Vocabulary and grammar: Keep it clean!

VHousework

1Match the verbs to the nouns. 

do

help

hoover

lay / clear

load / unload

make

tidy

wash

• the ironing
• your bedroom
• the bed
• the table
• the car
• with the cooking
• the floor
• the washing machine

 VHousework

2Match the jobs in the box to the clues. 

MOVE
• do the shopping
• do the washing up
• hang out / bring in the washing
• load the dishwasher
• walk the dog

• 1put things you don't want outside for someone to collect 

• take out the rubbish

• 2buy some food  

• 3put plates, knifes, forks, etc. into a machine for washing  

• 4clean plates, bowls, knives, forks, etc. by hand  

• 5give your dog some exercise  

• 6put clothes in the garden and bring them back inside again  

have to and should

3Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 

• 1We have todon't have to help with the cooking because Dad wants to take us to a restaurant.

• 2Alice isn't very healthy at the moment. She shouldshouldn't do some more exercise.

• 3Sometimes Mum has todoesn't have to work at the weekends because she's a doctor in the hospital.

• 4We don't have toshouldn't wear a uniform at our school. We can wear anything we like.

• 5You have toshould take exams before you go to university.

• 6Mark doesn't have toshouldn't leave dirty plates in his bedroom. It's disgusting!

have to and should

4Write sentences that are true for you. Use have to / don't have to. 

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

• 1do / homework / every evening

• 2wash / the car / on Saturday

• 3load and unload / the dishwasher / in the morning

• 4study / French

• 5get up / early / on Sunday

• 6walk / to school

• 7help / my parents / at home

have to and should

5Write some advice for the problems. Use should / shouldn't and the verbs in brackets. 

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

• 1I've got a science exam next week. I'm worried about it. (study)

• 2I'm really hungry, but my parents aren't here to make me dinner. (prepare)

• 3There's a party at Jake's house on Saturday night, but it's my mum's birthday too and she wants to go to a restaurant with the family. (go)

• 4I think Sarah looks horrible today. Her new clothes are horrible. (tell)

• 5There's a new mobile phone and I want it, but it's very expensive and I haven't got a lot of money. (buy)

have to and should

6Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box. 

MOVE
• don't have to do
• have to go
• have to tidy
• should do
• should read
• should try to sleep
• should clear
• shouldn't be
• shouldn't get up

TeacherHi everyone! I've got something important to tell you – the rules! One: You ¹

have to make

 

your bed and you ² 

 

your room every morning – Haylands likes tidy rooms. There are four of you in each

 

room, so you ³ 

 

the jobs together. Two: You ⁴ 

 

to bed at ten o'clock every night.

StudentDo we have to go to sleep at ten?

TeacherNo, but you ⁵ 

 

then. If you can't sleep, you ⁶  a book or listen to music.

 

Three: You ⁷ 

 

before seven o'clock. Four: Breakfast is at 7.30. You ⁸ 

 

late!

 

After breakfast, you ⁹ 

 

the washing up, but you ¹⁰ 

 

the tables.

7  Think about what you do at home and answer the questions for you. Write two things that you have to do and two things you don't have to do at home. What two things should you do to help more? What shouldn't you do?

1.  Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).
2.  Save the file to your computer.
3.  Upload your file.
4.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.
5.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.