...my wife does. I am anmazed at how much laundry a family makes. Now that I live in Japan, we don't have a dryer.
In Canada, almost everyone has a dryer. Perhaps it is the cold cold winter. It would be very difficult to dry clothes in the winter when they freeze solid so fast. It is often colder than minus twenty degrees so you need a dryer in your house to dry the laundry.
Here in Japan, almost everyone dries the laundry outside hanging clothes on clothes lines. I think it is great for the environment.
As you study the story today, look for words and phrases that you don't recognize or understand. Be sure to look for the meanings, or even contact me through the contact us page if you have a question. Much of the vocabulary comes from my experiences in doing laundry Canada for about six years.
But as always, be sure the really shadow this story. I want you to make the vocabulary yours. You may have to shadow many times to master this story. If you memorize it you are doing a good job.
After a few days of practice start using these expressions to describe your own daily laundry routine. Remember, don't read it everytime you listen! Just read it once every four or five times you shadow this story.
Daily Laundry Routine.
I never used to have a daily laundry routine when I was single. Now that I am married, and have kids, I still don't do the laundry, but...
Daily Laundry
Phil does his laundry once a week. He works from Monday to Friday, so he doesn't have time to do the laundry on those days. He usually does the laundry on Sunday, but sometimes he runs out of clothes on Saturday so he does the laundry then.
Phil bought enough clothes that he can change clothes daily and still do all his laundry at the end of the week. So he has five pairs of dress socks, five dress shirts, and so on. That way he always has enough to last for a week.
When he does his laundry he uses warm water. He puts his laundry in the washing machine, and adds the liquid detergent on top. Then he turns on the water and closes the lid. The laundry machine is automatic so he doesn't have to think about how much water to add. He always adds detergent 'by feel'. He adds as much detergent as he thinks that load of laundry needs.
He always does two loads of laundry. One load is most of his clothing, like shirts, and pants. The other load is the laundry he wants separate, like his socks and underwear.
After the washing machine is finished, he puts it all in the dryer together and dries it all for about 40 minutes.
That is usually enough to dry the whole load. He puts in an anti-static cling sheet so that the clothes don't stick together by static electricity.
Then he folds his clothes and puts them away for the next week. He likes this routine, and it is easy for him.