Watch
Verb + watch
wear a watch
put on / take off your watch
look at / glance at your watch
set your watch (to the correct time)
your watch stops
Common expressions
your watch is (5 minutes) fast / slow
your watch gains / loses (5 minutes)
your watch beeps
your watch is under guarantee
a genuine / fake watch
Exercise
Verb + watch
I looked / glanced at my watch and realized that I'd missed the last bus home.
My watch has stopped. I think it needs a new battery.
Tell me. How do you keep track of time if you don't wear a watch?
What time is it? I forgot to put my watch on this morning.
I usually set my watch to the time on the television or radio. It's the easiest way to make sure it's telling the right time.
Common expressions
Sam's watch beeps every 15 minutes and the noise is beginning to annoy me. - d
My watch was to minutes fast so I was early for the meeting. - e
The watch is still under guarantee, so they should repair it free of charge. - b
He says his watch is a genuine Rolex, but I know it's a fake he bought on holiday. - a
My grandfather's watch isn't very accurate. It loses about ten minutes every day. - c
Notes
A watch which you wear on your wrist is a wrist watch. Some people have a pocket watch.
Most watches today are digital. A traditional watch has hands which tell the time.
If you can wear your watch in the sea, it must be waterproof.