Most students do not enjoy doing housework. Some of them think that cleaning the bathroom or cooking dinner for the family is boring. However, if you try the following ways, you will find that housework is not as boring as you think.

You should learn to do small things, for example, you can do the dishes, sweep the floor or make the bed. Part of growing up is to be able to take care of yourself. Doing some small things around the house shows that you are becoming responsible (有责任感的).

In fact, it’s too tiring for one person to do all the housework alone. It’s good to divide housework into different parts. All the family members (成员) will do the housework together. Dividing housework among all the family members will make everyone’s job much easier.

Cooking is one part of housework. Cooking can be very funny if you put your heart into it. If you learn how to cook your favorite food, you will also get a feeling of satisfaction.

Five young people are talking about what is important to them in life.

Gina: 【小题1】 It’s really important to me. I’m only 14, but I know what I want to do when I’m older. I want to be a doctor. Now I need to do well in all the subjects.

Tom: Now staying healthy is important to me. We’d better keep on exercising. I do yoga every day. 【小题2】 And it makes my body feel relaxed.

Kate: I don’t have any brothers or sisters, but I’m never unhappy because of my friends. 【小题3】 We like to go to the library, do sports and study together. We don’t need a lot of friends as long as they are good.

John: It’s easy to say what’s important to me. My answer is sports. 【小题4】 I’m on two sports teams, and I practice four times a week. I needn’t practice on Sundays, and I watch sports games on the Internet.

Paul: My family are more important to me than anything. We spend a lot of time together and help each other. When we are unhappy, 【小题5】 My cousins often come and then all of us sit around the table. We always have a great time.