EFE learning modules / Household Chores & Cleaning

scenario 1 two roommates sarah and mark are spend

Scenario Context

"Two roommates, Sarah and Mark, are spending their Saturday morning cleaning their shared apartment. Sarah is very organized and likes things tidy, while Mark is trying to improve his cleaning habits and help out more effectively."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An organized and proactive individual who values a clean living space and structured routines.

M

Mark

A well-meaning but somewhat messy roommate who tends to put off chores until they are necessary.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Good morning Mark. Are you ready to tackle the house today?
Mark
Good morning Sarah. Already? I really wanted to sleep in a bit longer.
Sarah
It is already 10 AM. Look at this living room; it is quite with your books and shoes.
Mark
I guess you are right. It is getting hard to walk around. Where should we start?
Sarah
I think we should start with the kitchen. It needs a cleaning after that dinner party.
Mark
Okay, I will wash the pile of dishes if you wipe down the counters.
Sarah
That sounds like a fair deal. Please don't forget to scrub the sink too.
Mark
I won't. Do we have any clean sponges left in the house?
Sarah
Yes, look in the cabinet under the sink. There is a whole new pack.
Mark
Found it. What about the kitchen floor? It looks like it hasn't been touched in weeks.
Sarah
I will mop it once you finish the dishes. It is quite sticky near the fridge.
Mark
Sorry about that, I accidentally spilled some orange juice yesterday and forgot to clean it.
Sarah
No worries. After the kitchen is done, we really need to handle the laundry.
Mark
Oh man, laundry is so . It takes forever to sort and fold everything.
Sarah
If we , it will go much faster. I will start the first load in the machine now.
Mark
Good idea. While the machine is running, I will gather the dirty clothes from the bathroom.
Sarah
Great. Also, we need to all the bathroom surfaces to keep it germ-free.
Mark
I can do that. I want to make sure the whole place is for our guests tomorrow.
Sarah
Thanks, Mark. I will move on to vacuum the rugs in the hallway and the bedrooms.
Mark
Wait, I think the vacuum cleaner is making a weird rattling noise again.
Sarah
I will check the filter and the bag. It might just be full of dust and pet hair.
Mark
By the way, have you noticed the windows lately? They are really dirty.
Sarah
They certainly are. Cleaning the glass is definitely long .
Mark
I will take care of the windows while you finish up with the vacuuming.
Sarah
Thanks, Mark. You are being exceptionally helpful and productive today.
Mark
I realized I often on these chores, which just makes the house worse.
Sarah
I really appreciate the effort. The house will look absolutely soon.
Mark
Honestly, I feel much better and more relaxed when our environment is clean.
Sarah
Me too. It helps me focus on my studies when there isn't a mess everywhere.
Mark
Should we perhaps create a formal weekly chore schedule for the future?
Sarah
That is a brilliant idea. It would help with tasks fairly between us.
Mark
Exactly. That way, neither of us feels like they are doing all the heavy lifting.
Sarah
Perfect. Let's finish this final stretch and then go get some lunch as a reward.
Mark
It is a deal! I am already starving from all this manual labor.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Cluttered

/ክላተርድ/

የተዝረከረከ

Filled with a messy collection of things.

ባልተደራጁ ብዙ ነገሮች የተሞላ።

Thorough

/ቶሮው/

ጥንቃቄ የተሞላበት

Complete and focused on every detail.

ሁሉንም ዝርዝሮች በጥንቃቄ ማከናወን።

Tedious

/ቲዲየስ/

አሰልቺ

Too long, slow, or dull; tiresome.

በጣም ረጅም፣ አድካሚ ወይም አሰልቺ።

Multi-task

/መልቲ-ታስክ/

በአንድ ጊዜ ብዙ ስራ መስራት

To perform more than one task at the same time.

ከአንድ በላይ ስራን በአንድ ጊዜ ማከናወን።

Disinfect

/ዲሲንፌክት/

ጀርም ማጥፋት

To clean something with chemicals to destroy bacteria.

ጀርሞችን ለማጥፋት በኬሚካል ማጽዳት።

Sanitary

/ሳኒተሪ/

ጤናማና ንጹህ

Relating to conditions that affect hygiene and health.

ከቆሻሻ እና ከበሽታ ነጻ የሆነ ንጽህና።

Overdue

/ኦቨርዲው/

የዘገየ

Not having happened by the expected time.

መደረግ ከነበረበት ጊዜ የዘገየ።

Procrastinate

/ፕሮክራስቲኔት/

ስራን ማዘግየት

To delay or postpone action; put off doing something.

አንድን ነገር ሆን ብሎ ማዘግየት ወይም ማሳደር።

Immaculate

/ኢማኩሌት/

በጣም ንጹህ

Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy.

ፍጹም ንጹህ እና የተስተካከለ።

Delegating

/ዴለጌቲንግ/

ስራን ማከፋፈል

Entrusting a task or responsibility to another person.

ተግባራትን ወይም ኃላፊነቶችን ለሌሎች ማካፈል።