Unit 34

What is Khae doing?

- She’s cleaning her apartment because it’s very dirty/messy/untidy. Her apartment is a mess.
- She’s cleaning up her apartment. She’s doing the cleaning.

Phrasal verbs:
- cleaning up / tidying up / straightening up
- There are things all over the floor - clothes, shoes, and papers
- she needs to wash her clothes / do the laundry
- she needs to throw the papers away
- throw out/away = put something in the garbage/bin
- look up = research
- look after = take care of

How often do your friends come over to your house?

- It depends on the week, say once a week. They come over once a week.
- come over = to go to someone’s house
- come (a) round (British) = come over

When do you do the cleaning at home?

- I clean on/at the weekend

What chores/cleaning do you do?

- chores = tasks in housework
- I like doing the dusting and tidying up the kids’ room
- I wash the dishes / I do the dishes
- I put the clothes in the washing machine / hang [up/out) the laundry/clothes to dry
- I vacuum the floors (with a vacuum cleaner)
- I mop the floor with a mop
- I sweep the floor with a broom

What’s your favourite activity to do at home?

- hanging out with my friends (teenagers like to do) / spending time with my kids

What are they doing?

They’re playing video games (two of them)
He’s doing the laundry
- to fold the laundry
- to hang up the laundry
He’s deciding if the shirt fits (size) /looks nice (appearance)
- He’s choosing his clothes / He’s picking out his clothes
- He’s looking at himself in the mirror
- He’s getting dressed = put on clothes
- get undressed = take off clothes
He’s cooking some vegetables in a wok/ frying pan on the stove
- stir-fry with soy sauce
He’s lying on the couch / lie down / take a rest / he’s resting
She’s fixing/repairing a computer/TV
She’ s cleaning the floor/mopping the floor
- a dry mop / a microfiber mop / bucket with water for a wet mop
He’s watching TV

Vocabulary: activities outside of the home

- to fall asleep on the couch
- doing or watching sports
- you can see a play at a theatre
- going to a concert
- going to an art gallery
- going to a museum
- natural history museum
- science museum

Present Perfect Simple

- we use the present perfect to talk about something that started in the past and that has an influence
on the present.
- time periods that aren’t finished: today, this week/month/year, recently, etc…
- experiences we’ve had at some point in our life up to the present moment:
Have you ever… (in all your life up to now)

- HAVE / HAS + past participle

Have you ever watched a reality TV show?
- Short answer: Yes, I have / No, I haven’t
Yes, I did WHEN I was young – a finished situation
- Which reality TV shows have you seen/watched? (present perfect)
- When was the last time you watched a reality TV show? (simple past)
Have you ever met a celebrity?
- No, I haven’t.
Have you ever visited a TV studio?
- Yes, I have at Euro Disney. We went by car.
Have you ever seen a football game at the stadium?
- No, I haven’t
- SEE SAW SEEN
Have you ever been on TV?
- No, I haven’t yet.
Have you ever played video games?
- Yes, I have.
- FLY / FLEW / FLOWN
- DRIVE - DROVE - DRIVEN
- WRITE - WROTE - WRITTEN
BEEN / GONE
Alessandra’s on holiday, she’s gone to London. (She’s still there)
Have you ever been to London?
My parents aren’t home, they’ve gone out. (They’re still out)
Have you ever been to this restaurant?
Where’s Tarek? He’s gone home.
I’ve been texting for you. Where have you been?
I’ve been to London (have returned)

Vocabulary: