Confusing Prepositions with "Look" + Work/School Phrases 📚🇺🇸


🔍 "Look" + Prepositions

| Look at 👀 | Direct gaze at something | Look at the stars! 🌟
| Look in 🪞 | Check inside (mirror) | He's looking in the mirror. | Must use in, not "at" |
| Look out 🪟 | Gaze outside (window) | Look out the window! | Usually out, not out of
| Look for 🔍 | Search for something | She's looking for a job online
| Look up 📱 | Search specific info (word/definition) | Look it up online! / Google it! | Pronoun in middle: look it up |

> ✅ Practice:
> - What are they looking at? → The stars!
> - Is he looking in the mirror? → Yes!
> - She’s looking for a job online.
> - Just Google it! 🚀



🏫 School vs. Work Phrases
| Kids not in class | Out of school (summer/vacation) | — |
| Kids finish class | Get out of school at 3:00 |
| Person ends work | Get off (work) at 5:00 | Out of work at 5:00* ❌ |
| Person has no job | He’s out of work (unemployed) | — |
| Person is working now | He’s at work / working l On work❌ |

> ✅ Practice:
> - The kids get out at 3:00.
> - He gets off at 5:00.
> - He’s out of work = unemployed 😞



🎯 Key Takeaways
- Look at = most common 👀
- Look in/out = specific places 🪞🪟
- Look for/up = searching 🔍📖
- Get off work, get out of school = finish time ✅
- Out of work = jobless 😢


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