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The document discusses differing opinions on whether children should help with household chores. Proponents argue that chores teach important life skills and responsibility, while opponents believe they may detract from children's enjoyment and stress them out. Ultimately, it emphasizes the importance of age-appropriate tasks and balancing chores with other activities.

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A2 Reading Test

The document discusses differing opinions on whether children should help with household chores. Proponents argue that chores teach important life skills and responsibility, while opponents believe they may detract from children's enjoyment and stress them out. Ultimately, it emphasizes the importance of age-appropriate tasks and balancing chores with other activities.

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A2 Reading Test

Read the text about children and housework chores, and for questions 1 to 8, choose true or false.

Should your kids help with household chores?

Not everyone thinks that children and teenagers should help with household chores. Some believe that
asking children to help in the house teaches them important life lessons. Others feel that they should
only think about school, extracurricular activities, and having fun.

From a young age, children can learn to do some small jobs around the house, like tidying up their
rooms, making the bed, and setting the table. In this way, children learn that a family needs everyone’s
help. They also learn to value manual work and to respect others and their work. As they grow, it feels
natural for children to participate in the housework even more, such as clearing the table and washing
the dishes. But it’s important to ask kids and teens to do chores that are right for their age and won’t be
too hard for them. If they are doing something for the first time, they should learn how to do it first.
They don’t know what to do if they don’t see it!

For children and teenagers, learning how to cook a meal, do laundry, or clean the house is an important
part of growing up. It gives them confidence in their own abilities. When children and teens are
responsible for some household tasks, as well as doing their homework and participating in after-school
activities, they learn to organise their time better. This can be useful in every aspect of their lives.

Some people don’t agree with this idea. They think that helping with the housework might make
children’s lives harder when they should just enjoy being young. Because childhood is an important part
of their lives, they believe that children have other things to think about, such as studying at school,
doing sports, or playing music. They worry that giving them chores might stress them out or take away
from their fun time.

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