Can you understand people describing their houses in French? Develop your listening and reading skills with activities and get to grips with describing where you live.
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Here are some verbs that will help you talk about the household jobs (les táches ménagères) that you do to help around the house.
Read and answer the questions below.
Les tâches ménagères
Marc:Tous les soirs je mets la table et je débarasse la table et je fais la vaisselle avec mon frère.
Sylvie:Chez moi ma mère fait tout le jardinage et mon père fait le repassage et il passe l’aspirateur aussi.
Philippe:Chaque semaine ma mère menace de me forcer à faire plus de ménage-en ce moment je ne fais que sortir les poubelles et les rentrer aussi.
Davide:Le weekend je fais le repassage et je nettoie la maison pour gagner de l’argent de poche.
Anne-Sophie:J’aime aider mes parents en faisant les courses - je vais à la boucherie et à la poissonerie et au supermarché.
Who does housework to make some money?
Davide - At the weekend I do the ironing and clean the house to earn some pocket money.
Who buys groceries to help out?
Anne-Sophie - I like to help my parents by doing the shopping – I go to the butchers and the fish mongers and the supermarket.
Who helps out with dinner?
Marc - Every evening I set and clear the table and do the washing up with my brother.
Who only helps get rid of the rubbish?
Philippe - Every week my mother threatens to make me do more housework – at the moment I only put the bins out and bring them in as well.
Whose parents divide/split the outdoor and indoor chores/tasks?
Sylvie - In my house my mother does all the gardening and my father does the ironing and also the vacuming.
