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IV. SPEAKING
Learning basic life skills
1. Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
a. Have you ever done your laundry? If yes, how did you do it?
b. Below are some steps to do laundry. Put them in the correct order.
1. ______ ⇒ 2. D ⇒ 3. _____ ⇒ 4. _____ ⇒ 5. _____
A. Hang or fold, and store your own clothes
B. Sort the clothes by colour
C. Remove the wet clothes from the washing machine and dry them
D. Add the washing powder or liquid
E. Load the washing machine and turn it on
2. Read the following instructions on how to do laundry. Circle the correct answers.
There are several simple steps in doing laundry. First of all, (1) sort / don't sort your clothes by colour. You should separate them into whites and colours, and wash them separately. (2) Secondly / Finally, add the washing powder or liquid. Read the instructions on the packet to make sure you use the right amount. Then, (3) load / you load the washing machine and turn it on. Make sure you place the items one at a time. Don't put too many items as they need room to move about in the water. When the washing machine stops, (4) remove / you will remove the wet clothes. You can hang the items to dry, or put them in the dryer. Remember that air-drying clothes saves energy and money. (5) Finally / Afterwards, don't forget to hang or fold each item. You could also iron your clothes before storing them in the wardrobe or drawer.
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Tips
To give instructions, you should use:
• the imperative form of the verb.
Example: Don't.../Avoid .../Make sure...
• modal verbs.
Example: You could.../You should.../ You mustn't...
• linking words or phrases.
Example: First,/To begin with,/First of all, ... Second./Secondly, ...
Then,/After that./In addition, ... Last but not least,/Finally, ...
3. Work in pairs. Read the steps in cooking rice in a rice cooker. Use the model in 2 and the tips above to give instructions.
Rinse the rice to clean it.
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Measure the rice and water: 2 cups of water per cup of white rice.
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Combine the rice and water in the rice cooker bowl.
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Turn the rice cooker on and wait until the rice is cooked.
4. Work in groups. Add more steps or tips, and report to the whole class. Vote for the best recipe for cooking rice in a rice cooker.
