Preview（腕試し）

Randy: Hi, Tomomi. Where are you going?

Tomomi: I'm taking some clothes to cleaning.

Randy: Cleaning? What kind of cleaning? The coin laundry?

Tomomi: No, it's not a coin laundry. I'm taking them to a place that does dry cleaning. You know, a place that cleans suits and nice shirts.

Randy: Ah--it's:

A. the super cleaning

B. the dry cleaner's

C. the cleaning ya-san

D. the laundry cleaner

Quick Glossary （用語辞典）

iron (verb) = アイロンをかける

washing machine = 洗たく機

　Examples（例文）

We usually say the dry cleaner's, the dry cleaner, or the cleaner's when we talk about a dry cleaning shop.

I take my shirts and pants to the dry cleaner's because I don't like to spend time ironing my clothes.

Sam took his pants to the cleaner's, but when he got them back they were still dirty.

Exercises （練習）

1. Men usually take their suits and dress shirts to:

A. the cleaner's

B. a coin laundry

C. the cleaning

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2. If you don't have a washing machine, you would probably wash your jeans and T-shirts at:

A. the cleaner's

B. a coin laundry

C. the river