Introduction
Who does the cleaning in your house? How often and how much time do they spend cleaning?
Vocabulary
1. Do you know the names of the things in the picture?
Write them down then click ‘Answer’ below.
- A: bucket
B: vacuum cleaner / hoover (in British English, from the product name Hoover. It’s also a verb.)
C: broom
D: dustpan and brush
2. What other things do people use to clean their houses?
Using a dictionary to help you, add them to your list from exercise 1.
Listening
3. Listen to the audio below and tick the things you hear from your list.
Did you hear any things not on your list?
Click ‘Answer’ below to see the things in the listening.
- cloths
bucket
water
bleach
duster
broom
mop
4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences then listen again to check before you click ‘NEXT’.
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1. Question
1/6: “Jane decided to ______ her house a clean.”
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Question 2 of 6
2. Question
2/6: “First, she ______ some cloths from the cupboard.”
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Question 3 of 6
3. Question
3/6: “Next, she ______ a bucket with water and bleach.”
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4/6: “Then she ______ the shelves with a duster.”
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5/6: “After that, she ______ up the dirt from the floor with a broom.”
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6/6: “Finally, she ______ the floor with a mop.”
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5. All the sentences below from the listening contain a mistake. Write the incorrect word in the first space and the correct one in the second.
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1. Jane decided to give her house the clean.
(the) (a)2. First, she got any cloths from the cupboard.
(any) (some)3. Next, she filled a bucket of water and bleach.
(of) (with)4. Then she wiped the shelfs with a duster.
(shelfs) (shelves)5. After it, she swept up the dirt from the floor with a broom.
(it) (that)6. Finaly, she cleaned the floor with a mop.
(finaly) (finally)
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Practice
Use the board below to describe a sequence of actions. Use the adverbial phrases 'first', 'next' etc. to introduce each stage. Examples: Washing clothes in a washing machine / Starting a car / Making a coffee (You can write a message, upload a text document or upload an mp3.)