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FAMILY
FAMILY
LIFE LIFE
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LESSON 4

SPEAKING

Why should / shouldn't
children do housework?

Matching

1. take
2. develop
3. damage
4.strengthen

a. life skills
b. family bonds
c. responsibility
d. things

1.–c . take responsibility.
2. –a . develop life skills.
3. –d. damage things
4. – b. strengthen family bonds

PRE-SPEAKING

1

Below are reasons why children should or shouldn't do housework.
Put them in the correct column. Add some more if you can.

1. Doing housework helps them develop life
skills.
2. Doing housework teaches them to take
responsibility.
3. Kids should be given plenty of playtime
when they are young.
4. They may break or damage things when
doing housework.
5. Doing housework helps strengthen family

Should
Doing housework
helps them develop
life skills.

Shouldn't

Doing housework
teaches them to
take responsibility.

Kids should be given
plenty of playtime
when they are
young.
They may break or
damage things when
doing housework.

Doing housework
helps strengthen
family bonds.

They need more
time to study and do
homework.

PRE-SPEAKING

2

Work in pairs. Complete the conversation between Anna, Nam, and Minh using
some ideas from 1. Then listen to the conversation and check your answers.

Anna: Nam, why do you think children should do housework?
Nam: Because (1) __________________________________________
doing housework helps them develop life skills.
Anna: It's true. Life skills such as cooking, cleaning or taking care of others are
really necessary for kids when they grow up.
Nam: Yes, we should all have these basic life skills to be adults.
Anna: Now Minh, why do you think children shouldn't do housework?
Minh: I think kids are kids.
(2)_______________________________________________________
They should be given plenty of playtime when they are young.
Nam: I don't agree with you. I'm afraid too much playtime isn't good for
children.
Anna: Well, thank you both for sharing your ideas. They are very useful for my
project.

Useful expressions
Agreeing

Disagreeing

• It's true.
• I agree with you.
• You're right.
• Exactly.

• I don't agree with you.
• I don't think so.

WHILESPEAKING

3

Work in groups. Have similar conversations exchanging opinions about whether
children should or shouldn't do housework. You can use the ideas from 1 and the
reading text.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What we have learnt today?
 Explain why children should or shouldn't do housework.
 Discuss and express opinions about why children should
or shouldn't do housework.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Practice discussing the topic with your friends
- Prepare for the Listening lesson

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