140. Phrasal verbs 4 on/off (1)

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Shall I Leave the lights on or turn them off?

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‘Is the heating on?’ ‘No, I switched it off.’

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We need some boiling water, so I’ll put the kettle on.’

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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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What’s all that noise? What’s going on? (=what’s happening)

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The open air concert had to be called off because of the weather.

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The wedding has been put off until January.

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We can’t put off making a decision. We have to decide now.

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My hands were cold, so I put my gloves on.

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I’ve put on two kilograms in the last month.

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I tried on a jacket in the shop, but it didn’t fit me very well.

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lt was warm, so I took off my jacket.

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Tomorrow I’m off to Paris I I’m off on holiday.

= I’m going to Paris I I’m going on holiday

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Diane got on her bike and rode off.

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Mark left home at the age of 18 and went off to Canada.

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We set off very early to avoid the traffic. (=We left early)

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After a long delay t he plane fina lly took off.

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He len was going away. We went to the station with her to see her off.