Simple Tips to Keep Your Home Warm This Winter
Listen to the story
Winter is cold, and many people turn up the heating. But heating costs a lot of money. There are other ways to stay warm.
You can make a draught excluder from an old sock. A draught excluder stops cold air from coming under the door. This keeps your room warmer.
After you cook, do not close your oven door. Leave it open. The warm air from the oven can heat your kitchen.
Instead of one thick jumper, wear many thin layers of clothes. Layers trap warm air near your body. This keeps you warm without using more heating.
These small tips can help you feel warm. You do not always need to turn up the thermostat.
Vocabulary5 words
- draught excluder
- something that stops cold air from coming under a door
- layers
- pieces of clothing worn one on top of another
- thermostat
- a machine that controls how hot a room is
- heating
- a system that makes a room warm
- trap
- to keep something in one place
📚 Ready to use these words in a real conversation?
Practice live with a real tutor on Preply.
Quiz
Answer key
1. A draught excluder 2. Leave it open 3. Many thin layers
✅ Nice work on the quiz!
Keep the momentum going — book a live English lesson with a Preply tutor.
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Winter is cold, and many people turn up the _____.
But heating costs a lot of _____.
You can make a draught excluder from an old _____.
A draught excluder stops cold air from coming under the _____.
After you cook, do not close your oven _____.
Leave it _____.
The warm air from the oven can heat your _____.
Instead of one thick jumper, wear many thin _____ of clothes.
Layers trap warm air near your _____.
These small tips can help you feel _____.
🎓 Enjoyed this story?
Turn today's reading into real speaking practice with a live Preply tutor.
More Lifestyle stories
Next story · Easy
NFL Says Paris Game Is Safe Despite Unrest and PSG Cancellation