Practice English Speaking&Listening with: #110 English podcast - Stop using the word LOOK in English part#2
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about the repetitive use of the word
look seriously you gotta stop using the
word look all the time there are many
more words that you can use instead I
will help you to choose the right one
depending on the context therefore today
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let's learn some new words that replace
the word look we'll start with the word
to watch many students confuse watch
with C so I will take a closer look at
the difference between these two terms
two weeks ago in episode 108 we saw that
we use C to express the ability to
discern visually you are aware of your
surroundings by using your eyes we use
the term watch when we observe something
happening in front of us or on
television for example however we don't
need to participate in what we see
actively examples last night I watched
TV until 2:00 a.m. as a kid I always
like to watch a plane take off my friend
Rachel and I watched a movie last night
we continue now with view for instance
you can view a presentation or a movie
but if we want to be specific
we'll use view mostly when we're looking
at something up close and examining it
examples before you buy a property
make sure to view it a few times we're
excited to view your summer collection
I normally view situation objectively
especially when it comes to business
let's continue now with spot we use the
word to spot literally or figuratively
and what happens when you find something
when you find something you were looking
for we can say that you have spotted it
for example you may spot a stain on a
shirt examples I know him so well that I
could spot him even among a large crowd
I'm not sure if it's easy to spot a
cheap imitation
unfortunately you failed to spot the
error another word you could use in
order to replace look is stare stare is
similar to glare but we don't
necessarily use it in a negative
situation for example when you have a
crush on someone you might spend all day
staring at them and if you have a pet
you might have already noticed how they
stare at you whenever they're hungry
examples stop staring at me like that
you're making me uncomfortable we all
stared at the beautiful girl-next-door
if you want to stare at him at least
don't make it self self-evident let's
continue with the word inspect when you
inspect something you take an active
role in examining something let's say
that you inspect the house before you
buy it
you can also inspect your friends house
to get some decorating ideas example you
must inspect the vehicle before you
purchase it and the last word for today
is gaze this is another word you can use
to replace the word look we use the word
gaze when we are admiring something or
someone when you gaze you usually look
at someone or something for a long time
examples Rachael gazed at Tom with
admiration as he spoke Bobby spent hours
gazing out the window waiting for his
dad to come home
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story you will improve your English
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points it's a technique that I use in my
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enjoy the story let's listen to the
story in the present tense
have you ever heard of detective Columbo
he's a fictional character and one of
the most-watched TV shows in the 80s
and what does this homicide detective do
on a typical day well every time he gets
to a crime scene he inspects the
surroundings from a distance so he can
spot anything out of the ordinary
he always views every detail objectively
since he deals with complex crime scenes
when he approaches potential suspects he
stares at them directly in the eye
while he interrogate them he
meticulously inspects all the evidence
in great detail so he always bought
something others might miss out on
finally once he gathered all the
evidence he gazes into the sky trying to
figure out who the bad guy is let's
listen one more time the same story in
the past tense
have you ever heard of detective Columbo
he was a fictional character and one of
the most watched TV shows in the 80s and
what did this homicide detective do on a
typical day well every time he arrived
and the cry scene he inspected the
surroundings from a distance so he could
spot anything out of the ordinary he
always viewed every detail objectively
since he dealt with complex crime scenes
when he approached potential suspects he
stared at them in the eye while he
interrogated them he meticulously
inspected all the evidence in great
detail so he always spotted something
others missed out on finally once he
gathered all the evidence he gazed into
the sky trying to figure out who the bad
guy was okay
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