clear the table

I usually clear the table after meals.

do the cooking

Mum didn't want to do the cooking last night so she ordered the pizza.

do the housework

We help our mum do the housework.

do the ironing

Mum did the washing yesterday so I'm going to do the ironing tonight.

does the shopping

Who does the shopping in your family?

dry the dishes

Do you dry the dishes or leave them on a dish drainer?

hang out with

I hang out with friends at weekends and we do lots of interesting things together.

lives next door

The boy who lives next door is really handsome.

load the dishwasher

We finished dinner and mum asked me to load the dishwasher.

make my bed

I make my bed every morning before I go to school.

moved to a new house

My aunt changed jobs and she moved to a new house in another town.

set the table

My friends are coming for dinner so I have to set the table.

speaks very quietly

She is shy and always speaks very quietly.

stay out late

My parents don't let me stay out late. I have to be home by 8 p.m.

stay up late

I can't stay up late even at the weekends because I need to walk my dog.

sweeps the floor

My younger sister sweeps the floor in our house and I do the washing-up.

switch the light on

It's getting dark. Can you switch the light on, please?

take the rubbish out

Can you take the rubbish out when you go out?

tidy my room

I have to tidy my room every Saturday.

vacuuming

We need a new vacuum cleaner because at the moment vacuuming the floor is a nightmare.

washing car

My brother earns extra money by washing cars.

washes the dishes

Helen and Harry share the kitchen jobs. When one does the cooking, the other one washes the dishes.

het huishoudelijke werk doen koken de tafel afruimen
de afwas afdrogen boodschappen doen strijken
de vaatwasser inruimen wonen naast tijd doorbrengen met
de tafel dekken verhuizen naar een nieuw huis je bed opmaken
lang opblijven laat uitgaan zacht praten

erg zacht praten

het vuilnis buiten zetten een lamp aandoen / het licht aandoen de vloer vegen
de auto wassen stofzuigen

de vloer stofzuigen

je kamer opruimen
de afwas doen