Daily Routines & Household Chores | Future with Going to

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Warm Up Question

1. Do you like to do housework?
2. How often do you do housework?
3. What housework do you like the least?
4. Do you do spring or winter cleaning in the country that you are from?
5. Have you ever hired a house cleaner?
6. How often do you do the laundry?
7. How often do you use dry cleaners?
8. Do you throw things away or use them before they expire?
9. Do you have a green thumb?
10. Do you like to do outside work?
11. Do you plant your own vegetables?
12. Are you good at fixing things around the house?

ESL Video on Daily Routines

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Part 1 – I’m going to clean the kitchen

This weekend, I’m going to clean my house. My house is really messy. There are so many things that I have to do. I don’t even know where to start. I have a lot of work ahead of me. I’m not looking forward to it!

I’m going to start with the kitchen, because it’s the messiest.

First, I need to throw away some old food that’s in the fridge. There are a few things in there that are past the expiration date.  

Next, I’m going to wash the dishes. My dishwasher is broken. So, I have to wash the dishes by hand. They have been piling up all week, so it’s going to take me a while to wash them all, dry them all, and put them all away. 

I’m going to wipe down the walls and clean the grease around the stove. It’s pretty messy around the stove because I fried some chicken last week and grease splattered everywhere.

Then I’m going to clean the counter and kitchen table.

After that, I’m going to sweep the floor.

After I sweep the floor, I’m going to fill up a pail with hot water and soap.

And then I’m going to mop the floor.

ESL Questions using the Future with ‘Going to’
Part 1

1. Why is he going to clean his house this weekend?
2. Why’s he going to start with the kitchen?
3. Why does he need to throw away some things from the fridge?
4. Why does he need to wash the dishes by hand?
5. Why will it take him a while to wash the dishes?
6. What will he do after he finishes washing the dishes?
7. Why’s it really messy around the stove?
8. What will he do after he sweeps the floor?

Matching Vocabulary for Daily Routines and Household Chores

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ESL Printable Flashcards on Daily Routines and Household Chores

Part 2 – I’m going to clean the living room

When I’m finished cleaning the kitchen, I’m going to move on to the living room.

First, I need to fix the lightbulb. It’s been dead for a while now. There isn’t a lot of natural light in the living room, so it’s hard to see.

My friend Leslie gave me a beautiful painting for my birthday. I really love it. This weekend I’m going to hang the picture that she gave me on the wall in the living room.

After I hang the picture, I’m going to wash the windows. My nieces and nephews were over last weekend, so there are fingerprints all over them.

I have four plants in the living room. I don’t water them enough, so I’m going to water them and give them some sunlight. I don’t have much of a green thumb and I often kill my house plants. I hope they are okay.

The furniture in the living room is really dusty, so I’m going to dust the furniture.

Then of course I’m going to need to vacuum.

ESL Questions using the Future with ‘Going to’ Part 2

1. What’s he going to do after he cleans the kitchen?
2. What does he need to do first in the living room?
3. Why does he need to fix the lightbulb?
4. Why’s it hard to see in the living room?
5. What did he get for his birthday?
6. What will he do with the picture?
7. Why are the windows so dirty?
8. What will he do with the plants?

ESL Vocabulary Matching Daily Routines

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Part 3 – I’m going to clean the bathroom

When I finish cleaning the living room, I’m going to move onto the bathroom.

Oh wait. I almost forgot. Before I start cleaning the bathroom, I need to do the laundry. If I do the laundry before I clean the bathroom, my clothes will be ready to dry when I finish.

The last time that I did the laundry was about 2 weeks ago so it might be a couple of loads. The laundry basket is full of smelly, dirty clothes!

Oh… the bathroom… it really needs a serious cleaning.

First, I need to fix the bathroom sink. The pipe has been leaking recently and there’s water all over the floor.

When I finish fixing the sink, I’m going to scrub it and clean the toilet.

After that, I’m going to scrub the floor.

ESL Questions using the Future with ‘Going to’ Part 3

1. What’s he going to clean after he cleans the living room?
2. What’s he going to do after he finishes the laundry?
3. Why will he do the laundry before he cleans the bathroom?
4. When was the last time that he did the laundry?
5. How does he describe the laundry?
6. What does he need to do first?
7. Why does he need to fix the bathroom sink?
8. What will he scrub in the bathroom?

ESL Vocabulary Matching Daily Routines

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Part 4 – I’m going to do some outside work

The weather is going to be great this weekend and I have a lot of things to take care of outside around the house.  

But before I head outside to do some outdoor work, I’m going to take the clothes out of the washer.

I’m going to hang the laundry out to dry. I usually use the dryer, but I prefer to let them dry naturally when the weather is nice.

I have to change the oil in my car. That won’t take long.

Then I’m going to wash and wax the car. It’s been a couple of months since I washed it last, so that might take a little while.

Then I’m going to plant some flowers in the garden. I’m also going to try to plant some vegetables this year. Last year I planted some tomatoes and hot peppers. The tomatoes were delicious, but the hot peppers … well, they didn’t turn out so well.

Next, I’m going to water the plants, and then I’m going to water the lawn. I’m so happy it’s not fall. I really hate raking the leaves. It takes me several hours and then the next day the grass is full of them again. It’s so much work!

Once I’m done watering the lawn, I’m going to do my least favourite thing of all … I’m going to iron my clothes.

Oh, it’s going to be a long weekend. But I’m looking forward to having a clean house once again. 

And when I am all done, I’m going to relax on the sofa. Maybe I’ll have a beer.

I’m really not looking forward to this weekend!

ESL Questions using the Future with ‘Going to’ Part 4

1. What will he do before he heads outside?
2. Why will he hang his clothes outside?
3. What will he do after changing the oil in his car?
4. What did he plant in his garden last year?
5. Why’s he happy that it isn’t fall?
6. What’s his least favourite thing to do around the house?
7. How did the tomatoes and hot peppers turn out?
8. What’s he going to do when he finishes all of the housework?

ESL Vocabulary Matching Daily Routines and Household Chores

Match the vocabulary on the left with the meaning on the right.

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