# Stairs

## Verb + stairs

use or take the stairs

climb the stairs

run up or down the stairs

fall down the stairs

## Common expressions

carry something up or down the stairs

a flight of stairs

the top or bottom of the stairs

## Exercises

### Verb + stairs

1. Shall we use the stairs or take the lift?
2. I wish the children would stop running up and down the stairs.
3. Unfortunately, I fell down the stairs and broke my arm.
4. My grandmother finds it difficult to climb the stairs these days. She’s 80.

### Common expressions

1. The lift was broken, so we had to walk up **four flights of stairs.**
2. I was out of breath when I reached the top of the stairs.
3. She picked up the child and carried him up the stairs.
4. My bags were heavy, so I left them at the bottom of the stairs.


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