Watch out (for)

WATCH OUT e WATCH OUT FOR

O que significam esses PHRASAL VERBS

em INGLÊS

By Mairo Vergara

MAIRO VERGARA

Jan 5, 2017

Neste post, veremos os phrasal verbs watch out e watch out for, que são bastante similares. Watch out quer dizer tomar/ter cuidado. Já watch out for pode ter três sentidos diferentes. Um deles é tomar cuidado com alguma coisa. Percebeu a diferença? Watch out sem a partícula for é apenas “tomar cuidado”, enquanto watch out for seria “tomar cuidado com alguma coisa”.
Além do uso citado acima, watch out for pode ser usado no sentido de tomar conta ou cuidar de alguém e prestar atenção em alguém ou algo, ou mais coloquialmente, “ficar de olho”. Como todos os sentidos dos dois phrasal verbs estão ligados, acredito que não será difícil para você aprendê-los. Portanto, pegue seu caderno de Língua Inglesa e bons estudos.

Primeiro, vamos conferir watch out no sentido de “tomar cuidado”:

• If you don’t watch out, you’ll fall on the ice. (Se você não tomar cuidado, você cairá no gelo.)
• Watch out! – there’s an icy patch up ahead. (Cuidado! Tem um trecho congelado a seguir.)
• They say a storm is coming, so watch out and don’t take any chances. (Dizem que uma tempestade está chegando, então tome cuidado e não se arrisque.)
• Andy saw the car coming toward them, and yelled, watch out! (Andy viu o carro vindo na direção deles e gritou: cuidado!)
• Watch out! There’s a car coming! (Cuidado! Tem um carro vindo!)
• Watch out – you’re going to hit that car! (Cuidado, você vai bater naquele carro!)
• You could have a nasty accident if you don’t watch out. (Você pode se acidentar feio se não tomar cuidado.)

Agora vamos ver watch out for como “tomar cuidado com algo”:

• When you drive in winter you have to watch out for icy patches. (Quando você dirigir no inverno você tem que tomar cuidado com os trechos congelados.)
• Watch out for falling rocks! (Tome cuidado com as pedras caindo!)
• Watch out for pickpockets when you’re in a crowd. (Tome cuidado com os batedores de carteira quando estiver em uma multidão.)
• Watch out for snakes! (Tenha cuidado com cobras!)
• We will be discussing street crime and what you should watch out for. (Nós discutiremos os crimes de rua e com que você deve tomar cuidado.)
• You’ve got to watch out for viruses when downloading files to your computer. (Você tem que tomar cuidado com vírus quando estiver baixando arquivos no seu computador.)
• Watch out for that dog – he’s not very friendly. (Tenha cuidado com aquele cão, ele não é muito amigável.)
• In this neighborhood you need to watch out for children playing in the street. (Nesta vizinhança você deve tomar cuidado com crianças brincando na rua.)

Agora, watch out for no sentido de “tomar conta de alguém”:

• People in my family have always watched out for one another. (As pessoas na minha família sempre tomaram conta uma das outras.)
• When I was a kid, my older brother always watched out for me. (Quando eu era uma criança, meu irmão mais velho sempre tomava conta de mim.)
• Carol’s father made me promise I’d watch out for her and make sure she had whatever she needed. (O pai da Carol me fez prometer que eu tomaria conta dela e que me certificaria que ela teria qualquer coisa que ela precisasse.)

Finalmente, watch out for no sentido de prestar atenção em algo que está por vir, ficar de olho em alguém:

• Watch out for big discounts and clearance sales at this time of the year. (Preste atenção nos grandes descontos e liquidações de vendas nessa época do ano.)
• Watch out for Ryan. He’s here somewhere. (Fique de olho no Ryan, ele está aqui em algum lugar.)
• We watched out for dolphins jumping on the horizon. (Nós prestamos atenção nos golfinhos pulando no horizonte.)
• I used to tell everyone, I’d watch out for this girl. She’s going to be a great tennis player one day. (Eu costumava dizer a todos, eu ficaria de olho nesta garota. Ela será uma excelente jogadora de tênis um dia.)

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Adaptado de: https://www.mairovergara.com/watch-out-for-phrasal-verb-significado/. Acesso em: 25 nov. 2025. © Reis Vergara Idiomas 2025. Todos os direitos reservados.

ESL WORKSHEET - Ordering food and drinks

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

ORDERING FOOD

LinguaHouse

Nov. 18, 2025

Level: Starter (A0-A1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Food and Drink; Ordering and Paying for Food and Drinks; Vocabulary Lesson; Speaking; Pronunciation; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; 13-15 Years Old
Publication date: 11/18/2025

In this lesson, students develop their conversational skills by practicing how to order food in a cafe. First, they name different places to order food before identifying key items on a menu. They then develop their listening skills by hearing a dialogue in a cafe and completing the comprehension tasks. The students then notice and highlight the functional language used to order food with a pronunciation focus on linking words. They also learn how to recognize and say simple prices. They then practice the language in a variety of interactive activities and finish the lesson by taking part in a roleplay task as a customer and a waiter/waitress. There is a final game to review the language. (by Victoria Aitken)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 3 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 3 in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

