The bathroom contains many items with specific English names. This exercise covers the vocabulary for common bathroom fixtures, toiletries, and everyday personal care items. This is exercise 1 of 1.
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Complete each of the sentences below using the following words:
toothbrush, shower, shower cap, laundry, shampoo, soap, bathtub, scale, towel, clogged
Bathroom Conversation Questions
1. Describe your morning routine. What do you do in the bathroom first?
2. How long does it typically take you to get ready in the morning?
3. Do you prefer baths or showers? Why?
4. What personal care products do you consider essential?
5. Have you ever noticed differences in bathroom customs when travelling abroad?
6. How has bathroom design changed in recent years?
Did you know?
British and American English sometimes differ in bathroom vocabulary. What Americans call a faucet, the British call a tap. In the UK a room with only a toilet may be called a loo or WC, while the room with a bath is the bathroom.
The word toothbrush first appeared in English in 1690. Mass production of affordable plastic toothbrushes only began in the 1930s.