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Other shapes can be described by comparing them with something, like letters of the alphabet:

Vocabulary

You can describe the shape of an object with a noun or a verb:

It’s a rectangle.    (noun)

It’s rectangular.    (adjective)

Describing eguipment

1 Complete the table with the correct nouns and adjectives. Sometimes they are the same word. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.

Noun

a circle an ova!

Adjective

IVs L-shaped.

2 How could you describe the following shapes?

a    b    c

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3 Match the raw materials (1-8) with each company’s products (a-h).

1    aluminium

2    silk

3    cellophane

4    glass

5    cotton

6 leather

7    wool

8    Steel

a luxury items of clothing, mainly ties and shirts b cans for drinks

c designer bags and other smaller items such as wallets d designer knitwear e optical fibrę for telecommunications f clothing including socks, shirts and sportswear g packaging for mass-produced goods, e.g. T-shirts h kitchen eąuipment such as knives and saucepans

4    Think of a company and write down the English names of the raw materials that it uses. Use a dictionary if necessary.

5    There is a group of phrasal verbs that we often use to talk about using electrical equipment. Circle the correct answer for each question.

1    What should you do if you can’t hear the TV very well?

A(Turn it~up^ B Tum it down

2    What should you do if the TV is too loud?

A Turn it down B Ttirn it on

3    What should you do if you don’t want your mobile phone to ring?

A Switch it on B Switch it off

4    What should you do if you need to recharge your phone battery?

A Turn it on B Pług it into the mains

5    What should you do when your phone battery is fully charged again?

A Pług it into the mains B Unplug it

6    What should you do if the heater is working but the room is cold?

A Turn it up B Turn it down

7    What should you do if the heater is unplugged and the room is cold?

A Pług it in and switch it on B Switch it off and unplug it

6 You saw on page 29 of the Studenfs Book that we can use keep + -ing to talk about problems that happen every time you try to use equipment and need + -ing to say what must be done. Rewrite the following sentences in your notebook using keep and need.

1    The paper jams all the time in the printer.

The pOiper in łhe prin+er Keeps ^rnming.

2    Someone must change the toner in the photocopier.

3    The photocopier always overheats.

4    Someone must clean the Computer keyboard.

5    The buttons on the machinę jam nearly every day.

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UNIT 5 Describing eguipment