12. Getting Something Fixed

on

off

payment

the bill

out of order

dishwasher

refrigerator

fixed

stove

repairman

doesn’t work/didn’t

break/broke/broken/breaking

look/looked/ looking

fix/fixed/fixing

turn on/off/turned/turning

come/came/coming

12. Getting Something Fixed: Story

Frances is a zebra. She lives in an apartment in Chicago. She really likes (1) her apartment and her neighbors.

Her best friend (2) is a mouse named (3) Lawrence. He lives near (4) Frances’ apartment.

Frances has a problem. Her dishwasher doesn’t work. It doesn’t turn on. She asks Lawrence to come look at it (5).

Lawrence can’t help. He doesn’t know (6) very much about dishwashers, but he knows a guy (7) who is a repairman who will come and fix it.

The repairman’s name is Randy. He fixes stoves, refrigerators, washers, dishwashers and dryers. He has been working as a repairman for a long time (8).

Randy looks at the dishwasher. There is a little part (9) that is broken. It only takes him (10) two minutes to replace it.

Now the dishwasher is working fine. It will turn on and off with no problem. It’s fixed. Frances is happy.

Randy gives her (11) the bill. The bill comes to $5,525.28. Frances thinks it’s too much. (12)

Randy says since (13) Frances is Lawrence’s friend he will give her a discount and only charge her (14) for the part he replaced. Frances pays him (15) $3.05.

1)       Le encantan

2)       Su mejor amigo

3)       ratón llamado

4)       cerca

5)       inspeccionarlo

6)       no sabe

7)       conoce a un tipo

8)       hace mucho tiempo que trabaja como técnico/reparador

9)       pieza pequeña

10)   Sólo le lleva

11)   le da

12)   cree que/piensa que es demasiado

13)   dice que puesto que

14)   le cobra

15)   le paga

 12. Getting Something Fixed: Reading

Frances is a zebra from Africa. She moved (1) to  Chicago just a year ago (2) to study and get a career (3) as a dancer.

Frances’ is living in an apartment in Chicago. She really likes (4) her apartment and her neighbors.

Her best friend (5) is a mouse named (6) Lawrence. Frances and Lawrence met on a train platform. (7)

Frances has a problem. Her dishwasher isn’t working. It won’t turn on. She doesn’t know what to do. (8)

She asks Lawrence for suggestions (9). Lawrence doesn’t know very much about dishwashers, but he does know a repairman named Randy.

They call Randy up and ask him to come over (10) and look at Frances’ dishwasher.

Randy knows how to fix stoves, refrigerators, washers, dishwashers and dryers. He is delighted (11) to come to Frances’ house.

Randy inspects her dishwasher. He discovers that there is a little part (12) that is broken and it needs to be replaced (13).

It only takes him (14) two minutes and thirty-three seconds to replace it. Now the dishwasher is working fine. It turns on and off with no problem. It’s fixed.

Randy gives Frances his usual bill. This bill is $5,525.28 for the repair (15). Frances is upset (16). This is more money than she makes in a week! (17)

Randy says that because (18) Frances is Lawrence’s friend he will give her a discount. He only charges her (19) for the part he replaced (20). Frances pays (21) $3.05 for the broken part. Now everyone (22) is happy!

16)   se mudó

17)   hace solo un año

18)   conseguir una carrera

19)   le encantan

20)   su mejor amigo

21)   un ratón llamado

22)   se conocieron en un andén del tren

23)   no sabe que hacer

24)   sugerencias

25)   le dan una llamada y le piden que venga/pase

26)   contentísimo

27)   pieza pequeña

28)   necesita ser reemplazada

29)   Sólo le lleva

30)   reparación

31)   disgustada

32)   gana en una semana

33)   dice que porque

34)   sólo le cobra

35)   reemplazó

36)   paga

37)   Ahora todos