FILL

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5 minute practice in English Language

Use the word ‘fill’ in conversation

(fill, fills, filling, filled, filler ,full)

Two friends are repairing a damaged wall.

What an awful wall! It has been damaged.

Sure thing. It is filled with cracks!

Let’s wash it first. I’ll fill these buckets with water.

Then we’ll need plenty of filler to put into these cracks. When they are filled up we can paint the wall.

I’ve mixed the filler into a smooth paste. Why is the wall so bad?

There was a fire inside the house. Fire fighters went into the smoke-filled rooms.

Did they put the fire out quickly?
Yes. They are brave. The idea of fighting a fire fills me with fear.

Me too. What caused the fire?

Some old armchairs had bad filling. It made them soft but the filling caught fire from a cigarette.

Well, the wall is clean now. Let’s fill the cracks.

Who is paying for the work?

The landlord filled in forms for his insurers. He wrote all the details and they will pay.

Filling in forms fills me with fear too. I am afraid of making mistakes.

All this hard work is good for our muscles.

We are both filling out. We were too thin before.

We can stop now. The filler will dry while we have a lunch break.

Good. I have brought cheese rolls. They will fill me up.

Yes, rolls and sandwiches are filling .They make us feel full. I wonder which filling I have in mine today. Tuna and salad! Good.

Tell me. Did you try to get that new job?

No luck. They had filled the job already. They had given it to someone else.

Were they helpful?

Yes, they filled me in about another job.

True. They helped me to fill in the application form.

You are a trained carpenter. People need them.

They said I could fill a gap in the market.

Good luck! Just now I’m thirsty!

We have plenty of tea. We can drink our fill.

ENDS

The Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary has a book and a CD. There are other good dictionaries.

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