Phrasal Verbs: Looking Forward To - Definition and Examples

Hello, this is Jack from to fluency.com,

and in this English lesson, we're going to have a look at

the phrasal verb: look forward to. Now, this

is a great phrasal verb to know because it is used

all the time in everyday English. So,

let's have a look at an example where I used the phrasal verb

here on YouTube.

So, we're going to go to to Europe in two weeks -

as of this recording - and

I can say, for example, I'm really looking forward to my holiday

but I'm not looking forward to the journey.

in the video I said, "So we're going to go to Europe in two weeks...

I'm really looking forward to my holiday but I'm not

looking forward to the journey. Look forward to something means

to be excited about something, so, I was excited

about my holiday but wasn't excited

about the journey. The reason I wasn't looking forward

to the journey was because it was very long...

I was traveling with my son; we had to change planes;

we had to take a train, also. So, it was a difficult journey

that's why I wasn't looking forward to it. Let's have a look at more examples

now using this phrasal verb.

He's looking forward to starting his new job.

In this example, we're using

a verb after the phrasal verb, and when we do that,

we use the gerund: starting.

I'm looking forward to

going to the beach next week. So, again,

we're using the gerund: going. I'm looking forward to the beach.

Now, this is very similar to the last example

except in this one, we're just using

the noun. We're not looking forward to it

so in context "it" can be anything

but we use this a lot when we want to use a pronoun

instead of the noun. We're not looking forward to it. So, my question

for this video is this: what are you looking forward to?

So, what, at the moment, are you looking forward to?

Leave your answers below this video, thanks for watching

and I'll see you next time!