BK 2 Unit 17 to 20 Need, Want, Would Like, Like

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

You 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

Would 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

Need 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

Need 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

Need 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

Would 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?

I 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.

Please, I want you

to call a meeting

Please cannot be added to the beginning

of either a want or a would like request.

Would 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

I 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

Mary 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

Mary 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

needs 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.

He 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

He 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

The End

Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons

Need, Want, Would Like & Like