You be the judge: should my bodybuilder housemate stop hogging the kitchen?

This is a list of key vocabulary and expressions from the article in order of how useful they are. The student must choose 6 items from the list to study in the lesson.

To blame (someone (for something))

To find out

To run out (of something)

Otherwise

I guess

To be willing to do something

Loads (of something)

Can’t be bothered (to do something)

Several

To store (something)

To take up space

Compromise

To take (something/ someone) seriously

To have a row (with someone)

Disciplined

Dull

Bland

To go through (something)

Sound

To hog (something)

A thing or two

To take a leaf out of someone’s book

To tone (something) down

Each to their own

To have a tiff

Kitchen vocabulary:

To peel (something)

To boil (something)

To roast (something)

Cupboard

Fridge

Shelf/ Shelves

15 conversation-provoking questions related to the article.

1.      How does Rick describe the problem?

2.      How does Tolu describe the problem?

3.      What does the jury of Guardian readers say?

4.      What’s your opinion?

5.      ‘Tolu clearly has a very unhealthy relationship with the gym.’ Do you agree?

6.      ‘Being too obsessed with healthy eating can be bad for you.’ Do you agree?

7.      ‘Living with people who aren’t in your family is unbearable.’ Do you agree?

8.      ‘The first place I lived in when I arrived in the UK was absolutely awful!’ Is this true for you?

9.      ‘Cooking everything on the weekend like Tolu does is a great idea.’ Do you agree?

10.    ‘Ordering takeaway food is a terrible habit.’ Do you agree?

11.    ‘People who live together should always eat together. Eating separately will always lead to arguments.’ Do you agree?

12.    ‘In my house there are lots of arguments about housework.’ Is this true for you?

13.    ‘I have some habits that annoy the people who I live with.’ Is this true for you?

14.    ‘The people who I live with have some habits that annoy me.’ Is this true for you?

15.    ‘I have a friend who would be an absolute nightmare to live with.’ Is this true for you?