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Tidying up B1

Chores, clutter, and a big clear-out at the weekend.

do the dishes — wash the dishesA: Can you do the dishes tonight?
B: Sure, I’ll take care of them after the movie.

sort through — to look at a group of things and separate them into different typesA: What are you doing this weekend?
B: I'm going to sort through all the boxes in my garage. It's a mess!

do the laundry — wash clothesA: Can you help me with something?
B: Sure, what is it?
A: I need to do the laundry before we go out.

Saturday chores

Nina: The kitchen's a state — can you do the dishes while I tidy the living room?

Raj: Sure. Then I really need to do the laundry, I've run out of shirts.

Nina: Same here. And the kids have completely messed up the playroom again.

Raj: Ha, no surprise there. Let's just power through it.

The big clear-out

Raj: Right, let's sort through these boxes in the cupboard.

Nina: Honestly, half of this we can just throw away.

Raj: Agreed. It'll be so good to get rid of all this clutter.

Nina: Definitely. Bottles and paper in the recycling bin, the rest in the bin.

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