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Speaker 1: The first thing I do every morning when I get

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up is I put on the coffee maker. Then I

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put on a podcast and get dressed. It's been pretty

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cold lately, so I always need to put on something

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warm put on. Let's dive in.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City, and here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven ninety seven.

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Five ways to use put on. I know that learning

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phrasal verbs can be tricky, but they are such an

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essential part of English, and like I've mentioned before, using

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frasal verbs will definitely make your English conversation sound more natural.

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So to help you with that today, we're going to

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focus on the Fraser verb put on, which actually has

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five different meanings and uses. Maybe the most common usage

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for put on is to activate a machine, equipment, or

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an electrical device like a light. In other words, you

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push your click a switch to make a device work

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or start moving. Put On works just like its brother

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turn on. Like when it gets dark, you can put

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on a light in the room. You can put on

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the coffee maker to get your morning cup of Joe.

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And you can also, oh, put on the computer and

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start working. Whatever you can turn on, you can put on.

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In a similar way, we use put on when we

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talk about playing music, or playing a video, or even

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playing a TV program. I like to put on classical

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music when I drive. My friend Greg likes sports, so

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whenever I go to his house, he eventually puts on

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the TV to watch the Yankees. And I remember when

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I was a kid, I would wake up early on

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a Saturday morning and put on the Saturday Morning Cartoons

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on TV. What a perfect combination with a bowl of

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corn flakes. Speaking of entertainment, we use put on to

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mean organize or present a live event. When you are

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the organizer of an event like a concert or a musical,

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you can say that you are putting on that event,

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like I heard they're putting on Hamlet in Central Park

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this spring. And even though I'm not exactly a huge

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fan of hers, I do know that Taylor Swift puts

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on a lot of concerts. We also use put on

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when we talk about gaining body weight. You can say

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that you put on weight, or you can mention how

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much weight you put on, Like after retiring, my friend

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Paul put on about five kilograms. I put on some

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weight during this winter, so I definitely need to exercise

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before putting on a swimsuit. Hey, my sister just came

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back from going on a cruise and she said that

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all of her friends put on a couple of pounds

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while they were on vacation. And lastly, we use put

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on when we talk about placing clothing or accessories on

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your body. Like before I walk out of the house,

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I have to put on my shoes, and keep in mind,

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put on is the action of placing clothing on your body.

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Were is a state. So for example, I put on

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my jeans this morning. I wear jeans every day. Here's

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another example. It's chilly outside, so remember to put on

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your jacket and bundle up before going out. Keep in mind,

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the best way to remember English, like this and any

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other word or phrase in English, is to take that

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word or phrase, write it in a sentence that's true

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for you or true in your world, and then memorize

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your sentences. Hey, did you know you can get more

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for live group lessons every week where we practice these

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podcast lessons together. Plus you get access to the PDF,

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transcript and audio download for every Happy English podcast in

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the past and in the future. And on top of that,

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each episode has exercises where you can practice this English

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point with speaking and writing checked by me. To learn more,

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just visit Myhappy English dot com and choose podcast lesson

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seven ninety seven. Remember, learning another language is not easy,

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but it's not impossible, and I'm here to help you

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on your journey.

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