I’m good at swimming, bad at sailing
We use good at, great at and bad at with the -ing form. I’m good at swimming, but I’m bad at sailing. If a verb ends in -e, we drop the e: make, making. If a short verb ends in one vowel and one consonant, we double the consonant: swim, swimming; run, running. We can also use a noun: I’m good at tennis. We give a reason with because and can: I’m good at running because I can run fast.
| Verb | -ing form |
|---|---|
| play | playing |
| draw | drawing |
| make | making |
| swim | swimming |
| run | running |
| Name | Good at | Bad at |
|---|---|---|
| Adel | swimming | sailing |
| Heba | drawing | football |
| Karim | running | cooking |
I’m good at drawing because I practise every day.
I’m great at running because I can run fast.
I’m bad at football. I can’t kick the ball well.
I’m bad at cooking, but I’m good at eating!
I am good at swimming because I can swim fast. I am bad at drawing, but I like it. My sister is better at drawing than me. She is the best artist in our family. I am the worst cook in my family!
Talent interview. The child asks three people at home about the things they do well and the things they find difficult, and why. Write the answers in a table with the columns Name, Good at, Bad at. Then say one sentence about each person.