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English for Everyday Living
Bedroom Terms and Actions
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| Fred is making his bed. This means arranging the linen neatly. | A woman's shirt is usually called a blouse. | This is a woman's undergarment called a bra or a brassiere. | Girls and women wear bracelets around their wrists. | This is a pair of ear rings, even though they are not rings. |
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| Both boys and girls carry their school books in backpacks. | Pants like these made of denim are called jeans or blue jeans. | Many women wear high-heeled shoes. | Women sometimes put on lipstick to color their lips. | Bikini panties like these are worn by girls or young women. |
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| Men's pants are also called slacks or trousers. | Many people wear sandals in the summer. | This is a skirt. Women wear them with a blouse or sweater. | This is a pair of men's dress shoes. | This is a man's long-sleeved shirt. |
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| Two children can sleep in a bunk bed like this. | Many girls would love to sleep in a canopy bed. | This is one type of alarm clock. | This is a dresser with a mirror. | This is an innerspring mattress. |
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| Some bedrooms have a nightstand beside the bed. | This is a single bed with a head board and a foot board. | The girls are sitting on the twin beds. | Ruth is looking in the vanity mirror to put on her lipstick. | Zippers are used to close pants, skirts or dresses. |
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