Unit 3 Language in use

Language practice

That smells delicious !It tastes too strong. It doesn’t smell fresh. It feels very soft and comfortable. She sounds really nice. and she looks very pretty.

A1: Pair work

I love pizza. It tastes good.

Say what you like / don’t like, say why.

I don’t like jazz. It sounds noisy.

A2 : Complete the sentences.

1.The milk ______________ fresh.2.My sweater _________ comfortable.3.The room _________ quiet.4.These lanterns ________ beautiful!5.You _____________________ angry.6.She _______________________ nice.7.You ____________________ happy.8.This pizza _______________bad.

feel look seem smell sound taste

smells / tastes feels

sounds look

look / seem / sound looks / seems / sounds look / seem / sound

smells / tastes

A3: Look at the picture. Complete the sentences

1.The cakes ________________.

2.The bananas _____________.

3.The students _____________.

4.The flowers ______________.

The party sounds noisy.

taste delicious

smell good

look happy

smell sweet

A3: Look at the picture. Complete the sentences

5. The teacher ________________.

6. The juice _______________.

7. The chair __________________.

8. The music __________________.

seems friendly

tastes sour

feels comfortable

sounds beautiful

A4: Match the words with the questions.

nice

What is he/she like?

What does he/she look like?

dark

beautiful dark fair friendly glassesnervous nice old pretty proud quiet short shy tall young

, beautiful, fair, old, pretty, tall, short, young

, friendly, shy, proud, quiet, nervous

Jane:Jane: Hi Alex! How are you today?

Alex:Alex: Great!

Jane:Jane: You (1)_______ very happy!

Alex:Alex: Oh, yes. I am always happy when I’ve

got a cake to eat. Here, have some.

It really (2)_______ delicious!

Jane:Jane: Thanks. It certainly (3)_______ very

pretty, too. Mmm, you’re right. It is nice.

Exercises timeExercises timeA6 A6

look

tastes looks

Alex: And another good thing is, my friend

Ben is coming to stay.

Jane: Oh, really? What (4)______ he like?

Alex: He’s really friendly and kind.

Jane: What (5)______ he look like?

Alex: Well, he’s tall and thin.

Jane: I’d like to meet him. Why don’t we go

out somewhere together?

Alex: OK, good idea!

is

does

A5: Ask and answer like this-- What does your look like?

-- He’s

-- What is your like?

-- He’s

dad

tall and handsome.

dad

friendly.1. your mum2. your math/Chinese/ music teacher3. your neighbor4. your best friend

A: It looks beautiful.

B: Is it a flower?

A: No, it isn’t. it’s round and hot.

B: Is it a pizza?

A: ….

A7

A8: Listen and complete the

table.

What is the speaker complaining

about?

The people

The music

The room

The food

The drink

horrible, too loud, sounds like noise, not music

too hot for dancing

too salty

too cold

unfriendly

Complete the passage Complete the passage Americans don’t touch a lot, but they

shake hands with each other when they

first (1)________ or when they meet

again. They (2)_________ a lot and say

“Let’s have lunch”, but they aren’t being

(3)__________ --they’re being polite.

When two Americans are standing and

A9 A9

meet smile

friendly

talking, they don’t stay too(4)________ to

each other. If they meet some friends

on the street while they are (5)_________

someone else, it is polite to (6)_________

the person. Americans (7)_______ people

in the eye, but they think it’s rude to stare.

Americans sound (8)_________ because

they speak (9)_________.

close

with introduce

look

noisy loudly

A: Melons smell delicious.

B: Melons smell delicious. They taste sweet

D: Melons smell delicious. They taste sweet D: Melons smell delicious. They taste sweet They don’t feel soft. They look beautiful.They don’t feel soft. They look beautiful.

C: Melons smell delicious. They taste sweet. They don’t feel soft.

A10 : Group workGroup workSay how things feel, look, smell, sound and taste

Around the world Around the world

British people usually _______ hands the first time they _____, and in formal meetings. Family members and good friends _____ when they meet, but men don’t usually kiss _________. In informal situations, people just ____________ to each other.

shake shake meet meet

kiss kiss

other men men say “ hello” “ hello”

Greetings

Think of someone you know and write a description of them. Write about their: age

height size hair face impression e.g. My best friend Daming is 14 years old.He is 1.68 metres tall and looks strong …

Stephen is a tall middle-aged man. He’s well-built but not fat. His dark hair is short and straight. His face is round and he smiles a lot. He has big eyes. He looks intelligent and a little cold, but he is really friendly when you get to know him.

Stephen likes music very much and jazz is his favourite. He plays the guitar quite well and often sings with friends. He also likes sports. He plays basketball once a week. He always smiles when they win, he is quiet when they lose.

1.这是鱼汤吗？尝起来太咸了．

2.它闻起来不新鲜．

3.你看上去很聪明！

4.当我说汉语时，我觉得紧张．

5.谢谢你的上一封信，收到你的信真开心．

6.我还喜欢运动，特别是打网球．

Translate the sentences ______________________________.

______________________________.

______________________________.

______________________________.

______________________________.

______________________________.

Is it fish soup ? It tastes too salty.

It doesn’t smell fresh.

You look very clever .

I feel nervous when I speak English.

Thanks for your last letter. It’s great to hear from you.

I enjoy sports as well, especially tennis .