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I Finally Did My Laundry

A little story about laundry, putting things off, and almost getting things done.

Watercolor illustration of clean blue and cream clothes piled on a wooden chair beside a bed, with a laundry basket nearby.
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Practice prompts

Respond out loud in two short sentences: share your answer, then say a little about why. You don’t need to use a phrasal verb in every answer.

Which part sounds like you?

Doing the laundry, leaving it until later, or moving the clean clothes onto a chair?

What makes that part feel familiar?

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Do you prefer doing small loads or doing everything in one go?

What makes that work better for you?

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What’s one chore you’ve been meaning to do this week?

What’s been making it hard to get started?

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Try saying your answer again. Keep the idea, but let the words change.

Useful expressions

Put off
delay doing something.“I’d been putting it off all week.”
Catch up on
do something you haven’t had time to do.“At least I’ve caught up on the laundry.”
Hang up
put clothes on a line or rack to dry.“I got the washing out and hung everything up.”
Put away
put something where it belongs.“Waiting for me to put it away.”

A little practice

Drag each expression into the right blank. When you’re ready, check your answers.

You can also select an expression, then select a blank. Select a placed expression to move it or return it to the bank.

  1. 1. I’ve been busy all week. Today I need to my laundry.
  2. 2. These clothes are dry. I should .
  3. 3. I keep finding other things to do because I want to doing the laundry.
  4. 4. The washing machine’s finished. The clothes are still wet, so I need to .