Who does what?



1. Listen to the text and fill in the blanks:

2. Answer the questions
  • Who makes breakfast in the text?
  • What do they have for lunch at home?
  • Who cooks the evening meal most of the time?
  • Who does the washing up?
  • Do they both do the shopping?
  • Who does the ironing?
  • What does one person clean besides the house?
  • Do they both take the dog for a walk?

3. More Vocabulary


4. Fill in the correct form of the verb

5. Write a short paragraph about chores in your home


In a home, there are always lots of things to do. So, for this week's podcast we ask: who does what in our home? Yeah, let's start with meals. Richard, who makes breakfast? Easy, I make breakfast. I make toast and coffee in the morning. You do, you do. And you make lunch too. Yes, yes, I do. I make lunch at home. We have sandwiches and fruit or soup. I make soup too. We both cook the evening meal. No, no, no, no. I cook the evening meal. Well, five out of seven days I cook the supper. Yes, okay, it's true. But who does the washing up? You do. That's true. We both go shopping. We both go shopping at the supermarket. Yeah, and we also both do the laundry. Yes. But who does the ironing? Not me. Not me. So no ironing in our home. I do the cleaning. Yes, yes, you clean the house, but I clean the car. I also drive the car. Yeah, but I can drive too. That's true. However, we both take the dog for a walk. In your home, who does what?