ironing board - image for English lesson with vocabulary
The cover that came with this new table-top ironing board stunk, 😐 so we decided to wash it first. This is an old cover.

My wife and I live in a tiny apartment, and every time I BREAK OUT the ironing board to PRESS my shirts, it takes up most of the kitchen area, and she’s had to squeeze through a small space just to get to the sink. So, she had been URGING me to SWITCH to a table-top ironing board. At first, I was RELUCTANT to GO ALONG with it; I thought I needed the space of a full-size board and a table-top one would just slow me down. 

Eventually though, I WARMED UP to the idea of using a smaller ironing board, and WHAT DO YOU KNOW! I actually like it! It needs less space for storage; it doesn’t really slow down my ironing, and I don’t have to block the entire kitchen! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT! 🙂

#ESL vocabulary

  • BREAK OUT – take out and use
  • to PRESS – to iron
  • URGE – push; encourage
  • SWITCH – change
  • RELUCTANT – not really want to do something
  • GO ALONG with something – agree
  • WARM UP to something – get used to; begin to like
  • WHAT DO YOU KNOW! – Guess what? #idiom
  • HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT! – It’s great, isn’t it? #idiom

Written by Joe, the small English guide

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