#51 B1 English Podcast: Chores, Laziness & Grammar Tricks 🛋️
Welcome to Episode 51 of our B1 English series! Today, Anna and Lukas are tackling the household chores. But Lukas has a
📝 Transcript
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Have you ever um found yourself standing perfectly still in the middle of your kitchen? Oh, I know where this is going, right? You know the exact scenario I'm talking about. You're just staring down at the shattered ceramic remains of what uh what used to be a favorite coffee mug
It's pure survival instinct. It really is. You're standing there, the handle is in three pieces, coffee is seeping into the grout of the tile and and you hear footsteps approaching.
The worst sound in the world. Exactly. Someone walks in, maybe your spouse, your roommate, a parent, and they look at the mess. Then they look at you.
Yeah. And instead of just stating the simple, undeniable, objective truth, which is, I broke the mug, which would be the honest thing to do, right? But instead, you look at them with these wide, innocent eyes, and you say, "The mug was broken." The classic pivot.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
according to the exact facts or rules
You haven't technically lied, but you didn't tell the whole truth.
someone who enters a place without permission
The alarm went off when an intruder tried to open the door.
to change the direction of something, or to avoid something
He tried to deflect the blame onto his brother.
regular tasks that you do around the house
Doing the dishes is one of my least favorite chores.
a person who is very lazy
My dad calls me a lazy bones when I don't help with the cleaning.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| shattered | adjective | broken into many small pieces | The dropped plate was shattered on the floor. |
| freeze | verb | to suddenly stop moving because of fear or surprise | When I saw the spider, I just froze. |
| seeping into | phrase | slowly moving or flowing into something | The rain was seeping into the old house. |
| spouse | noun | a husband or wife | He introduced his spouse at the party. |
| mess | noun | a dirty or untidy situation or place | The children made a big mess in the kitchen. |
| technically | adverb | according to the exact facts or rules | You haven't technically lied, but you didn't tell the whole truth. |
| intruder | noun | someone who enters a place without permission | The alarm went off when an intruder tried to open the door. |
| deflect | verb | to change the direction of something, or to avoid something | He tried to deflect the blame onto his brother. |
| chores | noun (plural) | regular tasks that you do around the house | Doing the dishes is one of my least favorite chores. |
| lazy bones | noun phrase | a person who is very lazy | My dad calls me a lazy bones when I don't help with the cleaning. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
The broken window was ___ into many small pieces.
What does it mean to 'freeze' in this context?
Water was ___ the carpet from the leaky roof.
Who is a 'spouse'?
After the party, the living room was a complete ___.
If you haven't 'technically' lied, what does it mean?
The police caught the ___ trying to steal from the house.
What does 'deflect consequences' mean?
My mom always gives me a list of ___ to do on Saturdays.
What is a 'lazy bones'?
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