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Listening - Videos / Animations -
Interactive exercises - Exercises to print -
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Games to print - Poems - Songs - Cartoons

(Updated on 30/06/2011)

 


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CHORES / DAILY ROUTINES - Page 2

Likes and Dislikes - Hobbies - House and Garden - Body -

Verbs - Modals - Present

Child labour - Man and Woman - Mother's Day - Ways of life

 

 

Cliparts, Flashcards and Animations :

  • SEE More Pictures on RESCOL 2.

  • MY DAY - a slideshow about daily routine (For 6ème)
    Created by Marie-Hélène Prou (Ac. Poitiers)

 

 

 

  • Chores (mes-english.com)
    do the laundry, fold the laundry, iron the laundry, mow the lawn/cut the grass, water the grass, work in the garden, take out the trash, rake the leaves, do the dishes, sweep the floor, vacuum, mop the floor, wash the windows, clean up the closet, dust, walk the dog, feed the dog, wash the dog
    large flash cards, medium flash cards, small game cards, bingo cards, a handout
    B/W backings with color pictures: medium flash, small cards, bingo
    Mark's note: I use this set to introduce the target language 'have to' and 'don't have to.'

     

 

  • Chores - des dessins intéressants (atschool.eduweb.co.uk)

 

 

Information :

  • What Did Henry VIII Do Each Day? (ppt)
    (primaryresources.co.uk)

  • A Day in the Life of a Korean Student
    "Korean students are smart. They consistently rank among the top performing students in the world, especially in math, but it’s no surprise, given their study habits and sheer relentlessness...
    The following is my attempt to describe a typical day in the life of a fictional Korean middle school student..."
    (happenchance.net)

 

  • Time use - A day in the life - How do people spend their time?
    - a chart that compares and contrasts this kind of data among different countries.
    (economist.com)

 

 

  • Robot to help with housework
    "At last, scientists have designed a robot that really can help with the housework...
    In a test, he managed to sort out piles of towels of different sizes, colours and materials.  "
    - with a video


  • The Queen’s Piper
    "Here is a typical weekday morning for Queen Elizabeth II while in residence at Buckingham Palace in London."
    (lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com)

  • Boy guilty of shooting his mother
    "A 12-year-old boy has been found guilty in the United States of murdering his mother following a row over his household chores...
    According to prosecutors, the shooting happened after the boy had argued with his mother over chores.
    He got a pistol from a bedroom cupboard and shot Sara Madrid repeatedly."
    (BBC)

 

  • 'Writuals' - scribes reveal daily routines
    "Virginia Woolf, George Bernard Shaw and Roald Dahl did it in sheds at the bottom of the garden.
    Shaw's desk was famously on castors, so he could turn it throughout the day to get maximum light.
    Dahl even had one of his own hip bones sitting on the desk. Every writer will have their own ritual.
    Kerry McKittrick examines the modus operandi of some of Ireland's favourite writers and asks: What are your Writuals?"
    (BBC)

 

 

Vocabulary :

 

  • Chores - vocabulaire et exercices interactifs (ac-clermont.fr)


 

Listening :

 

 

  • Daily routines audio files with worksheets : Choose the correct picture
    (123listening.com)

 

  • Daily routine : Audio + Script (teachingenglish.org.uk)
    "She gets up at about 7 o'clock and then drinks a cup of coffee..."

 

  • Daily Routine Listening
    "First you will hear the audio and then the questions will follow."
    - with the audio script and a worksheet
    (englishmedialab.com)
  • Audio recordings of short texts
    A joke (a gorilla in a bar) / The meeting (business) / Daily routine
    - with SCRIPTS
    (BBC)
  • Household chores - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.

 

Videos / Animations :

 

  • The ladder accident - British comedy
    "This woman shows her husband who's boss in this ladder accident. She teaches him not to judge her painting skills."

     

 

 

 

 

  • Useful dog tricks : "Jesse loves helping around the house." (YouTube)
    - with a song : Josh Woodward - Coffee :
    "My life is grounded in a firm routine
    Of coffee sleep and work"
    (lipwalklyrics.com)

 

 

 

  • Radiohead - All I Need (Official MTV Video)
    "MTV and Radiohead have teamed to address the exploitation and slavery of children around the world."
    (YouTube)
    + the LYRICS
    "I am a moth who just wants to share your light
    I'm just an insect trying to get out of the night"
    (sing365.com)

 

  • Working Day
    (YouTube)
    "This video by Andrés Borghi of Argentina won the "Your Big Break" competition from 100% Pure New Zealand.
    The slogan for the competition was:
    ‘Capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand – the youngest country on earth’."
    (Neatorama)

 

 

 

 

 

 


  • Video BarclayCard - De catastrophe en catastrophe... : un matin très particulier (videorigolo.com)


INTERACTIVE exercises :

 

  • How Do You Spend Your Time? - interactive quiz
    "Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys Americans on how they spend their day. Enter the amount of time you spend on each activity on a typical weekday to see how you compare with the average."
    (graphicsweb.wsj.com)

 

 

 

  • How often do they... ? - 7 pages in this activity.
    "Read, listen , watch , sing, write and play.
    The Simpsons are going to help you learn how to write and talk about your habits."
    Activities created by Renée Maufroid

 

  • A day in my life
    "Here are 8 pages of activities to help you revise verbs related to your daily life.
    Look , listen , sing, play, write, don't forget to have fun!"
    Activities created by Renée Maufroid

 

 

  • Desperate Housewives
    "How well do you know the characters of this American series?"
    Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

 

