House and Home: Around the Apartment (A2 Vocabulary)
The basement is under the building. You walk up the stairs, or you take the elevator.
In the building
Try it: Maya: Where are the washing machines in your friend's building? Wei: Down in the ___. Look at the picture. Choose what Wei says. (basement / closet / sink) Answer: basement — The washing machines are in a room at the bottom of the stairs, under the building, so they are in the basement.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
basement
There are old boxes in the basement.
stairs
The stairs are next to the front door.
elevator
The elevator goes to the tenth floor.
In the apartment
You keep clothes and shoes in a closet. You wash things in the sink. A refrigerator keeps food cold. People also say fridge.
Try it: Wei: This butter is too soft. Maya: Put it in the ___ for an hour. Look at the picture. Choose what Maya says. (closet / refrigerator / sink) Answer: refrigerator — The butter is too soft, and the hand puts it into the cold refrigerator.
Word
Pronunciation
Example
closet
Put your clothes in the closet.
sink
Wash the cups in the sink.
refrigerator
Keep the fish in the refrigerator.
The trash
Things you do not want go in the trash. You throw away things you do not want: throw away the box, or throw it away.
Try it: Wei: We don't need these papers from last year. Maya: You're right. Let's ___ all of them. Choose what Maya says. (throw away / wash / fix) Answer: throw away — They do not need the old papers, so they throw away all of them.