A. VOCABULARY

1. Look at the picture and Write the
meaning of household chores

do the cooking

do the heavy lifting

do the laundry

shop for goceries

set the table

do the washing up

Clean the house

Sweep the floor

put out the rubbish

2. Choose the sentence that best
describes the picture.

1. A. Bathing a newborn baby is never an easy task as
it requires skill and experience.
B. Mrs. Laura and her ten-year-old daughter go to the
swimming pool every day.
C. Shaking a baby is believed to have bad impacts on
his/her development.
2. A. Rubbish should be thrown away every day or
it may cause awful smell.
B. The man is putting out the rubbish.
C. The child is setting the table dinner.

3. A. The girl is ironing her clothes
B. Susan is putting clothes in an airing cupboard
C. Clothes are being folded nearly.

4. A. At the weekend, David usually helps his grandmother
mow the lawn.
B. Though David has a lot of spare time, he hardly helps
his parents do the gardening.
C. Mopping the garden path is David's favorite activity.

5. A. Many children are too lazy to help their parents with housework.
B. The girl is doing some cleaning with her mother.
C. The girl is doing the cooking while her mother is sweeping kitchen floor.

3. Fill in each blank with the correct word/phrase from the box.

taking out
groceries

breadwinner
laundry

take care of

1. The husband replaces the light bulbs while the wife does the
laundry
……………....
2. Groceries
………....... are food and other goods sold at a supermarket.
Taking
out
3. ……………. the rubbish in the early morning is a part of my daily
routine.
4. When his wife gave birth to a baby boy, Mr. Nam became the sole
breadwinner .
………………..
take care of my younger sisters when my parents are
5 . I usually ………………..
away on business.

nuclear
 

iron

heavy lifting

share

homemaker

1. Vietnamese tend to live together in extended families rather than
nuclear
……………… families.
heavy lifting
2. Men and boys do most of the …………………… in the family.
share
3. Family members should develop a plan together to …………..
responsibilities more fairy.

iron
4. It takes a housewife a lot of time to ………………
clothes for the
household.
homemaker
5. A …………………. is a person who works at home and takes care of
the house and family.

B. GRAMMAR

I. Put the verbs into the correct form (Present Simple Tense).

1. Mr. Nam often (teach)………….
teaches the dogs new tricks.
throw our litter in the bin.
2. We always (throw) …………..
gets up at seven o'clock every morning.
3. Ann (get) ……….
4. The children (hurry) …………
hurry to open their gifts.
speaks English well.
5. He (speak) …………..
leave home at 7 o'clock every morning.
6. I (leave) …………
do / play badminton on Saturdays ?
7. You always (play) ……………..
opens at 8.00 in the morning.
8. The swimming pool (open) …….....…
closes
9. It ( close) …………….
at 9.00 in the evening.
doesn't clean her house every weekend.
10. Linda (not / clean) ……………….

2. Put the verbs in the Present Continuous Tense.
1. He (read) …………….. a book about American history at the moment.
3. I can't help you now. I (work) …………….. .
4. Oh no! It (rain) …………….. again.
5. …………….. you (watch) …………….. the TV or can I turn it off?
6. Look ! That boy (run) …………….. after the bus.
7. Emily works hard all day but she (not work) ………….. at the
moment.
8. I (bake) …………….. a cake at the moment.
9. Don't talk to them now. They (write ) ……………. an important letter.

2. Put the verbs in the Present Continuous Tense.
1. He (read) is reading a book about American history at the moment.
3. I can't help you now. I (work) am working.
4. Oh no! It (rain) is raining again.
5. Are you (watch) watching the TV or can I turn it off?
6. Look ! That boy (run) is running after the bus.
7. Emily works hard all day but she (not work) isn't working at the
moment.
8. I (bake) am baking a cake at the moment.
9. Don't talk to them now. They (write ) are writing an important letter.
10. At the moment Linda (lie) is lying on the floor.

do the washing

do he shopping

clean the windows

make the bed

Iron the clothes

sweep

wash the car

do the washing up

Do the gaderning

do the washing

shop for goceries

clean the windows

make the bed

Iron the clothes

sweep the floor

do the laundry

do the washing up

put out the rubbish