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? Guessing Game
Iron clothes
Weed the garden
Do the washing up
Mop/ Clean the house
Do the cooking/ Cook
Shop for groceries
Do the laundry
Do the heavy lifting
Take out the rubbish
Unit 1: family life
Lesson 3: Skill - Reading
Sharing housework


? VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY:
individual (n) : cá nhân, cá thể
psychologist (n) : nhà tâm lý học
enormous (adj) : to lớn, khổng lồ
benefit (n) : lợi ích
sociable (adj) : thân thiện, hòa đồng
tend (+ to-V) = be likely (+ to-V) : có xu hướng
contribute (v) : đóng góp, góp phần
vulnerable (adj) : dễ bị tổn thương
divorce (n) : sự ly hôn
create a positive atmosphere : tạo ra bầu không khí tích cực
work together on household chores : cùng nhau làm việc nhà
set a good example for sb : làm gương cho ai
be critical of sb : phê bình, chỉ trích ai
physically (adj) : về cơ thể
emotionally (adj) : về xúc cảm
mentally (adj) : về mặt tinh thần
VOCABULARY:
 Task 1. Look at the picture then answer the questions.
1. What are the people in the picture doing?. Do you think they are happy? Why / Why not?
 Task 2. Read the text and choose the best title for it
a. Doing Housework is Good for Children.
b. Husbands Who Share Housework Makes Their Wives Happy.
c. Sharing Housework Makes the Family Happier.
In many cultures, doing housework is considered a woman’s duty. The mother is usually the homemaker, who has to do most of the household chores, while the father is the breadwinner, who is responsible for the family finances. However, it’s not good for the mother when the rest of the family does not help out. When families share household chores, it is good for them as individuals and good for all the relationships within the family.
According to psychologists, most people do not realize the enormous benefits that come to a family when husbands and children share the housework. Children who share the housework with their mums and dads do better at school, become more sociable, and have better relationships with their teachers and friends. They learn good skills, are more responsible, and tend to be overall good people. When men share the housework, they tend to have better relationships with their wives. Women often feel happy when they see their husbands doing housework because it says “ He cares about me and he does not want to put all of the housework on me”. Women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores are more vulnerable to illness and tend to think more about divorce.
When everyone works together on household chores, it creates a positive atmosphere for the family and sets a good example for the children. This is especially true if mum and dad can find a way to work well together and are not critical of each other.
 Task 2. Read the text and choose the best title for it.
a. Doing Housework is Good for Children.
b. Husbands Who Share Housework Makes Their Wives Happy.
c. Sharing Housework Makes the Family Happier.
* Task 3: Tick the appropriate meaning for each word from the text.
1. sociable 2. vulnerable
a. friendly a. able to be well protected
b. unfriendly b. able to be easily physically,
emotionally, or mentally hurt .
3. critical 4. enormous
a. saying that something is good a. not very large
b. saying that something is bad b. very very large
5. tend
a. likely to behave in a particular way
b. unlikely to behave in a particular way

Task 4.
a. What does “it” in line 11 mean ...?

A. women feeling happy
B. women seeing their husbands doing housework
C. the husbands doing housework

b. What does “it” in line 14 mean ...? 

A. a good example for children
B. everyone working together in the house
C. a positive family atmosphere

 Task 5. Answer the questions.
1. How do children benefit from sharing housework?
2. Why do men tend to have better relationships with their wives when they share housework?
3. What may happen to women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores?
4. How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores?
Answer:
1. How do children benefit from sharing housework?
→ They do better at school, become more sociable, and have better relationships with their teachers and friends.
2. Why do men tend to have better relationships with their wives when they share housework?
→ Because it shows that they care about their wives and this makes their wives happy.
3. What may happen to women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores?
→ They may fall ill easily or may think about divorce.
4. How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores?
→ There is a positive atmosphere for the family.


Task 6. Work in group and discuss the questions.

1. Do you have any problem with sharing housework?

2. What benefits do you get when sharing housework?
* After reading
Homework
- Learn all the vocabulary.
- Read the text again.
- Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 1, Skill - Speaking.
Thank you for your attention!!!
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