Telling the landlord the boiler has stopped working
Real life · Renting a flat
Telling the landlord the boiler has stopped working
Your goal: Report a broken boiler and arrange a time for the repair.
- B1
- 7 turns · about 6 min
You talk to: Landlord
Phrases you will need
- The boiler has stopped working.
- We haven't had hot water since yesterday.
- I can let them in.
- It's been dripping for a few weeks.
A spoken scene: sound plays only when you press a speaker.
- Before you start, read the scene's goal and the useful phrases.
- Read the other person's speech bubble.
- Choose the most natural reply, or complete the missing word in it.
- After a wrong reply you see why at once; at the end you can read the whole conversation again.
How to play? Scoring and details
- In this set
- Your boiler has stopped working and there's no hot water. Explain the problem to your landlord and arrange a repair.
- This game reads words aloud
- This scene can be read aloud: Emma (British accent) reads the other person, Heart (American accent) reads the natural reply. Sound plays only when you press a speaker button, at a pace that suits your level.
The other person's line comes as sound only at first. Press the speaker, listen and reply; show the words if you need them.
- Scoring
- Your answers are checked; at the end you see your score, your mistakes and the right answers.
- With a keyboard
- Keys 1, 2 and 3 choose a reply; Enter continues the conversation.