WAYS - OF LOOKING MATCH THESE VERBS WITH THEIR CORRECT DEFINITION A B C D E F G to face to watch to notice to stare (at) to glance (at) (through) to gape (at) to peep (at) H I J K L M N to ogle (at) to glare (at) to look down on to look up to to peer to leer (at) gaze (at) Deal with (something or somebody unpleasant) head on Detect and remember; perceive with the mind Feel admiration for Look at and follow all (or part of) something being shown or performed/ Look attentively Look at with fixed eyes Look furtively Look suggestively with a sly, immodest, or malign expression Look with amazement; look stupidly open-mouthed Regard with contempt 10 Take a brief look at 11 To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something 12 To stare angrily 13 To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously 14 Look at something with fixed eyes admiring it - FILL THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPRIATE VERB FROM THE BOX ABOVE IN THE CORRECT TENSE: As he had forgotten to bring his glasses, the old man at the letter He the terrible consequences of his mistakes He likes sitting in the garden and the birds He people who are lower classes He his grandparents, who are really great people He at the woman through the window He was a basketball game on TV I decided to turn round and the man who was following me I didn’t there was someone in the room 10 I was in a hurry this morning I only had time to at the newspaper headlines before breakfast 11 I was on a diet I couldn’t stop at those cakes 12 She high levels of lead in her drinking water 13 The boss at him when he saw in come late for work again 14 The dirty old man kept at the young girl 15 The girl at the man who tried to make a pass at her 16 The men at the young women on the beach 17 The new neighbour us because our house is very modest 18 The students at the teacher with amazement 19 There he was through the keyhole at the man who was ringing the bell 20 We into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around 21 When I came into the room unexpectedly, he at me speechless 22 You shouldn’t at people It’s rude 23 Young children tend to their older brothers or sisters 3- CHOOSE AND CIRCLE THE CORRECT OPTION: 1.- The judge said that … women work-mates could sometimes be considered sexual LEERING harassment Staring at leering at watching peeping at 2.- You should … the facts and stop feeling sorry for yourself Face look up to glance through 3.- He spends most of his time at night … the stars Staring at peeping at watching looking 4.- … our way in the darkness, we managed to reach the front door Peering watching peeping noticing 5.- He thinks that young people today don’t … their elders stare at GAPING Look up to face notice watch 6.- Did you … all the improvements they’ve made? Look notice stare face 7.- No wonder everybody … him He always wears such eccentric outfit Looks down watches at leers at stares at PEEPING 8.- Since he was made Head of Department, he … his old work-mates Glances at looks down on glares gapes 9.- In the distance the sunset was breathtaking We all … it until it got dark Stared at gazed at looked up to peered at 10.- I … the documents in the filing cabinet but I could find nothing referred to the case Glanced through watched peered at noticed PEERING 11.- The child … all the presents under the Christmas tree in surprise Watched glanced gaped at gazed 12.- He … me when I asked him to explain the structure to me for the third time stared at glanced at glared at looked down 13.- My neighbour has the annoying habit of … us from behind her curtains whenever we go either in or out Staring at gazing at ogling at peeping at OGLING 14.- The little boy the packet of sweets wondering whether they were for him Watched ogled at stared at leered at STARING GLARING WATCHING EXERCISE A B C D E F G H I J K L M 10 13 12 11 EXERCISE peered faced watching looks down on looks up to peeped watching face FACING notice 10 glance 11 ogling 12 noticed 13 glared 14 leering 15 glared 16 leered 17 looks down on 18 stared 19 peeping 20 peered 21 gaped 22 stare 23 look up to EXERCISE leering at Face Watching Peering Look up to Notice Stares Looks down on Gazed at 10 Glanced through 11 gaped at 12 glared at 13 peeping at 14 ogled at