Learn English meaning of ‘keep an eye out’

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• delay
• volunteer
• nonprofit business
• talk someone into something

• rewarding
• the holidays
• tropical
• cozy up

• cancel
• keep an eye out

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There are many good reasons to keep an eye out for something. For example, you and your friends might want to go skiing during the holidays. To enjoy skiing, you will need good snow. So, you should keep an eye out for snowstorms near you. On the other hand, you might be going on a tropical vacation with your family. You may love shopping with your mom. But you probably don’t want to spend too much money. So, you should keep an eye out for good sales.

When you keep an eye out for something, you look for that thing. You might use all your time and energy to look for this thing, or you might be more casual and wait to see or hear about this thing. You could even talk other people into helping you to keep an eye out. Then, you could cozy up and relax while your friends help you.

Sheila is worried because she heard some news about a storm. Her holiday vacation could be canceled! Kelsey will help her keep an eye out in today’s soap opera.

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Dialog

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Sheila

Kelsey

Andy_H

Jordin

Sheila:  Oh, no! Oh, no!

Kelsey:  What’s wrong, Sheila?

Sheila:  No, no, no, no…. No!

Kelsey:  What’s the matter? What is it?

Sheila:  This site says that we have to keep our eyes out for a huge storm headed our way!

Kelsey:  Oh! I like storms. It’s a great time to cozy up and watch some movies or read.

Sheila:  Yeah, but if you have a trip planned, like I do, then it means that your flights could get delayed or even canceled!

Kelsey:  Oh, no! Delayed?

Sheila:  I know! I had my tropical vacation planned!

Kelsey:  Canceled?

Sheila:  Yeah! I know! Well, I’ll keep an eye on it. Let’s hope for the best.

Kelsey:  Oh, no! No, no, no, no, no, no, no….

Andy_H:  Kelsey, Kelsey, Kelsey, Kelsey! Kelsey! Hey, how’s it going?

Kelsey:  Um? I don’t know…. What are you doing for the holidays?

Andy_H:  Well, when I was a kid, we had this tradition where we would volunteer and help people during the holidays. So, I still do that. It’s fun! Each year, I pick somewhere different to volunteer, and I always keep an eye out for small nonprofit businesses that need help.

Kelsey:  Oh, that sounds fun!

Andy_H:  It is, super fun! I was hoping Sheila would help me out, but since she’s traveling, I talked Jordin into helping me out. So, now it’s going to be double the fun!

Kelsey:  Oh! That will be fun.

Andy_H:  I’m going to go get some coffee.

Jordin:  Hey, Kelsey. How’s it going?

Kelsey:  What are you doing for the holidays?

Jordin:  Well, sometimes, I travel home to see my parents, but this year, I’m too busy, so…

Kelsey:  Andy said you are going to help him volunteer.

Jordin:  Yeah, I was keeping an eye out for something fun and rewarding to do during the holidays, and he told me about volunteering, and I thought it sounded fun!

Kelsey:  It does!

Jordin:  Yeah, and it’s pretty cute that Andy does it every year.

Kelsey:  Seems pretty cool.

Jordin:  Yeah, Andy’s pretty cool. What? Oh! I mean, it’s cool….

 

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