Domestic Chores # IELTS Listening Sample Question

DOMESTIC CHORES

Given below is an audio taken from BBC 6 minutes learning English. The audio talks about domestic chores.

Listen to the audio and answer the following questions. You can download the audio at –

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-160825

Answer the following questions in NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

  1. The speaker uses a word that relates with family or home. What is it?
  2. The speaker uses a word describe a job that is boring. What is it?
  3. Who spends more hours on domestic chores, men or women?
  4. Which word describes the situation when you start feeling something?
  5. What percentage of men take responsibility for giving the house a weekly clean, according to a recent online survey by the UK organization, Mumsnet?
  6. What is the synonym of strong dislike?
  7. The speaker uses a phrase forsomething that is achieved with lot of difficulty. What is it?
  8. The speaker uses a word to refer to apron. What is it?
ANSWERS
  1. domestic
  2. chore
  3. women
  4. threshold
  5. 5%
  6. aversion
  7. get by
  8. pinny, pinafore
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