PHRASAL VERBS: LOOK

DOWN ON SB/STH
UP TO SB
AFTER

INTO

BACK

Look
AT

FOR

FORWARD TO STH/-ing

AROUND/ROUND AHEAD
UP

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LOOK
 Look into: Investigate.
 Look up to sb: Admire.
 Look down on sb/sth: Think that someone or something is less
important than you.
 Look back: To think about the past.
 Look around: To search.
 Look after: To take care of.
 Look for: Try to find something or someone.
 Look forward for sth/-ing: to anticipate something with pleasure.
 Look ahead: To think about the future.
 Look at: Contemplate/Consider.
 Look up: Consult a reference book.

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EXERCISE 1:
1-Catherine is looking ________ for a new house because her flat is far too small.
2-I look ___ ____ my Mathematics teacher, she‘s great!

3-“Could you look ____ my report and tell me if you think it's OK?”

4-Ken is looking ____ his keys because he lost them last night.
5-“Don’t look _____ ____ Richard; he’s as good as you are!”

6-In this business, it's very difficult to look________ and predict what will happen.

7-I am looking _________ ____ seeing you next week.

8-Peter asked me to look _______ his cat while he was away.

9-If you look ________ over the last five years, you can see many times when you were successful.

10-The police is looking ______ Mr. Smith’s missing money.

11- Frank didn’t know the meaning of the word so he looked it ____ in the dictionary.

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When you:
-Look up to somebody, you_______________________________________________________

-Look for something or someone, you ______________________________________________

-Look down on somebody or something, you_________________________________________

-Look after somebody or something, you____________________________________________

-Look ahead, you_______________________________________________________________

-Look around/round, you________________________________________________________

-Look forward to something/-ing , you______________________________________________

-Look back, you________________________________________________________________

-Look for sth/smb_______________________________________________________________

-Look at sth, you________________________________________________________________

-Look up, you___________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

Exercise 1:

1-Catherine is looking around for a new house because her flat is far too small.

2-I look up to my Mathematics teacher, she‘s great!

3-“Could you look at my report and tell me if you think it's OK?”

4-Ken is looking for his keys because he lost them last night.

5-“Don’t look down on Richard; he’s as good as you are!”

6-In this business, it's very difficult to look ahead and predict what will happen.

7-I am looking forward to seeing you next week.

8-Peter asked me to look after his cat while he was away.

9-If you look back over the last five years, you can see many times when you were successful.

10-The police is looking into Mr. Smith’s missing money.

11- Frank didn’t know the meaning of the word so he looked it ____ in the dictionary.

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