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A2At the Laundromat

Pick Up Your Laundry with Will

Phrasal Verb: pick up |Grammar: Future with Will

Objective

Students will learn how to use the phrasal verb 'pick up' and form sentences about future actions using 'will' in a laundromat context.

Article

When you go to the laundromat, you wash your clothes using machines. After the washing and drying are done, you must pick up your clean clothes. Tomorrow, I will go to the laundromat, and I will pick up my clothes at 5 pm. If you forget to pick up your clothes, the machines will be busy for other people. My friend will pick up her clothes after work. Sometimes, people will ask someone else to pick up their clothes if they are busy. You will feel happy when you pick up your clean clothes because they smell fresh and look nice. Remember, you will always need to pick up your clothes on time to avoid any problems.

Grammar Explanation

Meaning

The phrasal verb 'pick up' means to collect or take something that is ready or waiting for you.

Grammar Note

The future with 'will' is used to talk about decisions or actions that will happen in the future. We use 'will' + base verb, for example: 'I will pick up my clothes.'

Usage Tips

  • Use 'pick up' when you talk about collecting things.
  • Use 'will' for future promises or plans you decide now.
  • In questions, start with 'Will' (e.g., Will you pick up the clothes?).

Examples

I will pick up my laundry at six o'clock.

Talking about future action

She will pick up the clothes after work.

Future plan

Will you pick up the laundry for me tomorrow?

Asking about someone's future action

They will pick up their clothes before the laundromat closes.

Future deadline

We will pick up the clean clothes when the washing is done.

Future event after washing

Dialogue

Context: Two friends talk about when to collect their clothes at the laundromat.

A:
Hi! When will you pick up your clothes today?
B:
I will pick them up at 4 pm. What about you?
A:
I will pick up mine at 5 pm. Will you wait here?
B:
No, I will leave and come back later.
A:
Okay, I will help you pick up your clothes if you are late.
B:
Thanks! That will be great.

Vocabulary

laundry
Clothes that need washing or have been washed
Example: I will take my laundry to the laundromat.
Synonym: washing
collect
To get something that is ready
Example: I will collect my clothes at 3 pm.
Synonym: pick up
machine
A device that does work automatically
Example: The washing machine cleans the clothes.
Synonym: device
schedule
A plan of when things will happen
Example: I will pick up clothes according to my schedule.
Synonym: timetable
deadline
The time by which something must be done
Example: You must pick up clothes before the deadline.
Synonym: due time
smell
The way something smells or its scent
Example: Clean clothes will smell fresh.
Synonym: scent
fresh
New or clean, not old or dirty
Example: The fresh clothes are ready to pick up.
Synonym: clean
busy
When many people are using something
Example: The laundromat will be busy in the evening.
Synonym: occupied
delay
To make something happen later than planned
Example: If you delay, you will miss picking up your clothes.
Synonym: postpone
remind
To help someone remember something
Example: I will remind you to pick up your clothes.
Synonym: prompt

Tips

  • Always check the time you will pick up your clothes to avoid delays.
  • Use 'will' to make polite offers or promises about future actions.
  • Do not confuse 'pick up' with 'pick out' – 'pick up' means to collect.

Summary

In this lesson, you learned the meaning of the phrasal verb 'pick up' and how to use the future tense with 'will' to talk about future actions. You practised sentences and dialogues related to collecting clothes at the laundromat.

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