Linking verbs

To find out what a linking verb’s function is in a sentence To find out what verbs can be used as linking verbs

语法讲解建议采用归纳法，如尽可 能多的呈现一些相关例句，或可让 学生从已学课文中找相应例句，引 导学生试着从所观察到的语言现象 中总结出语言规则和语法规律。

Look at the following sentences. 1. We soon became best friends. (Unit 1, Book 1) 2. This sounded like my school in China. (Unit 1, Book 1) 3. …the mist would become a thick fog in the afternoon. (Unit 1, Book 3)

4. The footsteps seemed close now. (Unit 1, Book 3) 5. You really shouldn’t feel anxious. (Unit 1, Book 3)

1.Both of these medicines have saved millions of people’s lives and have proved beneficial to mankind since they were invented. 2. Within a short time, aspirin became the best-selling medicine in the world for pain relief. 3. The new medicine was effective. 4. He noted that a dish in which he was trying to grow bacteria for an experiment looked abnormal — it had blue mould in it. Sentences from this unit

Fill in the blanks. 1. We soon _______ best friends. 2. This _______ like my school in China. 3. …the mist would _______ a thick fog in the afternoon. 4. The footsteps ______ close now. 5. You really shouldn’t ____ anxious. became sounded become seemed feel Ready? Go!

1.Both of these medicines have saved millions of people’s lives and have ______ beneficial to mankind since they were invented. 2. Within a short time, aspirin ______ the best-selling medicine in the world for pain relief. 3. The new medicine _____ effective. 4. He noted that a dish in which he was trying to grow bacteria for an experiment ______ abnormal — it had blue mould in it. Sentences from this unit proved became was looked

What is a linking verb? A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about its state. The most common linking verb is “be (am/is/are/was/were/been)”.

Can you point out the linking verbs? I am a Senior 2 student. Surfing the Internet is really interesting. We are now in need of English teachers. Your suggestion sounds reasonable. It seems that everyone here knows him quite well. Milk goes bad easily in summer if you do not put it in the fridge. am is are sounds seems goes

1. My parents have always made me ____ about myself, even when I was twelve. A. feeling well B. feeling good C. feel well D. feel good 2. Emergency line operators must always ______ calm and make sure that they get all the information they need to send help. A. grow B. appear C. become D. stay

3. The traffic lights ______ green and I pulled away. A. came B. grew C. got D. went 4. — I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend. — _______ good. A. Sound B. Sounded C. Sounding D. Sounds

5. (2011 四川 ) Some people eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what _____ nice. A. looks B. smells C. feels D. tastes

以上我们已经通过归纳总结和练习 对本课的语法内容有了一定的了解， 下面就让我们根据 之前练习的考察情 况进一步选择讲解 该语法项的重难点。

1.“ 存在 ” 类：表示存在或具有某种特征 或状态。这类系动词强调 “ 存在 ” 。常 见的有： be ( 是 ) ， seem ( 似乎是 ) ， appear ( 似乎、显得 ) ， prove ( 证明是 ) 等。例如： The story proves true. They appear in favor of the new drug. Please keep quite in the library. Conclusion about linking verbs

2. “ 持续 ” 类 : 表示某种情况或状态的持续。 这类系动词强调 “ 持续 ” 。常见的有 : remain ( 依然 ) ， keep ( 保持 ) ， stay ( 保持 ) ， continue ( 继续、仍旧 ) ， stand ( 处于某状 况或情形 ) 等。例如 : —Why don't you put the meat in the fridge? —It will stay fresh for several days. It's already ten in the morning. The store remains closed. What's the matter?

3. “ 变化 ” 类 : 表示由一种情况或状态变 化成另一种情况或状态。这类系动词 强调 “ 变化 ” 后的情况或状态。常见的 有 : become ( 变成 ) ， turn ( 变成 ) ， grow ( 变得 ) ， go ( 变得 ) 等。例如 : Put the fish in the fridge, or it will go bad in hot weather.

4. 五种感官类动词 : look ( 看起来 ) ， feel ( 摸上去 ) ， smell ( 闻起来 ) ， taste ( 尝起 来 ) ， sound ( 听起来 ) 等。例如 : Your idea sounds good. Those oranges taste delicious. The milk smells sour. She looks much younger than she is.

