1 SPEAKING In pairs, look at the cartoon. What do you think of Mum’s idea? Could it work in your home?
Students’ own answers
2 Complete the collocations for household chores with the words from the box. Use the to-do list in Exercise 1 to help you.
| the carpets the furniture the rubbish the washing machine your bed your room your shoes |
1 tidy up your room
2 dust the furniture
3 vacuum the carpets
4 take out the rubbish
5 make your bed
6 empty the washing machine
7 polish your shoes
3 Make more household chores using a verb from box A and a noun from box B. You can use some of the verbs and nouns more than once.
| A air clean do Iron mop/sweep set/clear wash up/dry wipe |
| B a shirt the cooker the cooking the dishes the floor the house the surfaces the table |
air the house, …
Suggested answers
clean the cooker/the floor/the house; do the dishes; iron a shirt; mop/sweep the floor; set/clear the table; wash up/dry the dishes; wipe the cooker/the surfaces/the table/the floor
4 In pairs, answer the questions. Use the phrases from Exercise 3 and Watch Out!
1 Which chores do you do or help with at home?
2 Which chore is the worst in your opinion?
I always/sometimes/never …
I think cleaning the cooker is the worst chore.
Students’ own answers
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WATCH OUT! do the chores/the housework/the dishes/ the windows/ the cooking/the cleaning/the washing-up/the ironing/ the dusting, etc. but make your bed/breakfast/a meal/a cup of tea/a sandwich |
5 In pairs, say what we use these home appliances to do. Which appliance is the most useful?
| dishwasher freezer fridge iron kettle microwave oven vacuum cleaner washing machine |
You use a microwave to cook or heat up food.
Suggested answers
You use a dishwasher to wash and dry the dishes.
You use a freezer to freeze food.
You use a fridge to keep food fresh/cool.
You use an iron to make clothes flat/smooth.
You use an oven to cook food.
You use a kettle to boil water.
You use a vacuum cleaner to clean the house/remove dust.
You use a washing machine to wash clothes.
6 In groups, think of chores we don’t have to do anymore because of technology. Use the vocabulary from Exercises 3 and 5.
Thanks to the vacuum cleaner we don’t have to
sweep the floor with a brush, and thanks to the
washing machine, we …
Suggested answers
Thanks to the washing machine, we don’t have to wash clothes by hand.
Thanks to the dishwasher, we don’t have to wash dishes in the sink.
Thanks to the kettle, we don’t have to heat water in an oven/a fi re.
Thanks to the microwave, we don’t have to reheat food in the oven.
Thanks to the fridge and freezer, we don’t have to use ice or snow to keep food fresh
Workbook
1 Put the words from the box in the correct column.
| a cup of tea a meal a sandwich breakfast the cleaning the dishes the housework the ironing the windows your bed |
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Do |
Make |
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the cleaning |
A cup of tea |
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the dishes |
a meal |
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the housework |
a sandwich |
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the ironing |
breakfast |
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the windows |
your bed |
2 Choose the correct words to complete the list of chores.
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Today, I have to … 1 empty my bed / the rubbish / the washing machine. 2 polish the furniture / the carpets / the rubbish. 3 tidy up the dishes / my room / the carpets. 4 make my bed / the furniture / the table. 5 take out my shoes / the dishes / the rubbish. 6 vacuum the carpets / the furniture / the bed. 7 dust the carpets / the furniture / the dishes. |
3 Complete the conversation with one word in each gap.
Suha Are you OK, Mum? You look tired.
Mum I’m exhausted, but I have to do a lot of chores.
Suha Don’t worry. You should lie down. I can make dinner and the others can help me. Nader can set the table before dinner.
Hanan can clean the table after dinner and they can both wash up the dishes while I clean the cooker and 6 wipe the surfaces. Do you want a cup of tea now?
Mum No, thank you. I just want to sleep. Thanks for helping.
4 Read the blog post about home appliances. Complete the words with one letter in each gap.
| The place I stayed at summer camp wasn’t great. There was no 1 washing machine, so I used to wash my dirty clothes in the sink. We didn’t have a 2 dishwasher of course, so there was always a lot of washing up to do. There was a 3 vacuum cleaner, but it was broken. We didn’t have a 4 microwave; we just had a normal 5 oven, but nobody cooked – we had takeaway food every day. There was an 6 iron and we all used that for our clothes because we wanted to look good in the evenings. We used the 7 fridge in the kitchen, but it wasn’t very big so we could only keep milk and water in it! We had a 8 kettle and we made a lot of tea. We didn’t have a 9 freezer, so we couldn’t buy ice cream. That was the worst thing. No ice cream! |
5 Complete the conversation with the words from the box.
| did do emptied make take out tidy vacuum wipe |
Ali What time do you want to go out?
Issa About two o’clock.
Ali Two! Can’t you come earlier?
Issa No, I have to do some chores. I have to tidy up my room – I do that every Saturday. I have to wipe all the surfaces, vacuum the floor and put my clothes away.
Ali Do you have to make your bed?
Issa Oh, yes. I forgot. Then I have to take out the rubbish. Don’t you have to do anything?
Ali I got up at 6.30 today. Then I did the washing up and emptied the washing machine.
Issa Wow! Well, I hope I can meet you earlier than two o’clock, but I can’t promise.