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Try not to look at the transcript while doing these exercises! Always read the
instructions and all the information in the tasks before listening. Listen as many
times as you like.
Household chores
1 Before listening:
a do the extra vocabulary worksheet Household chores from the extras
page first
b doing the washing-up and the laundry are examples of household
chores, or housework. Complete the sentences about you.
One household chore I hate is ______________________
One chore I don’t mind / like is ____________________
The person in my home who does most of the housework is ________________
2 Listen for general meaning: watch the whole video (or listen to the whole
podcast). Write the order of the household chores that Jackie and Richard
talk about. The first one has been done for you.
order chore Jackie Richard neither
doing the washing-up
doing the dusting
1 washing the clothes
feeding the chickens
doing the hoovering
walking the dog
doing the ironing
3 Listen for detail: watch (or listen) again. Who usually does the chore – Jackie
or Richard, or do neither of them? Put a tick () in the correct column above.
4 Listen for more detail: are these sentences true or false?
a Jackie and Richard have a tumble dryer T/F
b Richard irons his shirts T/F
c The hoover makes a lot of noise T/F
d Richard does the cooking and washing-up T/F
e Jackie and Richard don’t have a dishwasher T/F
f Richard takes the dog out once a day T/F
g Richard sometimes feeds the chickens T/F
5 After listening: now do the vocabulary worksheet
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1 Remember to do these tasks before listening to the podcast.
2&3
order chore Jackie Richard neither
5 doing the washing-up
3 doing the dusting
1 washing the clothes
7 feeding the chickens
4 doing the hoovering
6 walking the dog
2 doing the ironing
4 a Jackie and Richard have a tumble dryer F
b Richard irons his shirts F
c The hoover* makes a lot of noise T
d Richard does the cooking and washing-up F
e Jackie and Richard don’t have a dishwasher T
f Richard takes the dog out once a day F
g Richard sometimes feeds the chickens T
*As you can see from the video the hoover is the vacuum cleaner. However, in British
English it’s quite common to say hoovering and not vacuuming (or vacuum cleaning).
This is because Hoover were one of the first popular brands of vacuum cleaners and
the brand name became the everyday name for the object, and the verb.
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