Unit 7 Page 66 Lesson A1A

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unit 7: problem solving

Lesson A: getting things done

1: getting started

A: listen

which jobs have these people done themselves? were they successful?

do-it-yourself; we asked people what jobs they do themselves in order to save money.

here’s what they said:

have you ever cut your own hair to save money?

Min Su Kim, Seoul, South Korea:

I have actually; but it look so bad that I went to the most expensive place in town and had a hairdresser cut it again.

I’ll never tried that again; now I always get it cut professionally at a good hair salon.

Though I get a friend to cut my bangs occasionally, that saves me some money.

do you do your own car repairs?

Marcus Aldivar, Bogota, Columbia:

Well, I can do routine things like put oil in the car, but to be honest, I give my brother to fix most things.

and if there’s something seriously wrong with my car, I have my uncle take a look at it at his garage.

I can get it fixed there pretty cheaply.

I also have it service there, once a year.

do you do your own home decorating?

Martin snow, Calgary, Canada:

my wife and I are having a new house bill right now. But we’re gonna do all the painting and decorating ourselves; we’ve done it before.

my sister is an interior designer, so I’ll have her choose the colors and get her to pick out curtains too.

she’s got great taste.

do you ever do your own repairs around the house?

Bella Clark, Miami, USA:

not anymore; once I tried fixing the dishwasher myself because I didn’t want to pay to have someone come and repair it.

but I didn’t realize I had to turn off the water first.

so I fixed the problem, but I flooded the entire apartment and it cost a fortune to have the water damage repaired.