# 5 Writing about food likes and dislikes

Now you have practised speaking about your likes and dislikes, you will move on to writing about them.

## Activity 8

Claudette would like to invite you to her dinner party. You need to let her know what kinds of food you like and dislike.

#### Part 1

First, look up in your dictionary any words you need that you don’t already know, then write them down in your notebook and learn them with their gender le, la, l’ or les.

### Discussion

Here is one possible answer.

Les fruits de mer, le poisson, la glace, la truite, la viande rouge, les oignons, les fast-foods

#### Part 2

Using a suitable note form, indicate three things you like and three you dislike, and also how much you like/dislike each one. For example:

- J’aime bien / j’aime assez (✓) J’aime beaucoup (✓✓) J’adore (✓✓✓)
- Je n’aime pas (X) je n’aime pas du tout (XX) Je déteste / j’ai horreur de (XXX).

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### Discussion

Here is one possible answer.

- J’aime : fruits de mer (✓✓) ; poisson (✓) ; glace (✓✓✓).
- Je n’aime pas : viande rouge (XX) ; oignons (XXX) ; fast-foods (XXX).

#### Part 3

Now expand these notes into full sentences. Write your answers in the box below:

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### Discussion

Here is one possible answer.

- J’aime : fruits de mer (✓✓) ; poisson (✓) ; glace (✓✓✓).
- Je n’aime pas : viande rouge (XX) ; oignons (XXX) ; fast-foods (XXX).

J’aime beaucoup les fruits de mer. J’aime bien aussi le poisson, surtout la truite. J’adore la glace. Mais je n’aime pas du tout la viande rouge et je déteste les oignons. J’ai horreur des fast foods!

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