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Les tâches ménagères en anglais (household chores)

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Les tâches (chores)

AnglaisFrançais
to do the washing-up / the dishesfaire la vaisselle
to do the cooking / the shoppingfaire la cuisine / les courses
to do the laundry / the ironingfaire la lessive / le repassage
to make your bedfaire son lit
to tidy your roomranger sa chambre
to hoover / to vacuumpasser l'aspirateur
to take out the rubbish (UK) / the trash (US)sortir la poubelle
to set / to clear the tablemettre / débarrasser la table
to water the plantsarroser les plantes
to feed the catnourrir le chat

Remarquez : on dit do the washing-up mais make your bed.

Parler de ses habitudes

En anglaisEn français
I always make my bed.Je fais toujours mon lit.
I sometimes do the washing-up.Je fais parfois la vaisselle.
I never do the ironing!Je ne fais jamais le repassage !
It's my turn to take out the rubbish.C'est mon tour de sortir la poubelle.
Can I help you with the cooking?Je peux t'aider à faire la cuisine ?
I hate hoovering!Je déteste passer l'aspirateur !

Mise en situation : le samedi matin

Dad : Lily, your room is a mess! Can you tidy it, please?
Lily, ta chambre est en désordre ! Tu peux la ranger, s'il te plaît ?
Lily : OK, but it's Sam's turn to do the washing-up!
D'accord, mais c'est le tour de Sam de faire la vaisselle !
Sam : I did it yesterday! I'll take out the rubbish instead.
Je l'ai faite hier ! Je vais plutôt sortir la poubelle.
Dad : Fine. And after that, who wants to help me with the cooking?
Très bien. Et après, qui veut m'aider à faire la cuisine ?

À retenir

  • do the washing-up, do the cooking, do the shopping, do the laundry.
  • make your bed, tidy your room, hoover, take out the rubbish.
  • set / clear the table ; It's my turn to... ; Can I help you with...?

Exercice 1 : Les tâches ménagères : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « faire la vaisselle »
    1. to make the dishes
    2. to do the washing-up
    3. to wash the vaisselle
  2. « faire son lit »
    1. to make your bed
    2. to fix your bed of
    3. to do your bed
  3. « ranger sa chambre »
    1. to range your room
    2. to tidy your room
    3. to order your room
  4. « passer l'aspirateur »
    1. to hoover
    2. to aspirate
    3. to pass the aspirator
  5. « sortir la poubelle »
    1. to exit the rubbish
    2. to go out the bin
    3. to take out the rubbish
  6. « mettre la table »
    1. to put the table
    2. to set the table
    3. to make the table
  7. « débarrasser la table »
    1. to clear the table
    2. to clean off table
    3. to empty the table
  8. « faire la lessive »
    1. to do the laundry
    2. to make the washing of
    3. to do the lessive
  9. « C'est mon tour. »
    1. It's my turn.
    2. It's my tour.
    3. It's my round of.
  10. « arroser les plantes »
    1. to wet the plants
    2. to arrose the plants
    3. to water the plants

Exercice 2 : Les tâches ménagères : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. I always .......................... my bed in the morning.
  2. It's your turn to .......................... the washing-up!
  3. Please .......................... your room. (range)
  4. Can you take .......................... the rubbish? (sortir)
  5. I'll .......................... the table for dinner. (mettre)
  6. After dinner, we .......................... the table. (débarrassons)
  7. I hate .......................... ! (passer l'aspirateur)
  8. Mum does the .......................... on Sundays. (lessive)
  9. Don't forget to .......................... the plants! (arroser)
  10. Can I help you .......................... the cooking?

Exercice 3 : Les tâches ménagères : mise en situation

  1. Ta mère te demande de ranger ta chambre. Que dit-elle ?
    1. Can you range your room, please?
    2. Can you tidy your room, please?
    3. Can you order your room?
  2. Tu dis que c'est le tour de ton frère de faire la vaisselle.
    1. It's his turn to do the washing-up!
    2. It's at him to wash!
    3. It's his tour to make the dishes!
  3. Tu proposes d'aider ton père à faire la cuisine.
    1. Can I aid you cooking?
    2. Can I help you with the cooking?
    3. Can I help you to the cooking?
  4. Tu racontes que tu fais ton lit tous les matins.
    1. I do my bed every morning.
    2. I make my bed all mornings.
    3. I make my bed every morning.
  5. Tu dis que tu détestes passer l'aspirateur.
    1. I hate to pass the aspirator!
    2. I hate aspirating!
    3. I hate hoovering!
  6. Tu proposes de sortir la poubelle.
    1. I'll go out the rubbish.
    2. I'll exit the bin.
    3. I'll take out the rubbish.
  7. Tu proposes de mettre la table.
    1. Shall I put the table?
    2. Shall I do the table of?
    3. Shall I set the table?
  8. Tu dis que tu ne fais jamais le repassage.
    1. I never make the iron.
    2. I don't never do the ironing.
    3. I never do the ironing.
  9. Ton père dit que ta chambre est en désordre.
    1. Your room is a mess!
    2. Your room is a disorder!
    3. Your room is dirty of!
  10. Tu demandes qui a nourri le chat.
    1. Who did eat the cat?
    2. Who feeded the cat?
    3. Who fed the cat?

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. b) to do the washing-up · 2. a) to make your bed · 3. b) to tidy your room · 4. a) to hoover · 5. c) to take out the rubbish · 6. b) to set the table · 7. a) to clear the table · 8. a) to do the laundry · 9. a) It's my turn. · 10. c) to water the plants

Exercice 2

1. make · 2. do · 3. tidy · 4. out · 5. set · 6. clear · 7. hoovering · 8. laundry · 9. water · 10. with

Exercice 3

1. b) Can you tidy your room, please? · 2. a) It's his turn to do the washing-up! · 3. b) Can I help you with the cooking? · 4. c) I make my bed every morning. · 5. c) I hate hoovering! · 6. c) I'll take out the rubbish. · 7. c) Shall I set the table? · 8. c) I never do the ironing. · 9. a) Your room is a mess! · 10. c) Who fed the cat?