1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What is each person in the picture doing?
2. Do you think that they are happy? Why or why not?
Answer:
1.
- Mother is preparing the meal.
- Father and sister are helping with the cooking.
- Brother is cleaning the floor.
2. They are really happy because they can share and do the housework together. They can talk to each other about many interesting things.
2. Read the text and tick (V) the appropriate meanings of the highlighted words.
Answer:
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b
3. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. What do most people think about housework?
2. Why don't many parents make their children do housework?
3. What are some important life skills children can learn when doing housework?
4. What do children learn as they finish household tasks that they don't enjoy?
5. Why does sharing housework strengthen family bonds?
Answer:
1 They think that housework is boring and is the responsibility of wives and mothers only.
2 They want their children have more time to play or study.
3 Doing the laundry, cleaning the house, taking care of others...
4 They can learn to take responsibility.
5 Because it creats special moments between children and parents.
4. Work in pairs. Discuss the question.
What benefits do you think you can get from sharing housework?
Answer:
- Know how to do the housework and can take care yourself when being alone.
- Closely connect with family members.
- Become more independent and responsible.