Here are a few ways to motivate (激发) your children to do chores.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#} Children always watch their parents and learn how to act from them， so the parents must set a good example and take the chores seriously. This motivates children to do the chores， too.

{#blank#}2{#/blank#} For younger children， give them easy work， like putting away their toys. As the children get older， make them do more difficult chores.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Discuss the importance of doing chores and how they help the whole family. Knowing the importance of chores helps to motivate children to do them.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#} When children finish chores on the list， parents can reward (奖励) them by giving them a prize. A chore list also gives the children a sense of pride (自豪感) when they finish all of their chores.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Giving money for more chores can also work. But it is not the best way. You should make your children feel that doing chores is the work that they should do.

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A. Make a list of the chores for your children

B. Tell your children about the importance of doing chores

C. Ask your children to do all kinds of chores

D. Set good examples in the family

E. Give your children some money to do more chores

F. Decide what kinds of chores your children do

G. Make your children happy with chores

    Parents do a lot of work around the house to keep things clean and tidy. If you want to pay them back, try to help out with the chores around the house.

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    Take care of the pet in your family. Sometimes your parents might keep a pet. It's a good idea to help them to care for it. Like you, a pet needs to eat well every day. So make sure to feed it on time. And remember to clean the pet's room often. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. If possible, take the pet' for a walk sometimes.

A. Pick up books and toys in your room, too.

B. Finally, don't forget about an easy chore-taking out the rubbish.

C. In fact, there are lots of things to do in your own room.

D. The pet is part of your family, so spend some time playing with it.

E. After the meal, do the dishes and then make sure to put them away.

    One day, the father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show his son that how poor people there were. They spent a few days and nights on the farm. After they came back from their trip, the father asked his son, "How did you like our trip?"

    "It was great, Dad."

    "Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.

    "Oh yeah," said the son.

    "So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.

    "I see that we have one dog and they have four. We have beautiful lights in our garden, and they have the stars at night. We have a small piece of land to live on, and they have fields that have no ends. We have servants(仆人) who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, and they grow theirs. We have fences to protect us, and they have friends to protect them."

    "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are," said the son. The boy's father didn't know what to say then.

Dear Tom,

    Most of the time, I just stay at home for my vacation. That's too boring. But I had a special and exciting vacation last summer. My classmates and I made a trip to Mount Tai by bus.

    When we arrived there, it was dark(天黑). At 7 pm, we began to climb the mountain. It took us the whole night to get to the top of the mountain. On the morning of the next day, we enjoyed the beauty of the sunrise on the top. That's wonderful. In the daytime, we visited a temple (寺庙). In the evening, we had a big dinner in a local restaurant together. The food there was delicious but a little expensive.

    I hope you can come to China next year. Then we can visit more interesting places together.

Yours,

Mike

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