Few t h i n g s are more s a t i s f y i n g t h a n seeing
your children have t e e n a g e r s o f their o w n .
Doug Larson, American journalist
rents and teenagers
1 VOCABULARY housework, make or do? b C o m p l e t e t h e sentences f o r each p i c t u r e . Use
just + p r e s e n t p e r f e c t a n d a v e r b f r o m the l i s t .
a C o m p l e t e t h e e x p r e s s i o n s w i t h these v e r b s .
clean do lay make pick up put away tidy take o u t
i pick up d i r t y clothes
2 the beds, l u n c h
3 y o u r r o o m , y o u r desk
4 the table f o r d i n n e r
5 the f l o o r , the b a t h r o o m
6 the r u b b i s h , the newspapers
7 the i r o n i n g , the w a s h i n g up
the clothes o n y o u r bed
b C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h do o r make. clean de lay win miss fall
1 H e never forgets t o do his h o m e w o r k after school. 1 She's just done the w a s h i n g u p .
2 I t r y n o t to a noise w h e n I get u p early. 2 He _ o f f his b i k e .
3 M y husband doesn't o f t e n lunch. 3 They the c h a m p i o n s h i p .
4 I'm going to a course i n Portuguese before I go 4 'I . the f l o o r . '
to B r a z i l . 5 He _ t h e table.
5 W e always h o u s e w o r k o n Saturday m o r n i n g . 6 'Sorry. You dinner.'
6 Some c h i l d r e n friends easily w h e n they go to school.
7 W h e n do y o u have t i m e to sport? 3 PRONUNCIATION ,, /dy
8 S o r r y , I need to a phone c a l l .
a W r i t e a w o r d c o n t a i n i n g the sound i n the pictures.
2 GRAMMAR present perfect + yet, just, already
a A d d already orjyet t o these sentences i n t h e c o r r e c t place.
1 a p e r s o n at u n i v e r s i t y student
1 I've done the w a s h i n g .
2 the opposite o f old
I've already done the washing .
3 twelve months
2 Have y o u made any plans f o r the weekend?
4 a colour
?
5 special clothes f o r school
3 We haven't f i n i s h e d l u n c h . d3
6 a k i n d o f short coat
4 D a n i e l has t i d i e d his r o o m .
7 a person b e t w e e n 13 and
19 years o l d
5 I've done the i r o n i n g .
8 s o m e t h i n g t h a t crosses a river
9 another w o r d f o r sweater
6 Have y o u been t o the supermarket?
10 get pleasure f r o m s o m e t h i n g
7 I haven't cleaned the b a t h r o o m . b <JHiT^!ffc L i s t e n a n d check. T h e n l i s t e n again
a n d repeat t h e w o r d s .
8 E d w a r d has taken o u t the r u b b i s h .
tea
4 READING b R e a d t h e t e x t . M a r k t h e sentences T ( t r u e ) o r F (false).
1 M e n and w o m e n d o n ' t always agree
a Read the t e x t . W h i c h is the best title?
about h o u s e w o r k . JT
1 Having a cleaner house
2 A d u l t s and teenagers t o o k p a r t i n the study.
2 E q u a l i t y i n the h o m e
3 T h e p a r t i c i p a n t s had t o w r i t e d o w n the t i m e
3 Improving your relationship they spent o n h o u s e w o r k .
4 T h e t i m e people spend d o i n g h o u s e w o r k
has changed since the 1960s.
5 Today, w o m e n do m o r e h o u s e w o r k t h a n they
d i d i n the 1960s. _
6 I n general, people t h i n k it's n o r m a l f o r w o m e n
to l o o k after the f a m i l y car.
7 F o r t y years f r o m n o w , m e n and w o m e n w i l l
share the h o u s e w o r k .
c L o o k at t h e h i g h l i g h t e d w o r d s . W h a t d o y o u t h i n k
they mean? Use y o u r d i c t i o n a r y to look up their
m e a n i n g and pronunciation.
Men and women all over the world have 5 LISTENING
arguments about doing the housework,
a < ( 2 2 ^ 2 3 ) L i s t e n t o f i v e teenagers t a l k i n g a b o u t
and it's usually the women who lose. h o u s e w o r k . W h i c h speaker does the m o s t h o u s e w o r k ?
However, a recent study by researchers
at Oxford University shows that the
L i s t e n a g a i n . M a t c h t h e speakers w i t h w h a t t h e y say
situation is slowly improving. about housework.
Speaker 1 J3 A W e a l l share i t .
The researchers asked men and w o m e n aged between
20 and 59 t o keep a diary o f how much time they spent Speaker 2 D M y m u m does i t a l l .
on housework each day. Then t h e researchers collected Speaker 3 C W e pay someone t o do i t .
the diaries and analyzed t h e m . Speaker 4 D There's one t h i n g I like d o i n g .
Speaker 5 E I do a l i t t l e every day.
These showed t h a t w o m e n in t h e UK today spend about
four hours and 40 minutes each day doing housework.
