Unit 106: listen to ... look at ... etc.
Master verb + preposition patterns
A. ask / belong / happen / listen / speak / talk / thank / think / wait / write
• A man stopped me and asked me for money.
• Does this book belong to you? (= Is this your book?)
• I can't find my pen. What's happened to it?
• Listen to this music. It's beautiful.
• Did you talk to Paul about the problem?
• Thank you very much for your help.
• He never thinks about (or of) other people.
• Mark is thinking of (or about) buying a new car.
• Don't go yet. Wait for me.
• I never get letters. Nobody writes to me.
• I must phone my parents. (not 'phone to my parents')
• Does this book belong to you? (= Is this your book?)
• I can't find my pen. What's happened to it?
• Listen to this music. It's beautiful.
• Did you talk to Paul about the problem?
• Thank you very much for your help.
• He never thinks about (or of) other people.
• Mark is thinking of (or about) buying a new car.
• Don't go yet. Wait for me.
• I never get letters. Nobody writes to me.
• I must phone my parents. (not 'phone to my parents')
B. look at / look for / look after
look at ...
look for ... (= try to find)
look after ... (= take care of, keep safe)
• She's looking at her watch.
• Look at these flowers! They're beautiful.
• Why are you looking at me like that?
• He's lost his key. He's looking for it.
• I'm looking for Sarah. Have you seen her?
• When Barbara is at work, a friend of hers looks after her children.
• Don't lose this book. Look after it. (= Keep it safe)
• Look at these flowers! They're beautiful.
• Why are you looking at me like that?
• He's lost his key. He's looking for it.
• I'm looking for Sarah. Have you seen her?
• When Barbara is at work, a friend of hers looks after her children.
• Don't lose this book. Look after it. (= Keep it safe)
C. depend
• 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:
• A: Do you want to come out with us?
• B: It depends where you're going. or It depends on where ...
• B: Sometimes. It depends on the restaurant. (not 'it depends of')
• You can say it depends what/where/how (etc.) with or without on:
• A: Do you want to come out with us?
• B: It depends where you're going. or It depends on where ...
ask / belong / happen / listen / speak / talk / thank / think / wait / write
asked me for money
belong to you
happened to it
listen to this music
talk to Paul
thank you ... for your help
thinks about other people
thinking of buying a new car
wait for me
writes to me
belong to you
happened to it
listen to this music
talk to Paul
thank you ... for your help
thinks about other people
thinking of buying a new car
wait for me
writes to me
look at / look for / look after
looking at her watch
look at these flowers
looking for it
looking for Sarah
looks after her children
look after it
look at these flowers
looking for it
looking for Sarah
looks after her children
look after it
depend
depends on the restaurant
depends where you're going
depends where you're going
106.1 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with a preposition (to/for etc.).
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- She's looking at her watch.
- He's listening the radio.
- They're waiting a taxi.
- Paul is talking Jane.
- They're looking a picture.
- Sue is looking Tom.
106.2 Complete the sentences with a preposition (to/for/about etc.) if necessary.
- Thank you very much for your help.
- This is not my umbrella. It belongs a friend of mine.
- (on the phone) Can I speak Mr Davis, please?
- (on the phone) Thank you phoning. Goodbye.
- 'What happened Mary last night? Why didn't she come to the party?'
- We're thinking going to Australia next year.
- We asked the waiter coffee but he brought us tea.
- 'Do you like reading books?' 'It depends the book.'
- John was talking but nobody was listening what he was saying.
- We waited Karen until 2 o'clock but she didn't come.
- 'Are you writing a letter?' 'Yes, I'm writing Diane.'
- Don't forget to phone your mother this evening.
- He's alone all day. He never talks anybody.
- 'How much does it cost to stay at this hotel?' 'It depends the type of room.'
- Catherine is thinking changing her job.
106.3 Complete these sentences. Use at/for/after.
- I looked at the newspaper but I didn't read it carefully.
- When you are ill, you need somebody to look you.
- Excuse me, I'm looking Hill Street. Can you tell me where it is?
- Goodbye! Have a nice holiday and look yourself.
- I'm going to take a photograph of you. Please look the camera and smile.
- Barry is looking a job. He wants to work in a hotel.
106.4 Answer these questions with It depends ...
- Do you want to go out with us? It depends where you're going.
- 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? .