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Q Read the two texts and then write one yourself.

I love snow.
I like poetry, art and walking,

don't like football, big dictionaries or hot weather.
I hate telephones, banks, vegetable soup, pop music and small dogs.
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I hate writing letters.
I don't like swimming or open
I like children, apples, sport, television
I love computers, history, dancing, cats, nice clothes i I shopping

Q GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY: interests
Choose some words from the box to complete the sentences. Use a dictionary
if necessary. Don't use the\

art chess dancing football history music opera photography
poetry politics (singular) skating swimming tennis travel

1 I like..................................

2 I don't like..................................

3 I like................................... better than...................................
4 I love.................................. but I hate...................................
5 I enjoy..................................
6 I think................................... is interesting, b u t.....................................is boring.
7 ..................................is difficult.
8 I'm good a t................................... but I'm not so good a t...................................
9 I prefer..................................t o ...................................
10 I'm not interested in ..................................

11 Most people are interested in ..................................
12 Not many people are interested in ..................................

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full ARTICLES: A/AN AND THE 159
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.