Web address of listening activity:
http://www.esl-lab.com/chores/chorerd1.htm
Listening exercises:
1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
A. go play outside
B. watch TV
C. play video games
2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?
A. clean the bathroom
B. vacuum the floors
C. wash the walls
3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?
A. put away his books
B. make his bed
C. pick up his dirty clothes
4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?
A. wash the car
B. paint the house
C. work in the yard
5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?
A. to a movie
B. out to eat
C. to a ball game
Score = 100%
Correct answers:
1. go play outside
2. clean the bathroom
3. make his bed
4. work in the yard
5. out to eat
Answers to pre or post-listening questions:
I. Pre-Listening Exercises [Top]
What are some ideas on how to assign household chores in a family? Should parents give money to their children as a reward? Use the Internet to search for ideas on this topic.
Answer:
Parents and children can do household chores together. And children can do some basic chores. Parents do some major chores. They can do the chores according to the schedule which was assigned before as well.
I think parents can give money to their children as a reward. Because it can make children know that they can earn money by theimselves
Vocabulary Exercises:
Son: Dad. Can I go (1) outside to play?
Dad: Well, did you get you Saturday's (2)work done?
Son: Ah, Dad. Do I have to?
Dad: Well, you know the (3)rules . No playing until the work is done.
Son: So, what is my work?
Dad: Well, first you have to clean the bathroom including the toilet. And don't forget to (4) scrub the bathtub.
Son: No, I want to do the family room.
Dad: Well, okay, but you have to (5) vacuum the family room and the hall, and be sure to dust everything. Oh, and don't for get to wipe the walls and clean the baseboards. [Okay.] And after that. [Oh, no.] Next, (6)sweep and mop the kitchen floor and be sure to polish the table in the living room.
Son: Okay. Okay.
Dad: And (7) make your bed and pick up all your toys and put them away. And . .
Son: More?
Dad: Yeah. And then, how about going out for (8) lunch and getting a big milk shake, but you probably don't want to do that.
Son: No, No. I want to.
Dad: Okay. While you're doing your work, I'll be out in the yard (9) raking leaves and pulling (10)weeds.
Score = 100%
Correct Answers:
1. outside
2. work
3. rules
4. scrub
5. vacuum
6. sweep
7. make
8. lunch
9. raking
10. weeds
Key Vocabulary [Top]
scrub (verb): clean thoroughly by rubbing hard
dust (verb): to remove small pieces of dirt
baseboards (noun): a piece of wood or molding attached along the bottom of a wall where it touches the floor; also called "skirting board" in Britain and Australia
sweep (verb): to clean a floor by using a broom or brush to collect dirt
rake (verb): to gather with a garden tool with a row of plastic or metal teeth at the head
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