Mark Shimada

English Phrasal Verb Practice with “look up” and “look down”

Tom was a young man. He lived in a small town. He was always curious. He liked to learn new things. One day, he was reading a book. He found lots of new words in the book. So, he looked up each word [vyhledal každé slovo] in a dictionary. He learned many new words like that.

Tom had an older sister. Her name was Jane. Tom looked up to Jane [Tom k Janě vzhlížel s obdivem]. She liked to explore new places. She told him about a tall tower in the city. You can see everything from the top of the building.

Tom decided to visit the tower. When he got there he looked up at the building [pohlédl vzhůru na budovu]. It was very, very tall. He wanted to see everything in the city from the top. He went in to the building. He found an elevator to the top. From the top, he looked down at the city [podíval se dolů na město]. The view was incredible. Cars were like tiny toys. People were like ants. He felt like he was a giant.

After the tower, Tom went to the park. There, he saw some kids playing and laughing. A little girl was sitting alone. She was looking down [Dívala se dolů] at the ground. She seemed sad. Tom went over to the child. He asked her to play with him. She looked up at him [Vzhlédla k němu]. Her face lit up.  They played among the trees. Some clouds came. They looked up at the clouds [Pohlédli vzhůru na mraky]. They decided to walk home.

On the way home, they got hungry. They stopped at a fast-food restaurant to eat. The young girl wanted some fries. Tom didn’t want fries. He looked down at fried foods [Na smažená jídla se díval svrchu]. He thought they were unhealthy. Tom wanted a salad. The young girl looked up to Tom [Děvče se podívala na Toma]. She changed her mind and had a salad, too.

After awhile, they left the restaurant. Fortunately, the weather was looking up [počasí se umoudřilo]. The clouds were gone. The sun was setting and the sky was beautiful. They both looked up at the colors [Oba pohlédli vzhůru na ty barvy.] in the sky. Finally, they got to their homes. Tom was happy. He made a new friend.





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