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    • High Beginner
    • Modal verb
    • Should
    • Could
    • Roommate
    • Housework
    • Living arrangement

    Modal verb Should Could Roommate Housework Living arrangement

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My Roommate is Kinda Spoiled

(1) Brent: Listen
I can’t believe we'll be living together!

"I can't believe ..." is a very common expression.

(2) Miley: Listen
I can’t believe we'll be [vocab word=roommate]roommates[/vocab]!

Roommates live together. Roommates can be friends, but not all roommates are friends.

(3) Brent: Listen
I'm so excited! We are going to the same university!
(4) Miley: Listen
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: Listen
Yes. But, Miley, we can't have parties all night. We have school, so we should study at night.
(6) Miley: Listen
Yeah, I know. But, we’ll have so much fun!
(7) Brent: Listen
For sure. Well, the first order of business is to choose the room. You should take the master bedroom, Miley. I can take the second bedroom. I don’t have too much stuff anyways.

The master bedroom in a house or an apartment is the big bedroom. The second bedroom is a smaller bedroom.

(8) Miley: Listen
Ow, Brent. You're such a gentleman.
(9) Brent: Listen
Now, we should divide the work.

"Divide the work" means to decide who does which work.

(10) Miley: Listen
Like homework?

"Like ...?" is spoken English. It means "Do you mean something like ...?" Here, "like" means "similar to" or "for example". It doesn't mean "love".

(11) Brent: Listen
No! [vocab word=housework]Housework[/vocab]. Who does the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?
(12) Brent: Listen
How about I cook on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays? And you cook on the other days?

"How about ...?" is a way to make a suggestion.

(13) Miley: Listen
But I don't know how to cook.
(14) Brent: Listen
It doesn't have to be [vocab word=complex]complex[/vocab]. Just simple dishes are fine.
(15) Miley: Listen
Does [vocab word=instant noodle]instant noodles[/vocab] count?

She means "Does instant noodle count as a simple dish?" It means "Is instant noodle a simple dish?"

(16) Brent: Listen
No! You could just make some simple pasta, sandwiches, or pizzas.
(17) Miley: Listen
I can order a pizza.
(18) Brent: Listen
[vocab word=never mind]Never mind[/vocab]. I’ll just cook. For cleaning, maybe you can [vocab word=mop]mop[/vocab] the floor. You can [vocab word=vacuum]vacuum[/vocab], too. I can [vocab word=dust]dust[/vocab] the house and clean the bathroom.
(19) Miley: Listen
So, you want me to mop the floor, then vacuum the floor?
(20) Brent: Listen
No! You vacuum the floor first, then mop the floor.
(21) Miley: Listen
Oh, okay. I can try. There’s a first time for everything, right?

"There is a first time for everything" is a common expression. It means "I have never done it. But, it's okay. Everyone does something for the first time in the beginning. He or she can practice it and get better at it."

(22) Brent: Listen
Never mind. I’ll just vacuum and mop the floor. You can wash the dishes, then.
(23) Miley: Listen
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: Listen
Never mind... Didn't you do any housework at home?

Brent is asking, "Are you telling me you didn't do any housework at home?" He cannot believe it.

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

A spoiled child wants other people to do his/her work.

(27) Brent: Listen
Okay, Miley. That's fine. I'll do the cooking and cleaning. You do the ... your things.
(28) Miley: Listen
Roger!

"Roger" means "OK" or "Yes, sir".

(29) Brent: Listen
Maybe I should take the master bedroom…
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My Roommate is Kinda Spoiled

(1) Brent: Listen
I can’t believe we'll be living together!

"I can't believe ..." is a very common expression.

(2) Miley: Listen
I can’t believe we'll be [vocab word=roommate]roommates[/vocab]!

Roommates live together. Roommates can be friends, but not all roommates are friends.

(3) Brent: Listen
I'm so excited! We are going to the same university!
(4) Miley: Listen
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: Listen
Yes. But, Miley, we can't have parties all night. We have school, so we should study at night.
(6) Miley: Listen
Yeah, I know. But, we’ll have so much fun!
(7) Brent: Listen
For sure. Well, the first order of business is to choose the room. You should take the master bedroom, Miley. I can take the second bedroom. I don’t have too much stuff anyways.

The master bedroom in a house or an apartment is the big bedroom. The second bedroom is a smaller bedroom.

(8) Miley: Listen
Ow, Brent. You're such a gentleman.
(9) Brent: Listen
Now, we should divide the work.

"Divide the work" means to decide who does which work.

(10) Miley: Listen
Like homework?

"Like ...?" is spoken English. It means "Do you mean something like ...?" Here, "like" means "similar to" or "for example". It doesn't mean "love".

(11) Brent: Listen
No! [vocab word=housework]Housework[/vocab]. Who does the cooking, cleaning, and laundry?
(12) Brent: Listen
How about I cook on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays? And you cook on the other days?

"How about ...?" is a way to make a suggestion.

(13) Miley: Listen
But I don't know how to cook.
(14) Brent: Listen
It doesn't have to be [vocab word=complex]complex[/vocab]. Just simple dishes are fine.
(15) Miley: Listen
Does [vocab word=instant noodle]instant noodles[/vocab] count?

She means "Does instant noodle count as a simple dish?" It means "Is instant noodle a simple dish?"

(16) Brent: Listen
No! You could just make some simple pasta, sandwiches, or pizzas.
(17) Miley: Listen
I can order a pizza.
(18) Brent: Listen
[vocab word=never mind]Never mind[/vocab]. I’ll just cook. For cleaning, maybe you can [vocab word=mop]mop[/vocab] the floor. You can [vocab word=vacuum]vacuum[/vocab], too. I can [vocab word=dust]dust[/vocab] the house and clean the bathroom.
(19) Miley: Listen
So, you want me to mop the floor, then vacuum the floor?
(20) Brent: Listen
No! You vacuum the floor first, then mop the floor.
(21) Miley: Listen
Oh, okay. I can try. There’s a first time for everything, right?

"There is a first time for everything" is a common expression. It means "I have never done it. But, it's okay. Everyone does something for the first time in the beginning. He or she can practice it and get better at it."

(22) Brent: Listen
Never mind. I’ll just vacuum and mop the floor. You can wash the dishes, then.
(23) Miley: Listen
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: Listen
Never mind... Didn't you do any housework at home?

Brent is asking, "Are you telling me you didn't do any housework at home?" He cannot believe it.

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

A spoiled child wants other people to do his/her work.

(27) Brent: Listen
Okay, Miley. That's fine. I'll do the cooking and cleaning. You do the ... your things.
(28) Miley: Listen
Roger!

"Roger" means "OK" or "Yes, sir".

(29) Brent: Listen
Maybe I should take the master bedroom…
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  • Your answer: A Suggestion

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