Jaiko ~ June 28 ~ July 5

We will continue the story of Jaiko's life in junior and senior high school. 

Junior high school and High school
When you were in JHS, which subject did you enjoy studying the most?
Why did you enjoy studying ___________?

Which subject couldn't you stand?
Why couldn't you stand ___________?

She was so fast that she won easily.
She liked running so much that she joined the track and field team.

"ぶちぎり" ~ She had a huge lead when she crossed the finish line.

Like

like + to + doushi

like + doushi + ing

She liked to run.
She liked running.

She liked to go running.
She like going running.

Remember: Combinations of go and (doumeshi) gerunds are generally used for (jiyu no jikan) leisure-time activities.

(We do not say *go working or *go studying)

Gerunds are often used in combinations after the verb go.
These combinations generally show leisure-time activities.
They are not used for sports, games, or work.

Here are some common go + gerund combinations:

go biking*
go boating
go bowling
go camping
go canoeing
go climbing
go cycling*
go dancing
go drinking
go driving*
go fishing
go golfing
go hiking
go hunting
go jogging
go riding*
go running
go sailing
go shopping
go sightseeing
go skateboarding
go skating
go skiing
go sky diving
go sledding
go surfing
go swimming
go trick-or-treating*
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Breakfast
Do you eat breakfast in the morning?
How often do you eat breakfast?
What do you usually eat for breakfast?
Some people say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Do you agree?  Why or Why not?

Go swimming  / Go fishing

We use go ~ ing for a number of activities (especially sports).  For example, you can say: 

Go swimming        go sailing     go fishing     go climbing       
go skiing                  go jogging

*Also go shopping, go sightseeing

Eg.

How often do you go swimming?

I would like to go skiing.

When did you last go shopping?

I have never been sailing.