This document discusses verbs that express levels of liking and disliking something, ranging from love and like on the positive side to dislike, hate, and loathe on the negative side. These verbs are followed by either a noun to indicate what is liked or disliked, or an action ending in "-ing" to describe what activity is liked or disliked. These verbs express how interested we are in something.

1. VERBS MEANING ‘LIKE’ AND ‘DISLIKE’ They mean how interested we are in something. LOVE LIKE DON’T LIKE = DISLIKE HATE LOATHE CAN’T STAND

2. All these verbs are followed by: a) A noun: VERBS MEANING ‘LIKE’ AND ‘DISLIKE’ I fish and chips. Tom sports. They loud music. like hates can’t stand b) An action ending in ‘-ing’: We love playing the guitar. Jane doesn’t like travelling by plane. You like writing poems.