牛津版 高二 模块七 Unit 2

Unit 2 Fit for life Grammar

A linking verb is a word used to connect the subject of a sentence to further information about the state which the subject is in.

1. I am Linda. 2. Surfing the Internet is really interesting. 3. We are now in need of English teachers. 4. The question is how to solve the problem. 5. What we want to know is who will give us the lecture next Monday. am is are is Point out the linking verbs in the sentences.

6. Your suggestion sounds reasonable. 7. It seems that everyone here knows him quite well. 8. Milk goes bad easily in summer if you do not put it in the fridge. sounds seems goes

The most common linking verb is ‘to be ( be/ am/ is/ are/ was/ were/ been)’ e.g. The information is true and accurate. subjectstate

1.Words like appear, seem, prove, keep, stay and remain can all be linking verbs. e.g. He appears to be very friendly with us. It appears that she will win. The Internet proved of great value to us during our project.

You shouldn’t keep quiet in a debate. People stayed silent and listened to us, and applauded at the end. For these reasons, I believe the Internet remains a positive tool that helps make our lives better.

2. Words relating to the five senses-- sound, taste feel, look and smell -- can also be linking verbs. e.g. That sounds wonderful, but some people claim that the Internet is waste of time.

If you always eat fast food, vegetables may not taste delicious to you. It feels good to sit in front of the TV after a hard day’s work. When he got up on stage, he looked a little nervous. The air often smells bad in Internet cafes.

3. Linking verbs like turn, go, fall, grow, get and become usually indicate a change of state. e.g. Leaves turn green in spring. The boy will go mad if you don’t allow him to use the computer.

Alisha fell asleep the moment she got into bed. Your son had grown much taller. John gets easily excited when playing computer games. The amount of false information on the Internet becomes more of a problem every day.

4. Linking verbs are most often followed by an adjective. Sometimes, they can also be followed by a noun or a prepositional phrase.

e.g. I feel it remains important for us either to limit our use of the Internet, or to learn how to solve the problems it has caused. adjective

He became a teacher after graduating from college. The article is about using the Internet to help people of all ages. noun prepositional phrase

1. 系动词不用于进行时和被动语态； 2. 除个别词外, 几乎所有的系动词后 都能跟形容词作表语，但不能跟副 词作表语；

3. look, smell, taste 等词既可作系动词， 也可作实义动词； 4. appear, prove, seem 后面可以跟 to be + adj., 也可省略 to be 。

seem (to be) + 表语 seem to have done sth. seem to be doing sth. seem + 从句 remain + n. remain + adj. remain + pron. remain + v-ed/ing remain + prep. remain + to do sth.

e.g. His knowledge of French remained very weak, because he was not good at learning languages. Peter became a judge but John remained a fisherman.

I remain yours truly. The door remained closed. You can’t let the room remain like this. It remains to be proved.

grow + adj. grow to do sth. e.g. It’s growing colder at night now. I grew to (came to) like the dog. become + noun. become + adj. become + v-ed/ing

Underline all the linking verbs in the diary about the Internet debate. Answers: Today I feel worn out. This morning, I took part in a debate about the Internet. The Internet is very controversial. It

seems very popular with many people, but there are still some people who do not like it at all. They say that it is full of information that can not be trusted, and that it stops people from spending time with their families and friends.

I admire the boy I debated against because he was very skillful. He made some quite reasonable points and gave a good speech. I talked to him after the debate. He seemed tired too. He doesn’t really think the Internet is bad, but he

thinks we should pay attention to the problems it can cause. I agreed and told him I felt sure that if we use it in an intelligent manner, the Internet can be a good tool. We were both happy with the outcome

of the debate. People stayed silent and listened to us, and applauded at the end. Mum predicts that I will become quite a good public speaker if I continue to take part in debates. I am hopeful that I will, and I am eager to debate again because today proved very successful!

Answers of activity B: 1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______ 6. _______ remainsounded smellsappear goproved

1. The cloth that _____ smooth and soft ______. A. feels; sells well B. feels; is well sold C. is felt; sells well D. is felt; sells good A

2. _____ delicious, the food was soon sold out. A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. To taste C

3. Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ______ twenty-one already. A. become B. turned C. grown D. passed B

4. The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain ___ as the plane was making a landing. A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating C

5. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ___ run over by a car. A. have B. get C. become D. turn 6. Your suggestion _____ good. A. hears B. sounds C. listens to D. listens B B

7. I haven’t seen Mary these past few days. I’m afraid she ____ herself for some time. A. isn’t feeling B. hasn’t been feeling C. hadn’t been feeling D. wasn’t feeling B

8. What he said caused us _____. A. to feel frightening B. feel frightened C. feeling frighten D. to feel frightened D

9. 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 D

10. The traffic lights ____ green and I pulled away. A. came B. went C. got D. grew B

1. sound, taste, feel, look, smell 等感官动 词作系动词 [ 考例 1] My parents have always made me _____ about myself, even when I was twelve. ( 江苏 2007) A. feeling well B. feeling good C. feel well D. feel good

选 D 。 make sb. do sth. 为习惯性搭配， 意为 “ 让某人做某事 ” ，故用动词原形 feel 作宾补； feel 作系动词，后跟形容 词作表语； well 作形容词时意为 “ 身体 健康 ” ，不合题意。

[ 考例 2] The water ______ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise. (2006 全国卷 I) A. was felt B. is felt C. felt D. feels

选 C 。 feel 作为系动词用时，其后常跟 形容词作表语，指 “ （东西）摸上去有某 种感觉；给人某种感觉 ” 。此处指 “ 水 （给人的感觉）很凉爽 ” ，系动词不用被 动语态，故排除 A 、 B 两项；由句中 jumped 可判断此处应用一般过去时，故 C 项为正确答案。

2. turn, go, fall, grow, get 和 become 等作 系动词表状态变化 [ 考例 ] On hearing the news of the accident in the coal mine, she _____ pale. ( 湖北 2004) A. got B. changed C. went D. appeared

选 C 。 go pale 脸色变白。当指 “ 情 况由好变坏 ” 时，多使用 go 。