Everyday English (Vocabulary Building)

Topic: At home

Lesson Notes January 31, 2023 (Vocabulary Building)

• Contractor; a person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a service or do a job

• She has a meeting with a contractor about their house renovations.

• Last weekend the contractor came and installed a new doorbell system.

• Her husband is good with his hands, he used to make furniture.

• Compare physiotherapy and rehabilitation

• Physiotherapy; treatment of injuries using massage, heat treatment and exercise. Short form physio

• My father is in physio after breaking his hip.

• Rehabilitation; restoring someone to health through training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or illness

• She underwent rehabilitation and was walking within three weeks.

• Perishables; (especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly

At Home

• Chore; (noun) a routine task, especially a household one

• (Verb) do a chore / do chores

• I ironed my shirt.

• I did the ironing for everyone in the house.

• Sweep (the stairs / the balcony / the driveway)

• I vacuum the floors every morning.

• I do the vacuuming every couple of days.

• I vacuumed the carpets this morning.

• Chores

• Fold the laundry

• Take out the (garbage / recycling)

• Clean the (bathroom / toilet / shower / sink)

• Polish the shoes

• Do the polishing (= polish silverware)

• Water the plants

• Walk the dog

• Take the dog for a walk

• Feed the pets

• I don’t like doing the ironing, it’s a hassle.