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Making requests and giving instructions
Activity 2.8
Read the following text and complete the missing information with phrasal verbs or
housework duties. (hw is for housework duties and ph is for phrasal verb)
Yesterday, my mother asked me to 1(hw) ______________ . I put some water in
the bucket and I used the new mop.
I really wanted to 2(ph)_________________ the work, but my mother told me that
if I didn’t help her
3(ph)________________ the house, she would not let me play
with my friends.
This morning, my sister 4(ph) ________________ from the kitchen. She used a
plastic bag.
My father was outside the house 5(hw) __________________. He didn´t use a lot
of water and he left the car very nice.
My father was listening to music and my mother asked him to 6(ph)
_________________ because it was too loud.
Early in the morning, I Fnd it very difFcult to 7(hw) __________ my bed before I go
to school; the blankets are very heavy; so I usually ask my little sister to help me.
8(hw) I _______________ the dishes for her.
My eldest sister is very sad because she 9 (ph) _______________ with her boy-
friend. I am sure one day, she will Fnd another boy and feel happy again.
What I enjoy the most are my studies. I don’t want to 10(ph) _________________.
Never!
Apply what you have learned
Check your answers in the Answer Key.