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1. By Gesa and Alvaro<br />I cannot say I am one of nature's born housewives. __________(1) a large part of my 20s and early 30s, I tackled housework the Joan Rivers way. quot;
I hate housework,quot;
she once said. quot;
You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.quot;
<br />I did no housework for weeks on end, followed __________(2) an exhausting two-day blitz. __________(3) it was back to squalor. It was only when I was sent to write an article on the National Trust that I began to see the benefits, even pleasures, of housework applied consistently and professionally. I discovered that housework can bring its own satisfaction and I set about learning as much as I __________(4) - not for its own sake, but __________(5) I was working full-time and didn't have the time or inclination to devote my life to cleaning.<br />Out of this moment of personal revelation grew a column for Weekend that ran for over two years.<br />The Housewife's Handbook is the book of the column, __________(6) when it came to writing it, I realised that housework - surprisingly - had changed __________(7) the column ended in 2005. Housework seemed to be in the air to such an extent that it spawned a prime-time television show, How Clean Is Your House? __________(8) addition, housework, like everything else, __________(9) gone green. It no longer means sloshing gallons of bleach about. People want to clean __________(10) a way that is going to do least damage to themselves, their children and the environment. <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3354790/Brushing-up-on-your-housework.html <br />By Mara and Olivier <br />I cannot say I am one of nature's born housewives. __________(1) a large part of __________(2) 20s and early 30s, I tackled housework the Joan Rivers way. quot;
I hate housework,quot;
she once said. quot;
You make the beds, you wash __________(3) dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.quot;
<br />I __________(4) no housework for weeks on end, followed by an exhausting two-day blitz. Then it was back to squalor. It was only when I was sent to write __________(5) article on the National Trust that I began to see the benefits, even pleasures, of housework applied consistently and professionally. I discovered __________(6) housework can bring its own satisfaction and I set about learning as much as I could - not for its own sake, __________(7) because I was working full-time __________(8) didn't have the time or inclination to devote my life to cleaning. <br />Out of this moment __________(9) personal revelation grew a column __________(10) Weekend that ran for over two years. <br />The Housewife's Handbook is the book of the column, but when it came to writing it, I realised that housework - surprisingly - had changed since __________(11) column ended in 2005. Housework seemed to be __________(12) the air to such __________(13) extent that it spawned a prime-time television show, How Clean Is Your House? In addition, housework, like everything else, had gone green. It no longer means sloshing gallons of bleach about. People want to clean in a way that is going to do least damage to themselves, their children and the environment. <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3354790/Brushing-up-on-your-housework.html By Maria, Jessica and Marie<br />I cannot say I __________(1) one of nature's born housewives. For a large part of my 20s and early 30s, I tackled housework the Joan Rivers way. quot;
I hate housework,quot;
she once said. quot;
You make the beds, you wash the dishes __________(2) six months later you __________(3) to start all over again.quot;
<br />I did no housework __________(4) weeks on end, followed by an exhausting two-day blitz. Then it was back to squalor. It was only when I was sent to write an article on the National Trust that I began __________(5) see the benefits, even pleasures, of housework applied consistently and professionally. I discovered __________(6) housework can bring its own satisfaction and I set about learning as much as I could - not for its own sake, __________(7) because I was working full-time and didn't have the time or inclination to devote my life __________(8) cleaning. <br />Out of this moment of personal revelation grew a column __________(9) Weekend that ran for over two years. <br />The Housewife's Handbook is the book of the column, but when it came to writing it, I realised that housework - surprisingly - __________(10) changed since the column ended in 2005. Housework seemed to be in the air to such an extent that it spawned a prime-time television show, How Clean Is Your House? In addition, housework, like everything else, had gone green. It no longer means sloshing gallons __________(11) bleach about. People want to clean in a way that is going to __________(12) least damage to themselves, __________(13) children and the environment. <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3354790/Brushing-up-on-your-housework.html <br />By Lucia and Sylvain<br />I cannot say I am __________(1) of nature's born housewives. For a large part of my 20s and early 30s, I tackled housework the Joan Rivers way. quot;
I hate housework,quot;
she once said. quot;
You make the beds, you wash __________(2) dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.quot;
<br />I did no housework __________(3) weeks on end, followed by an exhausting two-day blitz. Then it was back __________(4) squalor. It was only when I was sent to write __________(5) article on the National Trust that I began to see the benefits, even pleasures, of housework applied consistently and professionally. I discovered that housework __________(6) bring its own satisfaction and I set __________(7) learning as much as I could - not for its own sake, but because I was working full-time and didn't have the time or inclination to devote my life to cleaning. <br />Out of this moment of personal revelation grew a column for Weekend __________(8) ran for over two years. <br />The Housewife's Handbook is __________(9) book of the column, but when it came to writing it, I realised that housework - surprisingly - had changed __________(10) the column ended in 2005. Housework seemed to be in the air __________(11) such an extent that __________(12) spawned a prime-time television show, How Clean Is Your House? In addition, housework, like everything else, had gone green. It no longer means sloshing gallons __________(13) bleach about. People want to clean in a way that is going to do least damage to themselves, their children and the environment. <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3354790/Brushing-up-on-your-housework.html By Valeria and Ella<br />I cannot say I am one of nature's born housewives. __________(1) a large part of my 20s and early 30s, I tackled housework the Joan Rivers way. quot;
I hate housework,quot;
she once said. quot;
You make __________(2) beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.quot;
<br />I did no housework for weeks __________(3) end, followed by an exhausting two-day blitz. Then it __________(4) back to squalor. It was only when I was sent to write an article on the National Trust that I began __________(5) see the benefits, even pleasures, of housework applied consistently __________(6) professionally. I discovered that housework can bring its own satisfaction and I set about learning as __________(7) as I could - not for its own sake, but because I was working full-time and didn't have the time or inclination to devote __________(8) life to cleaning. <br />Out of this moment of personal revelation grew a column for Weekend that ran __________(9) over two years. <br />The Housewife's Handbook is the book of the column, but when it came to writing it, I realised that housework - surprisingly - had changed __________(10) the column ended in 2005. Housework seemed to be in the air to such an extent that it spawned a prime-time television show, How Clean Is __________(11) House? In addition, housework, like everything else, had gone green. It no longer means sloshing gallons of bleach __________(12). People want to clean in a way that is going to do least damage to __________(13), their children and the environment. <br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3354790/Brushing-up-on-your-housework.html <br />