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1 Tools

Match the words to the pictures below.

a brush a hammer a mop a nail

a plunger a roller a screw a screwdriver

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Which tool(s) would you use to ...

1. paint your walls?

2. paint a door?
3. put a picture on your wall?
4. clean your floor?
5. unblock your toilet?
6. remove a door handle?

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2 DIY (Do It Yourself) phrases

In pairs, match the best solutions to the problems below.

1. The door handle is loose.

2. There’s a crack in the wall.
3. The walls are very dirty.
4. The light doesn’t work.
5. There’s no electricity in the bedroom.
6. The shower head is broken.

a. Check the fuse box.

b. You’ll need to replace it with a new one.
c. You’ll need to tighten the screws.
d. You may need to change the bulb.
e. You should repaint them.
f. You will have to fill it with a special filler.

Have you ever had any of these problems? How did you fix them?

3 Professionals

Match the people on the left with what they do on the right:

1. a construction worker a. builds houses, flats, buildings, etc.

2. an electrician b. changes the colour of your walls

3. a plumber c. chooses furniture for your home

4. a locksmith d. fixes broken locks

5. a painter e. fixes problems with wires in the house

6. an exterminator f. fixes problems with your pipes

7. an interior decorator g. kills rats, mice and insects in your home

Have you ever hired any of these people before? When? What for?

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4 Arranging for somebody to do something for you

When you don’t have the skill or experience to fix or improve something in your home, you need to
arrange for a professional to do it for you. Study the box below.

We use the structure have something done when we arrange for somebody to do something for us:
The walls were very dirty so I had them painted.
My washing machine is working again. I managed to have it fixed.

In informal English, we can also use get instead of have.

The walls were very dirty so I got them painted.

5 Moving in

Complete the text below using the structure ‘have something done’:

We’ve just bought a new house. The location is perfect, but now we
need to make a lot of improvements before we can move in. Firstly, the walls are pretty
dirty so we definitely need to have them painted (paint/them). Next, we need to
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(check/the pipes) because the walls are quite damp and I think
there might be a leak somewhere. The old door handles also need to be replaced with new
ones, but I think we can do that ourselves.
Another thing we want to do is completely remodel the kitchen – we’re thinking of putting
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in new kitchen cabinets and we want to (install/a new cooker).
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I think we’ll also need to (repair/the door) as it’s in pretty bad
condition.
Another thing to think about is the heat. It gets really hot in the summer so we will
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definitely need to (install/air conditioning). That’s going to be
quite expensive but I think it’s necessary.
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Finally, the carpets must go! We’re going to (remove/them) and
replaced with wooden floors. They’ll look much nicer!

What are some home improvements you would like to make at the place where you live? Would you
do them yourself, or have them done by a professional? Explain your reasons.

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