Hello and welcome back to Easy English with James. I like
Tennis. I like swimming and I like football.
What's wrong with what I just said? The problem is
I used, "I like" too many times. Ok.
Native speakers of English, don't do this when they want to talk about what
they are interested in, or what they like. So today
in this video we are going to have a look at how you can really talk about
things that you are interested in, things that you like to do and
the hobbies that you have, exactly the same way that a native English speaker might
do so. Stick with me!
Ok, so the first thing to remember is
do not use, "I like". Do not use,
"i don't like". And rarely use,
"I hate". Ok. So if you like Tennis
don't just say, "I like Tennis". If you don't like Tennis
don't say, "I don't like Tennis". And even if you hate Tennis,
don't say, "I hate Tennis." Ok. Non-
native speakers tend to use these phrases too much, Ok.
Especially if you're doing something like an IELTS exam or a TOEIC exam
if you're repeating "I like, I like, I like" every
time you want to talk about your interests, it's going to negatively affect
your score and it just doesn't sound very good
when you're speaking like that. Ok. Instead, there are
expressions, and some of them, idiomatic, that native
speakers use, that really allow you to properly
express yourself when you want to show what you are really interested
in. And, of course, how much you are interested
in something. Ok. Ok. So, the first of these
expressions that native speakers might use, is, "I'm
keen on". "I am keen on". Shortened
to "I'm keen on". "I'm keen on". Ok. As a
British English speaker, we often add in another word here, 'quite'.
"I'm quite keen on." "I'm quite keen on". What does
it mean? It means that you have an interest in, and you like
to do something. You might say, "I'm quite keen on Golf,
I play twice a week". Yeah. "I'm quite keen on Tennis, I
watch it on the TV all the time, and I play once or twice a week".
"I'm quite keen on Martial Arts, I do
Karate or Kung Fu with my friends twice a week". Ok
I'm keen on. I am keen on. Ok
I'm keen on. Repeat after me, I'm keen on. I'm
keen on football. I'm keen on....and again you can add
here, "I'm really keen on". "I'm really keen on that".
"I'm really keen on football, I play everyday." "I'm really keen on playing
fifa on my playstation. I play everyday." Ok.
I'm really keen on. I'm really keen on. I'm
quite keen on. Or I'm keen on. Ok. In order
1.) I'm quite keen on 2.) I'm keen on and 3.) I'm
really keen on. Ok. The next one you can use is
'into'. I am into.
something. I'm into football. I'm into Tennis.
I'm into movies. I'm into videogames.
Ok, any hobby or any sport that
you play or do, can be used with this. "I'm into".
Ok. I'm really into. I like to watch sci-fi
movies, so I could say, "I'm really into sci-fi movies".
Yeah. It means that it's something that I really do like and I
probably watch or do very often. Ok. I like
Star Wars, Star Trek, all sorts of other sci-fi movies
so I can say, "I'm really into sci-fi movies!" "I'm really into sci-fi movies".
You can also say 'I'm not really into'.
ok. If you don't like something, just a little bit, your not... you don't hate
something but you don't like it very much, you'd
say "I'm not really into sci-fi movies, they're not really my thing."
They are not really my thing. Ok. I'm not really into
Tennis, it's not really my thing. I'm not really into Kung Fu
it's not really my thing. It's not really my thing.
Ok. I'm not really into football, it's not really my thing.
Ok. Another one that we can say is,
'I'm a fan of'. I'm a fan of. "I'm a big fan
of football, I follow Liverpool". Ok. "I'm a big fan of
Barcelona, I follow Messi." "I'm a big fan
of Ronaldo, I watch him on TV all the time". Ok
A big fan of. I am a big fan of.
I'm a big fan of. Ok. What is something that you like? You could
say I'm a big fan of Horror movies if you like scary movies.
I'm a big fan of BlackPink, I'm a big fan of
Michael Jackson. I'm a big fan of....whoever.
Ok. Anybody you like, anything you like, even if
you're talking about food. I like.....I'm from England, I like Fish and Chips. I'm a
big fan of fish and chips. I'm a big fan of fish and chips. Ok.
You might say, "I'm a big fan of going to the gym".
I like going to the gym. I'm a big fan of going to the gym. Ok.
I'm a big fan of doing exercise all the time. And again, just like
the last one, we can say, "I'm not really a big fan of"
I'm not a big fan of. I'm not a big fan of going to the gym.
I'm quite lazy. "I'm not a big fan of that food, can we try another
restaurant." "I'm not a big fan of that movie, can we watch a different
movie". "I'm not a big fan of that kind of music, can we listen to
something else." Ok. I'm not a big fan. Or
I'm a big fan of. Ok. One
bonus expression that English people use when we want to say that
we're very good at something. Like the first time we try something
, and you're really good at it, and everbody watches it and says,
"Wow, you're really good at that, it's amazing that this is the first
time you've tried this". Let's say the very first time
I try to cook a nice Italian meal
and I've never cooked Italian food before but the first time I
try, I cook it really well! My friends might
say, "You have knack for cooking!".
You have a knack for cooking Italian food. To have
a knack for. To have a knack for is used when
somebody does something and they are naturally good at it. And
you look at them and you think, wow! This is the first time you've done this
and you're amazingly good at this! It's shocking how good
you are if you've never done this before! You really have a knack
for this! Ok. Let's imagine that I have 3 balls
and I want to try juggling these balls and I've never done
it before. But I pick up the balls and I immediately start
juggling really well. My friends would say, "Woah!
You've really got a knack for juggling!" You really
have a knack for that. You have a knack for Juggling. Ok
To have a knack for. Ok. We might say, "The first time he
picked up a Tennis racquet, he played Tennis like he played for 5
years, so he really had a knack for playing Tennis. He really had a
knack for playing Tennis. Some people you know, when they
speak they have a knack for conversation, they're just naturally
good at starting and talking in a conversation.
Some people have a knack for swimming. Some people have a knack for science.
Some people have a knack for Maths. What do you have a knack for? Write
it in the comments below, I'd be very interested to know. What is it that you have a knack for?
ok. So continuing on. We
can say 3 things: 1.) I'm a big fan of.
2.) I'm really into. 3.) I'm keen on.
I'm keen on. Ok. What
are you keen on? What kind of things do you like to do
in your free time? I'm a massive fan of Tennis
ok. I'm really keen on Sci-fi movies.
and I'm a big fan of fantasy movies like Harry
Potter and Lord of the Rings. What are you a big fan of and what are you
really keen on and what are you into? Write in the comments below
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