ESL Podcast 3 – Cleaning Up

a kitchen or bathroom container that is attached to the floor and wall, holds water, and is used for washing dishes or brushing teeth. * When Lily came home, she was disappointed to see that the sink was full of dirty dishes.

a small, flat cabinet on a bathroom wall that is used to store medicines, toothbrushes, lotions, and other things, and has a mirror on front * If you have a headache, take an aspirin. There’re in the medicine cabinet.

a large bowl and pipe attached to the floor and wall in a bathroom, used to collect body waste * Cleaning the toilet is my least favorite household chore.

a large, long container that you fill with water and then sit in to take a bath * Marsha relaxes by filling her tub with hot water and taking a bath while listening to classical music.

a liquid that cleans one’s mouth and makes breath smell better * After eating foods with strong flavors like garlic and onion, you should use mouthwash because it covers the smell.

to move a liquid into the back of one’s throat without drinking it. * Harry believes that the best cure for a sore throat is to gargle warm water with lemon juice and salt.

to push food or liquid out of one’s mouth * When Jack was six years old, he had trouble taking medicine. He didn’t like the taste and would spit it out.

a thread that is moved between teeth to clean them * A toothbrush cleans the front and back of your teeth, but only dental floss can clean between teeth.

to cover oneself with soap or one’s hair with shampoo * We ran out of hot water immediately after I lathered up, so I had to wash off the soap in cold water!

liquid soap made for cleaning hair * People with long hair use more shampoo than people with short hair do.

to use water to remove soap from something * Kelly’s son cried when she rinsed him off because she accidentally got soap in his eyes.

to remove hair from the body by using a razor that cuts the hair near the skin * In the United States, many women shave their legs to make them look smoother.

an electronic device for shaving * When I was a child, I always woke up to the sound of my father using an electric razor to shave his face.

a plastic or metal tool for shaving, held in one’s hand * When he started shaving, he often has cuts on his chin because he didn’t know how to use a hand razor.

a cream, foam, or lotion that is put on the skin before shaving * If I shave without shaving cream, my skin becomes red and itchy.

the flat, sharp piece of metal in a hand razor that cuts the hair and can be thrown out and replaced * Disposable blades are more expensive than traditional blades but they never need to be re-sharpened.