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A Messy Kitchen

Sum up what was said by answering the following questions. The final summary should be in sentence form.

  1. What did the kitchen look like?

  2. Why didn’t the brother help?

  3. How was the problem solved?

IDIOM USE

Under the weather – We use this idiom when someone feels a little sick or unwell.

Ways we use it:

  1. Work: calling in sick.

  2. School: staying home from class.

  3. Daily life: feeling tired or not healthy.

Examples:

  • “I’m feeling under the weather, so I’ll stay home.”

  • “She looked under the weather during the meeting.”

  • “He was under the weather, but he still came to class.”

PHRASAL VERB USE

Clean up – We use this phrasal verb when making something neat and tidy.

Ways we use it:

  1. Washing dishes or cleaning rooms.

  2. Tidying after events.

  3. Figurative: being very successful.

Examples in different tenses:

  • Present: “We always clean up after dinner.”

  • Past: “She cleaned up the living room yesterday.”

  • Continuous: “They are cleaning up the park now.”

  • Future: “We will clean up after the party.”

TRANSCRIPT

“On Saturday morning, I walked into the kitchen and could hardly believe what I saw. Dirty dishes were stacked high in the sink, crumbs were scattered across the counter, and a sticky spill had dried on the floor. My brother explained that he hadn’t helped the night before because he was feeling under the weather, but that didn’t change the fact that everything looked terrible. I sighed, rolled up my sleeves, and decided to clean up the mess myself. It took almost an hour to scrub the pots, wipe the counters, and mop the floor, but when I finished, the kitchen sparkled and smelled fresh again. I felt proud of the hard work and relieved to see everything shining.”