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Adj. available n. availability
If something is available it is easily found or bought.
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.
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.
Q: What products are designed to be: 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.
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.
We use for doing/noun to talk about the use of an object.
Q: What is a remote control for ? A: A remote control is for changing channels.
Q: Ask him/her what these things are for: 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: 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. Date: 2015-12-24; view: 1078
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