Expressing like and dislike penting untuk mengutarakan perasaan kita terhadap sesuatu yang

kita sukai dan tidak sukai.

Expressing Like
 I like... (aku suka...)
 I love... (aku suka...)
 I really like... (aku sangat suka...)
 I really love... (aku sangat suka...)
 I'm fond of... (aku suka dengan...)
 I enjoy... (aku menikmati...)
 I really enjoy... (aku sangat menikmati...)
 I am crazy about... (aku tergila-gila dengan...)
 I am very keen on... (aku sangat tertarik pada...)
Expressing Dislike
 I don’t like … (aku tidak suka …)
 I don't think I like... (aku pikir aku tidak suka...)

 I dislike … (aku tidak suka …)

 I hate … (aku benci …)
 I am not fond …  (aku tidak menyukai …)
 I can’t bear … (aku tidak tahan …)
 I can’t stand with … (aku tidak tahan dengan …)
 I am fed up with... (aku sudah muak dengan...)
 I am not keen on... (aku tidak tertarik pada...)
Contoh Kalimat Expressing Like
 I like banana (aku suka pisang)
 I like K-Pop music (aku suka musik K-Pop)
 I like dancing (aku suka menari)
 I really like pink color (aku sangat suka warna pink)
 I love singing (aku suka menyanyi)
 I really love my school (aku sangat menyukai sekolahku)
 I enjoy trip to yogyakarta with my parents (aku menikmati perjalananku ke yogyakarta dengan
orang tuaku)
 I'm fond of cooking (aku suka memasak)
 I'm crazy about you (aku tergila-gila padamu)
 I'm very keen on baseball (aku sangat tertarik dengan baseball)
Contoh Kalimat Expressing Dislike
 I don't like durian (aku tidak suka durian)
 I don't like english (aku tidak suka bahasa inggris)
 I don't think I like football (aku rasa aku tidak suka sepak bola)
 I dislike my graduate photos (aku tidak suka foto kelulusanku)
 I hate you, because you lie to me (aku benci kamu karena kamu berbohong kepadaku)
 I'm not fond of cooking (aku tidak suka memasak)
 I can't bear with mathematics (aku tidak tahan dengan pelajaran matematika)
 I can't stand with mosquitoes (aku tidak tahan dengan nyamuk)
 I'm fed up with fried rice (aku sudah muak dengan nasi goreng)
 I'm not keen on K-pop music (aku tidak tertarik dengan musik korea/k-pop)
Contoh Dialog Expressing Like and Dislike

Dialog 1
Rima : What are you watching these days?
Santi : I watch Naruto. Do you like anime?
Rima : No I don't like anime or cartoon. I prefer Korean Drama.
Santi : Oh really? What drama do you like then?
Rima : I like 'descendants of the sun', 'Goblin', and 'W'
Santi : I've watched 'descendants of the sun' drama and it was really great!

Dialog 2
Budi : What we going to eat now?
Ganjar : How about meatball?
Budi : Hmm, I don't think I'll like meatball for now. 
Ganjar : And, how about fried rice?
Budi : It sounds nice.
Ganjar : What do you like to drink?
Budi : I like avocado juice. You too?
Ganjar : No, I don't. I will order Iced coffee.
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Rita is a junior high school student. She likes (1) … television. She usually watches comedy
movies. She really (2) … horror movies. In the weekend, she and her parents sometimes (3)
… to the cinema for watching latest comedy movies.
Question 1: The correct option for no. 1 is …
A. Watches
B. Watch
C. Watching
D. watched
Clue: the verb form after the verb like
Pembahasan: the verb after the verb like should be in verb –ing form

Question 2: What word suits to fill no. 2?

A. hates
B. hate
C. to hate
D. hated
Clue: Third person singular verb form
Pembahasan: verbs for third person singular should be added with -s or -es.

Question 3: What option is correct to fill no 3?

A. Goes
B. Go
C. to go
D. went
Clue: What is the subject of the sentence?
Pembahasan: the subject of the sentence is plural so that the verb should be in the infinitive
verb form.

Question 4: I like listening to music, but I … singing.

A. Like
B. doesn’t like
C. likes
D. don’t like
Clue: What is the function of conjunction but in a sentence?
Pembahasan: the conjunction but is to show that the idea of the first clause is the opposite of
the idea of the second clause. The subject is first person, so the negative form should use
don’t + V1

Question 5: Sandy doesn’t like … very much. She gives her old bicycle to her niece.
A. Riding
B. Jumping
C. Cycling
D. running
Clue: what activities do you usually do with your bicycle?
Pembahasan: running, walking, and jumping do not require any vehicles, while riding and
cycling involve the vehicles. Riding is usually with motorcycle and cycling is usually with
bicycle.

Read the dialogue below to answer questions number 6 – 9.

Ardi: “How was the Math test?”

Amanda: “Ah, I was not sure about some of my answers.”
Ardi: “Me, too. Some questions were hard. Anyway, how about looking at the menu?”
Amanda: “Of course. I am really hungry after the Math test.”
Ardi: “Here is the menu. Let’s choose. Which one do you prefer?”
Amanda: “I prefer rice to bread. So, I want to eat fried rice with sunny side up egg, please.”
Ardi: “Ok. I will have soup and meat balls, then.”
Amanda: “Well, how about the drink? Which one do you want?”
Ardi: “I will go with lemon ice. How about you?”
Amanda: “I like lemon ice. But I’d rather have orange juice better than lemon ice.”
Question 6: Where does the conversation take place?
A. at the grocery store
B. at the student hall
C. at the school canteen
D. at the museum
Clue: The speakers mention the word menu, name of food and drinks.
Pembahasan: There are some keywords in the dialogue, such as menu, hungry, and the
speakers also mention the name of some food and drinks. This means that the conversation is
in the school canteen.

Question 7: Which statement is correct based on the dialogue above?

A. Amanda doesn’t like lemon ice.
B. Amanda likes lemon ice better than orange juice.
C. Amanda drinks orange juice for her lunch.
D. Amanda is not fond of orange juice for her lunch.
Clue: Read the last sentence in the dialogue.
Pembahasan: Amanda said in the last sentence that she’d rather have orange juice better than
lemon ice. This means that Amanda will have orange juice for her lunch.

Question 8: Which statement is not true about Ardi?

A. Ardi likes soup.
B. Ardi prefers meat balls to fried rice.
C. Ardi doesn’t want fried rice for his meal that day.
D. Ardi is not very interested in lemon ice.
Clue: Find the wrong statement about Ardi.
Pembahasan: The incorrect statement about Ardi is that Ardi is not very interested in lemon
ice. This is because in the dialogue Ardi says, ““I will go with lemon ice.” The sentence
means that Ardi is interested in lemon ice and wants to drink it.

Question 9: What kind of language do the speakers use?

A. a formal language
B. an informal language
C. a slang language
D. a scientific language
Clue: Find the relationship between Ardi and Amanda.
Pembahasan: Ardi and Amanda are friends because in the dialogue, they talk about the Math
test. Among friends, it is common to use an informal language.

Question 10: What does that statement mean?

My father prefers riding a bike to driving a car.
A. My father doesn’t have a car.
B. My father likes riding a bike very much.
C. My father only has a bike.
D. My father can’t drive.

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Clue: Remember the meaning of the words: prefer …to ….
Pembahasan: When using prefer … to …., it means the first is more preferable than the later.
In this sentence, father likes using bike better than using car.