Author: andreaalthoff
In life you’re gonna go far…
Growing a beard?
What things can you do to look clean and smart? Here are some useful verbs to describe your grooming and hygiene routines.
1. You should __ your teeth at least twice a day. Some people even do it after each meal.
- brush
- scrub
- wash
2. It’s also good to __ them to clean between each tooth.
- brush
- floss
- scrub
3. After you go to the toilet, __ your hands. (You should also do this before you prepare food.)
- brush
- clean
- wash
4. Don’t let your nails get too long. __ them.
- Bite
- Break
- File
5. Of course, you should also __ them if they are dirty.
- brush
- clean
- wash
6. __ your hair before you go out.
- Comb
- Cut
- Scrub
7. If you’re going grey, you might want to __ your hair.
- dye
- scrub
- wash
8. Or you might just choose only to __ the roots.
- scrub
- touch up
- wash
9. If your hair (or beard!) is too long, __ it.
- pluck
- shave
- trim
10. If you don’t have a beard or moustache, you should __.
- cut
- shave
- wax
11. When your hair gets too long, you’ll need to __ it.
- cut
- pluck
- shave
12. Some people like to __ before they go to the beach.
- pluck
- trim
- wax
13. If you have thick eyebrows, you can also __ them.
- pluck
- shave
- trim
14. Most people stay fresh with a __ every day.
- clean
- shower
- scrub
15. If you have rough (or very dirty) skin, you can also __ it.
- rinse
- scrub
- wash
16. Most people __ deodorant after a shower.
- apply
- clean
- wash
17. Women also often __ make-up before they go out.
- colour
- put on
- wash
18. To look really smart, make sure you __ your shoes.
- polish
- shave
- wax
19. You should also __ your clothes.
- iron
- polish
- smoothe
20. __ items like jackets or suits to make sure they are fresh and clean.
- Dryclean
- Polish
- Scrub
http://www.english-at-home.com/lessons/vocabulary-exercise-personal-grooming-hygiene/
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Exercício: Quando usar “at the end” e “in the end”?
Às vezes, expressões muito similares em inglês acabam por confundir os aprendizes no momento de utilizá-las. No caso de at the end e de in the end, os significados também são bem parecidos em português. Então, para sanar de vez todas as dúvidas, nada melhor do que praticar com um rápido exercício especialmente desenvolvido por Joyce Rodrigues para o inFlux Blog!
Antes de fazer o exercício, convém ler (ou reler) o post onde mostrei o uso de at the end e in the end clicando aqui.
Agora divirta-se exercitando seus conhecimentos!
Fill in the gaps in the sentences below using “at the end” or “in the end”:
1. I’ll travel to New York __________________ of the year.
2. We will succeed __________________.
3. __________________ of the wedding party, the bride threw the bouquet.
4. All the students gave the teacher a hug __________________ of the class.
5. I’m sure that, __________________, things will be alright.
6. __________________, Michael Phelps won a gold medal again.
7. Michael Phelps won another gold medal __________________ of the competition.
8. He took her to eat out __________________ of the day.
9. __________________ of the course, his score was much more than 700 in the TOEIC Test.
Ah, tenho certeza de que estes exercícios foram muito fáceis in the end! Vamos conferir seus acertos?
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