27 I can describe housework
Mrs Bristow’s
Handy Housework
Routine
Daily tasks
Make
the beds and do the washing up.
Clean
the bathroom and kitchen. Wipe all
surfaces with a soapy cloth1 to remove grease. Tidy up and throw away2 any rubbish.
Weekly tasks
Using
a broom3, sweep the area outside your front door
to remove mud and general dirt. Wash the floors with a mop4 and bucket5 and warm, soapy
water. Vacuum6 the
carpets, and then dust or polish the furniture. Wipe the inside
of the fridge.
Glossary
task a piece of work you must do.
do the washing up wash dishes, plates, glasses, etc. after a
meal.
wipe sth clean or dry sth with a cloth.
grease oil or fat that comes from cooking. greasy ADJ.
tidy (up) make a place look better by putting things in
the correct place.
sweep sth remove dirt from the floor or ground with a broom3.
mud soft, wet earth. (If you walk in a field after
rain, your shoes will be muddy ADJ.)
dirt a substance that isn’t clean (e.g. mud). dirty ADJ.
vacuum sth clean a carpet or floor using a vacuum cleaner6. SYN hoover V.
dust sth remove very small pieccs of dry dirt (dust N) from sth. dusty ADJ.
polish sth make sth shine by rubbing it with a cream or
liquid (polish N).
3 ABOUT YOU Write your answers, or ask
another student.
1 Look again at Mrs Bristow’s tasks. In your
home, which do you do?
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2 Which tasks does someone else do in your home?
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Answers
from a Colombian person
1 I do the washing up and I clean my room.
Every other week I have to clean the kitchen or the toilet.
