# Sheet, Blanket, Pillow, Mattress, Wardrobe, Alarm, Curtains

## Expressions with sheet

change the sheets

clean / dirty sheets

## Expressions with blanket

an extra blanket

a warm blanket

## Expressions with pillow

prop (yourself) up with a pillow

cry into your pillow

## Expressions with mattress

sleep on a firm mattress

It’s a very hard / soft mattress.

## Expressions with wardrobe

open / close the wardrobe

hang (your shirt) in the wardrobe

a fitted wardrobe

## Expressions with alarm

set the alarm (for 7 o’clock)

the alarm rings

the alarm goes off

hear the alarm

## Expressions with curtains

open / close the curtains

draw the curtains (open or close)

## **Exercises:**

### verb and adjective collocations

1. I _**opened**_ the wardrobe, chose a shirt, then tried to decide what tie to wear with it.
2. It was colder than usual, so I put an _**extra**_ blanket on my bed.
3. My mother always _**changes**_ the sheets on our beds on a Sunday, because Monday is her washing day.
4. I _**set**_ the alarm for seven, but it didn't _**ring / go off**_. That’s why I was late for work.
5. Jack and Sue want to stay over on Sunday night. Could you put some _**clean**_ sheets on the bed in the spare room?
6. The first thing I do when I get out of bed in the morning is to _**open**_ the curtains, and see what the weather’s like.
7. All the bedrooms in our new flat have _**fitted**_ wardrobes, so there’s plenty of storage space for our clothes.

### prepositon focus

1. Can you hang these trousers _**in**_ the wardrobe, please?
2. I prefer to sleep _**on**_ a firm mattress. If it’s too soft, _I find it gives me a sore back_.
3. I propped myself up _**with**_ a couple of pillows, so that I could read comfortably in bed.
4. When I went into her room, Farah was crying _**into**_ her pillow. She was obviously still _upset about splitting up from_ her boyfriend.

## Notes

### 1.Note these expressions

1. _I was so tired last night. I was asleep before my head **hit the pillow**!_
2. _When my parents **turned the lights out**, I read my book **under** the blankets with a torch._

### 2.Note that we usually refer to an alarm clock as ‘an alarm’

_**Don’t forget to set the alarm. We have to be up early tomorrow.**_

### 3.Draw the curtains can mean either open or close them.
