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It seems... (with our five senses!) - English lesson

It wasn't...  but I then realized that there were a few more explanations to be given... 

TO SEEM: 

The English verb,  "to seem" is complex and expresses several aspects that, sometimes, it is

difficult to distinguish;

The following sentence: The children seemed tired. is only giving very little information about

my perception of the kids' tiredness and how I could judge that state.  

If I have reached that conclusion, (They seemed tired), is it because I can see them slouching on

the couch, motionless? [Here, I'm helped by my sight] Is it because they didn't move when I stroke

their cheeks very gently?  [Here, I'm helped by my sense of touching] Is it, on the contrary, because

these noisy kids are now silent and no longer heard at all?     [I'm helped by my sense of hearing].

In English, there are "sense verbs" which are directly applied to our five senses and thus provide 

additional direct information. 

to feel (touch)/ to look (sight)/ to smell (smelling)/ to sound (hearing)/ to taste (taste). 

1) These "sense verbs" may be followed by an adjective:

To feel/ look/ smell/ sound/ taste + adjective. 

                    That sounds interesting!                                                         ... and this tastes sweet! 

- This news really sounds interesting. (The news has been heard) 

- This coffee tastes weird. (We have tasted it!) 

- This cheese smells really bad. (What a terrible smell!)

2) These "sense verbs" may be followed by a noun or a nominal group:

To feel/ look/ smell/ sound/ taste + like + nominal group. 

                                               It tastes like chicken... but is it real chicken? 

- She sounds like her mother. ( she has the same voice as her mother) 

- This tastes like chicken... (when you eat it!) 

- This material feels like velvet. (when you touch it!) 

To feel/ look/ smell/ sound/ taste + as if/ as though + clause (verbal group). 

- You sound as if you've had a bad cold. 

- It looks as though we'll have to wait for a long time. (the line is really long!)

- You look as though you've just seen a ghost.

  In American English, you'll keep hearing: 

 You look like you've just seen a ghost. 

Please, do not imitate in exams (or competitive exams) or in a formal conversation in GB. 

Without even realizing it, we need to keep our senses alive and alert! 

Please, keep them alert for the following test,  at least... Keep faith! 

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A. 'I’m not surprised he is feeling exhaustedfeeling like exhaustedas if exhaustedI don't know after the runs and jumps he has done all day long.'

B. 'Here’s Theo!… He is feeling as if self-assuredsounds self-assuredfeeling like self-assuredI don't know and looks like a real leadersmells like a real leadertastes like a real leaderI don't know.'

C. 'Oh dear, he sounds crazysounds like crazysmells crazyI don't know, and I find him quite frightening…'

D. 'You’re hoarse, you sound as if you had sunglook like you had sunglook you had sungI don't know throughout the night…'

E. 'I like this shampoo… it feels liketastes likesmells likeI don't know coconut…'

F. 'When you say such words, you sound as thoughlook likesound likeI don't know your mother, and I don’t like it…'

G. 'This chocolate looks too sweettastes too sweetsmells too sweetI don't know for me… I like it much bitter and strong!'

H. 'Your little bedroom feels an ovenfeels like an ovenfeels as an ovenI don't know … You should open the windows…'

I. 'Go and have a rest… You look as if you've hadfeel as if you've hadfeel like if you've hadI don't know a sleepless night and would fall asleep in a minute…'

 

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