1. I am the youngest in my family.
2. A disadvantage of being the only child is that …
3. An advantage of being the only child is that …
4. I get along well with my brothers and sisters.
5. The advantage of having brothers and sisters is that …
6. I always quarrel with my brothers and sisters because …
a) It’s an advantage.
b) It’s a disadvantage.
c) I am the centre of attention.
d) they tease (дразнят) me.
e) I always share personal secrets with them.
f) they are my best friends.
g) everyone tells me what to do.
h) I can do whatever I want.
i) we always take care of each other.
j) we spend a lot of time together.
k) I have nobody to play and share secrets with.
A) Match the verbs to the nouns.
to wash
to dust
to do
to iron
to vacuum
to clean
to mop (мыть, протирать шваброй)
the beds
the carpets
the clothes
the dishes
the windows
the floors
the furniture
B) Which of these household chores do you do? How often? Which do you like/not mind/hate doing?
Model: I sometimes wash the dishes in the evening.
Complete the sentences with the word combinations from the box.
to cook meals, the “hovering”, organized among the members of our family, iron, to keep the flat tidy, do, household chores, take care, my usual round of duties, keeping the house, shopping, wash up
