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[F] Doing Household Chores

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

Household Chores - a job or piece of work at home that needs to be done regularly

A. to sweep the floor

  • to clean the floor by using a brush or broom

Sweeping


B. to dust

  • to remove the dust from the surface of something by wiping or brushing it

Dusting the bookshelf


C. to load the dishwasher

  • to put plates, bowls, glasses, etc in the dishwasher

Load the dishwasher


D. dry the dishes

  • to wipe the water off the things like plates or glasses when they have been washed, using a cloth

Drying the dishes


E. to take out the trash

  • to carry one's garbage from one's house to a trash can outside.

Take out the trash


F. to do the ironing

  • to press clothes and other materials that are in need of pressing using a hot iron

Ironing


G. to make the bed

  • to neatly arrange the sheets, blankets, and pillows on the bed

Making the bed


H. to scrub the floor

  • to rub the floor hard with a brush, soap and water in order to clean it

Scrubbing the floor


I. to hang clothes

  • to place clothes on a hook, hanger or clothes line

Hanging the clothes

LET'S PRACTICE! 📝

Part I

Direction: Choose the correct expressions from the box below that best describes each photo.

to load the dishwasher to do the ironing to sweep the floor
to dust to hang clothes to make the bed
Ironing

1.

Sweeping

2.

Dusting the bookshelf

3.

Hanging the clothes

4.

Load the dishwasher

5.

Making the bed

6.

Part II

Direction: Listen as your mentor reads two statements. Choose the letter that fits the pictures below.

1. 🔊

Making the bed

2. 🔊

Sweeping

3. 🔊

Scrubbing the floor

Part III

Direction: Look at the pictures below and answer the questions in full sentences. Use the expressions about household chores you have learned.

Hanging the clothes

1. What is she doing?

Answer: She is .

Take out the trash

2. What is he doing?

Answer: He is .