Adj. available n. availability

If something is available it is easily found or bought.
eg Foreign translations are available at Reception.

Q: What facilities are available in a sports centre ?

A: A swimming pool, a gym and various exercise rooms are available in a sports centre.

Q: Do you think guns are too easily available in some countries ?

A: Yes, I do./Yes, I think guns are too easily available in some countries.

Q: What kind of material do you think shouldn’t be available on the internet?

A: I don't think pornographic material should be available on the internet.

Q: Have you ever found that a product you wanted to buy was not available any more ?

A: Yes, my favourite hair gel is not available any more.

Q: What factors can affect the availability of a product ?

A: I think that climate can affect the availability of a product.

Q: How does the availability affect the price ?

A: The price goes up.

V. to design n. design n. designer

A design is a plan for how something will be made or built.
eg. They have changed the design of the car to make it safer.

Q: What products are designed to be:
a. disposable ?

A: Nappies and some razors are designed to be disposable.

b. re-usable ?

Plastic containers./Plastic containers are designed to be re-usable.

c. assembled at home ?

Flat-packed furniture./Flat-packed furniture is designed to be assembled at home.

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Q: Have you ever wanted to be a designer ?

A: Yes, I have./Yes, I have wanted to be a designer.

Q: What would you have liked to design ?

A: Clothes./I would have liked to design clothes.

Q: Have you ever had anything designed for you ?

A: No, I've never had anything designed for me.

Q: Have computers made it easier for ordinary people to design things ?

A: Yes, computers have made it easier for ordinary people to design things.

Q: What manufactured goods have become famous for their design ?

A: The iPod has become famous for its design.

Q: Do you own anything that you think is really well-designed ?

A: Yes, I think my television is really well-designed.

by doing for doing/noun

We use by doing to talk about a method or means of doing something.
eg You can improve your English by listening to the radio, reading newspapers, and chatting to English-speaking people.

We use for doing/noun to talk about the use of an object.
eg This product is for cleaning jewellery. It should not be used for other metal products.

Q: What is a remote control for ?

A: A remote control is for changing channels.

Q: Ask him/her what these things are for:
blind.

What's a blind for?

A blind is for darkening the room.

tea-towel.

'What's a tea-towel for?' A tea-towel is for wiping the dishes.

torch.

'What's a torch for?' A torch is for lightening your way.

notice-board.

'What's a notice-board for? ' A notice-board is for putting notices on.

supermarket trolley.

'What's a supermarket trolley?' A supermarket trolley is for putting your shopping in.

Q: What parts of your body are used for:

… breathing ?

My lungs are used for breathing.

… chewing ?

My mouth./My mouth is used for chewing.

… winking ?

My eyes./My eyes are used for winking.

Q: How do people:
… lose weight ?

People lose weight by eating less.

… get fit ?

By going to the gym./People get fit by going to the gym.

… find jobs/accommodation ?

By joining an agency./People find jobs/accommodation by joining an agency.

… practise their English ?

By coming to school./People practise their English by coming to school.

… make money without working ?

Sometimes by stealing./People make money without working by stealing.

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