USEFUL LANGUAGE UNIT 4. WHATS THE PROBLEM?

THINGS YOU CAN SAY Theres something wrong with this printer. The air conditioning keeps making a funny noise. Do you know whats wrong with it? The battery may be dead. You ought to call a plumber. It wont take five minutes. The batteries might have run out. It cost a fortune. You really should get this fixed. THINGS YOU MIGHT HEAR The car wont start. The battery might be flat. Its not running properly. What a drag! Youd better call the garage quick. It could be the cable. It may be the fuse. It might be the monitor, I suppose. It looks like the pump might need replacing. I claimed on my household insurance.

VOCABULARY Plumber= fontanero Have run out of= acabarse, agotarse Fixed= repaired= reparado, arreglado Flat= a flat battery= una batera descargada / a flat tyre= un neumtico desinflado, un pinchazo What a drag! = qu pesado!, qu latazo! / drag= resistencia (tecnologa) Garage= taller Fuse= fusible, plomo Pump= bomba (mecnica) Household insurance= seguro de hogar Pipe= tubera, manguera Screw= tornillo / to screw= atornillar Switch= interruptor Plug= clavija, toma de corriente Thermostat= termostato Screwdriver= destornillador Car engine= motor de coche Stall= pararse , calarse, ahogarse (un motor) Blow= saltar un fusible, fundirse Go flat= descargarse / desinflarse Crash= (computers) stop working= bloquearse, colgarse Soaking wet= empapado Spin= girar Freezing cold= glido, un fro que pela

Background= de fondo, ambiental Aural= auditivo Flush= (toilet) descarga de agua, tirar de la cadena Bill= cuenta, recibo, factura Drop something off= dejar Fatty food= alimento de alto contenido graso Smash= romper, destrozar Isolated= aislado, remote Be stuck= estar atascado Breakdown= avera Burgle= robar, desvalijar Wrecked= destrozado, roto, arruinado, perdido Shocking= estremecedor, traumtico, impactante Boot= maletero Out of sight= fuera de la vista (que no est a la vista) It turns out = resulta que Fitted= apropiada Deterrent= freno Fall behind= quedarse atrs, quedarse atrasado Cope= hacer frente, salir adelante, superar, lidiar