Look - §9

Question 1

Tim: Did you manage to read the report?
Iris: Well, I looked at it, but I haven’t read it
properly.

Answer 1

read it quickly and not very carefully

Question 2

We need to look at the conclusions and
make some decisions.

Answer 2

examine or consider something carefully in order to
make a decision about it

Question 3

Rita: How do I get to your village coming from the city?
Bob: When you’re on the motorway, look out for a sign saying ‘Willowsdean’. That’s where you turn off.

Answer 3

carefully watch the things around you so that you will notice a particular thing

Question 4

The bank robbers had a lookout standing at the street corner to warn them if the police came.

Answer 4

noun: a person who is watching for danger

Question 5

I wasn’t in the demonstration. I was just an onlooker.

Answer 5

noun: someone who watches an activity or event without becoming involved in it; from the phrasal verb with the same meaning look on

Question 6

look up to sb

Answer 6

If you look up to sb then you respect and admire them

Question 7

look down on sb / sth

Answer 7

If you look down on sb / sth then you think that someone or something is less important than you, or that something is not good enough quality for you to use

Question 8

look after sb / sth

Answer 8

If you look after sb / sth then you take care of someone or something by doing what is needed to keep someone or something well or in good condition

Question 9

look ahead

Answer 9

If you look ahead then you think about what will happen in the future and plan for those events

Question 10

**to look around / round **

Answer 10

try to find something you want (e.g. a job) by asking different people or by looking in different places

Question 11

to look forward to sth / doing sth

Answer 11

feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen