Discuss the kinds of mishaps or accidents that can occur around the house that might require home repairs or house cleaning. Use the following verbs and nouns or others you know to make sentences. Then write some of the ideas on the board.
VERBS: burn, break, cut, damage, fall, ruin, scratch, slip, spill, tear
NOUNS: bathtub, carpet, chair, door, dinner, floor, ladder, stairs, stove, wall
“a going over” = an often fast cleaning
“The house needs a good going over before our guests arrive.”
“elbow grease” = hard work
“Put a little elbow grease into cleaning that bathtub.”