...’
The sentences below show some of the film star’s other likes and dislikes. Change them using either being or having.
1. I hate people telephoning me early in the morning, 2. I love people taking my photograph. 3. I like people admiring my clothes. |
4. I don’t mind journalists following me about. 5. I enjoy people taking me to expensive restaurants. 6. I love people bringing my breakfast to me in bed. 7. I adore people giving me expensive presents. |
Practice
Examples A: How do you feel if someone tickles you ?
В: I hate people tickling me.
С: Really ? I don’t mind being tickled.
A: How do you feel if someone admires your clothes ?
В: I love people admiring my clothes.
С: Yes, I like having my clothes admired too.
Work in threes. Have similar conversations. How do you feel if someone:
1. interrupts you? 5. takes your temperature?
2. twists your arm? 6. laughs at you?
3. compliments you ? 7. corrects your English ?
4. tells you what to do ? 8. scratches your back ?
11.6 Types of people
Free practice
Work in groups.
What do you think the following people like/don’t mind/don’t like about (a) the things they do? (b) the things that happen to them?
a football star
a beggar
a journalist
a small child
Writing
Imagine that you are one of the four people. Write a paragraph about your likes and dislikes.
11.7 Preferred life styles: like to
Presentation and practice
Add a general statement, saying what each of the following people like to do, as in the example.
Example: Fred reads two newspapers, and watches all the current affairs programmes on TV ...
In other words, Fred likes to keep up with world events.
Janet goes running every morning, and plays a lot of tennis. In other words,...
Paul goes out every night, and has a party most weekends.
When she’s abroad, Nora writes a lot of letters, and phones home every week.
Steve doesn’t allow talking in class, and his students have to stand up when he comes in.
The Browns hoover all the carpets once a week, and dust the furniture every morning.
Continue the following:
‘I like to keep busy on Sundays. I like to get up early and have a good breakfast. Then I like to write a few letters, and, if there’s time, I like to do all my washing. I like to go for a walk before lunch. Then, after a light lunch, I ....................................................................... .
In the evening ......................................................... .
Work in groups. What do you like to do:
1. when you wake up ?
2. the day before a big exam ?
3. before you go away on holiday ?
Writing
Choose two of these sentences, and develop them into paragraphs. Use like to and the Present Simple.
i I like to be independent... z I like to keep a record of everything 1 do ...
I like to get the most out of my visits to London ...
1 like to look smart...
I like to keep myself to myself...