Practice this conversation.
Waiter: Are you ready to order, sir?
Customer: What do you recommend?
Waiter: Do you like fish?
Customer: Well, I like most fish, but I don't like prawns.
Waiter: I recommend the salmon. It's very good today.
Customer: Ok then, I'd like salmon, please.
Waiter: Would you like vegetables with that?
Customer: Yes, please. I'd like roast potatoes and peas.
Waiter: Certainly. And would you like a drink?
Customer: Yes, I'd like orange juice, please.
Language check. LIKE AND WOULD LIKE. Study the examples and choose the correct words in italics in the rules below.
a. Would you like roast potatoes? c. Do you like music?
b. I'd like a cup of coffee, please. d. I like jazz.
1. We use like / would like to talk about interests and preferences.
2. We use like / would like for offers and requests.
When we use a verb after would like, we use the infinitive with to.
We'd like to have lunch at 1:00pm. Would you like to go to a restaurant?
After like we use the infinitive with to or the -ing form of the verb.
My colleagues like to go / going out together after work.
Match the questions 1 - 6 with the responses a - f.
My Notes
1. Do you like football? a. I'd like roast chicken, please.
2. What can I get you to eat, sir? b. Yes, he goes to the cinema three times a week
3. Would you like a cup of coffee? c. They like to go for a long walk.
4. Does he like films? d. Yes, I like all sports.
5. When would he like to have the lunch meeting? e. Thursday at 12:30.
6. What do Zoe and Mark like to do at the weekend? f. Actually, I'd like tea if that's OK.
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