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Chores

sixteen chores  ·  eight people  ·  all in the past

Sixteen chores, every one said in the past: mopped, vacuumed, dried, scrubbed, emptied. Every picture has a number, and eight have a name, so your teacher can say "number 3" or "Sofia" and you can answer. The words are hidden until you want them.

★ sixteen chores, point to it, choose two  ·  ★★ half of the word, spell it, who did it  ·  ★★★ use it, last night I

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For the teacher · In class

On Zoom: present this full-screen with the words hidden. "Number 3. What did she do?" The class types it in the chat: washed the dishes. Then "Who mopped the floor?" and the class calls out a name. Then everyone says one chore: "Last night I ___."

Unit 18 teacher's key (PDF)

★ Sixteen chores

Sixteen chores. Eight have a name. Click a picture to hear the chore in the past. Write the chore under the picture.

★ Point to it

Tap the speaker. Type the number of the chore you hear.

Number

★ Choose two

Two chores. One is right for the picture. Type it.

  1. mopped the floorvacuumed the carpet
  2. dried the disheswashed the dishes
  3. wiped the tabledusted the shelves
  4. folded the laundryironed the laundry
  5. watered the plantscooked dinner
  6. loaded the dishwasherscrubbed the tub
  7. emptied the trashsorted the laundry

★★ Half of the word

Some letters are missing. Write the whole chore, in the past.

  1. m o _ _ e d t h e f l o o r
  2. v a c _ _ m e d t h e c a r p e t
  3. d r _ _ d t h e d i s h e s
  4. w i p _ d t h e t a b l e
  5. d u s t _ _ t h e s h e l v e s
  6. i r o n _ _ t h e l a u n d r y
  7. s c r u _ _ e d t h e t u b
  8. e m p t _ _ d t h e t r a s h
  9. r e c y c l _ d t h e b o t t l e s

★★ Spell it

Tap the picture. Listen. Then write the chore, in the past.

  1. One vowel, one consonant. Double it, then -ed.
  2. Two u's in a row, then -ed.
  3. Consonant + y: y becomes i, then -ed.
  4. It ends in e already. Add only d.
  5. After t you hear an e: two beats.
  6. Just add -ed. Nothing doubles.
  7. It ends in one vowel and b. Double b, then -ed.
  8. It ends in t and y. Change y to i, then add -ed.
  9. Its last letter is e. Add only d.

★★ Who did it?

Look at the eight people. Answer with a name.

SofiaPabloAmaraHassanLinaMarcusYaraKenji
  1. Who mopped the floor?
  2. Who vacuumed the carpet?
  3. Who washed the dishes?
  4. Who dried the dishes?
  5. Who dusted the shelves?
  6. Who wiped the table?
  7. Who folded the laundry?
  8. Who ironed the laundry?

★★★ Use it

Look at the picture. Write what the person did last night.

  1. What did Sofia do last night?
  2. What did Pablo do last night?
  3. What did Amara do last night?
  4. What did Lina do last night?
  5. What did Yara do last night?
  6. What did Kenji do last night?

Say one chore you did. Any chore, from any picture.