Quiz 1) In conversation 1, what does she want to do? a) Own a restaurant b) Go to cooking school 2) In conversation 2, who would she like to meet? a) Her family b) A famous person 3) In conversation 3, what does she want to do?
Grammar 4-06 | Low Intermediate | CEFR B1
Want to / Would like to
a) Have a farm b) Build a house 4) In conversation 4, what would she like in her tea?
Listen to four short conversations about talking about wants and wishes.
a) Sugar b) Lemon
Conversation #1 Man: What do you want to ______ in the future? Woman: I’d like to ______ a chef. I want to ______ my own restaurant. Man: What kind of food would you like to cook? Woman: I’d like to ______ Greek food. Man: Oh, if you do that, I want to eat there. Woman: I’d like that!
Grammar Challenge
Conversation #2 Man: Who would you ______ to meet someday? Woman: I’d like to meet Bill Gates. Man: What would you ______ him? Woman: I’d ask him about his life. I want to ______ his secret to success. Man: I’d like to know that too. Woman: Here’s ______ ! Conversation #3 Man: Where would you like to ______ in the future. Woman: I’d like to live in the country. Man: What would you ______ ? Woman: I’d ______ a farm. Man: That would be fun! Woman: Yeah, I want to ______ my own food. Conversation #4 Man: What would you like to ______ ? Woman: I’d ______ an iced tea please. Man: Do you ______ sugar with that? Woman: No, but I’d like some lemon. Man: Would you like a ______ ? Woman: No, thanks.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1
Con #2
Con #3
Con #4
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hoping
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drink
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know
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ask
live
straw
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Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) Who would you like to meet? 2) What job would you like to have? 3) When would you like to retire? 4) Where would you like to live? 5) Would you like to start a business? [ _ ] I'd like to meet an alien. [ _ ] I want to stop working before I am 60. [ _ ] Yes, I'd love to work for myself. [ _ ] I want to live in Spain. [ _ ] I would love to be a professional athlete. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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Quiz 1) Who wants to live by the beach? a) He does. b) She does. 2) Who wants a new car? a) He does. b) She does. 3) Who would like to visit Africa? Grammar Talks 4-06 Would like / Want to
What would you like to do? Two people share what they would like to do in their life. Todd: So Darcy, let's talk about our dream life. Where would you _______ live?
a) He would. b) She would. 4) Who wants to play the guitar? a) He does. b) She does. 5) Who wants to learn how to surf?
Darcy: I want to live by the beach.
a) He does. b) She does.
Todd: That would be nice.
6) Who wants to have a dog?
Darcy: Yes, I want to _______ somewhere that I can see nature and hear the ocean waves. I want to _______ to go outside and just get away from things.
a) He does. b) She does.
Todd: That's nice.
Grammar Challenge
Darcy: How about you? Todd: Well, I love the beach and I like to _______ the beach a lot, but I'd like to live in the mountains. I want to live in a forest or around a lot of trees. I love trees and I like to _______ so I want to live where it's very rural, but not far from the city and I can go hiking a lot. I _______ to have a dog because if I have a dog, I can take the dog walking with me. That would be really nice. Darcy: I want to live _______ that's kind of suburban, close to a city but quiet but also, I want to _______ a home that has a yard and I don't _______ a fence but I would like to be nearby neighbors and where people are friendly, instead of kind of too tight together or too _______ apart. Todd: Right. What about transportation? Any type of car? What type of car would you like to have? Darcy: I think I would like to have a _______ . Todd: A driver? You'd like to have a driver? Darcy: Because I don't have my license yet. Todd: Oh I see. Darcy: I want to _______ license. I want to learn how to drive but if I can't, it would be convenient if I would have a chauffeur to drive me around. Todd: Oh, wow. Darcy: What about you? How do you like getting around? Todd: Well, actually, I'd like to have a car, a nice car, maybe an all terrain Mercedes Benz or BMW. That would be nice, but I want to drive myself. I do not want to have a chauffeur, so I like to be by myself. I like to relax. I don't want to talk to somebody in the car. I want to be alone, so yeah, that's definitely not going to happen, but I'd like to have a car that looks nice in the city, but you can take out in nature. It's a little rugged, so that would
Fill in the blanks with the correct word. spread
go hiking
be able
have
somewhere
live
want
like to
get a
go to
need
chauffeur
Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) What adventure would you like to have? 2) Who would you like to meet? 3) Where would you like to go? 4) What would you like to buy? 5) What instrument would you like to learn?
( 3 ) I'd love to go to Croatia. ( 1 ) I'd like to try scuba diving. ( 2 ) I want to meet Idris Elba. ( 5 ) I'd like to play the cello. ( 4 ) I want to buy a nice car. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
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be good. I don't want to have a small car. I don't want to have a sports car and I don't want to have a car that's really expensive I guess a Mercedes all-terrain car is expensive, but I mean, I don't want to have a car like a Ferrari or something or a Porsche, that if I make a mistake, then it's going to be really expensive, so. Darcy: Yeah, I don't have a car license, but I have a scooter license, so I want to get a nicer scooter that's like pink and white, and I would like it to have lights underneath the bottom, something shiny, and I want it to have a stereo and I play music while I drive down the streets. Todd: Oh, no. Do you want people to hear your music when you go by? Darcy: I just want to hear my music when I'm driving. Todd: Okay, so how about travel? So, where would you like to go? Darcy: I would like to go to Ireland because my family's from there. I would like to see where my ancestors used to live and I would like to try the cuisine and I would really like to learn Gaelic. It's not really spoken in the world, but I think it's really nice to learn about my history and to pass that on, even though I don't live there. Todd: Oh, nice. That's cool. Darcy: What about you? Where would you like to go? Todd: That's pretty easy. Well, I shouldn't say easy. I have two choices. I love to go to Africa and I'd love to go to South America, just because I haven't been to either place, so I'd like to travel around Africa. I've met many students at my university from Africa and they are so nice, and that would be cool. I'd like to go to everywhere actually, I like to go to Somalia, I'd like to go to Ethiopia, I like to go to Nigeria. I'd like to go to Tanzania. I like to go to Botswana. I've met students from these places, and they're so nice. Also, I'd like to go to South America. It looks cool and I'd like to learn Spanish. I don't know any Spanish, but I want to learn, and Portuguese. They speak Portuguese in Brazil, so that would be fun.
Grammar Would like to / Want to Point 1: Use both 'would like to + verb' and 'want to + verb' to express desires. 1. 2. 3. 4.
I would like to buy a new car. I want to buy a new car. I'd like to travel overseas. I want to travel overseas.
Point 2: Use both structures to make questions. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Would would you like to eat? (more polite) What do you want to eat? Would you like some coffee? (more polite) Do you want some coffee?
Point 3: Use both structures to make affirmative statements. 1. 2. 3. 4.
I would like to sit down. (more polite) I want to sit down. I'd like to leave. (more polite) I want to leave.
Point 4: Usually speakers only use 'want to + verb' in negative statements. 1. 2. 3. 4.
I don't want to watch TV. I don't want to study. She doesn't want to work here. They don't want to go out.
Point 5: In Yes / No questions, the auxiliary verb must match the question form.
Darcy: It sounds like you just want to travel around the world. Todd: I do kind of, but I like teaching. Actually, that leads us to the next question, what is your dream job or what would you like to do as a professional? I'll go first. I want to teach English in South America. I'd like to teach English in maybe Chile or Argentina or maybe Brazil or Colombia. I have friends that taught in those places, and they all say it's really nice. Darcy: Yeah, I just want to be a teacher or something with teaching, or I want to do some type of mentoring. I like traveling too, so I would like to go to maybe Korea or France or Italy, some European country, because I want to go somewhere new and have a new experience, but I'm also interested in the mentoring, so I think it would be really great. I really want to do TED Talks, so I want to get more experience so that way I have something that I can share with other people and travel around the world and talk to different people. Todd: That's nice. That's so cool. What about things you would like to learn or a skill you would like to develop? Darcy: I want to learn how to play the guitar. Todd: That would be lovely. Darcy: Yeah, I really like writing poetry so I think it would be cool if I learned how to play my own music. I want to be able to sing and play guitar and perform and entertain people and I want to kind of form that connection that music does that we can't necessarily do just talking with each other. Todd: Yeah, that's a nice one.
Would you like to have a pet? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn't. Do you want a pet? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Darcy: What about you? Do you have any skills you want to learn? Todd: Yeah, two basics. One, I'd like to learn how to surf. I want to start surfing, I would love that, and also, I'd like to get a motorcycle and learn how to ride a bike around and take like a long motorcycle trip. I've done the scooter. I've done some dirt bike riding and I've done some motorbike riding in countries where I kind of lied and said I had a license and I didn't but I'd like to make it official, go get a motorcycle license, so we should make a pact. I'll get my motorcycle license and you'll get your driver's license. Darcy: Okay. Todd: It's a race. Darcy: Okay, you might win.
Quiz 1) In conversation 1, what does she want to do? a) Own a restaurant b) Go to cooking school 2) In conversation 2, who would she like to meet? a) Her family b) A famous person 3) In conversation 3, what does she want to do?