Men, on the other hand, spend t w o hours and 28 minutes
doing the same things. Although w o m e n still spend more U S E F U L WORDS AND PHRASES
time doing domestic jobs, the figures show that the
L e a r n these words and phrases.
situation has improved. In the 1960s, w o m e n spent six
hours a day on housework and men only 90 minutes. carer /'keara/
plate / p l e i t /
Researchers say t h a t w o m e n are still doing most of t h e
reputation /repju'teifn/
housework because people still divide domestic jobs
into t w o areas. They see cooking, cleaning, and looking teenager /'ti:neid33/
after children as 'women's work', and general repairs, w a r d r o b e /"waidraub/
car maintenance, and work outside t h e home as dry (your hair) /drai/
'men's work'. k n o c k (on the d o o r ) / n o k /
So, in general, the results of the study bring good news carry on (texting) k;eri d i i /
for w o m e n . The difference between t h e a m o u n t of time s w i t c h o f f ( y o u r m o b i l e ) / s w i t j Df/
men and women spend on housework is g e t t i n g smaller T V channel t i : v i : 'tjaenl/
every year. This means that the time will come w h e n both
sexes share domestic chores equally. However, w o m e n
will have to be extremely patient, because t h e change
won't be complete for another four decades!
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I d o n ' t design c l o t h e s , I design dreams.
Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer
m •
ashion and shopping
1 VOCABULARY shopping
a Complete the text. b C o m p l e t e the crossword.
SHOPPING IN A C
c
SHOP OR STORE O
u
I usually go shopping in my lunch break,
so I don't have time t o tr% l
on clothes. N
There's always a long queue f o r the T
2
ch r , so I j u s t take
them straight t o the c h 3
t o pay.
I keep the r 4
so I can change
them if they don't s_ 5
me.
Sometimes I get the w r o n g 6
s_
and the clothes don't f 7
often
8
t things b to shops.
but t h e s h „
9
don't
seem t o mind at all.
Shopping online
Clues d o w n ^
1 W h e n y o u shop o n l i n e , y o u n o r m a l l y have t o create a n account
w h i c h has y o u r p e r s o n a l details.
2 S o m e t h i n g y o u w a n t to buy is called an i t .
5 eBay is an o n l i n e au site, w h i c h sells t h i n g s to the
person w h o offers the most money.
7 A m a z o n is a p o p u l a r w where y o u can buy t h i n g s
such as b o o k s , c o m p u t e r s , and clothes.
Clues across
3 W h e n y o u f i n d s o m e t h i n g y o u w a n t t o b u y o n a website, y o u put
it i n y o u r s h o p p i n g b .
4 Y o u can m a k e a p i n d i f f e r e n t ways, e.g. using y o u r
credit card o r Paypal.
6 W h e n y o u are ready to buy s o m e t h i n g , y o u go to the
ch .
8 Y o u have t o enter y o u r d address so they can send
y o u r t h i n g s to the correct place.
2 GRAMMAR present perfect or past simple? 3 PRONUNCIATION c and ch
a W r i t e sentences a n d q u e s t i o n s w i t h t h e p r e s e n t p e r f e c t . a ^22-^33) Listen and t^irde)the w o r d w i t h a
Use c o n t r a c t i o n s w h e r e p o s s i b l e . different sound.
1 she / buy / a new jacket 1+1
She's bought a new jacket. 1 customer account (choose)
2 I / b r i n g / m y / c r e d i t card 0 key
3 A n n a / go s h o p p i n g \jj
fkey
2 click proceed chemist's
4 your sister / ever w o r k / as a m o d e l LZ]
?
3 clothes city centre
5 you / wear / y o u r n e w s h i r t 0
snake
6 I / ever t e l l you/ about m y holiday i n Greece \J\ g> 4 receive card cinema
p
snake
7 the s h o p p i n g centre / never be / so c r o w d e d EE]
b L i s t e n again and repeat the w o r d s .
8 I / never use / eBay EB
4 LISTENING
b C o m p l e t e the d i a l o g u e s . U s e t h e present p e r f e c t o r
a L i s t e n t o a n e w s s t o r y . W h a t is W e s t f i e l d ?
past s i m p l e .
1 A Have you ever bought (you / ever / buy) any clothes
b Listen again and answer the questions.
on the internet?
1 H o w l o n g has i t t a k e n t o b u i l d Westfield?
B Yes, I have .
A What did you buy (you / buy)? Sixyears
B I bought (buy) a dress for a wedding, but it didn't fit! 2 H o w m u c h d i d the s h o p p i n g centre cost?
2 A . (you / ever / sell) anything
3 H o w m a n y d e p a r t m e n t stores a n d shops are there?
on eBay?
B Yes, I
4 H o w m a n y cafes and restaurants are there?
A What . (you / sell)?
B 5cne 2Ds. . (not want) them any more.
5 H o w m a n y people w o r k at Westfield?
3 A (you / ever / wear) any
expensive jewellery? 6 H o w can y o u get t o Westfield?
B No, I .
4 A (you / ever / lose) your 7 W h a t d i d the r e p o r t e r w a n t t o buy?
wallet?
B Yes, I _ . I (leave) it in a 8 W h y d i d n ' t the r e p o r t e r b u y the t h i n g she liked?
trolley at the supermarket.
5 A , (you / ever / have) an
argument with a shop assistant? USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
B Yes, I .I (not have) the
receipt, so I . (not can) change some boots. L e a r n these words and phrases.
bride /braid/ f a s h i o n designer
bridegroom /'fsej'n dizama/
/'braidgruim/ h i g h heels / ' h a i h i : l z /
leather /'leda/ w e d d i n g dress
sew /sau/ /'wedirj dres/
bare feet /bea f i : t / take o f f ( y o u r shoes)
fancy dress /faensi 'dres/ /teik Df/
