PROBLEMS AT HOME AND WORK (36) ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR ELEMENTARY

PROBLEMS AT HOME AND WORK (36)

A

At home ·         The TV isn’t working. Can you repair it? ·         The washing machine is broken. We need to mend it. ·         The plants are dying. Did you forget to water them? ·         The room is untidy. We must tidy it. ·         I’ve lost my keys. Will you help me look for them? ·         You’ve cut your finger. You should put on a plaster. ·         You’ve had a row /ra / with a friend. Will you apologise [say ‘I’m sorry’]?

B

At work ·         Chloe had a bad day at work yesterday. She was late for work. ·         She had too much work to do. ·         Her colleague was in a bad mood. ·         Her computer crashed. ·         The photocopier was out of order. ·         The coffee machine wasn’t working.

Exercises

36.1	1 The phone isn’t working 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
36.2	Write down three nouns that can go with these words: 1 broken      _______window / cup / glass_______________________________ 2 cut _____________________________________________________________ 3 untidy _____________________________________________________________ 4 late for _____________________________________________________________ 5 a _____________________________________________________________ that isn’t working 6 too much _____________________________________________________________
36.3	Have you ever had these problems? Number each one 0-3 (0 = never, 1 = once or twice, 2 = quite often, 3 = frequently). 1 a TV that doesn’t work (2) 7 a broken washing machine 2 dying plants 8 an untidy bedroom 3 a cut finger 9 a row with a friend 4 being late for work or school 10 your computer crashes 5 a colleague or friend in a bad mood 11 lost keys 6 a coffee machine that isn’t working 12 too much work
36.4	Look at Chloe’s problems in B. What could she do? She was late for work - get up earlier
36.5	Can you think of four problems that you or a friend have had recently? Write them down in English. Use a dictionary to help you.

ANSWER KEY

36.1	possible answers
	2	The computer has crashed.	7	The room is untidy.
	3	The cup is broken.	8	She is late for work.
	4	The coffee machine isn’t working.
	5	She has too much work (to do).
	6	He’s cut his hand.

36.2	Possible answers
	2	cut finger / hands / knees
	3	untidy room / desk / hair
	4	late for school / an appointment / a concert
	5	a camera / microwave / fridge that isn’t working
	6	too much work / rain / wind

36.3	Possible answers
	2	dying plants       2
	3	a cut finger               2
	4	being late for work or school              1
	5	a colleague or friend in a bad mood       2
	6	a coffee machine that isn’t working      1
	7	a broken washing machine       1
	8	an untidy bedroom         3
	9	a row with a friend          1
	10	your computer crashes         1
	11	lost keys                1
	12	too much work               3

36.4	Possible answers: too much work - get an assistant a colleague in a bad mood - pay no attention a crashed computer - get a technician a photocopier that is out of order - repair the photocopier a coffee machine that isn’t working - drink water

36.5	Possible answers: My DVD player didn’t work. My brother lost his credit card. I cut my knee. My cousin broke a glass.