64. Technology

Question 0

Switch/turned off something

Switch/turn something off

Answer 0

Touch the switch to make an electronic device stopped working.

Would the last person to leave the room please switch/turn off the lights.

Question 1

Switch /turn on sth

Switch turn sth on

Answer 1

Touch a switch to make a machine or electrical device start working.

When I tried to switch/turn on my computer in the morning, nothing happened.

Question 2

Plug in something
plug something in
Plug something into something

Answer 2

Connect to an electricity supply.

The computer isn’t working because you haven’t plugged it in! You can plug it into the wall there.

Question 3

Turn up something

turn something up

Answer 3

Make louder or stronger

Can you turn up the TV-I can hardly hear what the actors are saying.

Question 4

Charge up something

Charge something up

Answer 4

Put electricity into a piece of equipment.

My mobile phone isn’t working-I need to charge it up.

Question 5

Go off

Answer 5

Make a loud noise, for example an alarm clock or the burglar alarm.

The car alarm went off in the middle of the night, waking all the neighbors.

Question 6

Cut out

Answer 6

Suddenly stop working for example the machine or engine.

The pilots radio cut out as the plane was flying over the Himalayas.

Question 7

Pump up

Answer 7

Put some air into

Joe’s pumping up his tires.

Question 8

Run off

Answer 8

Produce

Len is at the photocopier running off 20 copies of the agenda for the meeting.

Question 9

Load up

Answer 9

Put all the things to washed up

Anna is loading up the washing machine

Question 10

Play back

Answer 10

Press the ‘play’ button so can listen to

Micro videoed a film last night and is now playing it back.

Question 11

Measure out

Answer 11

Way and pour the exact amount of

We’ve just bought a breadmaking machine. All you do is measure out all the ingredients, put them in the machine and switch it on.