Everyday Activities

Making a bed – English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities

I put a bottom sheet on the mattress:
If I have a fitted sheet, I slip it over the mattress.
If I have a flat sheet, I tuck it under the mattress.

Then I tuck the top sheet under the mattress at the foot of the bed.
I pull the top sheet tight, spread a blanket over the bed and smooth it out.

I spread a bedspead over the bed. I fluff up the pillows and lay them at the head of the bed.
I pull the bedspread over the pillows and smooth it out.

Getting dressed – Man – English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities.

Tom puts on some underwear, a T-shirt, some socks, some pants, and a shirt.

Putting on a Pair of Pants

Tom steps into his pants then he pulls them up.
He fastens the waistband and zips up the fly.
He slips a belt through the belt loops and buckles it.

Putting on a Shirt

Tom slips an arm into each sleeve.
He buttons the shirt and the cuffs.
He straightens his collar.
He tucks his shirt into his pants.

For Special Attention

– Usually a pair of something means 2. “A pair of cats” means ” 2 cats”

But Some items of clothing are called a pair even though they seem like 1 thing: ” a pair of pants”

 

A? Some? A pair of?

some pants/a pair of pants , some socks/ a pair of socks
some shorts/ a pair of shorts,  some underwear/ some underpants/ a pair of underpants.
a T-shirt/ some shoes, a pair of shoes
a jacket, some pajamas/ a pair of pajamas
a shirt, some glasses/ a pair of glasses

You snap things together.
You zip something up.
You button something.
You lace something up and then you tie the laces.
You clasp things together / You fasten something.
You buckle something.

Brushing your teeth, flossing- English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities

Jenny runs some water over her toothbrush.
She squeezes toothpaste onto her toothbrush.

She moves her toothbrush up and down and back and forth.
To rinse her mouth, she takes some water, swishes it back and forth in her mounth and spits it into the sink.

She rinses off her toothbrush.
Then she puts it back in the toothbrush rack.

She flosses her teeth by pulling out a long piece of floss, slipping it between her teeth, and moving it back and forth and up and down.

 

For special Attention

– You run water over something by using water from a faucet or pipe and letting the water flow away after hitting the thing.

– Something goes back and forth by going from one side to anther (<- and ->) many times.

– Something goes up and down by going in these directions many times.

– You slip something somewhere by moving it gently into a small space.

Making coffee, making tea – English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities

 

Making Coffee (with an electric coffee maker)

Pam scoops some ground coffee into the filter.
Then she pours some water into the coffee maker>
She turns the coffee maker on by pressing the switch.
The water heats up and drips through the ground coffee and into the coffeepot.

Making Tea

Dan boils water in a teakettle.
He pours the hot water into a teapot and adds some tea leaves.
As the tea leaves soak in the water the water becomes tea.
Dan strains the tea.

Then he adds sugar and milk, and stirs his tea.

First thing in the morning – English Picture Dictionary for Everyday Activities

 

Dan’s alarm clock rings and he wakes up.
He gets out of bed. He goes into the bathroom.

After using the toilet and flushing it, he washes his hands.
He brushes his teet, shaves, and takes a shower.

He dries himself off with a towel. Then he brushes his hair. He gets dressed.
He makes breakfast, and eats it. Then he leaves the apartment.

Special Attention

wake up = stop sleeping

wake up + get out of bed = get up, as in “What time did you get up?”. “At 7:00”

take a shower = wash yourself in a shower. You can also take a bath.

Other polite ways to say use the toilet are “go to the bathroom” and “use the bathroom”

When you flush a toilet, water cleans the toilet bowl.