Daily Life - Dry Cleaners (C0172)

A:

Thank god you are open! I have an emergency!

B:

Hello Mr. Henderson what can I do for you?

A:

I need this dress and this suit dry cleaned ASAP!

B:

OK, I can have it ready by the end ofthe week.

A:

No you don't understand, I need this tomorrow morning! I accidentally spilled beer all over my wife's dress and we have a wedding to attend tomorrow! She's gonna kill me!

B:

Ok, I can have it ready tomorrow afternoon, but this suit is also very stained. I can't guarantee we can remove it completely.

A:

Fine! Can you also iron and starch this shirt?

B:

Certainly.

A:

Great! This is our secret! If you see my wife, say nothing to her about this!

Key Vocabulary

dry clean

way to clean clothes without water using chemicals

spill

to allow something to fall from the container

stained

marked or dyed or discolored with foreign matter

starch

stiffen (clothes, etc) with starch

iron

to smooth clothes with a heated iron

Supplementary Vocabulary

delicate

easily damaged

fabric

cloth

neighborhood

the surrounding area

to press

to iron

hanger

a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top for draping and hanging a piece of clothing when not in use

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