workplace. Hi Tim here with another 9 to 5 English lesson. In today's lesson we're

going to learn how to talk about likes and preferences. Talking about things we

like is something we do all the time. Whether you're in a meeting a casual

conversation or just having lunch there's always a chance to talk about

what you like. And sometimes talking about what you like means talking about

a preference. By preference I mean liking one thing more than

something else. For example maybe you want to say you think Sony is better

than LG. How can you do that

? Well one way is to just say you prefer Sony to LG. You

could also say you're more into Sony or that you'd take a Sony over an LG. But what

if you're talking about doing things? Say you prefer talking to customers instead

of sending them emails. In this case you can say you would rather talk with

customers then send them emails. Let's practice using these expressions for

talking about preferences. Listen to each example then repeat it yourself. Ready?

Let's get started! I'd much rather live in Seattle than Boston

I'm more into French food than Italian.

I prefer magazines to books.

I take an iPhone over Android phone any day.

So we've practiced different ways of talking about a preference but what if

you're not comparing I mean what if you're having a conversation about cars

for example and you just want to say that you like Toyotas well the easy way

is just to say I like Toyota's but rather than just using the verb like you

can use adjectives such as keen on or partial to or fond of and don't forget

which preposition goes with which adjectives you can say you're keen on

Toyota's but not that you're fond on Toyota's let's have a little practice

using these expressions to talk about things you like once again repeat the

examples after you hear them I'm quite keen on the new Samsung monitors

I'm partial to European wine

I'm fond of travel and exploring new places

The Times is one of my favorite newspapers

as you heard we can also use one of my favorites to talk about likes and that's

another example of a group of words that you use to express an idea just like

keen on or partial to one of the tricks to learning natural English is

remembering word combinations like this alright so we practiced talking about

what you like but what about things you really like in other words what about

things you love for starters you can use that word love or even say that there's

nothing you love more you might also say you can't get enough of something or

that you're a huge fan of something once again you might notice these are

combinations of words and you need to remember and practice the entire

expression so let's give this a try remember to repeat each example I really

love what the marketing department has done

I can't get enough of Thai food

I'm a huge fan of the new Nike ads

there's nothing I love more than a weekend by the sea

as you can hear we can use love for all sorts of things not just people and in a

later lesson we'll have a look at the opposite feeling as well things you hate

so how does all this sound in real life let's listen to a short dialogue between

two colleagues one of them wants to know about where the other person is planning

to rent an office so are you thinking of renting a new office in London no I'd

much rather be somewhere quieter oh yeah any place in particular well I'm a huge

fan of Cambridge did you hear how that worked

the second person said that he would much rather be somewhere more quiet than

London and when asked about what city might be preferable he said he's a huge

fan of Cambridge not too difficult right now it's your turn to practice will

repeat the dialogue but this time we're going to beep out

the second speakers words you will have to say those parts yourself remember to

start by saying where you would rather work then say the name of the place

where you'd really like to have your office here we go so are you thinking of

renting a new office in London

oh yeah any place in particular

all right so we've learned some great ways to talk about preferences as well

as things you like and love in our next lesson we'll talk about the opposite

things you dislike or hate until then so long and happy learning