4C- Talking about Household Chores

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 C  I always hang up my clothes!

1 Vocabulary Household chores

Label the pictures with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.

کابینت

کمد

حیاط

خشکشویی

clean out the closet

clean up the yard

drop off the dry cleaning

hang up the clothes

pick up the magazines

put away the dishes

take out the garbage

wipe off the counter

B Pair work Which chores in Part A do you do? Tell your partner

"I always clean up the yard on the weekend. I also drop off the dry cleaning"

2 Conversation Let's clean it up!

A listen and practice.

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Ken: This place is a mess. Let's clean it up before Mom and Dad get home.
Paul: Good idea. Well, I can put the dishes away and wipe off the counter.
Ken: And the garbage is full. Could you take it out?
Paul: Sure. No problem
Ken: And you know, your bedroom is a mess, too. Your clothes are all over the floor. Would you pick them up, please?
Paul: Yeah, l guess.
Ken: And then hang them up in the closet?
Paul: OK, but what are you going to do?

B Listen to the rest of the conversation. Which chore is Ken going to do?

 

Script:

Part B

KEN: What do you mean?
PAUL: Well, I'm doing all the work.
KEN: I know. I'll take out the newspapers.
PAUL: That's a good idea.

 

3 Grammar  Separable two-word phrasal verbs 

I take out the garbage.

I take the garbage out.

I take it out.

Not: I take out it.

Could you hang up your clothes, please?

Could you hang your clothes up, please?

Could you hang them up, please?

Not: Could you hang up them, please?

A Rewrite the sentences. Then compare with a partner.

  1. Let's hang up the dry cleaning.                            Let’s hang the dry cleaning up.         
  2. Could you put away your clothes, please?                                                                    
  3. How often do you take out the garbage?                                                                       
  4. I clean out my closets once a year.                                                                               

 

Answer:

1. Let’s hang the dry cleaning up.

2. Could you put your clothes away, please?

3. How often do you take the garbage out?

4. I clean my closets out once a year.

 

B Complete the sentences with the correct verbs. Use either it or them. Then compare with a partner.

clean out       drop off        pick up        take out

✔clean up         hang up          put away      wipe off

  1. The living room is a mess. Let's clean it up before the party.
  2. Why is your coat on the chair? Can you hang it up in the closet?
  3. The garbage is full. Could you take it out right away, please?
  4. This closet is full of old clothes and books. Let' clean it out.
  5. The dishes are in the dishwasher. Would you put them away for me?
  6. This table isn't clean. Can you wipe it off before dinner, please?
  7. These books belong to the library. Could you drop them off for me?
  8. Your magazines are all over the floor. Would you pick them up , please?

4 Speaking What a chore!

A Pair work Interview your partner. Check (✔) his or her answers.

My partner

How often do you ... ?

 

1. put away the dishes

 

2. clean up your bedroom

 

3. take out the garbage

 

4. clean out your closet

 

5. hang up your clothes

 

B Group work Tell your group about your partner's answers. Who does a lot of chores? Who doesn't?

 I can  talk about household chores.

There are 4 Comments

1st question:
What's the difference between clean up and clean out?

 

When we clean the space, we use: clean up
I clean up the kitchen after dinner.
When we clean the mess in that space, we use: clean out.
I clean out the cupboard.
I take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.

When we talk about cleaning, we're talking about two different things:
1. the space that you're cleaning
2. the mess that's in that space
We can use each form of "clean" to talk about either cleaning the space.for exsmple:
I clean up those dirty dishes.
We "clean out" the inside of a space that has a large mess in it:
clean out the refridgerator
clean out your car
clean out your desk
We should use "clean up" when we're talking about larger area. For example:
clean up our bedroom
clean up the city
clean up after the concert

Thanks Nasim and Zahra.

  • We use clean out when we tidy the inside of sth such as room or attic. 
    • He is cleaning the fish tank out.
    • We'd better clean out the attic this week.
  • Clean up means to clean or tidy a place completely. It also means to wash your self when you get very dirty.
    • I need to change and clean up.
    • Who's going to clean up this mess?
    • Grab a broom and let's clean up.