Need, Want, Would Like & Like I would like to go with you, but I need to work next weekend... Would like, like, want and need have similarities and differences in meaning.. I would like
Trang 1You know I like to
visit my parents once a
month I want to go see
them next weekend
Need, Want, Would Like & Like
I would like to go with you, but I need to
work next weekend
Trang 2Would like, like, want and need have
similarities and differences in meaning You know I like to
visit my parents once a
month I want to go
see them next
weekend
I would like to go with you, but I need to work next weekend
Trang 3Need and want both indicate the desire for
something
I want to take a vacation
I want to visit my father
I have a great computer, but I want a new one
Trang 4Need and want both indicate the desire for
something Need implies that the thing
desired is very important or required
I want to take a vacation
We need money for a vacation
I want to visit my father
My father is sick I need to visit him
I have a great computer, but I want a new one
My computer broke, so I need a new one
She broke her leg She needs to go to the hospital
Trang 5Need and want can both be used
with a noun or an infinitive
I want to take a vacation
We need money for a vacation
I want to visit my father
My father is sick I need to visit him
I have a great computer but I want a new one
My computer broke, so I need a new one
She broke her leg She needs to go to the hospital
Trang 6Would like has the same meaning as want
Would like is more polite than want but
want is commonly used
We have a problem
here I would like you
to do something about
it
I would like to do something What do you want me to do?
Trang 7I want you to call
a meeting,
please.
Please can be added to the end of either a want or
a would like request to make it more polite.
Trang 8Please, I want you
to call a meeting
Please cannot be added to the beginning
of either a want or a would like request.
Trang 9Would like and like have different meanings
Like means that someone always or usually enjoys
something
I like big, friendly dogs
She likes vacations in sunny places
We like to buy a new computer every two years
Trang 10I like big, friendly dogs.
I would like to have a big friendly dog some day
She likes vacations in sunny places
They would like to take a vacation this winter
We like to buy a new computer every two years
Jack would like to buy a new computer
Would like means that someone wants
something now or in the future
Trang 11Mary says, “I like to travel.”
Click on the sentences that mean
Mary enjoys travelling.
Mary says, “I want to travel.”
Mary says, “I like travelling.”
incorrect
correct correct
Need, Like, Would Like & Like
Trang 12Mary says, “I want to buy a
train ticket.”
Click on the most polite sentence
Mary says, “I would like to buy
a train ticket, please.”
Mary says, “I want to buy a
train ticket, please.”
correct
incorrect
polite, but not the most polite
Need, Like, Would Like & Like
Trang 13needs wants
Click on the best choice to complete the sentence
Need, Like, Would Like & Like
would like likes
He lost his only pair of shoes.
He new shoes to wear to school.
Wearing shoes to school is necessary.
Trang 14He owns more pairs of shoes than he needs.
He really shoes.
needs wants
Click on the best choice to complete the statement
Need, Like, Would Like & Like
would like likes
He doesn’t need more shoes
He only likes shoes a lot
Trang 15He sees a pair of shoes that he likes.
He to have these shoes.
needs
Click on the correct choice to complete the sentence
Need, Like, Would Like & Like
would like likes
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Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons
Need, Want, Would Like & Like