UnitThreeGRAMMARandusageUnitThreeGRAMMARandusageGrammarandusageLinkingverbsAlinkingverbisawordusedtoconnectthesubjectofasentencetofurtherinformationaboutthestatewhichthesubjectisin.Pointoutthelinkingverbsinthefollowingsentences.1.IamZhuZhenfei.2.SurfingtheInternetisreallyinteresting.3.WearenowinneedofEnglishteachers.4.Thequestionishowtosolvetheproblem.5.WhatwewanttoknowiswhowillgiveusthelecturenextMonday.6.Yoursuggestionsoundsreasonable.7.Itseemsthateveryonehereknowshimquitewell.8.Milkgoesbadeasilyinsummerifyoudonotputitinthefridge.1.IamZhuZhenfei.2.SurfingtheInternetisreallyinteresting.3.WearenowinneedofEnglishteachers.4.Thequestionishowtosolvetheproblem.5.WhatwewanttoknowiswhowillgiveusthelecturenextMonday.6.Yoursuggestionsoundsreasonable.7.Itseemsthateveryonehereknowshimquitewell.8.Milkgoesbadeasilyinsummerifyoudonotputitinthefridge.1.Wordslikeappear,seem,prove,keep,stayandremaincanallbelinkingverbs.Sheappearsallright.TheyappearinfavouroftheInternet.Heappearstobeveryfriendlywithus.Theyappeartohavemisunderstoodme.Itappearsthatshewillwin.Itappearstomethatyouareallmistaken.2.Wordsrelatingtothefivesenses-sound,tastefeel,lookandsmell-canalsobelinkingverbs.Thatsoundswonderful,butsomepeopleclaimthattheInternetisawasteoftime.Ifyoualwayseatfastfood,vegetablesmaynottastedelicioustoyou.ItfeelsgoodtositinfrontoftheTVafterahardday’swork.Whenhegotuponstage,helookedalittlenervous.TheairoftensmellsbadinInternetcafes.3.Linkingverbsliketurn,go,fall,grow,getandbecomeusuallyindicateachangeofstate.Leavesturngreeninsummer.Theboywillgomadifyoudon’tallowhimtousethecomputer.Yoursonhadgrownmuchtalled.Hegetseasilyexcitedwhenplayingcomputergames.Shefellasleepthemomentshegotintobed.4.Linkingverbsaremostoftenfollowedbyanadjective.Sometimes,theycanalsobefollowedbyanounoraprepositionalphrase.IfeelitremainsimportantforustoeitherlimitouruseoftheInternet,orlearnhowtosolvetheproblemithascaused.Hebecameateacheraftergraduatingfromcollege.ThearticleisaboutusingtheInternettohelppeopleofallages.seem(tobe)+表语seemtohavedonesth.seemtobedoingsth.seem+从句become+noun.become+adj.become+v-ed/inggrow+adj.growtodosth.It’sgrowingcolderatnightnow.Igrewto(cameto)likethedog.remain+n.remain+adj.remain+pron.remain+v-ed/ingremain+prep.remain+todosth.PeterbecameajudgebutJohnremainedafisherman.HisknowledgeofFrenchremainedveryweak,becausehewasnotgoodatlearninglanguages.Iremainyourstruly.Thedoorremainedclosed.Youcan’tlettheroomremainlikethis.Itremainstobeproved.1.Thecloththat___smoothandsoft_____.A.feels;sellswellB.feels;iswellsoldC.isfelt;sellswellD.isfelt;sellsgood2._____delicious,thefoodwassoonsoldout.A.TastedB.BeingtastedC.TastingD.TotastePractice:3.Happybirthday,Alice!Soyouhave_____twenty-onealready.A.becomeB.turnedC.grownD.passed4.Thepilotaskedallthepassengersonboardtoremain____astheplanewasmakingalanding.A.seatB.seatingC.seatedD.tobeseating5.Becarefulwhenyoucrossthisverybusystreet.Ifnot,youmay_____runoverbyacar.A.haveB.getC.becomeD.turn6.Yoursuggestion_____good.A.hearsB.soundsC.listenstoD.listens7.Ihaven’tseenMarythesepastfewdays.I’mafraidshe____herselfforsometime.A.isn’tfeelingB.hasn’tbeenfeelingC.hadn’tbeenfeelingD.wasn;tfeeling8.Whathesaidcausedus_____.A.tofeelfrighteningB.feelfrightenedC.feelingfrightenD.tofeelfrightened9.Wedon’tcareifahuntingdogsmells____,butwereallydon’twanthimtosmell____.A.well;wellB.bad;badC.well;badlyD.badly;bad10.Thetrafficlights______greenandIpulledaway.A.cameB.wentC.gotD.grewAAnswers:18MarchTodayIfeelwornout.Thismorning,ItookpartinadebateabouttheInternet.TheInternetisverycontroversial.Itseemsverypopularwithmanypeople,buttherearestillsomepeoplewhodonotlikeitatall.Theysaythatitisfullofinformationthatcannotbetrusted,andthatitstopspeoplefromspendingtimewiththeirfamiliesandfriends.IadmiretheboyIdebatedagainstbecausehewasveryskillful.Hemadesomequitereasonablepointsandgaveagoodspeech.Italkedtohimafterthedebate.Heseemedtiredtoo.Hedoesn’treallythinktheInternetisbad,buthethinksweshouldpayattentiontotheproblemsitcancause.IagreedandtoldhimIfeltsurethatifweuseitinanintelligentmanner,theInternetcanbeagoodtool.Wewerebothhappywiththeoutcomeofthedebate.Peoplestayedsilentandlistenedtous,andapplaudedattheend.MumpredictsthatIwillbecomequiteagoodpublicspeakerifIcontinuetotakepartindebates.IamhopefulthatIwill,andIameagertodebateagainbecausetodayprovedverysuccessful!BAnswers:1proved/seemed/appeared2appeared/seemed3feel4stayed/remained5remained/stayed6seemedHomework:1.Reviewwhatwehavelearnedinclass.2.Finishtheworkbookexercises.GOODBYEGOODBYE
