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This is my last year at school, and I work hard to pass my
final exams successfully. As I am very busy, I can't help my
parents much in keeping the house. But still I have some
household duties.
Every day I do niy room and my Ded, wash up dishes, dust
the furniture and usually go to the baker's after I have dinner.
I buy some brown and white bread, biscuits and cakes there.
The shop is not far from our house and it doesn't take me
long to do everyday shopping.
Once a v/eek I help my mother to do all other work about
the house. We wash our linen, iron and mend it, clean the flat.
We beat the dust out of the carpets, vacuum the floors and
polish them. It's not difficult to keep the flat tidy if you do
your rooms regularly. This is my usual round of duties.
But sometimes I have some other things to do. When my
mother is ill or away from home, I do the cooking and the
washing up, the buying of food and the planning of meals. I
am not a good cook, but my vegetable soup'is always tasty. I
can also boil an egg or fry some meat. I also lay the table and
clear away the dishes. If I'm too busy or can't do these
things, all the duties are organized among other members of
our family.
Sometimes I have to visit everyday services: hairdresser's,
shoemaker's, tailor's, dry-cleaner's, photographer's. At the
hairdresser's I have my hair cut and waved. At the shoemaker's
I have my shoes and boots repaired, at the photographer's I
have my photos taken. Service is generally good, but in some
cases it leaves much to be desired.
My brother has his own duties at home. He helps to fix
and repair some things. For example, he repairs electrical
appliances when they are out of order. He has already repaired
our mother's electric iron, my desk lamp and his own shaver.
Last year I was at my grandparents. They are elderly
people and need care and attention. During my stay there, I
swept the floors and washed them, fed the chickens, collected
the eggs and weeded the vegetable-beds. I don't know how to
milk the cow but I helped to feed the other animals: lambs,
sheep and pigs. I enjoyed this work very much.
Questions:
1. Why do you work hard?
2. What do you do every day?
3. What do you do once a week?
4. Why is it not difficult to keep the flat tidy?
5. What do you do when your mother is ill?
6. What services do you have to visit?
7. What are your brother's duties at home?
8. What did you do when you were at your grandparents?
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