1、Grammar Unit 3Family lifeobjectivesTo learn linking verb beTo learn other linking verbs: seem, smell, sound, taste, feelTo learn linking verbs followed by nouns or noun phrasesLinking verb Our family lives are different.You look tired.He became a doctor.adj.adj.n.A linking verb is a verb that connec

2、ts a subject with the adjective or noun that describes it.系動詞系動詞亦稱連系動詞，它本身有詞義，亦稱連系動詞，它本身有詞義，但但不能單獨(dú)用作謂語不能單獨(dú)用作謂語，后邊必須跟表語，后邊必須跟表語，構(gòu)成系表結(jié)構(gòu)說明主語的狀況、性質(zhì)、構(gòu)成系表結(jié)構(gòu)說明主語的狀況、性質(zhì)、特征等情況。特征等情況。Decide which of the following sentences uses the linking verb.He is a student.We are having a picnic.His face turned red.The we

3、ather got hotter and hotter.The coffee smells good.A. Linking verb be1. Its your gestures and the expression on your face.2. my dad is often abroad on business.3. Its much bigger than our last one.4. But I feel lonely when my parents are away from home.5. Thats what my grandma says.6. Her parents di

4、ed in a car accident, and she is unhappy and very lonely.7. Debbie and Simon are students.1. It_ your _ and the expression on your face.2. my dad _ often _ on business.3. It_ much _ than our last one.4. But I feel lonely when my parents _ _ home.5. That_ _ my grandma says.6. Her parents died in a ca

5、r accident, and she _ _ and very _.7. Debbie and Simon _ _.sgesturesisabroads biggerareaway froms whatis unhappylonelyare studentsgo Ready?1. I _ (am, are, is) from Australia. 2. She _ (am, are, is) a student. 3. Jane and Tom _ (am, is, are) my friends. 4. My parents _ (am, is, are) very busy every

6、day. 5. _ (Are, Is, Do, Does) there a Chinese school in New York? 6. _ (Be, Are, Were, Was) they excited when they heard the news? 用括號中適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空。用括號中適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空。amisareareIs Were Linking verb beOur family lives are different. I am a good daughter. He is busy with his work. They were happy yesterday.We use a

7、djectives or nouns after linking verb be to say what somebody or something is like.We use different forms of the verb be (am/is/are/was/were) to match with different subjects.Paula: Do you get a lot of pocket money?Jerry: No, I dont get much, as we _. But I help in my dads shop when he _, and he pay

8、s me a bit.Paula: What do you usually do with your family?Jerry: Sometimes my family and I go to the cinema together. It _.Paula: What do you like most about your parents?Jerry: Well, my parents _. We _ to each other, and they always support me.are not richis busyis wonderfulare kindare close Paula

9、asked Jerry some more questions. Complete their conversation with the correct form of be and the adjectives from the box. Add not if necessary. (P 39)busy close kind rich wonderfulA AB. Other linking verbs1. Although it sometimes feels crowded in our little flat, we dont mind.2. New fashions soon go

10、 out of date, dont they?3. Finally, if you do not get a satisfactory result, try not to get too angry.4. Although they have many difficulties, they keep happy.5. I keep dialing, but the line seems dead.1. Although it sometimes _ _ in our little flat, we dont mind.2. New fashions soon _ out of date,

11、dont they?3. Finally, if you do not get a satisfactory result, try not to _ too _.4. Although they have many difficulties, they _ _.5. I keep dialing, but the line _ _.feels crowdedgogetangrykeep happyseems deadgo Ready?Other linking verbs It sometimes feels crowded in our flat.The dinner smells goo

12、d but tastes strange.When people get old, their hair turns grey.We use adjectives after these linking verbs to describe somebody or something or talk about how things change.Read and memorizeappear feel look seem smell sound taste become get go grow turn感官系動詞感官系動詞變化系動詞變化系動詞表像系動詞表像系動詞持續(xù)系動詞持續(xù)系動詞keep r

13、emain staylook smell sound taste feelbecome grow turn get go comeseem, appear, lookOther linking verbs 感官系動詞感官系動詞感官系動詞主要有：感官系動詞主要有： look 看起來看起來 smell 聞起來聞起來 sound 聽起來聽起來 taste 嘗起來嘗起來 feel 摸起來摸起來她的主意聽起來很不錯(cuò)。她的主意聽起來很不錯(cuò)。Her idea sounds great. 這種布手感很軟。這種布手感很軟。 This kind of cloth feels very soft. 變化系動詞變化系

