{"id":7314,"date":"2020-03-31T14:03:57","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=7314"},"modified":"2020-03-31T14:11:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:11:54","slug":"its-time-for-spring-cleaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/its-time-for-spring-cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s time for spring cleaning!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spring has come, readers! But along with it, the rise of one of the biggest pandemics in recent history, the coronavirus, a disease better known as CoVid-19. Drastic measures are being taken worldwide to curb its spread, one of the main and most effective ones being self-isolation, which means spending the majority of your time at home. For many it means watching movies or shows, taking care of children, catching up on your reading and &#8211; why not? &#8211; taking the opportunity to get some <em>household chores<\/em> done.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heading outdoors to enjoy springtime is no longer a viable option from the point of view of the World Health Organization recommendations, so many of us have been using up this free time to devote ourselves to <em>housework.<\/em> As many countries love this time of year to get some <em>spring cleaning<\/em> done, our text today will be about useful terms related to cleaning up in English. Get your supplies and <em>let\u2019s make your home sparkle<\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>\u00a0to dust<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The furniture is so dirty, we should <strong>dust<\/strong> it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(*note that the word <em>dust<\/em> is both the verb and the noun)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>dusty<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wow, look how <strong>dusty<\/strong> the closet is!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>to mop the floor<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you remember to <strong>mop the<\/strong> kitchen <strong>floor<\/strong> today?\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_7315\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7315\" class=\" wp-image-7315\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/PIXNIO-46857-363x544-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/PIXNIO-46857-363x544-1.jpg 363w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/PIXNIO-46857-363x544-1-234x350.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Man mopping up the floor (Photo by Cade Martin, Dawn Arlotta, USCDCP)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>a feather duster<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where&#8217;s the<strong> duster<\/strong>? I need to get that spider web from the ceiling!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>to sweep with a broom<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get the <strong>broom<\/strong>, we need to <strong>sweep<\/strong> the house today.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7316\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7316\" class=\" wp-image-7316\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/17108-a-woman-sweeping-her-front-porch-pv-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/17108-a-woman-sweeping-her-front-porch-pv-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/17108-a-woman-sweeping-her-front-porch-pv-233x350.jpg 233w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/17108-a-woman-sweeping-her-front-porch-pv-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/17108-a-woman-sweeping-her-front-porch-pv.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman sweeping her front porch ( CDC\/ Dawn Arlotta acquired from Public Health Image Library)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">to wax the floor<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I bought this new product to<strong> wax the floor<\/strong> this afternoon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">to polish furniture<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This shelf is covered in scratches, I think it needs to be <strong>polished<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>mess, <\/b><strong>messy\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your room is such a<strong> mess<\/strong>, put your toys away!<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m sorry the house is so <strong>messy<\/strong>, I didn&#8217;t have time to clean up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7317\" style=\"width: 299px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7317\" class=\" wp-image-7317\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/mistake-876597_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/mistake-876597_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/mistake-876597_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A messy desk (Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay )<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>to take out the trash<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Remember to <strong>take out the trash<\/strong> later, it smells awful!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>vacuum cleaner<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <strong>vacuum cleaner<\/strong> I ordered online is supposed to come in tomorrow!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(*note that the word <em>vaccuum<\/em> is both the verb and the noun)<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>disinfectant\/ sanitizer<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you know where the <strong>disinfectant<\/strong> is? I had left it on the counter.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>bucket and soap<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fill up the <strong>bucket with soap<\/strong> and water for me, please.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">trash bin\/trash can<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Throw all the dust in the <strong>trash bin<\/strong>, and be careful not to drop it on the floor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>a roll of bin bags<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Do you know where I can find the <strong>roll of bin bags<\/strong>, I need to put one in the trash.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>put (something) away<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You cannot leave your clothes lying around the room, please <strong>put them away.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b style=\"font-size: 16px\">to tidy up<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our friends are coming by shortly, how about we <strong>tidy up<\/strong> the for them?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>rearrange, move the furniture<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What if we <strong>rearrange the furniture<\/strong>? It seems that if we <strong>move<\/strong> the sofa over there, the room would feel more spacious.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>to beat the rug<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I already <strong>beat the rug<\/strong> in the morning, it was way too dusty!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>to wipe over<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I still have to <strong>wipe over<\/strong> the stovetop.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What about you guys? What have you been doing these days? Can you remember any other cleaning-related words or idioms? Don\u2019t forget to comment what your thoughts are our text. Good cleaning for everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/mistake-876597_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/mistake-876597_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/03\/mistake-876597_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Spring has come, readers! But along with it, the rise of one of the biggest pandemics in recent history, the coronavirus, a disease better known as CoVid-19. 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