Ordering food (audio 1, activity 3) - AmE
CONVERSATION 1
Waiter: Good afternoon, what can I get you?
Customer one: Can I get a hamburger and chips, please?
Waiter: Sure, anything to drink?
Customer one: Yes, a fruit juice, please. What is the juice today?
Waiter: Orange.
Customer one: Great, thank you. How much is that?
Waiter: Eight dollars, please.
Customer one: Here you go.
Waiter: Thanks, have a nice day.
CONVERSATION 2
Customer two: Hi.
Waiter: Hello, what would you like?
Customer two: A cheese sandwich and a cup of coffee, please.
Waiter: Ok, anything else?
Customer two: No, thank you. Oh, actually, can I have a piece of chocolate cake?
Waiter: Yes, of course. That is seven dollars, please.
Customer two: Here, thank you.

Pronunciation link (audio 2, activity 4) - AmE
Anything else?
Can I get a salad and chips, please?
How much is that?
What can I get you?
Can I have some pancakes?

Prices (audio 3, activity 6) - AmE
$3.50 (three dollars and fifty cents)
$6.00 (six dollars)
$5.00 (five dollars)
$.50 (fifty cents)
$2.50 (two dollars and fifty cents)
$1.00 (one dollar)
$8.00 (eight dollars)
$4.50 (four dollars and fifty cents)

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/ordering-food. Accessed on November 24, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Tips for taking better pictures

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

PHOTOGRAPHY

LinguaHouse

Nov. 18, 2025

Level: Upper-intermediate (B2-C1)
Type of language: General English
Tags: Describing Pictures and Photos; Gadgets and Inventions; Photography; Hobby; Speaking; Vocabulary Lesson; Parts of Speech; 10-12 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 11/18/2025

In this updated lesson, students receive some tips for taking better pictures with their phones. They examine photos, listen to an audio tutorial for main idea and detail, and define vocabulary. Key information is activated in a task and discussion questions. There is also an optional extension activity which examines vocabulary related to analogue/film photography. Note that it will be helpful if students can see the photos in the resource projected on a screen and/or have access to color copies of the worksheet; you may also wish to incorporate student-generated photos in the lesson. (by Stephanie Hirschman)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Speaker: Anyone who uses a phone is a photographer these days, but just having this incredible technology at your fingertips doesn’t mean you’re taking the most memorable photos you can. Here are eight tips to ensure that your photos, and your socials, have real impact.
Let’s start with an easy one: include only one person at a time. Having just one subject makes it much easier to get the composition right and allows the viewer to really see who this person is. Remember that they will stand out more if there is a lot of empty or negative space in the background.
My second tip is about playing with perspective. One of the best ways to make your photos more interesting is to shoot from a low angle so you’re below where all the action is happening. This will give you the sky or some other empty space as the background and the viewer won’t be distracted by too much visual noise. You may need to kneel or even lie down to get more interesting details in the foreground.
Another technique for getting the viewer’s attention is to create what looks like three-dimensional space on the flat surface of a photograph. You do this by including leading lines in your picture – like fences, rivers, railway tracks, roads and paths. Have these travel from the foreground into the distance. You should also try to include people or objects in the foreground, middle and background and make use of frames like windows, arches or tree branches.
Tip number four is about avoiding the common mistake of not getting close enough to capture any small details you want your viewer to see. But make sure you’re not too close or your camera won’t be able to focus properly, and the image will be fuzzy.
My fifth tip is about when to take photos. Morning and evening are the best times to get long shadows into your photographs, which can create really interesting abstract images. Keep your eyes open for patterns made by trees, fences and other objects.
Now for tip six, we’re continuing with the theme of shadows, which can add a lot of drama and mystery to an image. What you’re aiming for here is to capture a silhouette, or a basic shape with all the details kept dark. Take your photograph towards the direction of the light source. You can often play around with light levels on an app after you take the photo. Indoors, it’s easier to achieve this effect if you take a picture against a window lamp or outdoors when the sun is low in the sky.
Moving along to tip number seven, I want to talk about buildings. The most successful photos of buildings and other man-made objects are those which call attention to their repeated bold shapes. The human eye enjoys looking at this kind of symmetry and even when the photo features two things which are merely similar, rather than identical, it can be really successful.
My final tip develops this idea further – I’m talking about reflections. Water is the best surface for capturing reflections, but glass, ice and other shiny surfaces also work well. When there are ripples and waves in the water, the image is distorted in really interesting ways. I hope these tips have been helpful – now get out there and take some amazing photographs!

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/photography. Accessed on November 24, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - English for Kids 2

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

CLAP YOUR HANDS

LinguaHouse

Jul. 24, 2023

Level: Starter (A0-A1)
Type of language: English for Kids
Tags: Parts of the Body; Drawing, Cutting, Creating; Singing Songs; 4-6 Years Old
Publication date: 07/24/2023

This lesson introduces different action verbs and the parts of the body. The lesson starts with a lively song. Students then do a variety of multi-sensory tasks which will help them identify and produce the new language. (by V. Aitken)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 (activity 1).
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 (activity 2).

