English 10 Online Course (2021) - Ms. Hương Khôi

1. Watch this video lecture to know how to write a paragraph about how your family divides the household chores.

2. Read the sample writing

I live in a family of four: my parents, my older brother, and I. We are very busy with our work and study: both my parents work, my brother is at university and I spend most of my time at school, so we split the household duties equally.

My dad is responsible for earning a living, guiding the children, and making final decisions. He helps my mother manage the household and is responsible for repairing work like fixing plumbing and electricity. While my dad does most of the heavy lifting, my mother takes care of the children and supervises household tasks like planning the menu, doing the shopping, and doing house cleaning with other similar tasks.

My brother helps my mother in the kitchen. He also waters the houseplants and cleans the house. My responsibilities are helping my mother with the grocery shopping and doing the washing-up after meals. I also feed my cat, LULU, three times a day.

We do share our work willingly and happily. As we know that our parents are not young anymore. We should lift the burden off their shoulder so that we can turn our home into a beautiful and happy place to live in.

USEFUL PHRASES

- Fix electricity (v): sửa chữa đồ điện
- Supervise (v): giám sát
- Lift the burden off the shoulder (v): đỡ đần gánh nặng
- While my dad does ...., my mother does... (phrase): Khi bố tôi làm việc ..., mẹ tôi làm việc ....
eg: While my dad does most of the heavy lifting, my mother takes care of the children and supervises household tasks.