ENG_B2.

1204S

Home Repair
At Home
Speaking & Discussion
Level B2

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Home Repair Outline

Content
If you are really handy and decide to fix up your home without the help of a
professional, it is important to know the materials and phrases that go along with
home repair. This lesson will teach you materials and phrases needed to ask for
something in a store.

Learning Outcomes
• Learn useful vocabulary that will help you buy things in a shop
• Learn different tools that are needed to repair something at home
• Talk about home repair and what necessities to buy

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Vocabulary - Tools

1) scissors 11) ax
2) saw 12) shears
3) hammer/nail 13) plunger
4) pliers 14) drill
5) sewer snake 15) glue

6) safety gloves
7) ladder
8) paint brush/rollers
9) trowel
10) cement

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Verbs

buy/purchase
clean out/clear replace

call for help supply

paint/glue cut/drill/nail

renew follow instructions

repair renovate maintain

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Vocabulary

property manager fastener

handyman/craftsman damaged
light bulbs/batteries outdated
faucet washer worn-out
plumbing trap/plumber broken
rain gutter drain clog
materials/tools/supplies emergency
repair costs central heating
alarm system home maintenance

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Definition

Home repair may include simple home maintenance. It may

be complicated and risky, which means it can only be done
with the help of a professional - a handyman or even
property manager.

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Role Playing

Speaking
Read the dialogue below and check what the
customer is buying at the store
Shop Assistant Customer
-Hello,how can I help you? -My sink is clogged. I need
some home tools to clear
-If it‘s not too serious, you the drain clog. What would
can buy a special multi- you recommend?
purpose set for any type of
-Oh, I‘ll take this one. If I
plumbing systems. The set
follow instructions,I‘m sure
includes a plunger, a sewer
I won‘t need to call a
snake and a pair of pliers.
plumber.

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Role Playing

Speaking
Read the dialogue below and check what the
customer is buying at the store

Shop Assistant Customer

- Anything else,sir? -Ah, a new set of vacuum
-Total cost is $50. How cleaner bags and a pair of
would you like to pay? safety gloves, please.
-Ok, thank you very much. -By credit card, please.

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Questions

1) Have you ever repaired

anything at home yourself?

2) What did you repair and

what kind of tools did you
use?
3) Have you called a plumber
or property landlord to ask
for help?

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What are these people doing? Which tools are they using?

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Exercises

Speaking
Look at the images. What do you think
happened to this guy?

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Statement

When you decide to repair something at

home, follow instructions otherwise it
might become too risky and dangerous.
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Review
Person – tool – cause - place

1. Plumber - ?

2. Plunger - ?

3. Drain clog - ?

4. Plumbing trap - ?

Look carefully at the words above and decide which

of them represent tool/person/cause/place.

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Read the text below

Repairs often mean simple replacement of used components

intended to be renewed by a homeowner, such as burnt out
light bulbs, worn out batteries, or overfilled vacuum cleaner
bags. Another class of home repairs relates to restoring
something to a useful condition, such as sharpening tools,
replacing leaky faucet washers, cleaning out plumbing traps,
rain gutters.
Periodic maintenance also falls under the general class of
home repairs. These are inspections, adjustments, cleanings,
or replacements that should be done regularly to ensure
proper functioning of all the systems in a house, and to avoid
costly emergencies. Examples include annual testing and
adjustment of alarm systems, central heating or cooling
systems.

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Grammar

Please note
Notice the formation of the adjectives
formed from the verbs

renew  renewed
restore  restored
plumb  plumbing
damage  damaged
break  broken
renovate  renovated

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Grammar

Please note
We use Present Perfect to talk about different
experiences in the past. Have/has+Past
Participle
Examples:
Have you ever called a plumber or property landlord to ask for
help?
Have you ever bought any tools in a repair shop?

Word Order

He has never tried...

Have you ever tried.....?

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Exercises

Speaking

What is it like in your country?

1) Is it common to ask a family member to repair broken

things at home?

2) Do you repair things yourself or call for a professional?

3) In which situation would you definitely ask a

professional to repair or renew something?

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Exercises

Speaking
Create your own sentences using the
words and phrases below
 to purchase....in a repair shop
 to renovate a house
 to repair a broken.......
 to drill
 to count the repair costs
 to call for professional help

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Exercises

Speaking
Create your own dialogue using the words from
this lesson. Think of any situation where you
can use tools to repair something at home
(shop assistant/customer; father/son; family
members,etc.)
Person A Person B
- -
- -
- -
- -

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Exercises

Speaking
Check the pronunciation of the following
words

1. plumber 6. maintenance
2. plunger 7. scissors
3. pliers 8. emergency
4. sewer snake 9. cement
5. faucet washer 10. trowel

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Exercises

Speaking

Role Play
Situation 1 Situation 2

You want to hang a You are working in a repair shop

picture on the wall, but and assist people in helping
you don‘t have any tools them choose the right
at home. Ask a shop materials/tools for home repair.
assistant for advice and One of the customers is asking
buy necessary equipment. you for advice on how to clear
the drain clog. Try to give advice
to your client and sell the
necessary tools equipment to
him or her.
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Exercises

Speaking

Argue in favor of or against this statement

It‘s always better to do home repairs without any help

from a professional

Pro Con

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