Grammar 4-06 | Low Intermediate | CEFR B1
Want to / Would like to
a) Have a farm b) Build a house 4) In conversation 4, what would she like in her tea?
Listen to four short conversations about talking about wants and wishes.
a) Sugar b) Lemon
Conversation #1 Man: What do you want to do in the future? Woman: I’d like to be a chef. I want to have my own restaurant. Man: What kind of food would you like to cook? Woman: I’d like to cook Greek food. Man: Oh, if you do that, I want to eat there. Woman: I’d like that!
Grammar Challenge
Conversation #2 Man: Who would you like to meet someday? Woman: I’d like to meet Bill Gates. Man: What would you ask him? Woman: I’d ask him about his life. I want to know his secret to success. Man: I’d like to know that too. Woman: Here’s hoping! Conversation #3 Man: Where would you like to live in the future. Woman: I’d like to live in the country. Man: What would you do? Woman: I’d have a farm. Man: That would be fun! Woman: Yeah, I want to grow my own food. Conversation #4 Man: What would you like to drink? Woman: I’d like an iced tea please. Man: Do you want sugar with that? Woman: No, but I’d like some lemon. Man: Would you like a straw? Woman: No, thanks.
Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Con #1
Con #2
Con #3
Con #4
do
hoping
have
drink
cook
know
grow
want
be
ask
live
straw
have
like
do
like
Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) Who would you like to meet? 2) What job would you like to have? 3) When would you like to retire? 4) Where would you like to live? 5) Would you like to start a business? [ 1 ] I'd like to meet an alien. [ 3 ] I want to stop working before I am 60. [ 5 ] Yes, I'd love to work for myself. [ 4 ] I want to live in Spain. [ 2 ] I would love to be a professional athlete. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Go online to soundgrammar.com Go online for the complete lesson! 1. Watch the animation video. 2. Check your answers. 3. Access more free lessons.
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Quiz 1) Who wants to live by the beach? a) He does. b) She does. 2) Who wants a new car? a) He does. b) She does. 3) Who would like to visit Africa? Grammar Talks 4-06 Would like / Want to
What would you like to do? Two people share what they would like to do in their life. Todd: So Darcy, let's talk about our dream life. Where would you like to live?
a) He would. b) She would. 4) Who wants to play the guitar? a) He does. b) She does. 5) Who wants to learn how to surf?
Darcy: I want to live by the beach.
a) He does. b) She does.
Todd: That would be nice.
6) Who wants to have a dog?
Darcy: Yes, I want to live somewhere that I can see nature and hear the ocean waves. I want to be able to go outside and just get away from things.
a) He does. b) She does.
Todd: That's nice.
Grammar Challenge
Darcy: How about you? Todd: Well, I love the beach and I like to go to the beach a lot, but I'd like to live in the mountains. I want to live in a forest or around a lot of trees. I love trees and I like to go hiking so I want to live where it's very rural, but not far from the city and I can go hiking a lot. I want to have a dog because if I have a dog, I can take the dog walking with me. That would be really nice. Darcy: I want to live somewhere that's kind of suburban, close to a city but quiet but also, I want to have a home that has a yard and I don't need a fence but I would like to be nearby neighbors and where people are friendly, instead of kind of too tight together or too spread apart. Todd: Right. What about transportation? Any type of car? What type of car would you like to have? Darcy: I think I would like to have a chauffeur. Todd: A driver? You'd like to have a driver? Darcy: Because I don't have my license yet. Todd: Oh I see. Darcy: I want to get a license. I want to learn how to drive but if I can't, it would be convenient if I would have a chauffeur to drive me around. Todd: Oh, wow. Darcy: What about you? How do you like getting around? Todd: Well, actually, I'd like to have a car, a nice car, maybe an all terrain Mercedes Benz or BMW. That would be nice, but I want to drive myself. I do not want to have a chauffeur, so I like to be by myself. I like to relax. I don't want to talk to somebody in the car. I want to be alone, so yeah, that's definitely not going to happen, but I'd like to have a car that looks nice in the city, but you can take out in nature. It's a little rugged, so that would
Fill in the blanks with the correct word. spread
go hiking
be able
have
somewhere
live
want
like to
get a
go to
need
chauffeur
Speaking Challenge Match the answers with the questions. 1) What adventure would you like to have? 2) Who would you like to meet? 3) Where would you like to go? 4) What would you like to buy? 5) What instrument would you like to learn?
( 3 ) I'd love to go to Croatia. ( 1 ) I'd like to try scuba diving. ( 2 ) I want to meet Idris Elba. ( 5 ) I'd like to play the cello. ( 4 ) I want to buy a nice car. What about you? Share your answers to the questions.
