Phrasal Verbs sind feststehende Ausdrücke, die aus einem Verb und einer Präposition bestehen. Sie machen Ihre Sprache lebendiger und sind daher im Business English unentbehrlich für Ihr professionelles Auftreten.
| Englisch | Deutsch | Beispiel |
| to look up | hochsehen | I’ve been working all day. I’ve not looked up from my computer once. |
| to look into | untersuchen | Travel costs are so high.We need to look into some cheaper alternatives. |
| to look at | betrachten | I’m going to hang a picture in my office. I need something nice to look at. |
| to look after | sich kümmern um | I enjoy looking after international guests at conferences. |
| to look over | durchlesen | Can you look these documents over for me to see if I’ve forgotten anything? |
| to look through | durchsehen | I was looking through some back copies of the Financial Times. |
| to look back | zurückschauen | Annette has never looked back since she did that English course. |
| to look out | aufpassen | Look out! That machine is hot. |
| to look down on | auf jemanden oder etwas herabschauen | My old boss always looked down on me. |
| to look up to | zu jemandem aufschauen | I like my new manager. He’s someone you can look up to. |
| to look for | suchen | We are looking for a new secretary. |
| to look out for | Ausschau halten nach | Look out for special offers when you order new stationery. |
| to look forward to | sich auf etwas freuen | I’m really looking forward to going to the secretarial training course. |
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Tragen Sie die korrekten Präpositionen in die Lücken ein, um Phrasal Verbs zu bilden. Wenn Sie sich nicht ganz sicher sind, sehen Sie sich in der oben stehenden Tabelle die Beispiele an.
1 We are looking forward ______ seeing you at the trade fair.
2 It’s always a challenge to look ______ guests from other guests.
3 We are having trouble with our website but the IT department is looking ______ it.
4 I always get a colleague to look ______ important documents before having them signed.
5 Have a look ______the catalogue and see if there are any office supplies you need.
6 We are looking ______ a new secretary for the legal department.
7 I’ve been looking ______ our new website. It’s really good.
8 That report must be really interesting. My boss hasn’t looked ______ from it once.
9 Jenny is always looking ______ special offers on the internet.
10 Look ______ that man over there. Is he the new sales rep?
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Lösung
1 to, 2 after, 3 into, 4 through/over, 5 at/through, 6 for, 7 at, 8 up, 9 for, 10 at