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Daily Life - Household Chores (C0365)

A: Kevin, what is this mess? It looks like a pigsty in

here! Clean this up!

B: Ok dad, I will do it in a minute, let me just finish

this level of this game.

A: No, I said now! Plus, you are grounded, you’re not

allowed to play video games. I wantyou to make

your bed, dothe laundry and then come downstairs and sweep the floors.

B: That’s so unfair!

A: You have to pull your weight around here young

man. My house, my rules.

B: But I already mopped the floors, dusted the furniture and vacuumed the rugs!

A: That’s great, but you still have work to do, so get

to it.

Key Vocabulary

mess N disorder

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c 2011 Praxis Language Ltd.grounded A to be punished and not

allowed to go outside

sweep s to clean the floor with a

broom or brush

pull your

weight

N to help or collaborate in

the household

dust V to remove dust and dirt

mop V to clean the floor with

water and a mop

vacuum V to use an electric device

to suction dust and dirt

Supplementary Vocabulary

wax V to put a greasy substance on a surface to

make it shiny

polish V To make smooth and

shiny by rubbing or

chemical action.

take out

the trash

V action of taking the

trash outside to be collected

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c 2011 Praxis Language Ltd.do the

dishes

V to wash the dishes

iron V action of using a hot

flat surface to remove

wrinkles from clothes

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