Go online to elllo.org Go online for the complete lesson! 1. Listen to the audio or video. 2. Check your answers. 3. Access 100s of free lessons.
be good. I don't want to have a small car. I don't want to have a sports car and I don't want to have a car that's really expensive I guess a Mercedes all-terrain car is expensive, but I mean, I don't want to have a car like a Ferrari or something or a Porsche, that if I make a mistake, then it's going to be really expensive, so. Darcy: Yeah, I don't have a car license, but I have a scooter license, so I want to get a nicer scooter that's like pink and white, and I would like it to have lights underneath the bottom, something shiny, and I want it to have a stereo and I play music while I drive down the streets. Todd: Oh, no. Do you want people to hear your music when you go by? Darcy: I just want to hear my music when I'm driving. Todd: Okay, so how about travel? So, where would you like to go? Darcy: I would like to go to Ireland because my family's from there. I would like to see where my ancestors used to live and I would like to try the cuisine and I would really like to learn Gaelic. It's not really spoken in the world, but I think it's really nice to learn about my history and to pass that on, even though I don't live there. Todd: Oh, nice. That's cool. Darcy: What about you? Where would you like to go? Todd: That's pretty easy. Well, I shouldn't say easy. I have two choices. I love to go to Africa and I'd love to go to South America, just because I haven't been to either place, so I'd like to travel around Africa. I've met many students at my university from Africa and they are so nice, and that would be cool. I'd like to go to everywhere actually, I like to go to Somalia, I'd like to go to Ethiopia, I like to go to Nigeria. I'd like to go to Tanzania. I like to go to Botswana. I've met students from these places, and they're so nice. Also, I'd like to go to South America. It looks cool and I'd like to learn Spanish. I don't know any Spanish, but I want to learn, and Portuguese. They speak Portuguese in Brazil, so that would be fun.
Grammar Would like to / Want to Point 1: Use both 'would like to + verb' and 'want to + verb' to express desires. 1. 2. 3. 4.
I would like to buy a new car. I want to buy a new car. I'd like to travel overseas. I want to travel overseas.
Point 2: Use both structures to make questions. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Would would you like to eat? (more polite) What do you want to eat? Would you like some coffee? (more polite) Do you want some coffee?
Point 3: Use both structures to make affirmative statements. 1. 2. 3. 4.
I would like to sit down. (more polite) I want to sit down. I'd like to leave. (more polite) I want to leave.
Point 4: Usually speakers only use 'want to + verb' in negative statements. 1. 2. 3. 4.
I don't want to watch TV. I don't want to study. She doesn't want to work here. They don't want to go out.
Point 5: In Yes / No questions, the auxiliary verb must match the question form.
Darcy: It sounds like you just want to travel around the world. Todd: I do kind of, but I like teaching. Actually, that leads us to the next question, what is your dream job or what would you like to do as a professional? I'll go first. I want to teach English in South America. I'd like to teach English in maybe Chile or Argentina or maybe Brazil or Colombia. I have friends that taught in those places, and they all say it's really nice. Darcy: Yeah, I just want to be a teacher or something with teaching, or I want to do some type of mentoring. I like traveling too, so I would like to go to maybe Korea or France or Italy, some European country, because I want to go somewhere new and have a new experience, but I'm also interested in the mentoring, so I think it would be really great. I really want to do TED Talks, so I want to get more experience so that way I have something that I can share with other people and travel around the world and talk to different people. Todd: That's nice. That's so cool. What about things you would like to learn or a skill you would like to develop? Darcy: I want to learn how to play the guitar. Todd: That would be lovely. Darcy: Yeah, I really like writing poetry so I think it would be cool if I learned how to play my own music. I want to be able to sing and play guitar and perform and entertain people and I want to kind of form that connection that music does that we can't necessarily do just talking with each other. Todd: Yeah, that's a nice one.
Would you like to have a pet? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn't. Do you want a pet? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
Darcy: What about you? Do you have any skills you want to learn? Todd: Yeah, two basics. One, I'd like to learn how to surf. I want to start surfing, I would love that, and also, I'd like to get a motorcycle and learn how to ride a bike around and take like a long motorcycle trip. I've done the scooter. I've done some dirt bike riding and I've done some motorbike riding in countries where I kind of lied and said I had a license and I didn't but I'd like to make it official, go get a motorcycle license, so we should make a pact. I'll get my motorcycle license and you'll get your driver's license. Darcy: Okay. Todd: It's a race. Darcy: Okay, you might win.