1. THE VERBS OF THE SENSES
You use them to indicate the impression you get from
something (a piece of art, a film…) or somebody.
SEEM. STRUCTURE
1.SEEM+ADJECTIVE:She seems angry
2.SEEM+INFINITIVE: She seems to be angry
3.It seems as if/as though+ sentence: It seems as if/as
though they are not in love.
4.It seems like+ noun. It seems like a good agreement.
LOOK/FEEL/SMELL/TASTE/SOUND.STRUCTURE.
1.LOOK+ADJECTIVE:She looks unhappy.
2.It looks as if/as though+ sentence: It looks as if/as
though it is going to rain again-
3.It looks like+ noun: It looks like gold
“Look " is something you say when you can physically
see something.
It looks like gold.
"Seem” is something a little more abstract. It's
something you can only guess.
You seem really down. What´s wrong
2. 1. You can use "sound" when you describe something you've
heard
If you hear a song you like, you can say "that sounds great".
2. You can say "look" when you describe something you've seen.
If you see something like a beautiful piece of art, you could say "that
looks beautiful".
3. You can say “taste” when you describe something you have eaten:
That cake tasted good. It was delicious.
That cake tasted OF orange= it has the taste of orange.
That cake tasted LIKE orange=it has a similar taste to orange.
4. You can say “smell” when you describe for example, a perfume:
That perfume smells lovely.
Victoria Beckham´s mouth SMELLED OF garlic= it had the smell of garlic
Victoria Beckham´s mouth SMELLED LIKE garlic= similar to garlic
5. You can say “feel” when you describe something you have touched:
The sheets feel so soft.