Unit 35: Would you like …? / I’d like …

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A. Would you like … ? = Do you want … ?

We use Would you like … ? to offer things:

A: Would you like some coffee?
B: No, thank you.
A: Would you like a chocolate?
B: Yes, please.
A: What would you like, tea or coffee?
B: Tea, please.
Would you like a chocolate?
Yes, please.

We use Would you like to … ? to invite somebody:

Would you like to go for a walk?
Would you like to have dinner with us on Sunday?
Yes, I’d love to. (= I would love to have dinner with you)
What would you like to do this evening?

B. I’d like … is a polite way to say I want. I’d like = I would like:

I’m thirsty. I’d like a drink.
(in a tourist office) I’d like some information about hotels, please.
I’d like to see the film on television this evening.

C. Would you like … ? and Do you like … ?

Would you like some tea?
Yes, please.
Do you like tea?
Yes, I do.
Would you like some tea? = Do you want some tea?
• A: Would you like to go to the cinema tonight? (= Do you want to go tonight?)
• B: Yes, I’d love to.
• I’d like an orange, please. (= Can I have an orange?)
• What would you like to do next weekend?
Do you like … ? / I like …
• A: Do you like going to the cinema? (in general)
• B: Yes, I go to the cinema a lot.
• I like oranges. (in general)
• What do you like to do at weekends?
like to do and like -ing → UNIT 51 | I would do something if … → UNIT 112

Examples

Would you like some coffee?
Would you like a chocolate?
What would you like, tea or coffee?
Would you like to have dinner with us on Sunday?
I’d like a drink.
I’d like some information about hotels, please.
Would you like some tea?
Do you like tea?
Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
I’d like an orange, please.

Exercises 35.1 – 35.3

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35.1 What are the people in the pictures saying? Use Would you like … ?

Chocolate
1. a chocolate
Apple
2. an apple
Coffee
3. some coffee
Orange
4. an orange
Sandwich
5. a sandwich
Cake
6. some cake
  1. Would you like a chocolate?
  2. Would you like ?
  3. Would you like ?
  4. Would you like ?
  5. Would you like ?
  6. Would you like ?
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35.2 What do you say to Sue in these situations? Use Would you like to … ?

  1. You want to go to the cinema tonight. Perhaps Sue will go with you. (go)
    Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
  2. You say: Would you like to go to the cinema tonight?
  3. You want to play tennis tomorrow. Perhaps Sue will play too. (play)
    tennis tomorrow?
  4. You’ve got some holiday photographs. Sue hasn’t seen them yet. (see)
    them?
  5. You have an extra ticket for a concert next week. Perhaps Sue will go. (go)
    ?
  6. It’s raining and Sue is going out. She hasn’t got an umbrella but you have one. (borrow)
    mine?
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35.3 Which is right?

  1. a chocolate? 'Yes, please.' Would you like is right
  2. Do you like / Would you like bananas? 'Yes, I love them.'
  3. Do you like / Would you like an ice-cream? 'No, thank you.'
  4. What do you like / would you like to drink? 'A glass of water, please.'
  5. Do you like / Would you like to go out for a walk? 'Not now. Perhaps later.'
  6. I like / I’d like tomatoes but I don’t eat them very often.
  7. What time do you like / would you like to have dinner this evening? 'No, thanks. I’m not hungry.'
  8. Do you like / Would you like something to eat? 'No, thanks. I’m not hungry.'
  9. Do you like / Would you like your new job? 'Yes, I’m enjoying it.'
  10. I’m tired. I like / I’d like to go to sleep now.

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