14、動詞那個(gè)小女孩先是發(fā)怒，后來又傷心起來。那個(gè)小女孩先是發(fā)怒，后來又傷心起來。The little girl first got angry and then later became sad. 她沒多長時(shí)間就富了。她沒多長時(shí)間就富了。She grew rich within a short time. 變化系動詞表示主語變成什么樣，常見的變化系動詞表示主語變成什么樣，常見的該類系動詞有：該類系動詞有：become, grow, turn, get, go, come等，皆有等，皆有“變得；變成變得；變成”之意。之意。 表像系動詞表像系動詞表像系動詞主要有：表像系動詞主要有：seem, appe

15、ar, look 等，意為等，意為“看起來像看起來像”。如：。如：他好像很傷心。他好像很傷心。 He seems very sad. 他看起來很累。他看起來很累。He looks tired. 他看起來很傷心。他看起來很傷心。He seems (to be) very sad. 持續(xù)系動詞持續(xù)系動詞持續(xù)系動詞用來表示主語繼續(xù)或保持持續(xù)系動詞用來表示主語繼續(xù)或保持 一種狀況或態(tài)度，常見的該類系動詞一種狀況或態(tài)度，常見的該類系動詞有有keep, remain, stay等，這幾個(gè)詞都等，這幾個(gè)詞都可意為可意為“保持保持”。如：。如：格林先生開會時(shí)總保持沉默。格林先生開會時(shí)總保持沉默。Mr. Gre

16、en always kept silent at the meeting. Complete the speech bubbles in the cartoon below with the correct forms of the linking verbs and the adjectives from the boxes.(P.40)B Bgone badseems expensivetastes terriblegetting hungrysounds angryC. Linking verbs followed by nouns or noun phrases1. I am a go

17、od daughter.2. He became a doctor.3. They seem a happy family.4. After the company was bought, he remained the manager.5. Well remain friends forever.1. I _ a good daughter.2. He _ a doctor.3. They _ a happy family.4. After the company was bought, he _ the manager.5. Well _ _ forever.ambecameseemrem

18、ainedremain friends go Ready?Linking verbs followed by nouns or noun phrasesI am a good daughter.He became a doctor.They seem a happy family.After the company was bought, he remained the manager.Some linking verbs can be followed by a noun or noun phrase.能跟名詞作表語的系動詞常見能跟名詞作表語的系動詞常見的有：的有：be, become, a

19、ppear, seem, prove, remain等。等。What did your cousin do when he left school?He became a football player.(become/football player)Use the words in brackets to answer the questions. Then practise these conversations in pairs.(P.41)C CYouve visited many countries. Which is the best?China remains the best

20、place in the world for me.(China/remain/best place/world/for me)Which is the hottest month of the year?August is the hottest month.(August/be/hottest month)What do you think of that girl?She appears a very kind person.(appear/very kind person)What do you like most about your father?He is the happies

21、t man in the world.(be/happiest man/world)一、按要求填空。一、按要求填空。1.The running water makes the stones _ very smooth. (感官系動詞感官系動詞)2. Your mother _ younger than she is.Thank you for saying so. (感官系動詞感官系動詞)3.The medicine _ awful. I cant stand it. I know, Jimmy. But its helpful for you.(感官系動詞感官系動詞)feellookstas

22、tes注注: 另附另附 word 文檔。文檔。點(diǎn)擊此處鏈接點(diǎn)擊此處鏈接4.Mom is cooking dinner. It _ so nice. (感官系動詞感官系動詞)5. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It _ good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea. (感官系動詞感官系動詞)6. Mummy, can I put the peaches in the cupboard? No, dear. They dont _ well. Put them in the fridge instead

23、. (持續(xù)系動持續(xù)系動詞詞)smellsfeelskeep7.What _ the number of the students in your school?About two thousand. A number of them _ from the countryside. (be 動詞動詞)8. What are you going to do this weekend?I together with my classmates _ going to climb Mount Qian. (be動詞動詞)isaream二、用二、用 taste, become, seem, appear, remain 的適當(dāng)形式填空。的適當(dāng)形式填空。1. She _ a famous nurse.2. The village _ deserted and not even a dog was to be seen.3. The pie _ deli