Hello it's me jack I'm back with another let's talk video for all you new English
learners now using English vocabulary in the
right way can be quite daunting or difficult I mean if you think about it
there are so many words which seem to have a similar meaning But these words
although they mean the same thing can be completely different This is could be
depending on the situation so I tell you what in today's lesson I'm going to talk
about these words that my students have always asked me to talk about actually
what was the word? yeah! the word was "look" alright
what does look mean? look means to observe view and pretty much sight
something so put it into context right now you're looking at a video of me But
did you know there are so many words that can mean look These are words like
glare glance see watch which pretty much all mean the same thing but each one is
slightly different so sit back and watch and listen to me I'll help you
understand the different ways to say look in English To start off with the
word we're going to look at is to glare Glaring at someone is a way of saying
that you're angry or not pleased with them That's why when you give someone an
angry look you would say it's a glare A glare usually lasts for a long time It's
marked by frown or a dark look on your face You might glare at someone who
interrupts you when you're speaking something like this(glaring expression) I'd do that if one of
the students interrupted me when I was speaking
it's a bad look but you'll know a glare when you see one
I'd hope you understand what I mean by glare another way to say look would be" to
glance" glance now this may sound familiar with the first word however its
meaning is completely different glance if you were to glance it means you would
head quickly over to see something maybe a brief glance so we don't focus on the
thing for very long at all we acknowledge it we've seen it In fact we
sometimes don't even see what people are saying they may say Did you get him look
at that? No not really, I've got a glance at it what was it?
glance give it a go The next one on the list is to see To see is an easy one
you're doing it right now you can see when your eyes are open
seeing is different from looking because looking is active you're actually trying
to look at something to see is more passive you're pretty much doing it all
the time let me give you a sentence Did you see that accident on the highway or
if you're at an intersection maybe and you're the driver you might look to your
passenger and say oh have a look at that, can you see if any cars are coming
that's a few examples of ways you can say to see I hope you got it The next
one is to look It's pretty much what we're covering in this lesson As I
mentioned earlier looking is active it's more direct it's enough to be made or
seen something a person a person usually looks quickly for a shorter period of
time You may hear look being used in a direction or vision look look over there
come here quickly look at this or hey what's that look up there
for example maybe you're passing someone in the street and you say to your friend
hey look look at that tattoo on that guy's arm
you're directing them there that is to look moving on let's look at to watch to
watch or watching something means to observe something this could be
happening right in front of us you could be watching a movie a play or even watch
a fight happening out in the street You don't need to be actively involved
with the thing that is being watched for example you could say last night me and
the girlfriend watch the ballet or we just stayed home and watched the
television the next one we've got on our list is to view to view is very similar
to the previous word to watch In many cases it can be used instead of to watch
however the word view would have more focus or precision You would use this
word when you're looking at something closely or examining it paying a bit
more detail to - attention for example if I took my girlfriend to a jewelry shop
she would view the bracelet before I was allowed to buy it or maybe you're on top
of the mountain and you can have the best view you can spot every little tree
that is to view it's a bit more detail than to watch Alright are you ready for
your next one the next one is to catch a glimpse catch a glimpse hmm
catching a glimpse can be seen for a short time or seeing something perhaps
goes past really quickly therefore it is used maybe if you're unsure about what
you've seen or what you saw It can be used if you barely recognize something
or you know you just view something very quickly I'll give you a sample sentence
I've got a glimpse of it did you see it or did I get that wrong another example
of this is when I go through security at the airport the security always want
to have a quick glimpse in my bag I hope you get this glimpse alright on to your
next word to spot if you spot something you end up
finding it Maybe it's something you've been looking for or you're lost I'll
tell you what this has happened to me before have you ever been in a crowded
market or maybe at a sports stadium and you lose your friends what do you do
I'll tell you what I do I stop try to get as high look around ah
There you are I spotted you so to spot something again is when you finally find
something you might not be looking for it for long or you might be looking for
it for long but it's when you spot something i hope you understand I'll give you another
sentence maybe we have a criminal on the run the police finally spotted the
criminal hiding in the bushes after they chased him down the street spot I hope
you got it the next one I've got for you is to stare now stare is similar to
glare but it's not always used in a negative way Have you ever found
yourself maybe just looking into nothing you're just looking ahead you haven't
thought you're not taking in any information you're just staring that's
what I would consider if you saw someone you'd say they're staring it might not
always be like that Have you ever maybe had a crush and you
can't find you can't take your eyes off them you just stare at them maybe
they're beautiful you can't help it you just lock on and your eyes stay wide
open you're having a stare another example of
this is have you been around dogs well I have I hope you have if the dogs are
hungry what do they do Usually come right in front of you look up they give
you those puppy-dog eyes and they just stare so you might say I always know
when my dog is hungry because he comes sits right next to me and gives me a
stare I hope you understand what I mean when I say stare right we're moving
along so what I've got next to inspect have you heard of Inspector Gadget
anyone? well if you haven't he's a detective and I think this is probably the
best type of person to describe this word inspect to inspect something it
means to actively examine something well look at it very closely you're trying to
determine what it is or if it looks out of place or pretty much if there's
anything wrong with it or any information that you can take away from
it for instance you might inspect a car inside outside all over before you buy
it or alternatively if you're renting a room you might go and inspect that room
for any signs of wear and tear to make sure your tenants aren't causing you grief
so I hope you understand what I say when I say to inspect all right our next one's
to gaze hmm when when do I use the word to gaze you'd use it when you maybe you're
admiring something or perhaps someone gazing is when you look at something of
someone in a pretty or loving emotion you probably do it for a long time I'll
tell you what have you ever been out on a date with a girl that you really like
and all you want to do is just gaze into her eyes I'll give you a sentence The
other night I saw a couple out at dinner and all they were doing was gazing into
each other's eyes I was jealous all right I hope you know what I mean when I
say to gaze The next word I've got for you is to peer when your view is kind of
obstructed or you don't get the best vision of something you might have to
peer that is for instance maybe a child who's trying to look out of a window but
they're not tall enough so they just get their fingers up and they sort of peer
through they just get part of the view or another case I've got a pesty
neighbor and he's always peering over the fence to see what I'm up to really
annoys me but he's a peerer so that's a few examples of how to say peer or use
it I hope you understand all right next one to witness to witness um
I guess you if you've watched crime televisions or you're involved in the
justice system you'd know what a witness is witness is when you've identified or
been present when something's happened you have witnessed it you might have to
re react or re describe what you've seen because you were a witness so if
you witness something it means you were there for it you know what happens it
doesn't have to be negative it can be positive
last night I witnessed a beautiful dance I hope you understand what I mean by by
when I say witness alright what have I got next for you to make out yeah that's
a good one to make out to make out is when you're trying to to see something
you're trying to work out what is it you're looking at or seeing I guess an
example of this have you ever been in a thick fog and you see something maybe a
shadow you're not too sure what it is you're trying to make it out you go, "Is that a
person? oh no it's a postbox ah I made out what it was!" I hope you understand
when I say make out all right we might need to wrap things up I'll tell you
what I'll give you one last one last one I'm gonna give you is when you say
I eye something now when you say i eye something it
seems a bit weird because your eye is a thing but what it is is you're trying to
take aim of something you know maybe you're on a sports team and you eye first
place you want to win that trophy you're eyeing that trophy so what it is
it's a vision that you put in the future you're aiming for it you're striving for
it I hope you know what I mean when I say i eye something - all right look thanks for sticking
through me through this lesson I hope you now have a large range of words to
use instead of look in the English vocabulary I tell you what if you've
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I'm Jack and it's been a pleasure talking to you enjoy your evening