Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

apologise
[
say ‘I’m sorry’
]?
At work
Chloe 
had a bad day
at work yesterday. She was 
late for
work. 
She had 
too much work 
to do. 
Her colleague was 
in a bad mood
. 
Her 
computer crashed
. 
The photocopier was 
out of order
. 
The coff ee machine 
wasn’t working
. 
A
B
The washing machine is 
broken
. We need to 
mend
it.
Tip
When you need to make a list of things to do, 
make it in English, e.g. 
Mend my bike Water the plants 
Tidy my desk

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Exercises
79
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Look at the pictures. What is the problem?
36.1
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
Write down three nouns that can go with these words:
1 broken 
2 cut 
3 untidy 
4 late for 
5 a 
that isn’t working
6 too much 
Have you ever had these problems? Number each one 0–3 (0 = never, 1 = once or twice, 2 = quite 
often, 3 = frequently).
1 a TV that doesn’t work
2
7 a broken washing machine
2 dying plants 
8 an untidy bedroom
3 a cut finger 
9 a row with a friend
4 being late for work or school 
10 your computer crashes
5 a colleague or friend in a bad mood 
11 lost keys
6 a coffee machine that isn’t working 
12 too much work
Look at Chloe’s problems in B. What could she do?
She was late for work – get up earlier
Can you think of four problems that you or a friend have had recently? Write them down in