day 8a messy room

a messy room

Say where things are in a messy room, what someone is doing about it, and whether children should help at home.

words to say

• 收拾 shōushi · to tidy up; to pack
• 乱 luàn · messy; at random
• 干净 gānjìng · clean
• 脏 zāng · dirty
• 打扫 dǎsǎo · to clean (a room)
• 生气 shēngqì · angry; to get angry
• 放 fàng · to put, place
• 袜子 wàzi · socks
• 中间 zhōngjiān · middle, between
• 屋子 wūzi · room

sentences

• 屋子里太乱了。 · The room is a real mess.
• 床上放着衣服，房间中间有一个球。 · There are clothes on the bed and a ball in the middle of the room.
• 他正在把房间收拾干净。 · He is tidying the room up.
• 别把脏袜子放在床上。 · Don’t put dirty socks on the bed.
• 妈妈看起来很生气。 · Mum looks angry.

say it after the voice

• 你的屋子怎么这么乱啊？ · How did your room get so messy?
• 床上和地上都放着衣服。 · There are clothes on the bed and on the floor.
• 他正在把房间收拾干净。 · He is tidying the room up.
• 妈妈别生气，我马上去收拾。 · Don’t be angry, Mum, I’ll tidy up right now.
• 我每个星期都打扫一次房间。 · I clean my room once every week.

questions to answer

• 你的房间乱不乱？ · Is your room messy?
• 你喜欢打扫房间吗？ · Do you like cleaning your room?
• 你生气的时候怎么办？ · What do you do when you’re angry?
• 你喜欢自己做饭吗？ · Do you like cooking for yourself?

pictures to describe

• In a cluttered bedroom, a boy bends to pick up clothes with a half-smile while a woman stands in the doorway with her hands on her hips, frowning.