Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently.

In this episode:

• I'll be discussing some more about the most common phrasal verbs. Today, we'll take a look at the phrasal verbs created with the word "look."

• After that, I will tell you a short story called the Point of View lesson, to help you with grammar and to review the vocabulary you will be learning.

Remember, a phrasal verb is just a verb and a particle. For example, "get in." By the way, I recommend you to check out the previous episodes about phrasal verbs.

Remember, you just need to learn the most common phrasal verbs... Also, instead of learning all the different meanings of each phrasal verb, you just need to learn one or two different meanings, preferably, the most common ones.

Ok, let's get started! We'll see what we can do with the word "look."

Look after

It basically means to take care of somebody. For example:

I can't come with you because I have to look after my brother.

My boyfriend always looks after me.

Who's going to look after the children?

Look down

This one means to think less of someone. Consider someone inferior. In other words, when you think that you're better than someone.

Examples: It's wrong to look down on people with less money than you.

My boss always looks down on new employees.

Jim thinks they look down on him because he doesn't have a job.

Look for

This phrasal verb is a must. It's very common and easy to use. It means trying to find something. For example:

I'm looking for a dress for the party.

Some people look for friends on the Internet.

The doctor will look for any problems with your health.

Look up

This phrasal verb means to find information, for example, a phone number, address, a word in a dictionary, etc. Let's see it in context:

If you don't understand a word in English, you can look it up in a dictionary.

What time does the office close? I don't know. You could look it up on the Internet.

Look out (watch out)

To be careful, to pay immediate attention to something or just to stay vigilant. Let's see some examples:

Look out! A dog's coming!

Look out for cars when you cross the road.

When you go to the forest, look out for snakes.

You can also say 'watch out,' which has the same meaning.

For example:

Watch out! An earthquake has just started!

Look into

To look into means to investigate, to try to find out. For example:

The detective looked into the suspect.

Of course, we can use it in other contexts, not only for detectives:

We are looking into how we can improve our department.

Look forward

This is another common one. It means to be excited about something in the future. Don't confuse it with "look for!" Let's see it in context:

I'm really looking forward to our vacation.

I'm looking forward to seeing you next week.

I look forward to meeting you tonight.

Great. Today, we've seen all these phrasal verbs:

• Look after

• Look down

• Look for

• Look up

• Look out

• Look into

• Look forward

Amazing! Isn't it?

However, can you remember the meaning? Don't worry. We'll practice them in the next section.