Chores in the house

Kinga | Apr 06, 2026Apr 03, 2026

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this ESL lesson on chores are to:

• discuss chore routines and preferences;
• practise key housework vocabulary;
• watch videos and listen to a recording related to chores;
• role-play a flatmate discussion on housework.

In this lesson, students compare pictures of a clean and a messy living room. They explore vocabulary for housework (e.g. wash the clothes, vacuum, walk the dog) and talk about their experiences, preferences and habits. Students watch part of a video (to 01:11) about a child getting paid for chores, debate childhood chores, compensation and technology and read short texts about how to make chores more fun. They watch another video where a robot does chores, share their opinions on the future of robotic housework and listen to a dialogue about weekend chores. Students also work in pairs and role-play chore negotiations with a flatmate.

WARM-UP AND VOCABULARY

This ESL lesson on chores starts with a warm-up. Students look at two living rooms and complete sentences about them. After that, they examine statements about chores and match phrases (e.g. make the bed, unload the dishwasher, take out the rubbish) with pictures. Moving on, students look at the sentences from the previous task and make them true about them. Following that, they use the chores from the previous exercise to complete sentences on their personal attitudes toward housework. Students add details. They then watch part of the video where a child gets money for doing chores. Students tick the chores the boy does. Afterwards, they discuss questions about childhood chores, compensation and technology. 

VIDEO AND ROLE-PLAY

In this part of this ESL lesson on chores, students read short texts about how to make chores more fun. They then do tasks where they evaluate and propose creative approaches to daily tasks. After that, students watch a video in which a robot does chores and name three things the robot can do. They then give their opinions by choosing words in sentences about the role of robots in housework. Students also add details. Moving on, they listen to a recording in which two flatmates are talking about the chores they want to do at the weekend. Students tick useful language (e.g. I can…, Can you…?, OK!) they hear. Finally, they work in pairs and look at a table with some chores. Students role-play weekend chore negotiations with a flatmate, using the language from the previous task.

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This ESL lesson on chores also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students read different situations and write which chore the person needs to do. They then choose three of the chores and say when they last did them. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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