What Do You Like To Do? – English Lyrics

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Lyrics & Translation

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
swim /swɪm/ A1	verb - to move through water by moving the body
draw /drɔː/ A2	verb - to produce a picture with a pen or pencil
cook /kʊk/ A1	verb - to prepare food by heat
ride /raɪd/ A2	verb - to sit on and control a vehicle or animal in motion
pet /pɛt/ A2	verb - to stroke or caress an animal
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
paint /peɪnt/ A2	verb - to cover a surface with paint
read /riːd/ A1	verb - to look at and understand written words
ski /skiː/ A2	verb - to move over snow on skis
play /pleɪ/ A1	verb - to engage in an activity for enjoyment
sing /sɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce musical sounds with the voice

Key Grammar Structures

• What do you like to do?

  ➔ Interrogative sentence structure with 'do' auxiliary verb.

  ➔ This is a simple question using the auxiliary verb "do" to inquire about someone's preferred activities.

• I like dancing...

  ➔ Verb 'like' followed by a gerund ('dancing').

  ➔ The verb "like" expresses preference and is followed by the gerund form of the verb to describe the activity.

• but I don't like dancing with a bear

  ➔ Negative sentence with 'don't like' followed by gerund phrase.

  ➔ This expresses a dislike for a specific activity (dancing) with a specific condition (with a bear). "Don't like" shows negation.

• I like riding a bike,

  ➔ Verb 'like' followed by a gerund ('riding'). 'a bike' is the object of the gerund.

  ➔ Similar to liking "dancing", liking "riding" is expressed with the gerund form of the verb. "A bike" specifies what is being ridden.

• but I don't like riding a shark

  ➔ Use of 'don't like' + gerund phrase with an object to express dislike.

  ➔ This combines the negative 'don't like' with a gerund phrase 'riding a shark' to express a specific aversion.

• I like petting a soft furry dog

  ➔ Adjective order before noun: soft, furry, dog

  ➔ This shows the common English practice of placing adjectives before the noun they modify. While not a strict rule, there's a typical order related to opinion (soft), and physical description (furry).

• but I don't like petting an aardvark

  ➔ Use of indefinite article 'an' before a vowel sound.

  ➔ The word "aardvark" begins with a vowel sound, so the indefinite article "an" is used for proper pronunciation.

• I like playing hide 'n seek,

  ➔ Contraction of 'and' to 'n' in informal speech/writing.

  ➔ "Hide 'n seek" is a common, informal way of saying "hide and seek". The contraction is typical of casual speech and children's language.

• I like singing with all my friends,

  ➔ Quantifier 'all' used before a possessive pronoun and a plural noun.

  ➔ "All" emphasizes that the action of singing is done with the entire group of friends.