1.1. People in Britain heated water to wash their clothes on a wood fire in the kitchen.

→→ Dẫn chứng : In most parts of Britain, for example, there was no running water, and people washed their clothes in huge tubs of boiling water. They often collected this water from a public tap in the village and then heated it on a wood fire in the kitchen.

2.2. They used about sixty buckets of water a week to wash the family's clothes.

→→ Dẫn chứng : To wash all the family's clothes, they used about sixty buckets of water a week.

3.3. Keeping clean was not a priority, and most people in Britain had a bath only once or twice a month, using the tub in the kitchen.

→→ Dẫn chứng : Keeping clean was not a priority, and most people had a bath only once or twice a month, also using the tub in the kitchen.

4.4. People in Spain and Turkey lived in 'cave-houses' because they provided a cool and pleasant environment, especially in hot countries.

→→ Dẫn chứng : In some places, like Spain and Turkey, people lived in houses which were partly caves: large holes cut in the rock in the side of a mountain. The air in these 'cave houses' was always cool and pleasant.

5.5. Houses in the Middle East had 'wind towers' to help keep the air moving in the house.

→→ Dẫn chứng : And houses in the Middle East sometimes had 'wind towers' which helped to keep the air moving in the house.

6.6. In Japan, young people often spent time doing origami (a special kind of art with paper) or practicing calligraphy (a special kind of artistic handwriting)

→→ Dẫn chứng : Then, Japanese young people often spent time doing origami (a special kind of art with paper) or practising calligraphy (a special kind of artistic handwriting).

7.7. Japanese families got together every evening.

→→ Dẫn chứng : It was also traditional for the whole family to get together every evening to talk and have tea.

8.8. During these family times, they talked, had tea, and sometimes the children performed music or drama for the other family members to enjoy.

→→ Dẫn chứng : Sometimes these sessions included the children doing performances of music or drama for the other family members to enjoy.

1. In Britain, how did people heat water to wash their clothes?
2. How much water did they use for washing the family's clothes a week?
3. How often did people in Britain wash themselves?
4. Why did people in Spain and Turkey live in cave-houses?