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# 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

1. I ***looked / glanced*** at my watch and realized that I'd missed the last bus home.
2. My watch has ***stopped***. I think it needs a new battery.
3. Tell me. How do you keep track of time if you don't ***wear*** a watch?
4. What time is it? I forgot to ***put*** my watch on this morning.
5. 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

1. Sam's watch beeps every 15 minutes and the noise is beginning to annoy me. - d
2. My watch was to minutes fast so I was early for the meeting. - e
3. The watch is still *under guarantee*, so they should repair it free of charge. - b
4. He says his watch is a genuine Rolex, but I know it's a fake he bought on holiday. - a
5. My grandfather's watch isn't very accurate. It *loses* about ten minutes every day. - c

## Notes

1. **A watch which you wear on your wrist is a *****wrist watch*****. Some people have a *****pocket watch*****.**
2. **Most watches today are digital. A traditional watch has *****hands***** which tell the time.**
3. **If you can wear your watch in the sea, it must be *****waterproof*****.**