LOOK, SMELL ETC (LINKING VERBS) Look, smell, taste, feel, sound +adjective Seem + adjetivo. Look ,smell, taste ,feel, sound +like a (an)+sustantivo contable Look, smell, taste ,fee l,sound +like +sustantivo incontable /plural/ nombre propio Look, smell ,taste, feel, sound AS IF +sujeto +verbo Seem+ as if +sujeto +verbo IT LOOKS AS IF HE WERE IN A HURRY En inglés informal es frecuente encontrar like if en lugar de as if No se usan seguidos de infinitivo con to ,cuando se necesita usar esa estructura es obligatorio utilizar SEEM He seems to be waiting for someone TAMBIÉN SE USA PARA LAS FORMAS IMPERSONALES There seem to be There don’t seem to be There seemed to be there didn’t seem to be 1.-Complete the sentences using words from the box Water sore cool donkey photo silk new washing powder Ripe(maduro) door bell horrible coffee I don’t think I’ll eat this peach, it doesn’t feel..................................................... Those shoes look...................................When did you buy them? This milk smells.........................................I´ll open another bottle This coffee tastes like..............................Who made it? My feet are feeling......................after such a long walk I love the smell of fresh.................................. That picture looks like a........................................ I know it is a horse but it looks like a......................................................................... I´m sure it is expensive perfume, but to me it smells like......................................... Your telephone sounds like a.................................................................................... The blouse was very cheap but it feels like.............................................................. 2.-Describe the following things with hot, spicy, bitter ,sour ,salty ,sweet Unsweetened coffee pineapple Chilli Lime Lemon Chinese cooking Sea water cake 3.-Match the two halves of the sentences. 1 Are you sure this is a potato? It looks more like 2 Take that hat off. You look 3 This film looks 4 You’re very pale. You look like 5 I wouldn’t say that was red. It looks more 6 Oh dear, It looks like -7- a interesting. Shall we go and see it? b you’ve seen a ghost. c orange to me. d it’s going to rain. e an orange. f really stupid in it. 4.-Translate Sabe a pan pero no parece pan ......................................................................................................................................... Parece una buena idea ......................................................................................................................................... Huele a ajo .......................................................................................................................................... No me gusta el sabor a aceitunas (taste of) ........................................................................................................................................... Me encanta el olor a rosas ........................................................................................................................................... Huele a café recién hecho ........................................................................................................................................... Esta rosas parecen reales pero no lo son ........................................................................................................................................... Con ese corte de pelo pareces distinta ........................................................................................................................................... La nueva canción de X se parece a una antigua canción de Y ........................................................................................................................................... Este cordero esta muy sabroso ........................................................................................................................................... Peter siempre huele a tabaco americano ........................................................................................................................................... Parece que tiene mucho dinero ........................................................................................................................................... Parece tener mucha prisa(seem)(Look as if) ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... Parece que están esperando a alguien ........................................................................................................................................... Parece que hay muchos problemas ........................................................................................................................................... Parece que no hay problemas ........................................................................................................................................... Parece un avión pero no suena como un avión ........................................................................................................................................... Parecía que no había muchos libros pero luego encontramos un montón en aquel armario ........................................................................................................................................... 5.- Complete the text with the words and phrases in the box in the correct form. look (x2) look as if sound sound like feel feel like like Yesterday I 1 _____________ getting some fresh air and the weather 2 _____________ really good, so I went out for a walk in the mountains. I really 3 _____________ contemplating the views from out there and I4 _____________ great when I reached the top of the first mountain. Then I noticed the black clouds and saw the fi rst bolt of lightning. After that came the thunder, which 5 _____________ really close. In fact it 6 _____________ a building falling down it was that loud. I hadn’t thought to take any waterproof clothing with me and as the first drops of rain started to fall it 7 _____________ I was going to get completely wet. And that’s what happened. When I eventually got home my parents said I 8 _____________ terrible! -8-