Part 3: listen a recording describing everyday items you find in the home

21. On the day when we are paying cash for everything we bought. In those days, you
would often find small coin, and even paper money lying around the house. Nowadays,
we use this piece of plastic to pay for most of the things we buy, whether we go to the
shops or buy online, or whether we can buy cheap routine items, a special present or
spending a lot of money paying for a flight ticket.

22. These must be one of the most useful items found in many homes. Items which are
used many times a day. Whenever we want a hot drink or need boiling water for some
other reasons. Cleverly designed to heat fast, with a handle and a spout, which make
them easy to pour. They are just plugged in and you have hot water within minutes for
that much needed cup of tea.

23. In culture throughout the world, cut flowers are used as a way of marking a special
occasion or as a way of saying thank you. However, unless you have some of these in
your home, the flower will not last. So, you need to keep a few of these in the cubit, and
if you are lucky enough to be given a bouquet, then you can quickly arrange the flowers
in a decorative way. And they will give you pleasure for many days.

24. These soft furnishing items are useful, even in the most comfortable of home.
You’ll always find that a chair that does not quite suit your back or it’s too low. One of
these will make the difference or maybe you have visitor, and someone has to sit on the
floor. So, one of these make for a softer seat. Sometimes they can take a place of a
pillow on the bed and when not in used, provided that you have chosen the cover
careful, they can just add a bit of color to a room.

25. When the weather forecast predict rain, then you need to make sure you take this
with you when you leave the house.It is easy to carry, doesn’t take up much space,
particularly, if it is a folding one and will keep you dry. If you do not have a folding
one, it is perhaps not so convenient, but you can use it as a walking stick as well.

26. Very few of us really enjoy housework and where possible we prefer to use a
vacuum cleaner to clear up all the dirt around the house and to get the carpet cleaned. It
is quick and it does not require too much effort, but when there is a small breakage, or
someone bring mud or leaves into the house. Then often it is easier just to sweep off the
mess with one of these.
27. With all the electrical gadgets we have these days, it is essential to have one of these
in your home and probably another one in your car, and one at work. Otherwise, it is so
frustrating when you cannot use your phone or your computer or your tablet, because
the battery is flat. The problem most of us find is that these very necessary items of
equipment always go missing, just when they are most needed.

28. These are items which also have a habit of getting lost at the most inappropriate
moment. You need them to get into your house, to get into your car or into your office.
And when you need them, you cannot find them.We carry them around with us all day,
in a pocket or a hangbag determined to keep them safe, and then we put them down and
forget where we put them. All too often, I find mine still in the door after I have
unlocked it.

29. Before it was widely known that smoking is bad for your health. Many people were
addicted smokers and so they always needed something to light their cigarettes. So,
almost every household has some form of lighter whenever they needed one. But now,
with many people having given up smoking, it is important to have a box of these
somewhere at home, in case, you need a candle or light something on fire or your gas
cooker

30. If you enjoy cooking and baking cakes at home, then, you will need one of these.
Recipes only work well if you are sure you have the right quantity of ingredients and
you have measured the amount accurately. Many cooks will tell you that they can tell
how much they need by looking. However, you can be sure that they learn to cook
using these.