Unit

113 listen to ..., look at ,. etc. (verb + preposition)

ask (somebody) f o r ...
belong to ...
happen to ...
listen to ...
talk to somebody (a b o u t...)
speak to somebody (ab o u t...)
thank somebody f o r ...
think a b o u t... or think of
wait f o r ...
O Don't ask me for money. I don't have any.
O This house doesn't belong to me. (= it's not mine)
O I can't find my phone. What's happened to it?
O Listen to this music. It's great.
O Did you talk to Paul about the problem?
O Id like to speak to the manager, please.
O Thank you very much for your help.
O He never thinks about (or of) other people.
O M ark is thinking of (or about) buying a car.
O Wait for me. I'm nearly ready.

Note that we say call/phone/text/email somebody (no preposition):

O I have to phone my parents today.
(not phone to my parents)
O Shall I text you or email you?

look at / look for / look after

look a t ...
O He's looking at his watch.
O Look at these flowers! They're beautiful.
O W hy are you looking at me like that?

look f o r ...
(= try to find)
O She's lost her key. She's looking for it.
O I'm looking for Sarah. Have you seen her?

look a fte r ...

(= take care of, keep safe) O When Emily is at work, a friend of hers
looks after her children.
O Don't lose this book. Look after it.
(= Keep it safe.)

depend

We say depend on ...

O a: Do you like eating in restaurants?
b: Sometimes. It depends on the restaurant, (not it depends of)

You can say it depends what/where/how (etc.) with or without on:

O a: Do you want to come out with us?
b: It depends where you're going, or It depends on where you're going.

236 ( wait -» Unit 54 preposition + -ing ^ Unit 112 )

Exercises
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with to/for/at etc.

1 She's looking & her watch. 4 Paul is talking...................Jane.

2 He's listening the radio. 5 They're looking ...................a picture.
3 They're w aiting...............a taxi. 6 Sue is looking...................Tom.

Complete the sentences with to/for/about etc. Two sentences are already complete, and no word
is necessary.
1 Thank you very m u c h fo r your help.
2 This isn't my umbrella. It belongs a friend of mine.
3 I saw Steve, but I didn't speak him.
4 Don't forget to pho n e your mother tonight.
5 Thank y o u the present. It was lovely.
6 W hat happened..................Ella last night? W hy didn't she come to the party?
7 We're thin king.................going to Australia next year.
8 We asked the w a iter coffee, but he brought us tea.
9 'Do you like reading books?' 'It depends the book.'
10 John was talking, but nobody was listening what he was saying.
11 We w a ited Karen until 2 o'clock, but she didn't come.
12 I te xte d Lisa to tell her I would be late.
13 He's alone all day. He never talk s anybody.
14 'How much does it cost to stay at this hotel?' 'It depends............... the type of room.'
15 Catherine is thinkin g changing her job.

Complete these sentences. Use at/for/after.

1 I looked.........................the letter, but I didn't read it carefully.
2 When you are ill, you need somebody to lo o k ....................... you.
3 Excuse me, I'm looking.........................Hill Street. Is it near here?
4 Bye! Have a great holiday and lo o k....................... yourself.
5 I want to take a picture of you. Please lo o k .........................the camera and smile.
6 Ben is looking a job. He wants to work in a hotel.

A nsw er these questions w ith It depends . . . .

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Do you want to go out with us?
Do you like eating in restaurants?
Do you enjoy watching TV?
Can you do something for me?
Are you going away this weekend?
Can you lend me some money?
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