Listening, speaking and vocabulary: House rules

Vinsight Collocations: household chores

1Choose the correct nouns to make collocations. 

• 1hoover the floorthe tablethe walls

• 2load the oventhe washing machinethe cupboards

• 3clean the rubbishthe baththe ironing

• 4lay the tablethe showerthe cupboards

• 5do messthe bedthe ironing

• 6make the oventhe dishesthe bed

• 7take out the rubbishon the wallsup the table

• 8do the bedthe rubbishthe dishes

Vinsight Collocations: household chores

2Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in exercise 1. 

Last Saturday, my family decided to do the spring cleaning. My mum 

¹

 

all the carpets, and my dad 

²

 

the ironing. I 

³

 

out the rubbish, and 

⁴

 

the bath. I also 

⁵

 

my bed. My brother and sister 

⁶

 

the dishes and 

⁷

 

the washing machine with their dirty clothes. Finally, my parents cooked dinner and my brother 

⁸

 

the table before we sat down to eat. We were hungry after a very busy day!

Asking permission

3Look at photos A–D. Then play the recording and listen to four dialogues. For each one, decide which room the speakers are in. 

Dialogue 1: 

Dialogue 2: 

Dialogue 3: 

Dialogue 4: 

Asking permission

4Play the recording to listen and answer the questions. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task. You also need to use correct punctuation.

• 1What is Aunt Julia cooking?

• 2Who lays the table?

• 3Which bathroom does Patrick use?

• 4Which room does Patrick use to make the phone call in?

• 5What does Patrick want to watch on TV?

• 6What does Patrick usually do before he goes to sleep?

Asking permission

5Put the words in order to complete the phrases Patrick uses to ask for permission. Then match phrases 1–4 to Aunt Julia’s responses a–d. Play the recording to listen and check. 

You need to use correct punctuation in this task.

aSure, no problem.

bGo ahead.

cOf course you can.

dWell, it depends.

• • I
  • use
  • Can
  • bathroom,
  • please
  • the
  • ?

  1

   
   

• • a phone call
  • Is
  • OK
  • I
  • if
  • it
  • make
  • ?

  2

   
   

• • if
  • you
  • the TV
  • switch on
  • mind
  • Do
  • I
  • ?

  3

   
   

• • a book
  • all right
  • Is
  • read
  • if
  • it
  • I
  • ?

  4

   
   

6  You are staying at a relative's house. Choose one thing to ask permission to do in situations 1–3. Write a dialogue between you and your relative. 1 You're in the kitchen and you want to wash your hands. get a drink. make a sandwich. 2 You're in the living room and you want to watch TV. listen to music. make a phone call. 3 You're in the garden and you want to read a book. invite your friends. play football.

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