Tugas 8
Describing Problems
Name : _________
NIM : _________
Class : _________
A. Write sentences in two different ways (With past participle as adjectives and With nouns) using
forms of the word in parentheses.
1. This tablecloth isn’t very clean. It ..... (stain)
a. It has a stain on it
b. Looks its stainned
2. Could we have another water pitcher? This one .... (leak)
a. This one is leaking
b. This one has a leak in it
3. The table looks pretty dirty. The wood ... , too (scratch)
a. The wood is scratched, too
b. The wood has a lot of scratches on it, to
4. The waiter needs a new shirt. The one he’s wearing ... (tear)
a. The one he’s wearing is torn
b. The one he’s wearing has a tear in it
5. Could you bring me another cup of coffee? This cup ... (chip)
a. This cup has a chip
b. This cup is chipped
6. The walls really need paint. And the ceiling ... (damage)
a. And the ceiling is damaged
b. And ceiling has some damage
B. Write sentences about these items using need with gerund or passive infinitives.
1. The walls (paint) the walls need to be painted or the walls need painting
2. The rug (clean) the rug needs to be cleaned or the rug needs cleaning
3. The window (wash) the windows need to be washed or the windows need washing
4. The clothes (pick up) the clothes need to be picked up or the clothes need picking up
5. The lamp shade (replace) the lamp shade needs to be replaced or the lamp shade needs
replacing
6. The wastebasket (empty) the wastebasket needs to be emptied or the wastebasket needs
emptying.
7. The ceiling fan (adjusted) the ceiling fan needs to be adjusted or the ceiling fan needs
adjusting
8. The plant (water) the plant needs to be watered or the plant need watering
C. Circle the correct gerund to complete the sentences!
1. My TV screen goes on and off all the time. It keeps flickering
2. That old DVD player often jumps to another scene. It keeps skipping
3. The battery in my new camera doesn’t last long. It keeps dying
4. The buttons on the remote control don’t work well. They keep sticking
5. Something is very wrong with my computer! It keeps crashing
6. This printer isn’t making all the copies I want. It keeps jamming
7. My computer screen needs to be replaced. It keeps freezing
8. I can’t make long calls on my new phone. They keep dropping
D. What can be wrong with these things? Put these words in the correct categories. (most words go
in more than one category.)
Words: Bike blouse car carpet chair glasses
plate sink tablecloth
chipped cracked dented leaking scratched stained torn
................. ................. ................. ................. ................. ................. .................
Plate Glasses Car sink Car Blouse Tablecloth
glasses plate bike Bike glasses Blouse
carpet chair carpet
E. What is wrong with these things? Use the words in part D to write a sentence about each one.
1. The car is scratched. 1. The shirt is torn
2. There is a scratch on the car 2. The shirt has a tear in it
The coffee is leaking The bike is dented
________________________ ________________________
The sink is leeking The chair is damage
________________________ ________________________
The plate is cracked The glasses is cracked
________________________ ________________________
F. Choose appropriate verbs to complete the sentences. Use passive infinitives (to be + past
participle) and gerund.
Lenghten losen sharpen shorten tighten widen
1. This jacket is too short
It needs to be lengtened
It needs lengthening
2. The screws on these glassses are too loose
They need to be tighten
____________________________
3. The blades on these scissors are too dull
They needs loosening
____________________________
4. This faucet is too tight.
It needs loosening
____________________________
5. These pants are too long.
They need to be shortened
____________________________
6. This street is too narrow
It needs widening
____________________________
G. Complete the conversation. Use keep, keeps, need or needs with passive invinitives or gerund of
verbs given.
Tim: Guess what? Someone broke into my car last night!
Jan : Oh, no. What did they take?
Tim: nothing! But they did a lot of damage. The lock needs to be repaired . (repair) and the
window need to be replaced. (replace)
Jan : it was probably some young kid having “fun”.
Tim: Yeah, some fun. I think they had a party in my car! The seats need to be cleaned. (clean)
Jan : How annoying. Does the car drive OK?
Tim: No, it feels strange. The gears keeps ticking (stick), so they need fixing. (fix) And the brakes
need to be checked (check) right away.
Jan : Well, I guess you’re lucky they didn’t steal it!
Tim: Yeah, lucky me.
H. Write about something you bought that had something wrong with it. In the first paragraph,
describe the problem. In the second paragraph explain what you did about it.
Example:
A few days ago, I bough a piece of pant in online marketplace. When the package arrived, I opened the
package and …. I found out that the is to small and the are loose stiches, I immediately contacted the
seller and asked for an exchange, but the seller asked me for proof that it was really his fault, luckily I
had time to make a video when I opened the package and finally the seller accepted my request to
exchange the item
I. Match each problem with the repair needed.
1. dishwasher doesn’t work check the motor
2. DVD Player is stuck remove the DVD
3. speakers wire is damaged repair the wire
4. TV Screen is cracked replace the screen
5.Stove metal door is scratched repaint the door
6. table leg are loose tighten and glue the legs
J. Write a sentence describing each problem on part I. Then add a sentence describing the action
needed to fix it. Use passive infinitives or gerunds.
1. The dishwasher doesn’t work. The motor needs to be checked / the motor needs checking
2. DVD Player is stuck. The DVD needs to be removed / the DVD needs removing
3. speakers wire is damaged. The wire needs to be repaired / the wire needs repairing
4. TV Screen is cracked. The TV screen needs to be replaced / the TV screen needs
replacing
5. stove metal door is scratched. The door needs to be repainted / the door needs repainting
6. table legs are loose. The table needs to be tightened and glued the legs / the table needs
tightening and glueing the legs
