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silent_sam

silent_sam

Canada

September 26, 2007

Hello friends,

 many of you have asked about the difference between SEE LOOK and WATCH in this lesson i will try and explain a little bit what the differences are.

SEE: We use this to talk about the ability. When your eyes are open you can see. There is nothing special. 

Examples: 

    I can see your house from here.

    I saw your car outside.

    I have seen this picture. 

 LOOK: We use look to suggest a direction for your eyes ... to look at something. Usually we use this when the thing we look at doesn't move (like a picture but not movies).

Examples

    Look at this picture.

    We were looking at the paintings in a museum yesterday.

    I like to look at the sky at night and see lots of stars. 

Watch: We use watch when we talk about concentrating on something. Like a movie or sports.  Using watch means there is a movement so you can use that for TV or movies.

Examples

    I watch Friends everyday on TV.

    I watched the football game last night.

    I like to sit on a patio and watch people walk by. 

 

i hope this short lesson helps you understand the difference between the verbs SEE, LOOK, and WATCH.

Please write a comment to let me know if this was a good lesson or not :)

Happy learning and have a great day.

Sam

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05:27 PM Dec 07 2007

Yammi
China

 

 TO the verbs see,look and  watch ,i have  a  clear  understand by your  lesson.

 Haver a good day.

 

 

04:41 AM Nov 13 2007

loyallearner19191
Iraq

sorry I forgot to check the comment...when I read it after "posting" it I discovered some "typing" mistakes due to my rapid typing thanks to my excitement...These are the corrections...:

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04:35 AM Nov 13 2007

loyallearner19191
Iraq

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01:45 AM Oct 17 2007

Selina#ahi

Selina#ahi
China

hi,your   lesson   is  very   useful. I   like   it    so  much.It is  much more clear and  easy  to  remember  than  the  teacher  told us.

Please    give  us   more  lesson  about   the  difference about  some  words  or  phrases  .

05:47 AM Oct 10 2007

tatoba

tatoba
Sudan

Laughing Hi Sam, really your explanations are very useful and simple, we are waiting for more !!!!

06:19 AM Oct 08 2007

kimisue

kimisue
Japan

Please tell me whtat is the difference between gaze and stare?

09:06 PM Oct 03 2007

nicelife

nicelife
Viet Nam

It is very clearly to understand. Thanks you for your lesson.

10:13 PM Oct 02 2007

lucky_baby83
Viet Nam

It's useful! Thanks a lot!

07:32 PM Sep 29 2007

Sweet_Liza

Sweet_Liza
Colombia

Hey... Great job. The examples and explanations are very useful and clear. The difference between see, watch and look is a common question for English students.

 

06:49 PM Sep 27 2007

shaakira.hannah
Viet Nam

Very usefull!!!

Sometime i teach my students and they ask me some similar questions, such as: what is different between  see and look and watch or between go and come...etc

Even they are not so difficult but sometime i feel a-little bit complicated to explain to them in the easiest way to understand.

Thanks so much for sharing those with us!