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Hello, Sunshine. I'm Maria. And my name is Rory and and we're the host of the AILT Speaking Per Success podcast.

The podcast that aims to help you improve your speaking skills, as well as your listening skills along the way.

We've started this podcast to give you gorgeous grammar and fabulous vocabulary for your high I-old school, Band-Nine Scar.

Oh, Rory, are we recording premium episodes today?

Yeah, it's a bit of a chore, isn't it?

Is it?

A chore, you know, is something unpleasant

that you do on a daily basis or regularly.

It's like housework.

Shall we talk about housework? Absolutely. Let's talk about

housework.

Do you think your home is clean and tidy?

Well, I'm not particularly house proud, but I certainly do my best to keep everything in order.

However, there are times when I just can't be bothered, although it's not usually when I'm expecting company, so nobody but me knows that.

Nobody but me in the entire internet now.

What kind of chores or housework do you usually do?

Aside from general tidying up, I wipe down the surfaces and

sweep the floor, oh, and I humour the floor too, actually, and oh, I make the bed. I feel like that's not

really serious housework, but it needs to be done, and I do the dishes as well after a fashion.

Who usually does the housework in your home?

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