S1 E11: Doing Household Chores: Intermediate and Advanced English Vocabulary Podcast

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🧹 Weekend Chores: UK vs USA - Advanced English Podcast Episode
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🎧 Dive into our latest episode of the Advanced English Podcast where hosts Kat Teacher from the USA and Mark Teacher from the UK share their weekend routines and chores! This episode offers a unique glimpse into the everyday lives of people from different cultures, all while enhancing your English skills.
🇺🇸 Kat Teacher discusses her American way of tackling weekend chores. She talks about the need to catch up on cleaning after a busy week, starting with picking up things off the floor and clearing tables. Listen as she walks you through her process of vacuuming, mopping the tile floors in common areas like the kitchen and living room, and how she strives for a clean but not necessarily spotless home.
🇬🇧 Mark Teacher brings a British perspective to handling weekend chores. He describes his routine of tidying up, hoovering meticulously, including the hard-to-reach areas, and then moving on to kitchen chores. His detailed description of washing up, wiping surfaces, and taking out the bins paints a vivid picture of his quest for a spotless home.
📚 As they share their stories, both hosts break down useful vocabulary and expressions, making it a perfect learning opportunity for advanced English learners. Whether you're looking to understand cultural differences in routine tasks or aiming to improve your language skills, this episode is full of practical insights.
🌟 Engage with us in the comments section by sharing how you manage your weekend chores and what differences you've noticed between cultures! Don't forget to subscribe for more enriching episodes.
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[@emmanuellegd4515]

😊I'm a good girl 'cause I love cleaning and tidying my sweet home but I don't catch up on doing the chores at the week-end, I prefer to do a little bit of it every time I can. I enjoy a spotless home🌈and never bear to live in a tip🌟

[@highlevellistening]

Amazing sentences - well done! I think you have a good strategy - just do a little bit of cleaning every day and that way you don't have to tackle *all* the chores all at once!

[@sairajabin8492]

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[@user-fd7zc1tj1k]

I do the chores when I don't feel like playing with my little kid. Chores became a breeze since I had a baby. Go for it!!

[@highlevellistening]

Haha that's a very good excuse to do them 😄

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[@lucianojanducci9907]

Excellent lesson. Thanks for sharing.

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[@lili-nn4di]

that's a such interesting lesson.because it brings me back to the story. i think at the beginning i am kind of like Mark very clean. like making sure the nooks and crannies in the house are cleaned and everything is spotless. but nowdays i am more like kate. just enough to feel clean .take it easy . i don't have to make myself exhausted but i do really enjoy the moment when the house is just cleaned. that's really nice .

[@highlevellistening]

Thanks for sharing and well done using lots of the vocabulary from this episode! I think a lot of the time I aim for the 'bare minimum' and just make sure there's nothing on the floor, then finally it's time for 'a proper clean' and I clean deeply and get into all the nooks and crannies.

[@Baradom87]

I do the chores every day, since I’m a mom of two, once I drive to school and let the kids, my routing starts at 8:00 AM. First I check what chore needs to be done, usually start doing the dishes. Then I wipe the floor off. Gradually more chores starts showing during the day.

[@highlevellistening]

Great examples! Thanks for sharing! That's always the way, you start doing 1 chore, and you notice 2 more than need to be done!

[@Baradom87]

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[@user-yd2ju8qq7u]

Thanks a million very nice points and explanation.for example the difference between clean and clean up,clear and clear up ...these are very nice points.

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[@sashakozakova]

Hello! Love when everything is clean!!!!

[@highlevellistening]

Us too! Having a nice clean house is the best feeling ever. Thanks for studying with us!

