STUDY Read these sentences carefully.
·When are you planning to set off?
·I usually set off for college at about seven.
·They quickly got in the car and set off down the road.
·We unpacked and changed our clothes before setting off to explore.
MEANING Choose two of the words below to complete the meaning of this use of set off:
journey begin holiday end job arrange to________ a ________
GRAMMAR Which of these are grammatically possible?
a) He set off.
b) He set off the journey.
c) The journey set off.
PRACTICE Complete these sentences with a form of set off and one of the prepositions below. Use each preposition once only.
at on up for until
a) After breakfast they________ the mountain.
b) Do you want something to eat before you ________work?
c) He finally ________ the first stage of his round-the-world trip.
d) Every morning she ________
e) I’m not surprised we’re late. We didn’t ________ 8 o’clock!
BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY SYNONYMS
Set out means the same as set off, but is more often used about a long journey: He set out on the last stage of his round-the-world trip.
MEANING： begin; journey
GRAMMAR：a
PRACTICE：a) set off up b) set off for c) set off on d) sets off at e) set off until
