Real Reading 1 by Liz Driscoll Teacher’s notes Au pair duties Au pairs normally look after children and help with
housework. You might be asked to do the following
things.
Light housework • washing and ironing clothes
• preparing food and washing-up
• cleaning and hovering
• dusting and polishing
Childcare • looking after children
• babysitting in the evening
• taking the children to school and collecting them
• playing with the children
• helping at bedtime
Daily hours of work You can expect to work around fi ve hours a day, to a
maximum of 25 hours per week. In return, you will get
board and lodging (a private room), all your meals, plus
at least £55 pocket money each week. In addition, you
should get two full free days per week to spend as you
choose. During the school holidays, you may be offered
more money and asked to work longer hours. Make sure
you agree the terms before you do the extra work.
Most au pairs choose this type of work so that they can
improve their English and living with a family is a good
way to do this. You may also get time off during the day
to attend language classes.
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Look at the unit title with the class. Elicit that students are going
to read about shops and services in a town. Write
Is there a … ? on the board. Students suggest words to complete the question,
e.g.
Is there a supermarket?