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[@israelpel]

thanks again

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[@diliprajt3288]

Cleanliness is next to godliness Thanks for selecting this unique subject ❤

[@highlevellistening]

Haha good phrase! In the English version of Ratatouille, the main character actually says this 😁

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[@phyammarmo5416]

Fantastic

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[@rania2808]

watching your videos for the second time so that I can have these phrases in my own conversation with othera and your videos about daily routine have consumed much of my time as I have watched them so many time repeatedly

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[@moonjunkim1507]

it was very interesting lecture that detailed explaining so ttat i could easily aware of what was the meaning of words and phrases. Thanks a lot

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[@doreen4869]

I enjoy watching your videos and have found them helpful in improving my English speaking skills. The friendly chat between the hosts makes it feel like I am chatting with friends, which makes learning English less burdensome. Additionally, I have learned several useful phrasal verbs and common usages from your conversations. I look forward to watching the next new episode. Thank you!

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Thank you guys, you both have like a perfect method to learn english, i love American accent and it is easier and i feel it with a special flow in my perception, but we need to listening British accent, because of we need to be ready to understand all kind of accents, i think this method is helping me a lot and improving my skills, Thank you again guys.

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[@umeshkumari85]

Nice information

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[@tariqjehanzeb9051]

Very interesting and nice

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So glad you think so! We hope you learned a lot of new phrases and vocabulary!

[@sweetsour3997]

Although I’m not a house-proud person, I often catch up on my chores like tidying up my stuff, doing the washing up, doing the laundry, mopping on the floor but not spotless.

[@highlevellistening]

Great job on catching up on those chores and thanks for sharing with us!

[@Stella_Del_Mattino]

Hi guys, wanna jump in just to say your pointing out little differences and small details in a phrase is definitely cristal clear and a breeze. I need to catch up on a few episodes that I missed but I'm always "on your tail" 😅. Love from 🇮🇹.

[@highlevellistening]

Hi Stella! Thanks so much for your comment - we definitely expected a lot of people to relax over the Christmas and New Year period, so well done for continuing to study when there are so many distractions around (like cake, panettone, cheese and wine!) :)

[@Stella_Del_Mattino]

Oooohhhh yeahhhh, panettone is a biiigggggg and yummy treat (and threat) for me 😅😅😅. Big hug

[@mohd.kaleem3121]

Please make one podcast for conversation on phone calls with suppliers and management departments (I am Storekeeper in Food and Beverage Company) i liked your teaching method, in you Tube your channel is No. 1 for me Thanks a lot, Sir Mark and butifull Teacher Kat ❤ thanks again both of you

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[@caoon7058]

Wow, I haven't imagined that the word hoover was from a company's name, of course, elevator as well. 😊😊 Okay! I'll keep it!!

[@highlevellistening]

It's super interesting where a lot of words come from! Hoover, tipp-ex, UK elevator, band-aid, coke (coca-cola), USA Thanks for watching :)

[@bideren1]

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[@nitin.cherian]

I liked this one the most : "My house is a bit of a tip". Can I use this in a conversation with an American?

[@nitin.cherian]

I like this one too: Instead of saying "Could you please quickly clean up the room?", it sounds more stylish to say "Could you please give the room a quick clean?"

[@highlevellistening]

In America you’ll more likely hear “my place is a bit of a dump” for really dirty and “a bit of a mess” for less dirty (mess is American and British) Thanks for listening!

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Glad you’re enjoying the phrases!

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Thanks so much for being with us!

[@georgeaffisa5743]

@@highlevellistening thats my pleasure my teacher thnx for your reply you are so friendly appreciate that🙏🙏🙏🤗

[@qobilmuydinov4055]

I have a questions. What does mean "Once everything is off the floors and the tables"

[@highlevellistening]

"Once" is another word for "When" or "After" - When everything is off the floor - After everything is off the floor - Once everything is off the floor ... these all have the same meaning! Hope that helps

[@jscerq]

HI Kat, Hi Mark. A question: How many episodes does each season have?

