Daily Life - Dr. Plumber(0112)
Daily Life - Dr. Plumber(0112)
A:
Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber?
B:
Yes, yes I did. Please come in! I'm so glad you came! This old house is falling apart! Come on into the bathroom. See, here, there's water leaking everywhere!
A:
I see. Let me have a look. It seems that your toilet is clogged, and that's why it won't flush. Let me just get my plunger. No, that's not working either. I suspect that there's some sort of foreign object in the pipes that's causing a blockage. That's what's making your toilet overflow.
B:
Oh, that must be because of my four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing things down the toilet. You know how kids are.
A:
Yeah, I have a little one myself. Anyway, these water pipes are really rusty, so they also should be changed. That could be causing water to not drain completely; that might lead to more problems in the future. I would also suggest fixing this faucet that isn't shutting off properly. I could have it all finished by today if it's urgent.
B:
That would be great! Is it expensive?
A:
Let's see... I would say about eight hundred dollars.
B:
What? That's more than I make in a day and I'm a heart surgeon!
Key Vocabulary
clog
verb
slowly forming a block in something
blockage
common noun, singular
something that stops another thing from passing through
shut off
verb
to cause a machine to stop operating
falling apart
phrase
slowly break
leak
verb
liquid or gas escaping from its containter through
plumber
common noun, singular
plumber
flush
verb
to cause water to clean a toilet
plunger
common noun, singular
a tool for unclogging toilets
suspect
verb
have an idea about the reason for something
foreign
Adjective
something that doesn't belong
overflow
verb
to flow over the edge of something
rusty
Adjective
covered with a reddish brown color
drain
verb
to remove liquid from something by letting it flow
faucet
common noun, singular
a device that controls the flow that comes out of
shutting off
verb
to cause a machine to stop operating
Supplementary Vocabulary
pump
common noun, singular
a machine that moves liquid from one place to another
burst
verb
break apart suddenly
tap
common noun, singular
the part of the sink that water comes out of
appliance
common noun, singular
an electric machine with a special purpose
flood
verb
water coming into a place where it shouldn't