6. What needs doing

6.1 Mum, I've found a flat!

 LISTENING

Task 1. Listen to this telephone conversation and decide which of the four flats above, A, B, C or D is being described.

Task 2. Listen again and tick the boxes to show which of these things the flat has got.					Task 3. Listen to the continuation of the dialogue and complete Sharon’s notes.
	yes	no	not mentioned		things that need doing	do it myself	have it done
lift balcony phone shower bath garage cooker fridge central heating					bathroom needs cleaning
					windows need (1) _______	٧
					(2) _______ needs changing
					(3) ________ ________ need repainting
					light switchers need (4) ______		٧
					(5) _____ _____ needs (6)_______
					(7) ______ rail needs (8) ________ _______

6.2 It definitely needs seeing to

  LISTENING&SPEAKING

Task 1. Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

- How would you improve the decoration of your classroom?

- Look at the picture of the flat below. What changes would you make to improve it?

Task 2. Ann saw the advertisement for the flat above. She contacted the estate agent and asked to look round it. He showed her round it the following day.

- What do you think Ann will say when she looks round the flat?

- What do you think the estate agent will say?

Task 3. Now listen to their conversation and answer the following questions.

1. What needs doing in the flat?

2. Does she decide to buy it?

Task 4. Replace the words in italics in the sentences below with the multi-word verbs in the box. The first one has been done for you.

put something in talk something over take something out

put something up throw something out do something up

see to something think something over

move in come off

1. Nothing has been done to this flat for a long time. It needs new curtains and a new carpet. The doors and walls also need painting. It needs _doing up_ (decorating/renovating).

2. The wallpaper was very old and __________ (wasn't sticking to/attached to) the walls.

3. The fireplace was old and ugly, so they __________ (removed it).

4. The house was cold and damp, so they had central heating __________ (installed).

5. There was nowhere to put any books, so they decided to __________ (fix in place) some shelves.

6. The carpets were old and full of holes, so he __________ (disposed of them by putting them in the dustbin).

7. There was a serious problem with the roof. The rain was coming in and making everything wet. It needed __________ (repairing / dealing with) immediately.

8. Before I make a decision I need to talk to my husband about it and see what he thinks. I must __________ (discuss it) with him.

9. We would like __________ (start living there) as soon as possible.

10. It's a good idea, but I need time to __________ (consider it carefully) before I make a decision.

Task 5. Complete the sentences below. The first one has been done for you.

The roof needs seeing to. – The roof needs to be seen to.

1. That ugly fireplace needs taking out / to be taken out.

2. The house __________ / __________.

3. Those shelves __________ / __________.

4. That old table __________ / __________.

5. The flat __________ / __________.

6. The central heating __________ / __________.