VIDEO COMING AFTER THE LIVE CONVERSATION ON YOUTUBE – COME AND JOIN US!

Nội Dung Chính

What are three things that you are good at?

Woodward English Conversation Question 8

Good at …

You are GOOD AT (doing) something because of practice.

Compare these two sentences:

• I am good at English.
• I am good at speaking English

The first one says you are good at a thing.
The second sentence says you are good at doing something.

good at + noun (something)

• I am good at English.
• He is good at Football.

good at + gerund (verb-ing)

If are describing how you are good at an action, then you use a gerund (verb-ing) after good at.
Remember in English we use the structure: preposition + gerund
(good at + gerund)

• I am good at speaking English (good at + gerund)  gerund = verb-ing
• He is good at playing Football

Before good at you can also use an adverb to give more detail:

• They are very good at negotiating.
• He is extremely good at making people laugh.

When you add an adverb + good, you can often change them for a more specific word:

• They are great at negotiating.
• He is brilliant at making people laugh.

Examples of things you may be good at

Do any of these sentences apply to you?

• I’m good at dealing with people.
• I’m good at telling stories.
• I’m good at teasing my friends.
• I’m good at expressing my feelings.
• I’m good at keeping secrets.
• I’m good at writing poems.
• I’m good at golf.
• I’m good at science.
• I’m good at drawing.
• I’m good at everything.

Questions with GOOD AT

• Are you good at writing?
• Are you good at talking with people?
• Are you good at sleeping?
• Are you good at keeping a positive attitude?
• Are you good at swimming?
• Are you good at solving problems?
• Are you good at decorating spaces?
• Are you good at recycling?
• Are you good at math?
• Are you good at gaming?

I’m not good at…

You can also you good at in a negative form: I’m not good at…

• I’m not good at getting up early.
• I’m not good at rugby.
• I’m not good at decorating cakes.

We can also use good at in different tenses.

• I was good at…
• I have always been good at…
• I know I will be good at…

What were you good at as a child?

• I was good at passing exams.
• I was good at collecting stamps.
• I was good at playing tag.

I want to be good at…

What would you like to be good at in the future?

• I want to be good at cooking.
• I want to be good at speaking English.

What are three things that you are good at?

Shares

Back to: English Conversation > English Conversation Questions 1-9