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Unit
1 1 3 listen to ..., look at ,. etc. (verb + preposition)
ask (so m eb o d y) f o r ...
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Don't ask m e for m oney. I don't have any.
belong to ...
happen to ...
listen to ...
talk to som eb o d y ( ab o u t ...)
speak to som ebody ( ab o u t ...)
thank som ebody f o r ...
think a b o u t ... or t hink of
w ait f o r ...
O This house doesn't belong to me. (= it's not m ine)
O I can't find m y phone. W hat's happened to it?
O Listen to this m usic. 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 m uch for yo ur help.
O He never thinks about (or of) o ther people.
O M ark is thinking of (or about) buying a car.
O W ait for me. I'm nearly ready.
N ote that we say call/ phone/ text/ em ail som eb o d y (no preposition):
O I have to phone m y parents today.
(n o t phone to m y parents)
O Shall I text you or em ail 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 h y are you looking at m e like that?
look f o r ...
(= try to find )
O
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She's lost her key. She's looking for it.
I'm looking for Sarah. Have you seen her?
look a f t e r ...
(= take care of, keep safe) O W hen Em ily is at w o rk, a friend o f hers
looks after her children.
O Don't lose this book. Look after it.
(= Keep it safe.)
depend
W e say depend on ...
O a: Do you like eating in restaurants?
b: Som etim es. It depends on the restaurant, (n o t it depends o f)
You can say it depends w hat/ w here/ how (etc.) w ith or w it ho u t on:
O a: Do you want to co m e out with us?
b: It depends w here you're going, o r It depends on w here you're going.
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