All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly pennitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. | TURN something DOWN these sentences carefully. the radio on loud but Dad shouted to me to turn the volume down. p e turned down the sound on the TV set but left the picture on the screen. If the music s too loud for you why didn t you ask me to turn it down . Victor asked for the lights to be turned down low while he sang. CHECK Use the sentences in the Study box to help you do these exercises. meaning Complete the meaning of this use of turn something down by using the words below reduce equipment noise controls to adjust a piece order to. the amount of heat .or light that is produced GRAMMAR Which of these are grammatically possible a He turned down. b He turned the volume down. c He turned down the volume. d He turned it down. e The volume was turned down. Now check your answers by looking at turn sth down on p. 109. PRACTISE Complete the following sentences in an appropriate way using turn something down a I can t hear myself think in here . b Its very hot in here. Do you mind if. c The television was still on but the sound. d She didn t want the sauce to boil so she. e He wanted a romantic atmosphere so he put on some music and Now check your answers by looking at turn sth down on p. 109. ppOS TES Ev pP s te of turn something down is turn something up t fne turn e UP s0 that 1 can tlear f faetter he says it s too loud and turns it Wn again. WRITE something DOWN STUDY Read these sentences carefully. Work on your own and write down the answers to these questions. They told me to write down everything the woman had said to me. Before I began my story I wrote all my ideas down. She told him the address and he wrote it down in his notebook. Information was passed on by word of mouth and was never written down. CHECK Use the sentences in the Study box to help you do these exercises. MEANING Choose one word or phrase from the brackets to complete the meaning of write something down to write something on paper I on a computer in order to read I remember .
