🚗Washing the Car☀️A Summer Vocabulary Lesson with JenniferESL

11,580 views ・ 2019-07-18

English with Jennifer


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Hi everyone. We just got back from our family vacation. We flew to Bermuda, and
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we had to leave our car out in a parking lot for several days. It got kind of
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dirty, so it needs to be washed. Where we live, we have two choices: We can drive
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our car to a local car wash and pay about $10. It can be a little less if you
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just want to wash the car. If you want to polish the wheels, wax your car to a
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shine, and also wash the undercarriage, you'll pay about fifteen dollars or more.
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The other choice is to wash the car in your driveway. It's summertime, so it's
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the more affordable option. So I'm going to pull the car out of the garage and
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get started. I also want to see if there's anyone around to help. By the way,
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you'll hear American English speakers use two different pronunciations of this
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word. I use both. I don't know if growing up in western Pennsylvania was a factor.
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Perhaps. And, of course, the British have their own pronunciation, a third
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pronunciation of this word. You can use online tools like YouGlish and Forvo
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to hear different models. If you'd like, try saying it both ways: garage (zh)/ garage (j)
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Since we're talking about washing the car, you may be curious about the
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differences between these words: wash, clean, polish, and wax. Washing is with
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soap and water. I'm going to wash the car. I'm going to wash the exterior of the car.
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Cleaning can just be making things neat and tidy. Later I'm going to clean
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the seats. I'm going to vacuum them to pick up crumbs of food and dog fur.
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Polishing and waxing are similar. We can polish the wheels and the hubcaps. We rub
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them until they shine. People also polish things like good leather shoes and
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expensive silverware. Waxing is with a special cleaner. We can wax the hood and
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the sides of the car until they shine. Waxing also protects the paint. So what
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do I need to wash the car? I could use my bare hands, but I don't want harsh
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chemicals to touch my skin. I'm very sensitive, so I'll wear rubber gloves.
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I'll also need a bucket of clean water, a garden hose, some special soap, a sponge,
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some old towels, and wax that I'll spray on and wipe off.
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So today I mostly want to make sure the exterior is clean. The inside of the car
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is already pretty clean because my kids and I did a thorough job last month. We
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wiped down the seats. We vacuumed. We took out the floor mats and washed them.
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But I still think I need to clean the windows today.
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How about a quick game of opposites? Okay? I'll say a word, and you give me the
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antonym. Ready? Exterior - interior. Clean -
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dirty. Shiny - dull. Wet - dry. How about neat and tidy?
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Maybe messy, untidy, sloppy. Harsh, as in harsh chemicals.
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How about gentle, as in gentle on the skin? Now let's switch to synonyms, words
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with similar meanings. Interior - inside. Exterior - outside. Shiny -
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How about bright? What's another way to say, "My arm hurts from all the rubbing
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and wiping"? How about, "My arm is sore from all the rubbing and wiping"?
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Is there a difference between rubbing and wiping? I'd say yes. Rubbing is with
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effort. We press or push. We can rub back and forth. We can rub in circles. When
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people have headaches, they sometimes rub their temples. We wipe things to make
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them clean and dry. We can wipe off dirt. We can wipe dishes after washing them.
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We can wipe our forehead if we get sweaty.
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Well, I think I'm mostly done. I've washed the car from top to bottom. I've rinsed
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off all the soap, I've wiped the car dry, and I've waxed it to a shine. What do you think?
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Have you ever washed a car or helped someone to wash a car? If you own a car,
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how long does it take you to wash it and how often do you wash your car? Do you
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have any tips? If you don't own a car, maybe you can tell me what other work
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takes you outside the house in warm weather. Well, that's all for now. I hope
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