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2. DRAMA
-WAITER: HEY GIRLS, CAN I HELP YOU?
-SOFIA: YES THANKS, I WOULD LIKE PIZZA
-WAITER: OK. AND YOU?
-ELISE: I WOULD LIKE CHIPS AND HAMBURGER WITH A MEDIUM COLA
PLEASE.
-THE WAITER IS GOING TO THE KITCHEN...
-SOFIA: SORRY, I WOULD LIKE ALSO A MEDIUM SPRITE WITH ICE
PLEASE.
-WAITER: OF COURSE, I'LL BRING YOU IT RIGHT AWAY.
-WAITER: EXCUSE ME, CHIPS ARE FINISHED, BUT THERE ARE
CHICKEN NUGGETS, THAT'S OK?
-ELISE: YES, OF COURSE AND ALSO KETCHUP PLEASE.
-WAITER: IT WAS GOOD? WOULD YOU LIKE DESSERT?
-ELISE: YES PLEASE, I WOULD LIKE AN HOT BROWNIE.
-SOFIA: AND FOR ME TIRAMISÙ PLEASE.

3. • LIKE IS FORMED AS ALL OTHER VERBS ALTHOUGH IN ITALIAN HAS A
DIFFERENT COSTRUCTION:
I LIKE
YOU LIKE
HE LIKES
SHE LIKES
IT LIKES
WE LIKE
YOU LIKE
THEY LIKE

4. • LIKE, AS ALL VERBS THAT EXPRESS EMOTION (LOVE,
HATE, PREFER ECC.), IS FOLLOWED BY THE GERUND
(-ING FORM) OF ANOTHER VERB:
I LIKE + ING FORM
YOU LIKE + ING FORM
HE LIKES + ING FORM
SHE LIKES + ING FORM
IT LIKES + ING FORM
WE LIKE + ING FORM
YOU LIKE + ING FORM
THEY LIKE + ING FORM
• LIKE EXPRESS A STABLE CONDITION, AN OPINION ON
SOMEONE OR SOMETHING:
I LIKE SWIMMING (OPINION ON SOMETHING)
HE LIKES PLAYING FOOTBALL (OPINION ON SOMEONE)

5. • LIKE CONTRAST WOULD LIKE (WOULD), THAT EXPRESSING THE
CONDITIONAL, AND THAT’S FOLLOWED BY THE INFINITE OF ANOTHER VERB:
I WOULD LIKE TO SWIM, IF I HAD A SWIMMING POOL.
HE WOULD LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL, BUT HE HAS TO STUDY NOW.
WOULD LIKE IS USUALLY USED IN THE OFFERS AND IN THE REQUESTS:
I WOULD LIKE AN ICE-CREAM (IS A REQUEST)
WOULD YOU LIKE AN ICE-CREAM? (IS AN OFFER)

6. INTERROGATIVE FORM:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WATCH TV?
WOULD THEY LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL?
WOULD SHE LIKES TO EAT WITH US?
NEGATIVE FORM:
I WOULDN’T LIKE AN ICE-CREAM NOW, MAYBE LATER
HE WOULDN’T LIKES PASTA, HE WANTS PIZZA

7. • FAST FOODS ARE CHARACTERIZED AS QUICK, EASILY
ACCESSIBLE AND CHEAP ALTERNATIVES TO HOME-COOKED
MEALS, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH (NIH). THEY ALSO TEND TO BE HIGH IN SATURATED
FAT, SUGAR, SALT AND CALORIES. ACCORDING TO THE NIH,
MANY FAST FOOD CHAINS HAVE RESPONDED TO GROWING
PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT NUTRITION BY OFFERING SOME
FOOD THAT IS LOWER IN FAT AND CALORIES THAN THEIR
NORMAL FARE.
• HEALTH.