BBC Learning English-Technology: Phrasal verbs with Georgie
Hello, I’m Georgie and this BBC Learning English video is all about phrasal verbs for technology. So, switch on your brains and let’s get into it.
I need to set up an online bank account. I turn on my laptop and log in with my password. I go to the bank website and click sign up. I scroll through the terms and conditions to make sure I understand what I’m signing up for. After I’ve set up the account, I sign out, close my laptop and go and sit on the sofa. I switch on the TV but it’s not loud enough so I turn it up.
Great! Let’s look at those verbs in a bit more detail.
Login and sign in are synonyms. They mean to enter your username and password to access a computer system.
I need to log in but I can’t remember my password.
The opposites are log out and sign out to exit or end your computer session. After checking my bank balance I signed out so no one could access my information. Sign up means register or create an account for a service or website.
Oh, I need to stop signing up to so many marketing emails. My inbox is full of them.
Scroll through something is this action. We move through information or images on a screen with a dragging or a swiping motion.
I’m sleeping really badly at the moment. I think I need to stop scrolling through social media before bed.
Turn something on and switch something on are also synonyms. They mean to give power to or activate a device or system. They can be separated so you can say, I turned the TV on or I turned on the TV. The opposites are turn something off and switch something off to stop the power of a device or system.
Remember to turn off the lights when you leave a room to save energy.
Turn something up means to increase the volume or intensity. Turn something down is the opposite, to decrease the volume or intensity.
I usually turn down the brightness of my screens a few hours before bed. It’s better for your eyes.
Finally, set something up means to start or prepare a device so that you can use it. I just got a new phone, but I need to set it up before I can use it.
Remember, don’t freak out and stop scrolling through social media. Instead, work on your phrasal verbs with the free worksheet on the website. See you next time.
switch on swɪtʃ ɒn （デバイスや電源を）オンにする
set up sɛt ʌp 設定する、準備する
turn on tɜːn ɒn （デバイスや電源を）オンにする
log in lɒɡ ɪn ログインする
sign up saɪn ʌp 登録する
scroll through skroʊl θruː （情報や画像を）スクロールして見る
sign out saɪn aʊt サインアウトする
log out lɒɡ aʊt ログアウトする
close kləʊz 閉じる
turn up tɜːn ʌp （音量や強度を）上げる
turn down tɜːn daʊn （音量や強度を）下げる
switch off swɪtʃ ɒf （デバイスや電源を）オフにする
sign in saɪn ɪn サインインする
register ˈrɛdʒɪstə 登録する
drag dræɡ （画面上で）ドラッグする
swipe swaɪp （画面を）スワイプする
brightness ˈbraɪtnəs 明るさ
freak out friːk aʊt 慌てる、パニックになる
worksheet ˈwɜːkʃiːt ワークシート
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