Verbs of the senses

1. English file Upper-
Intermediate
Unit 7B – Verbs of sense

2. • Family words – riddle quiz (5 mins)
• Family discussion questions – interviewing your partner (10 mins)
• Reading activity (1) – discussing new vocabulary (10 mins)
• Reading / speaking activity (1) – Whose brother is he? (5 mins)
• Speaking and listening activity – Interviewing your partner about a photo (5 mins)
• Grammar – Possessives different ways – highlighting (5 mins)
• Grammar – Possessives writing short sentences (5 mins)
• Grammar – Possessives – recognising the correct form (5 mins)
• Grammar – Possessives – Who’s or whose? (10 mins)
• Grammar – Possessives – Speaking practice – Whose is ......? (5 mins)
• Vocabulary building – family words – completing a family tree (10 mins)
• Vocabulary building – family words – Interviewing your partner (5 mins)
• Listening practice (1) – People talking about their families – Noting extra
information down. (10 mins)
• Speaking practice (1) – Asking your partner about their family

3. • When did you last meet someone new?
Where were you?
• What sorts of things do you ask
someone when you meet them for the
first time?
• Are there any questions or topics you
wouldn’t ask about in your country?

7. looks like + noun
looks + adjective
looks as if + clause

12. 1. That group sounds like F. Coldplay.
2. That boy looks G. too young to be drinking beer.
3. Nora looks like A. her mother.
4. That guitar sounds L. awful! You need to tune it.
5. Tom looks as if K. he's just run a marathon.
6. Our car sounds as if J. it's going to break down any moment.

13. 7. Your new cashmere sweater feels C. very soft.
8 This apple tastes E. really sweet.
9. It smells as if D. someone has been smoking in here.
10. Your perfume smells like I. roses.
11 This cake tastes as if H. it's got coffee in it.
12. The restaurant seems like B. a really nice place.

17. 1. It sounds as if / like they’ve just had an argument.
2. It sounds as if / like a player has just missed a goal.
3. It sounds as if / like the plane has just landed.
4. It sounds as if / like they’re opening a bag of crisps.
5. It sounds as if / like they’re brushing their teeth.
6. It sounds like a lift.
7. It sounds as if / like they’re cooking / cutting vegetables.
8. It sounds as if / like they’re making tea.
9. It sounds as if / like they’re turning on the computer.
10. It sounds like a dog eating its dinner.

25. paying attention to details 3 (What were they wearing?)
showing emotions 4 (The ‘magic’ image)
using body language 2 (Stroking an animal)

27. an animal
imagine stroking it
mime the action to the rest of the group
is the host
in a circle
what everyone is wearing
close your eyes
you’re the host
asks questions

28. one emotion
anger
situations that make you feel angry
your list
five situations
your final list
an image for each situation
one new image
your separate images

31. 1. eye
2. stubble
3. wrinkles
4. lips
5. neck
6. cheek
7. forehead
8. chin

32. eye eye eye

33. 1. calf
2. heel
3. knee
4. Ankle
5. Palm
6. fist
7. elbow
8. wrist
9. nails
10. chest
11. waist
12. thigh
13. bottom
14. hip
15. brain
16. liver
17. kidneys
18. heart
19. lungs

35. nose
hair
teeth
comb
arms
hand
toes
thumb
hands head
shoulders
eyebrows

37. teeth
arms
nails
hand
knee
forehead
eyes
mouth arms
fingers

38. calf comb kneel palm
thumb wrinkles wrist

40. 1. H honest
2. F fasten
3. J muscle
4. K whistle
5. A aisle
6. E doubt
7. D design
8. G half
9. L whole
10. B calm
11. C climb
12. I knock

48. The accepted ‘best way’ is using body language clues such as avoiding eye
contact, blushing, fidgeting, and laughing nervously.
The purpose of Ormerod’s experiment was to develop a more reliable
method of lie detection which relied on people’s words, not their body
language.

50. A. Ask open questions
B. Build rapport

51. C. Look for changes in style
E. Use surprise questions
D. Try to find contradictions

53. 1. T
2. F (They had to prepare their own cover story.)
3. F (The officers randomly selected passengers
for questioning.)

54. 4. T
5. F (Only if passengers suddenly began to give much
shorter answers, or began to avoid answering directly.)
6. F (The experiment proved that verbal clues are far more
effective than body language in helping to identify a liar.)

60. In the centre
in front of
On the left
outside
In the background
behind
opposite