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[@yipwingharivy4548]

Hello Kat teacher,Mark teacher , How do I become a member & get a PDF worksheet? Thx

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[@lorenzojimenez8751]

Hi. When you can share the transcript. When Can I download the transcript of this episode

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[@lorenzojimenez8751]

Ok. I got it. Thank you so much. I am learning English with you guys. You are awesome teachers.

[@user-uh7yh1yu8l]

Can I download pdf version , if possible how can I do it. Because very useful phrases and expressions are full off

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[@user-ry1te9ld2b]

Hello can I say having everything picked up istead of saying once everything is picked up

[@highlevellistening]

Great question! You are correct! "Having" *can* be used as another way to say [Once / After]. You just need to change the sentence a little bit to be correct. [Once everything is picked up] : [Having picked everything up] It's important to say: "Having picked everything up" because I can understand that "Having" means "After / Once" here. If you write it like you did in your comment, it's actually the passive voice, and could be a little confusing. Hope that helps!

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@@highlevellistening thank you so much. I really appreciate that you really care for answering us .thanks for your full illustration.

[@ijeomaanele6853]

At the weekend. On the weekend Over the weekend. Is there a difference?

[@highlevellistening]

Great question! They are all three very similar and mostly mean the same thing. at the weekend: more common in British English on the weekend: more common in American English over the weekend: this one gives us a little more information for how long you spent doing something: usually all day Saturday and Sunday. both AmEnglish and BrEnglish but very common in American English We went camping over the weekend. (We went camping for both days on the weekend) hope that helps!

[@ijeomaanele6853]

Thank you

[@dinkartripathi3956]

What is the meaning of catch up?

[@highlevellistening]

"Chores" are the small tasks or jobs that you do often, especially in your home, like cleaning or gardening. "Catch up" means to spend time learning about what has happened since you last talked with someone, or to do tasks that you have not had time to do before.

[@user-ft4vl2pg3y]

How I can get the PDF?

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[@stanislawbaczewski9557]

I like American English

[@dinkartripathi3956]

What is chores?

[@highlevellistening]

"Chores" are the small tasks or jobs that you do often, especially in your home, like cleaning or gardening. "Catch up" means to spend time learning about what has happened since you last talked with someone, or to do tasks that you have not had time to do before.

[@phyammarmo5416]

I am watching my clothes always

[@naimaelalaoui3895]

I'm beginner but i inderstood what they say 😮😮😮😮😮😮 what mean this ???

[@highlevellistening]

That you're doing a great job!! Keep up the great work :)

[@taherelsayed1865]

good morning Kat & Mark from Egypte, you,re pretty nice coupl

[@highlevellistening]

🤩🤩

[@user-kn2qz3tf9d]

A plug means an advertisement on TV or radio, doesn't it? A tip - место свалки мусора

[@highlevellistening]

In this case, yes, a “shameless plug” is when someone openly advertises a brand or a very good English podcast 😂 and mentions the brand in a podcast or radio interview or tv show

[@emmanuellegd4515]

How much you love using phrasal verbs.... To make it more complicated for learners😂😂😂

[@highlevellistening]

Haha sorry! Native speakers love phrasal verbs in conversation, so we can't help it either! It's always best to study some phrasal verbs in a specific context (like the context of this episode is 'cleaning'), because it's much easier to remember than just memorising a list of phrasal verbs and their different meanings. :)

[@emmanuellegd4515]

@@highlevellistening totally true👍

[@SepidehBayat-qn1sn]

Hi, thank you for all the videos.I looked for the PDF but I couldn’t find May I ask you to guide me please??

[@pisuthiphongsrichooros2342]

I do my chores as a servant of wife . What’s about you?

[@highlevellistening]

Thanks for sharing! Yes, we both do our fair share or household chores as well!

[@dollfamily2341]

Please It would be better if you spoke a little slower

[@highlevellistening]

Hi good morning! You might enjoy our intermediate and beginner English videos with a slower approach since these videos are geared to more naturally spoken English at a normal speed.

[@dollfamily2341]

@@highlevellisteningthank you .