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Unit 12

12.1 Suggested answers:

2 Theperson’scarbrokedown/wouldnotstart.
3 Someone’swashingmachinebrokedown.
4 Thehandlecameoff/felloffsomething.(forexample,adoor/drawer)
5 Perhapssomeonetrippedand/orfellandgrazedtheirknee/leg/hand/arm/head.
6 Thebatteriesaredead/haverunout,forexample,inaradiooracamera.
7 Perhapssomeonehasmislaidtheirglasses/books/papers/falseteeth.
8 Someonehasburntsomethingtheywerecooking.
9 Someone’scomputerhascrashed.

12.2 2 stain-theothertwoaretypesofminor 4 leak-theothertwoaretypesofdamageto

injury solidobjects
3 bump-theothertwocanbeusedabout 5 dent-theothertwoinvolveliquids
batteries

12.3 Suggested answers:

car vase elbow clock printer sink a meal

banged ✓
ruined ✓
cracked ✓
broken down ✓ ✓
dented ✓
stopped ✓
blocked ✓

Example sentences:

IbangedmyelbowandnowI’vegotabruise.
Themealwasruined-she’dputfartoomuchsaltinthepie.
Thisvaseiscracked.
Hercarhasbrokendown.She’sgoingtobedelayed.
Myprinterhasbrokendownagainbecauseit’sgotapaperjamIcan’tfix.
Aminibusreversedintomeanddentedthecar.
Myclockhasstopped.Thebatteryhasprobablyrunout.
Thesinkisblockedagain.Shallwecallaplumber?

12.4 Possible answers:

2 Ididn’tlookwhereIwasgoingasIwalkedthroughthelowdoorwayandbanged/bumped
myhead.
3 ThewindblewthedoorshutandIrealisedI’dlockedmyselfout.
4 IwouldringherbutI’mafraidI’vemislaidhernumber.Shewroteitdownforme.

5 Ican’ttakeaphoto,mycamera’sbrokendown/stoppedworking.
6 ItriedtorunovertherocksbutItrippedandfellandbruised/grazedmyleg/twistedmyankle.
7 Iaccidentallysatonmybagofcrispsandtheyallgotcrushed.

Unit 13
13.1 2 Earthquake-anaftershockisatremblingmovementoftheearththatcanhappenafteran

earthquake.Notehowdisastersofvariouskindscanstrike,e.g.Thehurricanestruckthe
coastlineatnoon.
3 Hurricane/typhoon/tornado/tropicalstorm/violentstorm/wind-ifyouboardupyourhouseyou
coverthewindowsanddoorswithwoodenboardstoprotectthem.
4 Warorabattleofsomekind-gunfirereferstothesoundofgunsbeingused.

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