1. 有些系动词通常不用于被动语态和 进行时态中。如 :feel ， taste 等词。例 如 : —Do you like the material? —Yes, it feels very soft. 2. 一般情况下，系动词主要跟形容词 或分词作表语。例如 : Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may get run over by a car. 注意事项

3. 能跟名词作表语的系动词常见的 有 :be, become, appear, seem, prove, remain 和 turn 等。注意 :turn 后跟 ( 表 示主语身份的 ) 名词作表语时，不加 冠词。例如 : Twenty years later, he turned teacher. The population growth in China remains a problem.

4. 系动词也可跟不定式 (to do / to be) ， 常见的有 : appear, seem, remain, prove, look 等。例如 : Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains to be seen whether they will enjoy it. On the long journey, Peter proved to be a most interesting guide. We all had a wonderful time.

Fill in the blanks with proper linking verbs: 1. Wood ________ hard. 2. The exercise _________ easy, but in fact it's very hard. 3. Don't you think the music of the song _________ beautiful? 4. The boy will _____ mad if you don’t allow him to surf the Internet. looks seems sounds go

Fill in the blanks with proper linking verbs: 5. Most leaves begin to __________ yellow in autumn. 6. The fish _______ good; the children like it very much. 7. The girl's face _________ red when she heard his words. 8. It’s true to find that parents _______ old when children grow up. turn/get tastes turned become

Linking verbs include: 1. be — am, is, are, was, were, been 2. five senses — sound, taste, feel, look, smell 3. seem, appear, prove, keep, stay, remain etc. 4. turn, go, fall, grow, get, become etc.

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For those with family members far away, the personal computer and the phone are important in staying ________. (2014 福建 ) A. connected B. connecting C. to connect D. to be connected

1. What he said sounds_______. A. nicely B. pleasantly C. friendly D. wonderfully 2. We don’t care if a hunting dog smells _____, but we really don’t want him to smell _____. A. well, well B. bad, bad C. well, badly D. badly, bad Quiz I: Multiple choice.

3. He turned ____ ten years ago but later he became _____. A. a teacher; a doctor B. teacher; doctor C. teacher; a doctor D. a teacher; doctor 4. The dog _____ lost yesterday. A. got B. became C. turned D. fall

5. The old man must have ____ mad. A. gone B. turned C. fallen D. driven 6. I felt ____ that I should leave. A. strong B. strongly C. to be strong D. very strong

7. —Do you like the material? —Yes, it _____ very soft. A. is feeling B. felt C. feels D. is felt 8. I am afraid the weather will _____ hot for a few days. A. last B. be lasted C. stay D. be stayed

9. Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health _____ poor. A. proves B. remains C. maintains D. continues 10. I love to go to the seaside in summer. It _____ good to lie in the sun or swim in the cool sea. A. does B. feels C. gets D. makes

Quiz II. Choose the right word to fill in the blanks. turn prove remain taste grow sound go fall taste stay seem 1. The cakes, which came to the market last week, ________ good, are well received. 2. I wish all my friends could ________ healthy and young forever. tasting stay

3. He ______ ill soon after he came back from Australia. 4. Haven’t seen you for ages. You’ve ________ much taller. 5. If you always eat fast food, vegetables may not _________ delicious to you. 6. Little of the original architecture _________ after the fire. fell grown taste remains

7. His theory later ________ true. 8. The boy will _______ mad if his mother doesn’t allow him to play computer games. 9. He devoted all his spare time to writing and later _______ writer. 10. Now it _______ very common for families to spend a lot of time apart. proved go turned seems

1. 她闻了闻肉，看看是否还新鲜。 2. 学生们上自习时要求保持安静。 3. 我们的国家正变得越来越强大了。 Quiz III: Translation. (using linking verbs) She smelled the meat to make sure it still smelled good. The students are supposed to keep quiet during the self-study period. Our country is becoming stronger and stronger.

4. 当夏天到来时，天气变得越来越热。 5. 他那年夏天高中毕业，然后在 2010 年 12 月，一满 18 岁就参军了。 When summer comes, it is getting hotter and hotter. He graduated from high school that summer, and joined the army in December 2010, as soon as he turned 18.

IV. Finish A on page 25.

Preview Task about reporting on short- sightedness: Skills building 1: listening for a present situation Skills building 2: interviewing someone Skills building 3: writing a radio script

Finish part B on page 25 and part C1, C2 on page 109.