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The Flatmates episode 33 (including Video/Vocabulary)



Episode 33: The dripping tap
Michal: Hey Tim, what are you doing?
Tim: I'm fixing this tap. I can't put up with that drip-drip noise anymore.
Michal: Have you turned off the water?
Tim: I told you. That's what I'm working on.
Michal: I mean the main water supply? Have you cut it off?
Tim: No, I haven't. Stop worrying and let me get on with this.
Michal: I don't think you should carry on doing that!
Tim: It's okay, just one more turn of the spanner.
Michal: I really think you should stop.
Tim: Oh, go away Michal. You're putting me off. One more turn and then ... aaaaaargh! Oh no! Michal! Help! Stop the water! Aaaaaargh!

Vocabulary:
 
to drip (verb) - to fall in drops, to let drops of (a liquid) fall

tap (noun) - the thing you turn to let water run into a sink

to fix (verb) -  to make (something) whole or able to work properly again , to repair (something)

to put up with (something or someone) (verb phrase) - to allow (someone or something unpleasant or annoying) to exist or happen, to tolerate

noise (noun) - a loud or unpleasant sound

to turn off (verb) -  to stop the operation or flow of (something) by pressing a button, moving a switch, etc.

to work on (verb) - to be in the process of making, doing (something), etc.

main  (adjective) -   most important

supply (noun) -  the amount of something that is available to be used, things (such as food, equipment, fuel, etc.) that are needed for a particular purpose  

to cut something off (verb phrase) - to stop the supply of something, to disconnect something  

to get on with something (verb phrase) - to do something without delay

to carry on (verb) - to continue to do what you have been doing, to continue despite problems  

to turn (verb) - to move around a central point  

spanner (noun) - British for wrench, a tool consisting of a handle with one end designed to hold, twist, or turn an object (such as a bolt or nut)  

to put someone off (verb phrase) -  to distract someone, to cause (someone) to stop thinking about or paying attention to someone or something and to think about or pay attention to someone or something else instead, to take (attention) away from someone or something
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