Exprimer Ses Goutes Et Ses Préférences – JSS1 French Lesson Note (Third Term)

Expressing tastes and preferences in French means saying what you like, dislike, love or prefer to eat and drink. You do this with the verbs aimer (to like), détester (to dislike), adorer (to love) and préférer (to prefer), conjugated for each subject pronoun, then followed by the name of the food or drink.

Behavioural objectives

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

• name the verbs used to express tastes and preferences;
• conjugate aimer, détester, préférer and adorer in the present tense;
• say which foods and drinks they like, dislike, love or prefer;
• use mais (but) to contrast what they like with what they prefer.

Which verbs express tastes and preferences?

• Aimer: to love, to like
• Détester: to dislike
• Adorer: to love
• Préférer: to prefer
• Goûter: to taste

The topic also covers les plats (dishes and foods), which are used after these verbs.

How do we conjugate aimer (to love, to like)?

Examples with aimer

How do we conjugate détester (to dislike)?

Examples with détester

How do we conjugate préférer (to prefer)?

Examples with aimer and préférer

How do we conjugate adorer (to love)?

What other sentences can we use to talk about our tastes?

• Je n’aime pas le vin.
• J’aime le lait de viju.
• J’adore le thé et le pain.
• Tu adores ça ?
• Oui, j’adore ça beaucoup.
• Ça, c’est mon goût.
• C’est ma meilleure nourriture.
• C’est facile de préférer.
• Ce n’est pas difficile de préférer.
• C’est arec deux minites.
• J’adore le jus d’orange.

Evaluation

1. Conjugate the verb aimer in the present tense for all subjects.
2. Translate into French: “She dislikes the meat.”
3. Complete the sentence: J’aime la viande mais je ____ le poisson.
4. Translate into English: “Nous détestons le semovita.”
5. Write the form of adorer that goes with elles.

Assignment

1. Dites ce que vous aimez en cinq phrases.
2. Dites ce que vous aimez ou préférez en dix phrases.