Home improvement meaning in English
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Definition
(I'm going to do some) home improvements (this weekend): (I'm going to make) some changes to my house (this weekend)
Examples
- "It has now been 48 days (and 47 nights) since your "home improvements" caused this damage and my bathroom ceiling has still not been repaired."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with some useful terms from Icarus's letter!
First of all, find the term that refers to the top surface of a room, above the walls:
There are dead mosquitoes squashed all over my bedroom .
Now find the two words which refer to decorating and building work at one's house or flat:
I'm planning to do some this weekend. Do you want to help? (TWO WORDS)
Finally, look for the term which describes a material applied to coat walls, for example, which dries to form a hard and smooth surface:
I had a wild party on Saturday, and we played the music so loud that there are now cracks in the !
First of all, find the term that refers to the top surface of a room, above the walls:
There are dead mosquitoes squashed all over my bedroom .
Now find the two words which refer to decorating and building work at one's house or flat:
I'm planning to do some this weekend. Do you want to help? (TWO WORDS)
Finally, look for the term which describes a material applied to coat walls, for example, which dries to form a hard and smooth surface:
I had a wild party on Saturday, and we played the music so loud that there are now cracks in the !
Fill in the blanks below with some useful terms from Icarus's letter!
First of all, find the term that refers to the top surface of a room, above the walls:
There are dead mosquitoes squashed all over my bedroom ceiling 1.
Now find the two words which refer to decorating and building work at one's house or flat:
I'm planning to do some home improvements 2 this weekend. Do you want to help? (TWO WORDS)
Finally, look for the term which describes a material applied to coat walls, for example, which dries to form a hard and smooth surface:
I had a wild party on Saturday, and we played the music so loud that there are now cracks in the plaster 3!
First of all, find the term that refers to the top surface of a room, above the walls:
There are dead mosquitoes squashed all over my bedroom ceiling 1.
Now find the two words which refer to decorating and building work at one's house or flat:
I'm planning to do some home improvements 2 this weekend. Do you want to help? (TWO WORDS)
Finally, look for the term which describes a material applied to coat walls, for example, which dries to form a hard and smooth surface:
I had a wild party on Saturday, and we played the music so loud that there are now cracks in the plaster 3!
1 ceiling: "Ceiling" is the right answer. The "ceiling" of a room is opposite the floor, and it is where the light can usually be found, along with some dust. This is the part of Icarus' bathroom which has suffered some bad damage. Another example: "Please give me the ladder so I can stick this poster on the ceiling".
2 home improvements: "Home improvements" is the best answer here. This term includes activities such as re-decorating a room, knocking down a wall to make a bigger room, or fitting a new shower unit. It is Mr. Sackofshitz's "home improvements" which caused so much damage to Icarus' bathroom. Another example: "My father enjoys making home improvements on Sundays".
3 plaster: "Plaster" is the term we were looking for. It is a mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water used to cover walls and ceilings when we build a house. This white product is applied as a wet paste, and then dries to form a solid surface. Note that there is a related verb "to plaster". Example: "I'm going to plaster the bathroom tonight. I'm so excited!".
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