Subtitles section Play video
-
Hello everyone and welcome back to english with lucy today i'm very excited about
-
this video it's a video about cleaning i have noticed so many people making loads
-
of errors when they're talking about cleaning it's a very popular topic
-
online nowadays i'm going to give you lots of cleaning verbs these are
-
essential but also the corresponding phrasal verbs that a lot of people
-
struggle with i'm also going to give you some phrases and vocab words related to
-
cleaning at the end firstly before we get started i would just like to thank
-
the sponsor of today's video it is i Torquay if you haven't heard of I
-
talking before it's a huge online database of both native and non-native
-
teachers who give one-to-one video lessons 24 hours a day 7 days a week you
-
can learn English and over 130 other languages from anywhere in the world
-
anytime as long as you have a stable internet connection it's an incredibly
-
affordable way of learning a language much cheaper than an offline tutor or a
-
language Academy so many people message me and ask me how they can meet and talk
-
to native speakers because they want to practice I talk he is a really good
-
option because yes they have the qualified teachers but they also have
-
community teachers who will practice conversation with you
-
they've given me an offer to pass on to you you will receive 10 dollars worth of
-
I talkie credit in your student wallet 48 hours after making your first
-
purchase of any amount that could be a free lesson just click on the link below
-
in the description box to sign up right let's get on with the lesson
-
firstly we're going to look at some cleaning verbs and they're examples of
-
course because I know you love examples but afterwards we're going to look at
-
their corresponding phrasal verbs how you can transform them into cleaning
-
related phrasal verbs I'm going to show you a really cool trick that will help
-
you remember which preposition goes with which verb but let's begin with the
-
verbs number one is to wipe to wipe this is to
-
clean or dry something by rubbing across your hand or some paper for example make
-
sure you wipe the surfaces with a clean cloth number two we have to clean it's
-
important because it relates to the phrasal verb this means to make clean
-
not dirty free from marks and dirt for example I'm going to clean the bathroom
-
because it's in a terrible state number three sounds similar to to clean
-
it's to clear and the meaning is different it means to remove unwanted
-
items or objects from so with to clean you're simply removing marks and dirt to
-
clear you're removing actual objects or items for example I cook the food my
-
fiance clears the table he's clearing objects he is removing used and unwanted
-
items from the table if I clean my workspace I'll probably be wiping down
-
the surfaces or washing the table if I clear my workspace I'm probably
-
organizing it removing pens and old bills and things like that number four
-
is to sweep to sweep this is to clean an area by brushing away dirt or litter I
-
wouldn't say to brush the dirt or brush the patio I would say can you sweep the
-
patio an example please sweep the floor carefully last time you missed a spot a
-
spot is a small area number five is to wash this means to clean with water and
-
usually soap or a detergent for example when you wash the dishes don't use a
-
metal brush on my non-stick pans two things to note here
-
I say wash the dishes but I also talked about pans when we say wash the dishes
-
we're speaking about dishes you know plates and cutlery but also any other
-
kitchen utensils that have been used in the
-
process of preparing a meal non-stick pans are different to normal pans
-
because they have a special coating that makes sure that food doesn't cling and
-
burn the next one number six is to hang this means to suspend something from the
-
top leaving the bottom part to dangle free for example why does it always rain
-
just as I go to hang my washing on the line number seven is to Hoover or to
-
vacuum this means to clean with a vacuum cleaner now to vacuum is the universal
-
phrase but Hoover is very common in British English and this is because for
-
many years Hoover which is a brand of vacuum
-
cleaner basically dominated the market so we just said we were going to Hoover
-
something instead of to vacuum something now even if our vacuum cleaner is made
-
by a different brand we are still inclined to call it a Hoover an example
-
when my mother who visit the carpets she likes to leave visible vacuum
-
cleaner marks so that everybody can notice the effort that she's made true
-
story I love my mum I always used to wonder why she would Hoover so hard to
-
leave these marks now I get it when I Hoover I want people to notice that I've
-
hoovered number eight is to tidy this means to organize or to arrange neatly
-
or to put something in its place for example I'm terrible at tidying my own
-
bedroom but I'm very good at telling others to tidy theirs number nine is to
-
mop this means to clean something by soaking up water or liquid for example
-
if you see any spilt drinks be sure to mop the floor number ten is to polish
-
this is to make the surface of something smooth and shiny by rubbing it usually
-
with a cloth for example please could you polish the cutlery before setting
-
the table note to set the table is to place all of the things that you
-
need on a table before dinner cutlery napkins plates salt and pepper sauces
-
