Unit 6 - Language Summary

Nouns
Electronics
answering machine
calculator
hair dryer
oven
refrigerator
remote control
(flat-screen) TV
telephone
washing machine
Other
control
crack
damage
discount
dry cleaner
landlord
lamp shade
lens
(jacket) lining
mug
pair (of)
pitcher
receipt
refund
scratch
shirt
stain
store credit
tablecloth
tabletop
tear
temperature
vase

Pronoun

everything
Adjectives
Past participles
chipped
cracked
damaged
dented
(well) made
scratched
stained
torn
worn
Other
dirty
solar-powered
undercooked

Verbs
adjust
break (down)
charge
crash
deliver
flicker
go dead
jam
leak
overheat
purchase
repair
replace
shrink
skip
work (= function)

Adverbs
by hand
even (when)
over
right away/now

Conjunction
through

Vocabulary
Expressions

Offering help

Can I help you?/What can I do for you?
I’d like . . . .

Describing problems

Is there something the matter with it?/
What’s wrong with it?
It’s torn/stained/damaged/scratched/
cracked/chipped/worn.
What exactly is the problem?
It has a tear/a hole/a stain/some
damage.
There are a lot of scratches.
There’s a crack.
It’s leaking./It has a leak.

Expressing a preference

I’d rather . . . .
Speaking frankly about a difficult topic
Well, to be honest, . . . .
Adding information
In fact, . . . ./ . . . , in fact.