Two flatmates are negotiating a peace treaty. No lawyers are involved, but the washing-up may require international observers.
Use each expression once. The verbs are common, but their partners and objects matter.
Word bank: make up for · pick up · put away · run out of · sort out · take out · turn down
Sam: We’ve (1) ______ milk again. Was that you?
Lee: Possibly. I’ll (2) ______ some on my way home.
Sam: And could you (3) ______ the clean dishes? They’re still on the table.
Lee: Sure. Can you (4) ______ the music after ten?
Sam: Yes, if you (5) ______ the rubbish before it starts developing a personality.
Lee: Deal. Let’s (6) ______ a cleaning rota.
Sam: Excellent. And to (7) ______ eating your last biscuit, I’ll buy you two.
Extra challenge: Write one house rule as a friendly request and then rewrite it as an unnecessarily aggressive command. Which would actually work better?
