(A2) English File _4Ed. SB/4.11

Audioscript: _______________________ I’m lazy, but I like living in a clean tidy home. Maybe you’re the same. It doesn’t matter if you live by yourself, with a partner, or with a group of friends. You’re always going to have to do some housework. Learn a few cleaning tricks and you can have a clean home – and still have plenty of time to relax and do nothing. Tip 1. Clean quickly but often. Clean for just ten minutes twice a day. This gives you time to, for example, load the dishwasher and do one other thing like vaccuming. Set an alarm on your phone to motivate yourself. Tip 2. Keep cleaning products in the right place. Put cleaning products near the place where you need them. Keep bathroom cleaners in the bathroom, keep bin bags by the bin, and keep dishwasher tablets on top of the dishwasher. Sometimes you don’t clean if you can’t immediately see what you need, and you don’t want to look for it. Tip 3. Clean the microwave regularly. You probably use this every day and it gets dirty quickly, believe me. But cleaning it is super easy. All you need to do is pour a little water into a microwavesafe bowl, slice a lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the water. Then, put the two halves of the lemon in the bowl and microwave on high for three minutes. Leave the door closed for another five minutes, and then clean the inside with a cloth. Tip 4. Use your dishwasher to clean other things. If you have a dishwasher it’s probably already your best friend. But did you know...