| A: | Good afternoon! Did you call for a plumber? |
| B: | Yes, yes I did. Please come in! I'm so glad you came! This old house is falling apart! Come on into the bathroom. See, here, there's water leaking everywhere! |
| A: | I see. Let me have a look. It seems that your toilet is clogged, and that's why it won't flush. Let me just get my plunger. No, that's not working either. I suspect that there's some sort of foreign object in the pipes that's causing a blockage. That's what's making your toilet overflow. |
| B: | Oh, that must be because of my four-year-old daughter. She is always flushing things down the toilet. You know how kids are. |
| A: | Yeah, I have a little one myself. Anyway, these water pipes are really rusty, so they also should be changed. That could be causing water to not drain completely; that might lead to more problems in the future. I would also suggest fixing this faucet that isn't shutting off properly. I could have it all finished by today if it's urgent. |
| B: | That would be great! Is it expensive? |
| A: | Let's see... I would say about eight hundred dollars. |
| B: | What? That's more than I make in a day and I'm a heart surgeon! |
| clog | verb | slowly forming a block in something |
| blockage | common noun, singular | something that stops another thing from passing through |
| shut off | verb | to cause a machine to stop operating |
| falling apart | phrase | slowly break |
| leak | verb | liquid or gas escaping from its containter through |
| plumber | common noun, singular | plumber |
| flush | verb | to cause water to clean a toilet |
| plunger | common noun, singular | a tool for unclogging toilets |
| suspect | verb | have an idea about the reason for something |
| foreign | Adjective | something that doesn't belong |
| overflow | verb | to flow over the edge of something |
| rusty | Adjective | covered with a reddish brown color |
| drain | verb | to remove liquid from something by letting it flow |
| faucet | common noun, singular | a device that controls the flow that comes out of |
| shutting off | verb | to cause a machine to stop operating |
| pump | common noun, singular | a machine that moves liquid from one place to another |
| burst | verb | break apart suddenly |
| tap | common noun, singular | the part of the sink that water comes out of |
| appliance | common noun, singular | an electric machine with a special purpose |
| flood | verb | water coming into a place where it shouldn't |