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

Activity 1 - Let’s sing together!
Hello, hello. Can you say “hello”? (Hello!)
Hello, hello. Can you wave your hands? (Hello!)
Can you stretch up high? Can you touch your toes?
Can you turn around? Can you say “hello”? (Hello!)
Hello, hello. Can you say “hello”? (Hello!)

Activity 2 - Listen and sing along.
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands,
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands,
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it stomp your feet,
If you're happy and you know it stomp your feet,
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it stomp your feet.
If you're happy and you know it nod your head,
If you're happy and you know it nod your head,
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it nod your head.
If you're happy and you know it do all three,
If you're happy and you know it do all three,
If you're happy and you know it,
And you really want to show it,
If you're happy and you know it do all three.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-kids/clap-your-hands. Accessed on November 24, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - English for Kids 1

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

FOLLOW ME

LinguaHouse

Jul. 31, 2023

Level: Starter (A0-A1)
Type of language: English for Kids
Tags: Parts of the Body; Drawing, Cutting, Creating; Playing Games; Singing Songs; 4-6 Years Old
Publication date: 07/31/2023

This lesson focuses on action verbs and parts of the body. The language is introduced through a high-energy action song, and the previous language is also revisited. Students then complete a variety of TPR activities to further consolidate the language. (by V. Aitken)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio (activity 1: “Let’s sing!”).

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Follow me, follow me.
It's as easy as can be.
Follow me, follow me. 1, 2, 3...
Clap your hands. (Clap your hands.)
Spin around. (Spin around.)
Bend your knees. (Bend your knees.)
Touch the ground. (Touch the ground.)
Follow me, follow me.
It's as easy as can be.
Follow me, follow me. 1, 2, 3...
Wiggle your fingers. (Wiggle your fingers.)
Tippy toe. (Tippy toe.)
Stretch up high. (Stretch up high.)
Wave hello! (Wave hello!)
Follow me, follow me.
It's as easy as can be.
Follow me, follow me. 1, 2, 3...
Flap your arms. (Flap your arms.)
Stomp your feet. (Stomp your feet.)
Pat your back. (Pat your back.)
Take a seat! (Take a seat!)

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-kids/follow-me. Accessed on November 24, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Phrasal verbs in business (II)

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

BUSINESS PHRASAL VERBS

LinguaHouse

Dec. 3, 2024

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: Business English
Tags: Business Skills; Office Life; Playing Games; Vocabulary Lesson; Speaking; Phrasal Verbs; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 12/03/2024

This lively lesson plan presents common phrasal verbs used in business. These business English phrasal verbs are presented in their natural context. There are two speaking activities in which students interview each using the target language. For larger classes, there is a ‘find someone who’ activity at the end of the worksheet.

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 1 in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio 2 in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

Conversation A (audio 1)
Speaker 1: Patrice mentioned an interesting idea at yesterday’s meeting. She said we should reduce our online advertising expenses by creating a company blog on our website.
Speaker 2: Really? How would that work?
Speaker 1: Well, there are many benefits. People will unexpectedly find our blog articles on the Internet, and we will get more visitors to our website.
Speaker 2: I see. And they will learn more about our company and we might get some new clients. What are the other benefits?
Speaker 1: Well, our existing clients will be able to stay informed about our latest activities and promotions. The blog will be our new customer relations channel.
Speaker 2: Great. But who will write the articles?
Speaker 1: All our top managers and specialists.
Speaker 2: That will consume a lot of their time.
Speaker 1: Yes, it will. But in the end, it will be worth it.

Conversation B (audio 2)
Speaker 1: Patrice brought up an interesting idea at yesterday’s meeting. She said we should cut down on our online advertising expenses by creating a company blog on our website.
Speaker 2: Really? How would that work?
Speaker 1: Well, there are many benefits. People will come across our blog articles on the Internet, and we will get more visitors to our website.
Speaker 2: I see. And they will find out more about our company and we might get some new clients. What are the other benefits?
Speaker 1: Well, our existing clients will be able to keep up with our latest activities and promotions. The blog will be our new customer relations channel.
Speaker 2: Great. But who will write the articles?
Speaker 1: All our top managers and specialists.
Speaker 2: That will take up a lot of their time.
Speaker 1: Yes, it will. But in the end, it will be worth it.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/business-phrasal-verbs. Accessed on November 24, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.

ESL WORKSHEET - Phrasal verbs in business (I)

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

PHRASAL VERBS IN BUSINESS

LinguaHouse

Jan. 15, 2015

Level: Upper-intermediate (B2-C1)
Type of language: Business English
Tags: Phrasal Verbs; Companies and Jobs; Business People; Vocabulary Lesson; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 01/15/2015

This lesson plan introduces students to 18 common phrasal verbs used in a business context. These phrasal verbs are presented in their natural context. The lesson plan includes a speaking activity in which students interview each using the target language.

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.

Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/phrasal-verbs-in-business. Accessed on November 24, 2025. LinguaHouse.com © 2008–2025. All rights reserved.