Unit 1: Family life — hiện tại đơn · hiện tại tiếp diễn

SUNSHINE FAMILY DAY Do you want to spend more time with your family? Every Sunday, hundreds of parents and children (1) ___ games and activities at our centre. Come and join them! ✔ Right now, we (2) ___ 20% off all family tickets ✔ Learn how to be more (3) ___ at home with fun, easy tips ✔ Our (4) ___ staff are always ready to help ✔ Please arrive (5) ___ 8.30 a.m. to get a good seat Book early, (6) ___ the tickets always sell out quickly!

Family life is changing in many ways. In the past, mothers usually stayed at home (1) _. Today, both parents often go out to work, so they share the housework more equally. For example, my father (2) _ every weekend, and I (3) _ that this is fair. My mother is working late at the moment, so my father and I (4) _ dinner together. Sharing chores clearly makes everyone feel closer.

In my family, the housework usually follows a simple plan. My mother cooks dinner on weekdays, my father does the laundry, and my younger sister and I take turns washing the dishes. At weekends, we all tidy the house together, and then we spend the afternoon playing board games or visiting my grandparents. This month, however, everything is different. My mother is working in Hue for four weeks, so the rest of us are sharing her jobs. My father is learning to cook, and he is trying a new recipe from the internet every evening. Unfortunately, he is always forgetting the salt, and my sister complains about it at every meal! I handle the shopping on my way home from school, and I am discovering that it takes more time than I expected. Although life is busier than before, I think it is also bringing us closer. We talk more at dinner, and we laugh a lot at my father’s mistakes. My mother phones us every night, and she says she is proud of us. I believe that when we share the work, we also share more love.