Going on short shopping rounds for some foodstuffs is my favourite chore. In fact it is the only thing which I like doing about the house. When I am sick and tired of doing my homework I enjoy having a walk outside and eating an icecream or a cake on the way. At present we are a fairly large family by modern standards. There are six of us, and it means a lot of housework to be done to make everyone feel more or less pleased and contented.
Once a week my parents give the flat a big clean. If I am not very busy I help them with it. While my parents are dusting the carpets outside I am polishing the furniture and vacuum-cleaning. What I most hate doing about the house is washing the windows, though I have to do it from time to time. But we have agreed that it should be the father’s job.
I don’t do much washing as we have a washing machine. And I must add here that I dislike ironing clothes, though I iron my own things.
There are some other things I also do about the house, but they are occasional. I think that I should mention here the role of technical progress in making housework easier. On TV they advertise a lot of things for it from washing powders to washing machines and liquid vacuum-cleaners. That’s all very well, but not all families can afford them as most quality things are really expensive. And in the XXI century it’s already impossible to imagine our life without automatic, electric and electronic appliances which make the housework better and faster. Some scientists even say that computers will one day replace man in all household chores and I hope that in some time it will be enough just to press a button to have your housework done and you may sit comfortably in an armchair and relax. But at present il’s the mother’s hands that make my life pleasant and cosy at home.
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I am a boy and though I like delicious food and clean shirts I must admit that I hate housework though I have to do some things about the house almost every day.
As for our family we are considered to be a fairy large one because there are 5 of us sharing a three-room flat and of course there is a lot of work to be done every day like cleaning, cooking, shopping and so on. The best way in my opinion to do all the chores is by splitting them among the family members. Hut it’s only in theory. In practice all the housework is the burden on the mum’s shoulders. Firstly because my father is very busy as he has to support the family and he prefers having a rest in front of the TV set or playing with the younger children alter the hard day at work rather than washing up or doing the flat. Our father’s special duty is going shopping. He does it with pleasure and our family is always provided with a great amount of all necessary and unnecessary food.
My brother and sister are too small to be helpful with doing housework. Instead they make a big mess everywhere as they can’t stay in one and the same place for more than a minute. Our little ones are very restless, more naughty than they should be. And when the two of them are playing they make a hell of the house which of course drives our mother mad because she is the only person to do the rooms afterwards.
As for me I haven’t got a room for myself, so all my stuff is scattered about the flat. I like to have all my things at hand and I think that it’s only a waste of time to put things in their right places each time I’ve used them. So my mother does it. Unfortunately we have different views on this problem. She is crazy about having the place clean and tidy with everything in its right place. So when I come home from school I have to apply all my enthusiasm and quick wit to find the things I need.
Generally speaking, I can’t say that I am absolutely set against household chores but eventually it turns out to be like that. But nevertheless I have to wash up and to do some other work about the house. And my personal duty is to take care of the dog which in its turn demands much time and patience but I must say it’s the most pleasant and at the same time responsible housework I do every day, and here I must add as well that occasionally I assist my father in doing the shopping, help my mother when she starts giving the flat a big clean. I also sometimes go on short shopping rounds for small things but I seldom wash clothes or the windows or iron bed linen.
Frankly speaking, I’m not at all keen on housework. It never looks encouraging to me though I have to do it from time to time.
