Household Problems
Grammar
Apartment Ads
is there/are there
Directions
100

What are two things that get clogged?

toilet and sink

100

My radiator is broken. I ____________ it now.

a) fix

b) am fixing

c) fixed

I (b) am fixing it now.
100

What does BR mean?

BR = bathroom

100

There _________ a large living room.

There is a large living room.

100

Point LEFT!

(show class which way is left)

200

Who do you call when your washing machine isn't working?

building manager

200

We _________________ the building manager now.

a) will call

b) am calling

c) are calling

We (c) are calling the building manager now.

200

Furn. apt. 2BR, 1BA, nr. trans.

Furnished apartment, 2 bedrooms,1 bathroom, near transportation.

200

How many bathrooms ____________?

How many bathrooms are there?

200

Go through ___________.

Go through one stoplight.

300

I can't open the door! The door is __________!

The door is stuck!

300

His window is stuck. He _______________ at it now.

a) are looking

b) is looking

c) look

He (b) is looking at it now.

300

Ask a question about the number of bathrooms.

How many bathrooms are there?

300

________ children in the building?

Yes, there are.

Are there children in the building?

300

The grocery store is across ____________ from the bank.

The grocery store is across the street from the bank.

400

The washing machine ________ working. 

You should call the building manager.

The washing machine isn't working.

400

She can fix her broken washer, so she _____________ the building manager.

a) am not calling 

b) no call

c) is not calling

She (c) is not calling the building manager.

400

As a question about the location of the grocery store. (is/are there..?)

Is there a grocery store nearby?

400

_________ a park nearby?

Yes, __________.

Yes, there is.

400

The bank is ___________ right.

The bank is on your right.

500

I need to call a locksmith because_____________.

I need to call a locksmith because my lock is broken.

500

A: Is your mailbox broken?

B: Yes, we (wait) ________ for the building manager to fix it.


Yes, we are waiting for the building manager to fix it.
500

Ask a question about restaurants close to the apartment. (Is/are there?)

Are there restaurants nearby?

500

A: Is the grocery store far from the house?

B: No. __________ a grocery store nearby.


There is a grocery store nearby.

500

Say as many directions as you remember! 

Go straight

Turn left

Turn right

Go through one stoplight

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