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July 29, 2022 21 mins

English Expressions With ‘Turn’ (Pt. 1)   - "Hey, wait your turn! You have to wait your turn!"   - “Hey, no talking out of turn. You have to put your hand up and wait your turn.”   - “Just wait for your turn.  Just wait your turn.”   -  “Things got turned upside down a bit for me.”   -  "It really turned my plans upside down; I had to accommodate that situation.”   - "Her sudden change of plans kind of got mine all turned around."

    -  “Turn the light on/off. Turn on/off the light."

  -  “Hey, can you turn off the stereo and come for dinner please?”

  -  “Do me a favour please and turn on the TV so that I can watch the news while I’m making our lunches for tomorrow."   -  "It’s time for me to turn in. I’ve got a big day ahead of me tomorrow, so it’s time for me to turn in for the night."

Learning phrasal verbs and idioms is critical for English for Academic Purposes (EAP). In order to understand lectures and presentations, you need to know and understand many expressions. Similarly, you need many at your disposal in order to communicate well as a presenter. Learn as many as possible!

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