2. Read the text and tick (✓) the appropriate meanings of the highlighted words.
(Đọc văn bản và đánh dấu nghĩa thích hợp của các từ được làm nổi bật.)
Most people think that housework is boring and is the responsibility of wives and mothers only. Many parents don't ask their children to do housework so that they have more time to play or study. However, studies show doing chores is good for children.
Kids who do housework develop important life skills that they will need for the rest of their lives. Doing the laundry, cleaning the house, and taking care of others are among the important skills that children will need when they start their own families. These are the things that schools cannot fully teach, so it's important for children to learn them at home. Sharing housework also helps young people learn to take responsibility. They know that they have to try to finish their tasks even though they do not enjoy doing them. Doing chores also helps develop children's gratitude to their parents. When doing housework, they learn to appreciate all the hard work their parents do around the house for them. In addition, doing chores together helps strengthen family bonds, creating special moments between children and parents. It makes children feel they are members of a team.
All in all, doing housework can bring a lot of benefits to children. It teaches them life skills and helps build their character. Therefore, parents should encourage their kids to share the housework for their own good as well as the good of the whole family.
1. responsibility (trách nhiệm)
a. duty (nghĩa vụ)
b. hobby (sở thích)
2. gratitude (lòng biết ơn)
a. the feeling of being great (cảm giác tuyệt vời)
b. the feeling of being grateful (cảm giác biết ơn)
3. strengthen (tăng cường)
a. make something stronger (làm cho một cái gì đó mạnh mẽ hơn)
b. make something more difficult (làm cho một cái gì đó khó khăn hơn)
4. bonds (sự gắn kết)
a. close connections (sự kết nối gần gũi)
b. common interests (sở thích chung)
5. character (tính cách)
a. qualities that make a person the same as others
(những phẩm chất làm cho một người giống những người khác)
b. qualities that make a person different from others
(những phẩm chất làm cho một người khác với những người còn lại)
