ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 140. Phrasal verbs 4 on/ off (1)
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On and off for lights, machines etc.
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We say: the light is on /put
the light on /leave the light on etc.
turn the light on/off or switch the light on/off
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Shall I leave the lights on
or turn them off?
'Is the heating on?' 'No, I switched it off.'
We need some boiling water, so
I'll put the kettle on.
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Also put on some music /
a CD etc.
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I haven't listened to this CD yet.
Shall I put it on? (=shall I play it)
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B
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On and off for events etc.
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go
on
= happen
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What's all that noise? What's going on? (=what's
happening)
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call something off =cancel it
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The open air concert had to be
called off because of the
weather.
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put something off, put off doing something =delay it
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The wedding has been put off until January.
We can't put off making a decision. We have to decide now.
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C
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On and off for clothes etc.
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put
on
clothes, glasses, make-up, a seat belt etc.
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My hands were cold, so I put my gloves on.
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Also put on weight =get
heavier
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I've put on two kilograms in the last month.
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try
on
clothes (to see if they fit)
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I tried on a jacket in the shop, but it didn't fit me very
well.
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take
off
clothes, glasses etc.
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It was warm, so I took off my jacket.
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D
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Off = away from a person
or place
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be
off
(to a place)
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Tomorrow I'm off to Paris /I'm off on holiday.
(=I'm going to Paris I I'm going
on holiday)
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walk
off
/run off /drive off /ride off /go off (similar to walk away /run away etc.)
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Diane got on her bike and rode off.
Mark left home at the age of
18 and went off to
Canada.
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set
off
= start a journey
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We set off very early to avoid the traffic. (= We left early)
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take
off
=leave the ground (for planes)
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After a long delay the plane
finally took off.
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see somebody off =go with them to the
airport/station to say goodbye
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Helen was going away. We went
to the station with her to see
her off.
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EXERCISES
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140.1
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Complete the sentences using put on + the following:
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a CD
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the heating
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the kettle
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the light
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the oven
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It was getting dark, so I
_____ put the light on. ___________
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It was getting cold, so I _____________________.
I wanted to bake a cake, so I _____________________.
I wanted to make some tea, so
I _____________________.
I wanted to listen to some
music, so I _____________________.
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140.2
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Complete the sentences. Each time use a
verb+ on or off.
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1
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It was warm, so I _____ took
off _____my jacket.
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What are all these people
doing? What’s __________________?
The weather was too bad for
the plane to __________________, so the flight was delayed.
I didn't want to be disturbed,
so I __________________my phone.
Rachel got into her car and __________________at
high speed.
Tim has __________________weight
since I last saw him. He used to be quite thin.
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7
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A: What time are you leaving
tomorrow?
B: I'm not sure yet, but I'd
like to __________________as early as possible.
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Don't __________________until tomorrow
what you can do today.
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There was going to be a strike
by bus drivers, but now they have been offered more money and the strike
has been __________________.
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Are you cold? Shall I get you
a sweater to __________________?
When I go away, I prefer to be
alone at the station or airport. I don't like it when people come to __________________me
__________________.
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140.3
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Look at the pictures and complete the
sentences
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