It looks great. It sounds fun.

  • A2 · Elementary
  • Grammar lesson
  • 60 min
  • look, sound, smell, taste, feel + adjective

look, sound, smell, taste and feel + an adjective: This bread smells amazing, and these peaches feel soft. That sounds fun! From a Saturday at the farmers market to selling your teacher the best things at your own market stall.

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What's in the lesson

  1. 1Warm-up
  2. 2In this lesson
  3. 3Check the conversationListening comprehension
  4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
  5. 5Find the verbs and adjectivesGrammar exercise
  6. 6It looks great. It sounds fun.Grammar rule
  7. 7Which verb?Grammar exercise
  8. 8The pie contestGrammar exercise
  9. 9Find the mistakeGrammar exercise
  10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
  11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
  12. 12At the marketSpeaking practice
  13. 13About youGrammar exercise
  14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

  1. 1Homework: greetings from San AntonioGrammar exercise
  2. 2Homework: choose the wordsGrammar exercise
  3. 3Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
  4. 4Homework: a place that I loveDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

  1. What food do you love the smell of?
  2. What is your favorite fruit, and when is it in season in your country?
  3. What sound do you love to hear in the morning?

Grammar rule

It looks great. It sounds fun.

Verb + adjectiveIt is about…Example
lookwhat we seeYou look cold. The sky looks gray.
soundwhat we hear, and ideas we hear aboutYour voice sounds different. Pizza tonight? That sounds good.
smellwhat our nose tells usThe garden smells lovely.
tastewhat our mouth tells usThis bread tastes salty.
feelwhat we touch, and how we areThis blanket feels rough. I feel sick.
  • They work like be, so after them comes an adjective, not an -ly adverb: It looks nice. (not nicely)
  • he / she / it + -s: It smells great. Questions and negatives with do / does: How does it taste? It doesn't look ripe.
  • Usually the present simple, not -ing: This soup tastes great. (not is tasting)
  • very, really, a little go before the adjective: The car looks a little old.
With a noun, add like: It looks like a pear. That sounds like a good idea. (not It sounds a good idea)
With an object, smell, taste and feel are actions: Smell this! I tasted the sauce.

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