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Todd:
Looking back, Ithink other roles werekind of traditional like Ihave two sisters and theyusually had theresponsibility of doing thecleaning, and I had theresponsibility of , youknow, mowing the lawn,and taking out the trashand cleaning up the yardand stuff like that. Was itsimilar in your house?
Buddhi:
Well, dad usedto do stuff like that andmy brother and I didn't domuch work.
Todd:
You were spoiled.
Buddhi:
Very, very, very,very .... yeah. Did youever decide to shift workwith your sisters?
Todd:
No, of course, itnever even occurred tome. I mean, when you'reyoung, you just do whatthey tell you to do, and tobe honest I was veryhappy. I think I loveddoing yardwork. I lovedmowing the grass andpruning the trees and,you know, taking out thetrash - anything that wasphysical I enjoyed. I didn’tenjoy cleaning. But younever had to do that?
Buddhi:
Well, I cleanedmy own room and mybrother cleaned his own,and I mean, it's obviousand it's ... I mean... it'ssomething we reallyshould do, like at home.When we eat, you cleanyour dish, and maybewe ... when I grew up, I'dwash ... I'd do the dishes,and even if I didn't do itmy mom wouldn’t expectme to do it, and makesure I did it somehow. If it's not done, she'd do it. If I do it, well, she'll bethankful.
Todd:
So, in your household, who mops thefloor?
Buddhi:
My dad would.
Todd:
Your dad would.Who washes thewindows?
Buddhi:
My dad, yeah.
Todd:
Oh, your dad! He'shardworking. OK, whodoes the laundry?
Buddhi:
My mom or myself.
Todd:
Or yourself?Really! OK. What doesyour brother do?
Buddhi:
Most of the time,like, he's about eightyears older than me, soas soon as he graduatedfrom high school he wentabroad for high studies,so when he was doing theusual stuff, I was a kid, soI was not doing anything,so soon after he went Itook over or somethinglike that.
Todd:
Well you did somestuff.
Buddhi:
I did. I'm proud.
HouseholdChores
Buddhi and Todddiscuss who does what in theirfamilies.
 
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1.I liked doing housework but I didn’t like to be shouted when I did it wrong. ______________________________________________________________________  ___________ 2. We’re living in a new house since summer and there are so many things to fix. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
 
3. The kids in my school never clean up nothing in the classrom. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4.When I was a kid, I must to mow the lawn every weekend. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. All the peoples in the world have to do work sometime. _________________________________________________________________________________ 6. She told him that if he doesn’t clean up, then he’ll in trouble. _________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Everybody were helping to clean up. _________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Life is no easy. _________________________________________________________________________________ 9.I worked all day without stop. _________________________________________________________________________________ 10.These dishes aren’t enough clean. _________________________________________________________________________________ 
Work with a partner. Circle the mistakes and write them correctly.
 
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Todd: Looking back, I think other roleswere
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like I havetwo sisters and they usually had theresponsibility of doing the cleaning, and Ihad the responsibility of, you know,
mowing the lawn
, and taking out thetrash and cleaning up the yard and stuff like that. Was it similar in your house?Buddhi: Well, dad used to do stuff likethat and my brother and I didn't
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Todd: You were spoiled.Buddhi: Very, very, very, very .... yeah.Did you ever decide to
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with your sisters?Todd: No, of course, it never even
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. I mean, whenyou're young, you just do what they tellyou to do, and to be honest I was veryhappy. I think I loved doing yardwork. Iloved mowing the grass and pruning thetrees and, you know, taking out the trash- anything that was physical I enjoyed. Ididn’t
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. But younever had to do that?Buddhi: Well, I cleaned my own roomand my brother 
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,and I mean, it's obvious and it's ... Imean... it's something we really shoulddo, like at home. When we eat, you cleanyour dish, and maybe we ... when I grewup, I'd wash ... I'd do the dishes, andeven if I didn't do it my mom wouldn’texpect me to do it, and make sure I did itsomehow. If it's not done, she'd do it. If Ido it, well, she'll
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.Todd: So, in your household, who mopsthe floor?Buddhi: My dad would.Todd: Your dad would. Who
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?Buddhi: My dad, yeah.Todd: Oh, your dad! He's hardworking.OK, who does the laundry?Buddhi: My mom or myself.Todd: Or yourself? Really! OK. Whatdoes your brother do?Buddhi: Most of the time, like, he's abouteight years older than me, so as soon ashe graduated from high school he wentabroad for high studies, so when he wasdoing the usual stuff, I was a kid, so Iwas not doing anything, so soon after hewent I took over or something like that.Todd: Well you
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.Buddhi: I did. I'm proud.
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washes the windowsmowing the lawnoccurred to medid some stuff enjoy cleaningbe thankfuldo much workkind of traditionalcleaned his ownshift work
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