  • Chores - vocabulaire et exercices interactifs (ac-clermont)
  • Present Perfect - Choose the best answer for each question - (esl-classroom)
    ex : "We ______________ all of our chores.
    have finished / finished / haven't finished / have finish"

 

Exercises TO PRINT :

 

  • Domestic chores - Matching exercise t
    -     envoyé par Christelle BOLTZ (Ac. Strasbourg)



  • Miss Plump's routines - Guided Composition 4 (Elementary)
    "Look at the pictures and write about Miss Plump s routines.
    Use simple present and linking words (First, then, after that, later, and, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening)
    Try to give as many details as possible."
    (theenglishyouneedblog.blogspot.com)

  • Jobs About the House (english-4u.com)
    Language function: expressing frequency
    Vocabulary area: chores, men and women
    Grammar focus: adverbs of frequency  meaning and position; present simple
  • Chores booklet (billybear4kids) :
    "This is a fun way to help you keep track of what you do around the house to help out"

 

Lesson plans :

  • Robots - a lesson plan (British Council)
    Theme: Domestic robots
    Lexical area: Household chores
    Cross curricular links: Science
  • Wakamaru At Your Service - a lesson plan (english-4u.com)
    Level: 1
    Language function: expressing ability
    Topic: technology, gadgets, robots
    Grammar focus: modal verb 'CAN'
    - with     Teacher's Notes

 

  • Home robots on sale in Japan (Breaking News English)
    - a lesson plan with "a news article, listening (MP3 file), communication activities, pair work,
    discussion, reading and vocabulary exercises."
  • Household chores - a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :
    - a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.
    - a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,
    - a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.
  • The daily routines of monsters, zombies, ghosts and aliens - a lesson plan - UPDATED
    - Practise third person -s
    - Practise talking and writing about routines
    - Practise saying and writing common action verbs
    - Practise making questions about days, times and routines
    - Make a poster"
    (onestopenglish.com)

 

Games TO PRINT :

  • Daily routines
    Vocabulary focus: time, get up, go to bed, daily routine words
    Requirements: coins, markers
    (english-4kids.com)

  • My chores - crosswords to print (bogglesworldesl.com)

 

Poems :

  • Woman Work by Maya Angelou :
    "I've got the children to tend
    The clothes to mend
    The floor to mop
    The food to shop
    Then the chicken to fry
    The baby to dry..."
    (poemhunter.com)

 

Songs :

 

  • Rebecca Black - Friday (YouTube) - UPDATED
    + the LYRICS
    "7 am, waking up in the morning
    Gotta be fresh, gotta go downstairs...
    Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend...
    Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
    Today i-is Friday, Friday (Partyin’)...
    Tomorrow is Saturday
    And Sunday comes after...wards
    I don’t want this weekend to end..."
    (directlyrics.com)

 

  • Yakety Yaks - KARAOKE (YouTube)
    The LYRICS :
    "Take out the papers and the trash...
    If you don't scrub that kitchen floor...
    Just finish cleanin' up your room
    Let's see that dust fly with that broom
    Get all that garbage out of sight...
     walk yourself to the laundromat...
    Bring in the dog and put out the cat"
    (stlyrics.com)

  • The Mom Song - With Lyrics (YouTube)
    - the LYRICS
    "Get up now
    Get up out of bed
    Wash your face
    Brush your teeth
    Comb your sleepy head"
    (lewebpedagogique.com)



  • A Well Respected Man by The Kinks
    (YouTube)
    - the LYRICS (sing365.com) :
    "'Cause he gets up in the morning,
    And he goes to work at nine,
    And he comes back home at five-thirty,
    Gets the same train every time..."

  • This is the way - KARAOKE (British Council)
    "What do you do in the morning? Do you brush your teeth? Listen to a traditional song about the things that we do in the morning."
    - with the lyrics and an animation

 

  • A Day In The Life sung by The Beatles (esl-lounge.com)
    "Woke up, fell out of bed,
    Dragged my comb across my head
    Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
    And looking up I noticed I was late.
    Found my coat and grabbed my hat
    Made the bus in seconds flat..."
    - with the VIDEO (YouTube) - UPDATED

 

  • Do The Chores by John Boydston :
    "I can hear my mama saying "Do the Chores"
    Sometimes with drama she says "Sweep the Floors"
    When I'm done she says "Do some more"
    Its no fun when she says "Do the Chores"
  • Empty Pocket by Erick Traplin :
    "Sweep the sidewalk, mow the grass,
    Trim the hedges, man I"m runnin' out of gas
    Do the vacuuming , wash the dishes
    well I don't think I'm quite that ambitious Oh I sure got those low down , empty pocket
    I don't want to do my chores blues"

 

Cartoons :

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“What A Crummy Weekend This Turned Out To Be!”
(larryferlazzo.edublogs.org)

 

 

I feel like the luckiest woman
on earth
(cagle.slate.msn)

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Happy Father's Day!
(cagle.com)

 

Immigration issues - Cartoons
(cagle.com)

 

Do you promise... ?
(cartoonstock.com)

Now ?
(helikites.com)


Teach to fish...
(cartoonstock.com)

Remember the Chinese proverb :
"Give a man a fish and you feed him
for a day.
Teach a man to fish and you feed him f
or a lifetime."
(quotationspage.com)

 

I wish someone would come up
with a solution
(inlinewaterfilters.com)

 

 

Get off my back (drawingsbydave.blogspot.com)

 

 

Woman with four arms
(jupiterimages.com)

 

RedEye - chores
(anglonautes.com)

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Dad promised...
(cartoonstock.com)

 


Pre-rinse cycle!
(off the mark)

 
Father's chores
(usscatastrophe.com)