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What is the picture about?
Lesson 2

READING • A busy day
UNIT 2: DAYS
New words
con gái
cháu
anh / em trai
chị / em gái
bố mẹ
có nguyên tắc
son (n) :
daughter (n) :
grandchildren (n):
brother (n) :
sister (n) :
parents (n) :
- organised (a) :
con trai
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son, brother,
father, uncle,
grandfather,
nephew,grandson
daughter, sister,
grandmother,
mother, aunt
niece,
granddaughter
A. Big family, big problems
B. An easy life for the Radfords
C. Happy house
1. Listen and choose the best title.
C. Happy house
• First, look at the context.
• Then, scan the text to find the meanings of the words.
How to predict
the meanings of words:
2. Read the skills Strategy . Then read and listen to the text and choose the correct words
1.Noel doesn’t have breakfast / has breakfast with his family .
2.The younger children help / don’t help
their older sister .
3.They have dinner at a restaurant /at home.
4.The parents often / always go to bed after the older children go to bed.
doesn’t have breakfast
don’t help
at home.
always
3. VOCABULARY PLUS Use a dictionary to check the meanings of the words in blue in the text
Sue and Noel Radford have got 22 sons and daughters and they’ve also got six grandchildren . It’s a big family, and they’re very organised .
Noel gets up at 4.45 a.m. , has breakfast and goes to work. The children get up at 6.45 a.m.
Sue works at home . Her older daughter sometimes helps with the housework. The younger children don’t help. They watch TV with their brothers and sisters . Sue doesn’t watch TV a lot . The Radfords don’t usually go to
restaurants because it’s expensive .
The young children normally go to bed at 7 p.m., the older ones at 8 p.m. or 9 p.m. and their parents go to bed just before 10 p.m.
4. USE IT ! Work in groups .Talk about the Radfords and your family routines. What are the differences?
speaking
There are some differences between my family and the Radfords routines:
First, …………….
Second, ………….
Finally, …………
HOMEWORK
- Do exercise in workbook page 22
- Prepare for the next lesson:
Language Focus - Present simple: affirmative and negative.