Cover of the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 2

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 7B - A masterpiece? for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

Answer the questions with a partner.

Answer

1

  • look as if is followed by a clause.
  • looks like is normally followed by a noun. However, in informal English it can also be followed by a clause (It looks like it might be a modern cot).
  • look at = turn your eyes in a particular direction
  • see = to become aware of sth using your eyes
  • look = appear based on what you can see
  • seem = appear based on any of the senses, e.g. what you hear, taste, etc. or on what you know or think

2

  • hearing
  • taste
  • smell
  • touch