Conversation: My Roommate is Kinda Spoiled (Part 1)

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Conversation: My Roommate is Kinda Spoiled (Part 1)
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- Auxiliary verb
- Roommate
- Chores
Modal verb Auxiliary verb Roommate Chores
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My Roommate Is Kind Of Spoiled (Part 1)

Brent and Miley moved into a new apartment. They go to the same university, so they will live together. They are talking about housework. But, Brent is having a hard time.

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Various Housework

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There many types of housework:

Doing laundry (wash clothes, dry clothes, iron the clothes, change the bedsheets)
Cooking (cook food, prepare lunch or dinner)
Setting or clearing the table (set the table, clear the table, wash the dishes)
Taking out garbage (take out trash, empty the trash can)
Gardening (water the flowers, cut the lawn, plant flowers, rake the leaves)
Shopping (buy the grocery, buy household items, go to the department store)
Cleaning the house (vacuum the floor, mop the floor, sweep the floor, dust the furniture)
Cleaning the bathroom
Cleaning the kitchen
Fixing the appliances (fix broken refrigerator, fix microwave, change the light bulb)
Fixing the cable (fix the internet connection, fix the cable)
Taking care of the kids (help the kids do homework, put kids to sleep, drive kids to school)
Taking care of the pets (walk the dog, feed the pet, clean the dog)
Cleaning the garage
Washing the car

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(1) Brent:

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I can’t believe we’ll be living together!

(2) Miley:

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I can’t believe we’ll be roommates!

(3) Brent:

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I'm so excited! We are going to the same university!

(4) Miley:

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Look at this space. Our apartment is so big! We can have so much fun here. We’ll [vocab word=invite]invite[/vocab] friends, play games, party all night...

(5) Brent:

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Yes. But, Miley, we can’t have parties all night. We have school, and we must study as well...

(6) Miley:

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Yeah, I know. But, we’ll have so much fun!

(7) Brent:

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For sure. Well, the first order of business is to choose the room. You can take the master bedroom, Miley. I’ll take the second bedroom. I don’t have too much stuff anyways.

(8) Miley:

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Ow, Brent. You're such a gentleman.

(9) Brent:

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Now, we need to divide the work.

(10) Miley:

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Like homework?

(11) Brent:

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No! [vocab word=housework]Housework[/vocab]. Who does the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?

(12) Brent:

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How about I cook on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays? And you cook on the other days?

(13) Miley:

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But I don’t know how to cook.

(14) Brent:

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It doesn’t have to be [vocab word=complex]complex[/vocab]. Just simple dishes are fine.

(15) Miley:

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Does [vocab word=instant noodle]instant noodles[/vocab] count?

(16) Brent:

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No! Simple pasta, sandwiches, or pizzas are fine.

(17) Miley:

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I can order a pizza.

(18) Brent:

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[vocab word=never mind]Never mind[/vocab]. I’ll just cook. For cleaning, maybe you can [vocab word=mop]mop[/vocab] the floor. And [vocab word=vacuum]vacuum[/vocab], too. I can [vocab word=dust]dust[/vocab] the house and clean the bathroom.

(19) Miley:

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So, you want me to mop the floor, then vacuum the floor?

(20) Brent:

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No! You vacuum the floor first, then mop the floor.

(21) Miley:

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Oh, okay. I can try. There’s a first time for everything, right?

(22) Brent:

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Never mind. I’ll just vacuum and mop the floor. You can wash the dishes, then.

(23) Miley:

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That’s easy. But, I couldn’t find the [vocab word=dishwasher]dishwasher[/vocab]. Should we call the [vocab word=landlord]landlord[/vocab]?

(24) Brent:

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Never mind… Didn’t you do any housework at home?

(25) Miley:

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Well, my mom did all the cooking. Our [vocab word=housekeeper]housekeeper[/vocab] did all the cleaning and [vocab word=laundry]laundry[/vocab]. And we always used a dishwasher.

(26) Brent:

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(Mutters to himself) Such a [vocab word=spoiled]spoiled[/vocab] child...

(27) Brent:

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Okay, Miley. That’s fine. I'll do the cooking and cleaning. You do the ... your things.

(28) Miley:

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Roger!

(29) Brent:

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Maybe I should take the master bedroom…

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My Roommate is Kind of Spoiled

(1) Brent:

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I can’t believe we’ll be living together!

(2) Miley:

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I can’t believe we’ll be roommates!

(3) Brent:

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I'm so excited! We are going to the same university!

(4) Miley:

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Look at this space. Our apartment is so big! We can have so much fun here. We’ll [vocab word=invite]invite[/vocab] friends, play games, party all night...

(5) Brent:

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Yes. But, Miley, we can’t have parties all night. We have school, and we must study as well...

(6) Miley:

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Yeah, I know. But, we’ll have so much fun!

(7) Brent:

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For sure. Well, the first order of business is to choose the room. You can take the master bedroom, Miley. I’ll take the second bedroom. I don’t have too much stuff anyways.

(8) Miley:

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Ow, Brent. You're such a gentleman.

(9) Brent:

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Now, we need to divide the work.

(10) Miley:

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Like homework?

(11) Brent:

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No! [vocab word=housework]Housework[/vocab]. Who does the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?

(12) Brent:

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How about I cook on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays? And you cook on the other days?

(13) Miley:

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But I don’t know how to cook.

(14) Brent:

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It doesn’t have to be [vocab word=complex]complex[/vocab]. Just simple dishes are fine.

(15) Miley:

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Does [vocab word=instant noodle]instant noodles[/vocab] count?

(16) Brent:

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No! Simple pasta, sandwiches, or pizzas are fine.

(17) Miley:

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I can order a pizza.

(18) Brent:

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(19) Miley:

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So, you want me to mop the floor, then vacuum the floor?

(20) Brent:

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No! You vacuum the floor first, then mop the floor.

(21) Miley:

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Oh, okay. I can try. There’s a first time for everything, right?

(22) Brent:

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Never mind. I’ll just vacuum and mop the floor. You can wash the dishes, then.

(23) Miley:

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That’s easy. But, I couldn’t find the [vocab word=dishwasher]dishwasher[/vocab]. Should we call the [vocab word=landlord]landlord[/vocab]?

(24) Brent:

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Never mind… Didn’t you do any housework at home?

(25) Miley:

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Well, my mom did all the cooking. Our [vocab word=housekeeper]housekeeper[/vocab] did all the cleaning and [vocab word=laundry]laundry[/vocab]. And we always used a dishwasher.

(26) Brent:

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(Mutters to himself) Such a [vocab word=spoiled]spoiled[/vocab] child...

(27) Brent:

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Okay, Miley. That’s fine. I'll do the cooking and cleaning. You do the ... your things.

(28) Miley:

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Roger!

(29) Brent:

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Maybe I should take the master bedroom…

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Lesson Vocabulary

complex (Adjective)	Not simple. Having many parts.
dishwasher (Noun)	A machine that washes the dishes.
dust (Verb)	To remove the dust from furnitures or other surfaces.
housework (Noun)	Chores around the house, such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry.
instant noodle (Noun)	Noodles that you can cook very quickly.
invite (Verb)	To request a friend or someone to do something together or come to your house.
landlord (Noun)	A person who rents a house, apartment, or a building to someone.
mop (Verb)	To clean the floor with water and a mop.
never mind (Other)	It means "Don't worry about it" or "It's ok."
spoiled (Adjective)	The word describes a child who is allowed to do anything, and the child will behave badly.
vacuum (Verb)	To clean the floor with a vacuum cleaner.

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