KEY VERBS
III. Go
Amelia's story
Amelia has been going through [1] a difficult time at work, so she decided to cheer herself up by going in for [2] a competition. The prize was a luxury holiday in the Caribbean. Amelia has had to go without [3] a holiday for several years now, so 
she really wanted to win. The competition was to write the story beginning “Suddenly the lights went out…” [4] The problem was that Amelia could not think of an idea for her story.
‘How can I go about [5] getting a good idea?’, she asked me. ‘It must be something special so that the judges go for [6] my story over all the others.’ I suggested she went to the library to go through [7] some books of short stories – she might get some ideas there. So she went off [8] to see what she could find.
She soon found some great stories. She read one and then another and she went on [9] reading all afternoon. Then she noticed a strange smell and suddenly the lights went out. She looked up and saw that the library was on fire. Of course, that gave her the idea for her story. I hope she wins.
1 experiencing an unpleasant or difficult situation
2 doing or competing in
3 not have something which you usually have
4 stopped giving light
5 start to do or deal with somethg
6 choose
7 examine the contents of something carefully
8 left a place to go to somewhere else
9 continued
B. Some more phrasal verbs with go
go along with sth / sb - support an idea, or agree with someone's opinion - Whatever you say, Maggie will go along with you.
go on - continue to exist or happen - It went on raining all day.
go on – happen - There's a police car outside the shop. Do you know what's going on?
go through with - do something unpleasant or difficult which you planned or promised to do - I don't want to do the exam now but I'd better go through with it.
go together - if two types of thing or people go together, they are usually found with each other - A bad cough and a sore throat often go together.
IV. Look
A. Phrasal verbs where look keeps aspects of its basic meaning
The idea of seeing, observing or noticing something is included in many phrasal verbs with look.
Tim: Did you manage to read the report?
Iris: Well, I looked at it, but I haven't read it properly. [read it quickly and not very carefully]
Tim: I'd like you to read it if you could. We need to look at the conclusions and make some decisions. [examine or consider something carefully in order to make a decision about it]
Rita: How do I get to your village coming from the city?
Bob: When you're on the motorway, look out for a sign saying 'Willowsdean'. That's where you turn off. [carefully watch the things around you so that you will notice a particular thing]
The bank robbers had a lookout standing at the street corner to warn them if the police came. [noun: a person who is watching for danger]
I wasn't in the demonstration. I was just an onlooker. [noun: someone who watches an activity or event without becoming involved in it; from the phrasal verb with the same meaning look on]
B. Phrasal verbs where look has more abstract meanings
look up to sb - respect and admire them
look down on sb/sth - think that someone or something is less important than you, or that something is not good enough quality for you to use
look after sb/sth - take care of someone or something by doing what is needed to keep someone or something well or in good condition
look ahead - think about what will happen in the future and plan for those events
look around/round - try to find something you want (e.g. a job) by asking different people or by looking in different places
look forward to sth/doing sth - feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen.
TASK: WRITE A FABLE (250 WORDS) USING THE PHRASAL VERBS ABOVE. REMEMBER: a FABLE is a short story that teaches a lesson or truth, especially a story in which animals or objects speak. Look through the fables of I.Krylov and Aesop to make sure you know what a fable is.
