Tuesday's Assignment

Today's task is a listening activity; click on this link and then answer the following questions.

Task 1:

Match the words with their meanings and then put each in a sentence of your own:

WORDS	DEFINITION	SENTENCES
1.     Scrub (v)	a)     to remove small pieces of dirt
2.     Dust (v)	b)    to clean a floor by using a broom or brush to collect dirt
3.     Baseboards (n)	c)     clean thoroughly by rubbing hard
4.     Sweep (v)	d)  to gather with a garden tool with a row of plastic or metal teeth at the head
5.     Rake (v)	e)     a piece of wood or molding attached along the bottom of a wall where it touches the floor

Task 2:

1. What does the boy want to do at the beginning of the conversation?
A. go play outside
B. watch TV
C. play video games

2. What is one thing the boy is NOT assigned to do around the house?
A. clean the garage
B. vacuum the floors
C. wash the walls

3. What does the boy have to do in his bedroom?
A. put away his books
B. make his bed
C. pick up his dirty clothes

4. What is the father going to do while the boy is doing his household chores?
A. wash the car
B. paint the house
C. work in the yard

5. Where will the father and son go after the housework is done?
A. to a movie
B. out to eat
C. to a ball game

Task 3:

Read the following questions and write one to two paragraphs as a response to the questions from your own point of view.

What are the different roles men and women play in carrying out housework? What do men usually do? And women? How have things changed or remained the same during the past thirty years or so in your country? Are children assigned chores to do around the house? Do everyday people hire housekeepers to do such housework?