General Listening Quiz

What household chores do you do at home?  Should parents give money to their children as a reward? 

1. 1. Everyone in the family should help with chores.
   2. Children should have chores to teach them responsibility.
   3. It’s fair for parents to do all the cleaning in the house.
   4. Family members should take turns doing different chores.
   5. It’s important to clean up after yourself every day.
   6. Family chores should be divided equally between all members.
   7. You should always help with chores without being asked.
   8. Doing chores together can make the work more fun.
   9. Parents should give children an allowance when they help with chores.
   10. Children should only get an allowance if they complete all their chores.

“lend someone a hand” = help someone
“Could you lend me a hand with the housework before your parents arrive.”

“lift a finger” = do the smallest amount of work required
“Susan’s husband rarely lifts a finger to help her around the house.”

A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.

Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:

• Mixed-Up Sentence  | Gap-fill Exercise | Sentence and Vocabulary Matching

What chores do men and women do at home in your country? How have things changed or remained the same during the past thirty years or so in your country? Do children do chores in your family? Do everyday people hire housekeepers to do such housework?

For some individuals, finding the time and energy to do household chores can be an issue. Fortunately, you can find more and more house cleaning services that will do the job for you for a fee. Search on the Internet for two companies that provide house cleaning and compare their work in terms of price, range of cleaning services, and guarantee.