1. Likes and dislikes snakes and ladders game
Snakes and ladders board
FINISH- I love…
I’m interested in…/ I’m keen on….
I don’t mind…
I’m not very keen on…
I don’t like….. at all
I can’t stand…./ I can’t bear….
START HERE
Rules of the game:
Start at the bottom of the column, then ask your partner a question you think that the words in the box
above (I can’t stand…/ I can’t bear…) will be the answer to, e.g. “How do you feel about (spiders)?” If
they answer with the words in that box (but not if they answer with words from any other box), move up to
that next box. Continue until you reach the top. If at any time they say an answer that is not in the next
box up, you fall down to the very bottom and have to start again from “START HERE”. However, you
can use the same questions as before if you can remember them. When you have asked the correct
questions in order and reached the top, switch roles and play again.
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2007

2. Likes and dislikes snakes and ladders game
Worksheet 2- Language presentation and practice
Without looking at Worksheet 1, try to put the following expressions into order from the favourite at the
top to the least favourite at the bottom:
I love…/I don’t mind…/I’m interested in…/ I’m keen on…./ I can’t stand…./ I can’t bear…./ I’m not
very keen on…/ I don’t like….. at all
Can you remember your partner’s likes and dislikes? Change partners and tell your old partner’s likes
and dislikes to your new partner as full sentences. Do they have any likes and dislikes that are the same?
Are the expressions above usually followed by Infinitive (‘go’ or ‘to go’) or the –ing form (‘going’)?
What is the difference between the forms below?
I like to go to the dentist twice a year
I like eating ice cream
Which structure with “like” means “enjoy”? Which structure with “like” means “think it is a good idea
to…”/ “feel better if I…”?
Written by Alex Case for UsingEnglish.com © 2007