The document discusses verbs used to describe the five senses - look, smell, feel, sound, and taste. It provides examples of using verbs of the senses with adjectives (e.g. "You look tired"), with nouns linked by "like" (e.g. "This sounds like a bomb"), with clauses introduced by "as if/as though" (e.g. "She looks as if she's been crying"), and with "of" to indicate something really has a smell or taste (e.g. "It smells of gas"). The document also notes that "feel like" means "want" and provides collocation examples.
The document discusses verbs used to describe the five senses - look, smell, feel, sound, and taste. It provides examples of using verbs of the senses with adjectives (e.g. "You look tired"), with nouns linked by "like" (e.g. "This sounds like a bomb"), with clauses introduced by "as if/as though" (e.g. "She looks as if she's been crying"), and with "of" to indicate something really has a smell or taste (e.g. "It smells of gas"). The document also notes that "feel like" means "want" and provides collocation examples.
The document discusses verbs used to describe the five senses - look, smell, feel, sound, and taste. It provides examples of using verbs of the senses with adjectives (e.g. "You look tired"), with nouns linked by "like" (e.g. "This sounds like a bomb"), with clauses introduced by "as if/as though" (e.g. "She looks as if she's been crying"), and with "of" to indicate something really has a smell or taste (e.g. "It smells of gas"). The document also notes that "feel like" means "want" and provides collocation examples.
impression someone gives us through the senses we use
LOOK, SMELL, FEEL,
SOUND, TASTE. Verb of the senses ● Use a verb of the senses +Adjective Ex.“You look tired” “That smells delicious”
“This music sounds awful”
“These shoes feel
comfortable” Verb of the senses ● Use a verb of the senses+like+noun Ex“This sounds like a bomb” “You look like your brother” “This tastes like tea, not coffee”
● FEEL LIKE= want, would like to
“I don't feel like going out” means “I don't want to go out” Verb of the senses ● Use a verb of the ● like+a clause is very senses+as if/as colloquial. “He looks like though+a clause he needs a holiday”
Ex “She looks as if she's
● As if/as though is been crying” preferred. “It sounds as if someone's been trying to open the door” “It smells as though it's raining” Verb of the senses ● Smell/taste +of . When we think sth really is what it smells or tastes of. Ex.“Open the window- it smells of gas in here” “The strawberry ice- cream really tastes of straberries” ● When we use verbs with like, we are saying that sth smells or tastes similar to something else. Ex.”This meat tastes like chicken”= similar to chicken