In this episode we look at verbs and nouns with the word turn; Turn on, turn off, turn up, and turn down! When we add a different preposition on the end the meaning changes and here we talk about all their meanings. So turn on this episode and turn up the volume! Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android |Expressions included in the learning materials- Turn on- Turn off- Turn up- Turn down- To reduce intensity of power. You can also turn down the lights. A synonym for turn down is lower. You can say, “Can you please lower the lights?”- To reject or refuse something. Examples: She turned down the job. The idea was turned down. Robin: at Culips.com, bringing you Catch Word. That’s C-U-L-I-P-S.COM. Each week, we take one word and talk about its different meanings. We talk about verbs, and nouns, and even slang. Maura: We look closely at one word. Today’s word is TurnRobin: Turn, like turn the street corner. Maura: Exactly. So to turn is when you change directions. Robin: What’s another example that we can think of here? You’re changing the position. You can do that with your body too. Maura: You can turn your body to the left or to the right. Robin: OK. Ah, there’s that sound. I guess, what’s the next one? Maura: Turn up. Robin: OK. You can turn up. For example, we can turn up for class. Maura: Right. So “to turn up for class” means that you are there. You go to class. Robin: You show up for class. You go to class. Exactly. Exactly. What’s another example that we have?Maura: If we listen to the radio, we want to listen to it louder, we turn up the volume. Robin: Turn up the volume. Do you have that problem with your next door neighbor? I know I do. Robin: Alright. I guess, we can also similarly turn down…the radio. Maura: I wish my neighbor would turn down his radio sometimes, at night. Robin: Indeed. Indeed. And you know what? Actually, last week, I met this wonderful person. I asked them out on a date. But they turned down my invitation. Maura: Oh no. They turned you down. Robin: Yeah. They turned me down. Maura: That means they said ‘No’. Robin: Yeah. It happens quite often…Podcast/ Lipservice: Culips ESL Podcast