1. sight
2. touch
3. hearing
4. smell
5. taste
1. sight
2. touch
3. hearing
4. smell
5. taste
1. sight
2. touch
3. hearing
4. smell
5. taste
1. sight
2. touch
3. hearing
4. smell
5. taste
Watch or listen. What is each person talking about? Match speakers: Alicia, Emma, Will, Paul and Zara with photos A-E.
Think of your typical day. What do you see, smell, taste and feel after you wake up and before you go to school?
Read the magazine quiz and complete the table with the words in blue. Listen and check.
Hearing | Hearing | Smell | Taste | Touch |
sound |
1. You are in a restaurant and you ask the waiter to bring you the most unusual dish on the menu. When the dish arrives, what do you do first?
- Smell it.
- Feel it.
- Look at it closely.
- Ask someone about it.
- Taste it.
2. Which two of these things do you prefer?
- The taste of a delicious meal
- The sight of a beautiful sunset
- The smell of flowers in the summer
- The feel of a warm bed on a winter's night
- The sound of beautiful music
3. What do you think about books?
- I like to hold and smell them when they're new.
- I like the covers and photos.
- I really like recipe books. I can almost taste the food when I read them.
- I prefer audio books or listening to stories.
4. Choose the two conditions which you think are most difficult.
- Colour-blindness, when you can't see some colours.
- Tone-deafness, when you can't sing or play instruments very well because you don't have a 'good ear'.
- ‘Anosmia', when you can't smell anything or taste very little.
- Losing sensation in some of your toes or fingers.
5. Which two of these activities do you prefer to do to relax?
- Watch TV
- Have a warm drink
- Listen to music
- Exercise and then have a shower or a bath
USE IT! Work in groups. Ask and answer the questions. Use some of the key phrases.
1. What are your favourite sights, sounds and tastes? What do they remind you of?
2. What are your least favourite sights, sounds and tastes? How do they make you feel?
3. Is there anything that you like or don't like to feel or touch? Why?
KEY PHRASES Talking about likes and dislikes What are your favourite ...? It meminds me of ... I love ... Is there anything that you don't like ...? Are there any ... that you dislike? I hare / can't stand ... |
Do the quiz. Which sense is the most important for you? Compare your result with a partner's.
How many senses are there? Which do you think you use most? Which is your strongest sense?