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CLEAR ! Chronicle of Leads in English And Resources. Open - Close Turn-on – Turn-off By Susan Assad. Open and Close. Certain words are used in the same way in both English and French while they are used differently in another context
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CLEAR ! Chronicle of Leads in English And Resources Open - Close Turn-on – Turn-off By Susan Assad
Open and Close • Certain words are used in the same way in both English and French while they are used differently in another context • If in French we say “Je ferme le livre et j’ouvre la fenêtre ” • The English version will be “I close the book and open the window”, right? • Now, you might think OK, so then if I say “Je ferme la radio et j’ouvre la TV” • The English will be “I close the radio and open the TV”, right? Right! Wrong!
Open and Close • The answer here is • I turn off the radio • And turn on the TV • So why do we Close a book and Open a window but Turn off a radio and Turn on a TV when it’s the same verbs in French?
Turn-on and Turn-off • Simple! • The trick is : just ask yourself the following questions • Is it power operated? • Is it electric? • If the answer is Yes • If the answer is No • Use Turn on / Turn off • Use Open / Close
Open/close or Turn on/off? Click on the line to see the answer • A suitcase • A drawer • A television • A printer • A projector • A calculator • A bottle • An envelope • A light • A mail box • A jukebox • A computer Open/close ( ) Turn on/off ( )