Household chores

Clear the table Hang out the washing Take out the rubbish

Water the plants Vacuum your room Iron your T-shirt

Load the washing Put away your clothes Set the table
machine/dishwasher

Make your bed Empty the dishwasher Feed your pet

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Exercise 1: Fill in the gaps with the words from the table

clear the table iron you T-shirt feed my dog

load the dishwasher empty the dishwasher
make your bed put away your clothes set the
table take out the rubbish vacuum your room
water the plants hang out the washing

1) I can’t start doing my homework before I

_______________. A mess on the table distracts me.
2) “Kate, can you _______________, please. The floor
it dirty”
3) The bin is full! We should _______________
immediately.
4) The washing maching is making a buzzing sound.
Someone should _______________.
5) “Oh, poor flowers. Tim _______________, please.”
6) The first thing I do after waking up is
_______________.
7) “Mum, I wanted to _______________, but the phone
call distracted me and now there's a hole on my T-
shirt!”
8) Firstly, I _______________ and then we go for a
walk.
9) Leave the dirty dishes in the sink, I
_______________ later.
10) The guests will come soon, the food is ready but
we need to _______________
11) “Mary, why are your clothes everywhere?
_______________ in the wardrobe“
12) The clean dishes are in the shelf. Who
_______________?

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Exercise 2: Guess what is hidden in the emoji

Exercise 3: Write the verbs for the nouns

____________ the table ____________ the bed
____________ the room ____________ the washing
____________ the rubbish ____________ the washing
____________ the dishwasher machine
____________ the clothes
____________ the plants
____________ the pet
____________ the T-shirt
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Exercise 4: Describe the pictures

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Exercise 5: Answer the questions

1)Who usually hangs out the washing in your family?

___________________________________________________
2) Do you make your bed every morning?
___________________________________________________
3) How often does your mum iron your T-shirt?
___________________________________________________
4) Does your father take out the rubbish?
___________________________________________________
5) Do you help your mum to empty the dishwasher?
___________________________________________________
6) How often do you clean your table?
___________________________________________________
7) Who feeds the pet in your family?
___________________________________________________
8) Do you put away your clothes in the wardrobe right
after you undress or later?
___________________________________________________
9) Do you like to help your mum to set the table?
___________________________________________________
10) What household chores does your father do?
___________________________________________________
11) Who loads the dishwasher in your family?
___________________________________________________
12) How often does your mum water the plants?
___________________________________________________
13) Who vacuums you room?
___________________________________________________
14) What household chores do you do on weekends?
______________________________________
_____________________________________

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 Set
Feed

Iron

Load
Load
Clear

Make
Empty

Water
Vacuum
Take out
Hang out

Put away
Cut out the cards. The student matches the verb card with the picture to get the correct
phrases
Answers:
Exercise 1:
1) clear the table
2) Vacuum your room
3) Take out the rubbish
4) Hang out the washing
5) waters the plants
6) Make my bed
7) Iron the T-shirt
8) feed my dog
9) Will load the dishwasher
10) Set the table
11) Put away your clothes
12) Empty the dishwasher
Exercise 2:
1) water the plants
2) Make your bed
3) hang out the washing
4) Iron your T-shirt
5) Put away your clothes
6) Set the table
7) Feed your dog
8) Clear the table
9) Vacuum your room
10) Take out the rubbish
11) Empty the dishwasher
12) Load the dishwasher

Exercise 3:
1) clear, set
2) vacuum
3) take out
4) load, empty
5) put away
6) water
7) feed
8) iron
9) make
10) hang out
11) load, empty

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