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In this podcast you’ll practice the verb “close” as in “Close your eyes.” English also has an adjective, “close”, as in “You’re standing too close to me.” This “close”means “near.”

1. Close the door, please.

2. Please close the window.

3. She closed the gate on her way out.

4. He carefully closed the car door.

5. The supermarket closes at 10 pm.

6. Many restaurants closed during 2020 because of Covid. (= went out of business.)

7. When we moved, I closed our old bank accounts.

8. The city closed the beach because of bacterial contamination. 

9. Many American car factories have closed down. (= stop operating.)

10. It took the doctor ten stitches to close the wound in John’s forehead.

11. I didn’t want to watch the rest of the movie so I closed my eyes and went to sleep.

12. Always save your computer files before you close them.

13. “There is nothing more to discuss,” said the CEO. “That question is closed.”

14. I can’t tell what he is thinking. His face is a closed book.

Be careful of the verb “to close” (“Z” sound, above) and the adjective “close”, pronounced with an “S” sound. Here are a few examples using close:

15. We are close friends.

16. January 8th is close to my birthday. I was born on January 10th.

17. The final score of the basketball game was very close: 102 to 101.

18. The guards kept a close watch on the prisoner.

19. A car almost hit me this morning. It was a really close call. (A near miss.)

This podcast is now finished. You can also say that it has drawn to a close. Thanks for listening.

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