Hello everyone. I am your trainer Ria and today..in today’s lesson that is we are
going to look at three words that we use frequently in our daily conversation. Sometimes we kind
of mix these words up ok and sometimes we think that we can use it interchangeably.
But it is better that you know the difference between these three words and how we can properly
use them in our daily conversation. Now let’s look at the topic of the day.
It is See vs Look vs Watch. Firstly let’s look at the word see. Now you have to ensure
or you have to remember that it is used for things that does not require a decision to
use ok. You don’t require a decision to use the word see. For example, if you say
that “I can see the stars”. Now you don’t require a decision to use them. You don’t
have to focus on them to say..hmm what is the shape of that star? No ok if you are telling
your friend, did you see the star? So you’ll just look up and see the stars out there.
Right? So you do not require a decision to use the word see. Also remember that it is
used for things that we can’t avoid. Right? Something’s that we can’t avoid. For
example, if you see or if you are going in the traffic, I am gonna give you a few sentences
where you can use the word see. So you are going with your friend and you see at the
corner or at the T-section, there is a huge traffic, right. So you just tell your friend,
did you see the traffic, its huge man. Right? So that is how you can use the word see. Now
you will not tell your friend to see or instead of using the word see , you say look at the
traffic so that she can actually concentrate ok on how the traffic has been formed. No.
So you will use the word see for things you can’t avoid ok or very instantly or very
automatically you make that decision to see something. So you don’t require to make
a decision, you don’t go into this decision making process to use the word see. Now let's
look at another sentence, for example, you are with your friend and you went to the mall
and you saw this lovely dress. Now the other day, the next day you can tell that your friend
has, you know, has actually bought that dress and she’s keeping it in her wardrobe so
you could always say, I can see that you are lying. I know that that dress is in that wardrobe
of yours, right? So I can see that you are lying alright. You do not need a decision
to see it. Maybe a face tells it all that yeah I have got that dress. I bought that
dress that we both liked. Right? Ok that is how we can use the word see.
Now let’s look at the word look. When you are using a word like look, you need to make
an informed decision as to look at something. It is suggestion or a direction for your eyes.
It suggests a direction for your eyes. For example you got a document. You have got a
document in your hand and you are telling you friend to please look at this definition.
This is how it’s supposed to read. Or this is what it actually means. So you are telling
your or you are directing your friend to divert his or her eyes onto that document and see
it properly. Right. So it suggests a direction for your eyes and it is used for things that
are not moving so you can see that the words are not moving here and there. Right? It is
stationary, ok. It is there and it is very still. Your friend can look and can look at
the document properly. That is how you can look at the word look. Now in sentences you
can always say, like for example you are telling your friend, look at that girl. Haven’t
we have seen her somewhere. Right so look at that girl. So you are telling, you are
telling your friend to concentrate her eyes on somebody who is just sitting, just right
there, she is stationary, ok she’s sitting. And you are telling your friend to “just
look at that girl”. Ok so just look at that girl. Right? or for example, in a class. Right.
And your teacher is actually asking you a question and you don’t know the answer and
you look at your friend. Maybe he or she is going to help you? Right and your teacher
says “don’t look at him. I am asking you!” right. So you are looking at your friend who
is sitting very still and you wanted an answer for him but he is not giving it and your teacher
actually saw you so she is going to say “don’t look at your friend. I am asking you that
question. Give me an answer right now.” Ok or you can always say that “please look
in my jewellery box, you will see my 13 carat diamond ring in there”. Right! So you are
telling your friend to direct his eyes or her eyes on that jewellery box or in that jewellery
box to find that 13 carat diamond ring. Well thats all about look.
Now let’s look at the word watch. Usually it is used for concentrating on something.
Now on something like sports or movies. Now you are asking your friend if you could watch
a movie with him. Ok so that is the proper word to use if you are watching something.
Something, a picture that is actually moving. You will ask what is difference between look
and watch, you are actually directing your eyes towards it but please remember that for
look it does not need to be moving. Ok it is usually stationary. And for watch movement
is involved. You are actually looking at a picture, a moving picture ok not a photograph.
For a photograph you can use the word look, but if you are watching a movie with your
friend, your will always say “lets watch a movie” ok not “look at the movie”.
Lets watch a movie. Or I will watch a movie this weekend with my friend. Or you will say
that our family decided that we will watch a game of cricket this weekend. Right. So
that is how you are going to use the word watch.
Now I hope you have understood the lesson. Ok. See, look and watch. These are there words
that we frequently make a mistake in, in our daily conversation. I hope that this lesson
has helped you and I hope to see you next time. Till then, goodbye