everything to set the table we can also say to lay at the table
-
number 11 is to scrub scrub this is to rub something hard usually with a brush
-
and water in order to clean it for example you'll have to really scrub
-
those baking trays unfortunately they're covered in burnt cake number 12 is to
-
scour to scour this means to clean the surface of something by rubbing it hard
-
usually with an abrasive or a detergent for example you should scour that pan
-
with a metal brush and lots of washing up liquid and the last one number 13 is
-
to dust this means to remove the dust or dirt from the surface of something by
-
wiping it or brushing it for example please could you dust the ornaments on
-
the mantelpiece a mantelpiece is a wooden stone or sometimes marble
-
structure above a fireplace it's like a shelf and we like to put photo frames
-
and ornaments there right so we've got these 13 cleaning verbs how do we
-
transform them into phrasal verbs and how do we know which verb goes with
-
which preposition oh I can make this so much easier for you every single one of
-
these verbs can be used with the preposition up and up simply adds
-
emphasis to wipe up to clean up to clear up up implies that you're making
-
something better so to clean up means to clean something in order to improve it
-
because up is adding emphasis it doesn't necessarily change the meaning of the
-
verb before it you can use these cleaning verbs with confidence with the
-
preposition up knowing that the meaning is not changed to clean is the same
-
as to clean up just the latter has a little bit more emphasis now another
-
preposition that you will hear a lot with cleaning verbs is out the first
-
seven verbs in the verb list can also be used without the following six cannot be
-
used without I mean you could try but they would sound a bit weird using out
-
with a cleaning verb implies that something like an unwanted object or
-
dust or dirt is being removed from the inside of something whether that be a
-
room or a hollow object to wipe out this could be the inside of a bag can you
-
wipe out your lunch box I'm removing all the dirt and old food from the inside of
-
a lunch box to clean out or to clear out these are commonly used with rooms to
-
clear out your garage for example to throw away unwanted items and to make it
-
cleaner to hang out is an exception in this case because if you hang out the
-
washing it doesn't mean that your washing is unwanted it just means that
-
the washing is going to be hung outside but because to hang out is used quite
-
frequently I thought it was important that it was included in this list to
-
Hoover out to vacuum out to wash out to sweep out this is all talking about
-
removing dust from somewhere or something to tidy to mop to polish to
-
scrub to scour and to dust are not usually used without but they are
-
commonly used with up English is a very diverse and complicated language so yes
-
you might hear someone say can you scrub out those pans I wouldn't recommend it
-
because it's not commonly used right let's move on to the next part of the
-
lesson I'm going to give you some vocabulary words and phrases some are
-
quite idiomatic that describe cleanliness words and phrases that you
-
can use to talk about things that are very clean a couple of words first
-
the first one is spotless spotless she cleaned the kitchen until
-
it was spotless next number two we have immaculate
-
immaculate this means absolutely perfect by the time he'd finished the flat was
-
immaculate number three is orderly orderly this means that something is
-
very organized or tidy everything has a specific place the library was very
-
orderly every book had a place a number for the last vocabulary word is
-
shipshape shipshape this means in good order very clean Sarah vacuums everyday
-
to keep her house shipshape now let's move on to the phrases the first one is
-
as clean as a whistle as clean as a whistle the sink was as
-
clean as a whistle after using the new detergent we also have as neat as a pin
-
as neat as a pin this means the same thing an example there hallway was as
-
neat as a pin the next one number three is spic and span spic and span the
-
guests left the hotel room spic and span very clean and the last one is you could
-
eat off the floor and this normally talks about someone's kitchen if their
-
kitchen is so clean it would actually be hygienic to eat off the floor their home
-
was so clean you could eat off the kitchen floor it's a huge compliment to
-
be told that someone would eat off your kitchen floor right that's it for
-
today's lesson I hope you enjoyed it and I hope you learned something don't
-
forget to check out I talk e the link is in the description box you can get your
-
ten dollars worth of I told you credits in your student wallet 48 hours after
-
making your first purchase of any amount you can also connect with me on all of
-
my social media I've got my Facebook I've got my Instagram I've got my
-
Twitter and I've got my new it's not so new anymore is it
-
my personal channel Lucy Bella Earl where I talk about everything that isn't
-
English lifestyle makeup skincare my fiance my dog my life everything I will
-
see you soon for another lesson was me ad libbing I shall make a note to
-
avoid doing so in the future
-
let's get stop no let's not get started the lesson I need to thank my sponsor I
-
did that too Lucy Bella this means to make clean not dirty free from dirt and
-
rub them dammit spot is on your face for example please could you
-
you