Period 3 Grammar Module 2 Ideas and viewpoints Oxford EnglishUnit3 Family life

系动词 系动词有词义，不能单独作谓语，和表语构 成系表结构，说明主语的状况、性质、特 征等情况。

Linking verb be 2 are Our family lives are different. look You look tired. became He became a doctor. adj. adj. n. 1.We are having a picnic. 2.His face turned red. 3.The weather got hotter and hotter. 4.We are helped by them. 5.The coffee smells good. 6.The boy was sleeping. Х √ √ √ Х Х

We use adjectives after the linking verb be (am/is/are/was/were) to say what somebody or something is like. We use different forms of the verb be to match with different personal pronouns. Our family lives are different. I am a good daughter. I am a good daughter. He is busy with his work. He is busy with his work. They were happy to see each other. They were happy to see each other.

Paula asked Jerry some more questions. Complete their conversation with the correct form of be and the adjectives from the box. Add not if necessary.

3 Other linking verbs You look/seem tired. It sometimes feels crowded in our little flat. The dinner smells good but tastes strange. New fashions soon go out of date. When people get old, their hair turns grey. appear feellookseemsmellsound taste become getgo grow turn

3 Other linking verbs appear feellookseemsmellsound taste become getgo grow turn 1 、持续性系动词： keep;remain;stay 2 、表象系动词： appear;look;seem 3 、感官系动词： feel; smell; sound; taste 4 、变化系动词： become;get;go;grow;turn

Complete the speech bubbles in the cartoon below with the correct forms of the linking verbs and the adjectives from the boxes.

4 Linking verbs followed by nouns or noun phrases am I am a good daughter. became He became a doctor. seem They seem a happy family. remained After the company was bought, he remained the manager. appear be become remain seem sound

Use the words in brackets to answer the questions. Then practise these conversations in pairs. 1. What did your cousin do when he left school? when he left school? 1. What did your cousin do when he left school? when he left school? He became a football player (when he left school). (become/football player)

3. Which is the hottest month of the year? month of the year? 3. Which is the hottest month of the year? month of the year? August is the hottest month (of the year). (August/be/hottest month) 2. You’ve visited many countries. Which is countries. Which is the best? the best? 2. You’ve visited many countries. Which is countries. Which is the best? the best? China remains the best place in the world for me. (China/remain/best place/world/for me)

4.What do you think of that girl? She appears a very kind person. (appear/very kind person) 5. What do you like most about your father? most about your father? 5. What do you like most about your father? most about your father? He is the happiest man in the world. (be/happiest man/world)

H Homework 1. 用方框中所给系动词的适当形式填空。 What’s the matter with Tom? He ______ pale. Don’t eat that dish any more. It has ______ bad. Tony wants to ______ a doctor when he grows up. The news ______ so exciting that everyone is happy. When all the trees ______ green, spring comes. Mike ______ calm. In fact, he was very excited about the news. When winter comes, the days are ______ shorter and shorter. Don’t stay up late, or you’ll ______ ill. How ______ you these days? As it was ______ dark, I had to go out. 2. 完成《练习册》第 35 至 37 页 Grammar 的练习。 be fall go look sound become get grow seem turn