💻 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. 'log in' 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'.

'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 to 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.