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# Bed

## Verb + bed

go to bed

get out of bed

make your bed

change the bed

put (the children) to bed

## Kinds of bed

a single / double bed

***bunk beds***

a soft / hard bed

a spare bed

an unmade bed

a comfortable bed

an uncomfortable bed

## Common expressions

lie in bed (all morning)

be in bed by (10) o’clock

spend (a week) in bed

have breakfast in bed

smoke in bed

***be tucked up in bed***

## **Exercises:**

### verb + bed

1. We've trained our kids to tidy their rooms and ***make*** their beds before they go to school in the morning.
2. I was very tired when I got home, so I ***went*** straight to bed.
3. I had a lazy day yesterday. I didn't ***get*** out of bed untill lunchtime.
4. Oh, it’s you Mary! Jane’s upstairs ***putting*** the children to bed. I’ll get her to ring you back later. Is that OK?
5. I think we'd better ***change*** the beds before your parents come for the weekend. You know what your mother is like?

### kinds of bed

1. I’m afraid we don’t have a double room, but we have a twin with two ***single*** beds.
2. The bed’s too ***soft*** for me. I prefer a very hard mattress.
3. Thanks. I slept very well. It was a really ***comfortable*** bed.
4. You can spend the night here if you want - we have a ***spare*** bed.
5. When I was a boy, my brother and I had ***bunk*** beds. I slept on the top ***bunk***.
6. Our daughter’s room is in a mess as usual. The bed’s ***unmade*** and there’re dirty clothes **all over** the floor.

### common expressions

1. Last Saturday I lay in bed all morning and read a book. (c)
2. I like to be in bed by 10 o’clock on weekdays. (f)
3. My father always has breakfast in bed on a Sunday morning. (a)
4. It can be dangerous to smoke in bed. (e)
5. I spent four days in bed with flu last week. (b)
6. The children are safely ***tucked up*** in bed. (d)