Expression: to be good at + gerund

[brille]

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #3 "Take it easy", question 3

Are you any good at cooking?

(a) Can you cook sometimes
(b) Do you cook very often
(c) Can you cook well
(d) Do you like cooking

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #3 "Take it easy", answer 3

Can you cook well?

Correct answer: (c) Can you cook well

Your answer was: incorrect
Do you like cooking?
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why dont we use do you like cooking

[Pamela]

Are you any good at cooking?= Can you cook well?

To be good at something -- able to do something well.

Hope that helps.

[Yankee]

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One thing I like doing is singing. Unfortunately, most people don't like it when I sing because it sounds horrible.

In other words, saying that you 'like doing something' is not a guarantee that you can also do it well.
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Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English