Unit 6 L4 N.I.3

What’s wrong with it? Describing problems By Profr. José Ma. Jaramillo S. May 2009

Complaints Customer: Waiter, waiter! There’s a fly in my soup! Waiter: Well, don’t shout about it, or the other customers will want one, too

Typical complaints in… Restaurants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Hospitals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bus station ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CAADI ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Vocabulary A tear torn A damage damaged A chip chipped A dent dented

A crack crack Some scratches scratched A stain stained

Describing problems To describe problems we can use Participles as adjectives or Nouns. e.g. We can say that something is torn or has a tear in it. Complete the next chart writing the verb as an adjective and as a noun. torn A tear damaged some damage chipped a chip dented a dent Crack a crack Scratched some scratches Stained a stain Verb Participle/adjective Noun Tear Damage Chip Dent Crack Scratch Stain

Using Participles as adjectives Subject + be + Participles as adjectives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Using Nouns subject + have + Noun there is/there are + noun ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],The jeans are torn/ chipped/ broken. The CD is broken/ scratched / torn. The car is burned/ stained /dented. The faucet is cracked/ leaking / scratched. The scale is dented / damaged / chipped.

Read the comments. Write sentences in two different ways using forms of the word in parenthesis. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Let’s practice with on your books! More information: [email_address]

Describing problems part II By Profr. José Ma. Jaramillo S. May 2009

Have you ever seen the tv show program EXTREME MAKEOVER? Well let’s take a look before we start with the next grammar.

Check it out the way we can describe problems focus in the videos. Need + gerund (ing) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Need + passive infinitive ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Also we can use: keeps + gerund (ing) It is use a gerund followsed by the verb keep when it refers to a repetitive action. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Exercise 5 ,[object Object],The wastebasket is full. It needs to be emptied. The map

The window The light bulb The faucet

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