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* how to write a paragraph about family chores
* how to write about how each member of my family contributes to doing housework.
Self-speaking Answer the questions about the saying " Many hands make light work.". After you finish all the questions, write done in the box below.
1. What is the meaning of the saying above?
2. How does this saying apply to doing housework in the family?
Read the text about Lam's family below and complete the chore chart.
I live in a family of four: my parents, my younger sister and I. We are all very busy people: both my parents work, my sister and I spend most of our time at school, so we split the household chores equally.
My dad is responsible for mending things around the house. He also cleans the bathroom twice a week. My mum does most of the cooking and grocery shopping.
Being the elder child in the family, I take up a large share of housework. I do the laundry, take out the rubbish, and clean the fridge once a week. My younger sister An's responsibilities include helping mum to prepare meals and washing the dishes. My sister and I take turns laying the table for meals, sweeping the house, and feeding the cat.
We do our share of housework willingly as we know that if everyone contributes, the burden is less and everyone can have some time to relax.
HOUSEHOLD CHORE CHART
Dad
Mum
Lam (1)
An (2)
Read the text again, then choose the correct answer for each question.
1. How many people are there in Lam's family?
2. Why are all members of Lam's family very busy?
3. How do they split the housework in the family?
4. What household chores does each member of the family do?
5. Do the family members enjoy the housework?
6. What are the benefits of everyone in the family sharing the housework?
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How to write a paragraph about family chores
Take a close look at the text and the questions again.
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I live in a family of four: my parents, my younger sister and I. We are all very busy people: both my parents work, my sister and I spend most of our time at school, so we split the household chores equally. My dad is responsible for mending things around the house. He also cleans the bathroom twice a week. My mum does most of the cooking and grocery shopping. Being the elder child in the family, I take up a large share of housework. I do the laundry, take out the rubbish, and clean the fridge once a week. My younger sister An's responsibilities include helping mum to prepare meals and washing the dishes. My sister and I take turns laying the table for meals, sweeping the house, and feeding the cat. We do our share of housework willingly as we know that if everyone contributes, the burden is less and everyone can have some time to relax. 1. How many people are there in Lam's family? 2. Why are all members of Lam's family very busy? 3. How do they split the housework in the family? 4. What household chores does each member of the family do? 5. Do the family members enjoy the housework? 6. What are the benefits of everyone in the family sharing the housework? |
Based on the structure of the text and the six guiding questions above, we can make an outline of a paragraph about how people in their family share housework.
The paragraph can consist of three parts:
- Introduction to the family: how many people, who the members are, etc. (questions 1 & 2)
- How the family members share housework, what each of them does. (questions 3 & 4)
- What family members think of doing housework. (questions 5 & 6)
