UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED Warm up
*Do you often do housework? *What housework does each member of your family do?
do the washing

make the bed

wash the car

do the shopping

Iron the clothes

do the washing up

clean the windows

sweep

cacuum
do the cooking

hang out the clothes

set/ lay the table

clear the table

tidy the house

walk the dog

mop the floor

water the plants

feed the cat
do the gardening

dry the dishes

clean the bathroom

clean the toilet

polish one's shoes

dust the furniture

hang some wallpaper

clean the kitchen

mow the lawn Vocabulary
*ask sb out: *prepare sth (v) for sb *housework (n) *do housework *share sth with sb (phr) *household duties/chores *divide / split sth (v) *grocery (n) *do the washing-up
mời ai đi chơi

chuẩn bị gì cho ai

việc nhà

làm việc nhà

chia sẻ gì với ai

nhiệm vụ gia đình/ việc nhà

phân chia / chia gì

hàng tạp hóa

giặt giũ

Vocabulary
*do heavy lifting *do the laundry *do the ironing *take out the garbage/ rubbish *handle (v) *be responsible for *finance (n) *breadwinner (n) *anyway (adv)
làm việc nặng nhọc

giặt giũ

là quần áo

lấy rác

xử lý

chịu trách nhiệm

tài chính

người trụ cột

dẫu sao

Activity 1. Listen and read HOUSEHOLD CHORES
Activity 1. Listen and read HOUSEHOLD CHORES
Nam: Hello?
Mr Long: Hello, Nam? This is Uncle Long. Is your dad there? I'd like to ask him out for a game of tennis.
Nam: Well, I'm afraid he can't go out with you now. He's preparing dinner.
Mr Long: Is he? Where's your mum? Doesn't she cook?
Nam: Oh, yes. My mum usually does the cooking, but she's working late today.
Mr Long: How about your sister and you? Do you help with the housework?
Nam: Yes, we do. In my family, everybody shares the household duties. Today my sister can't help with the cooking. She's studying for exams.
Mr Long: I see. So how do you divide household chores in your family?
Mr Long: I see. So how do you divide household chores in your family?
Nam: Well, both my parents work, so we split the chores equally - my mother cooks and shops for groceries, my father cleans the house and does the heavy lifting, my sister does all the laundry, and I do the washing-up and take out the rubbish.
_Mr Long: _Really? It's different in my family. My wife handles most of the chores around the house and I'm responsible for the household finances. She's the homemaker and I'm the breadwinner. Anyway, I have to go now. Tell your dad I called. Bye.
_Nam: _Oh yes, I will. Bye, Uncle Long.
Activity 2. Work in pairs. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG) and tick the correct box.
Activity 2. Work in pairs. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG) and tick the correct box.
T

F

NG
1. Nam's father is going out to play tennis with Mr Long.
2. Nam's mother is a busy woman.
3. Nam's sister is cooking dinner.
4. Sometimes Nam's father cooks.
5. Everybody in Nam's family does some of the housework.
6. Mr Long never does any household chores.
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Activity 3. Listen and repeat the words or phrases.
Activity 3. Listen and repeat the words or phrases.
rubbish washing-up laundry

household finances groceries

household chores heavy lifting

Activity 4. Write the verbs or verb phrases that are used with the words or phrases in the conversation
Activity 4. Write the verbs or verb phrases that are used with the words or phrases in the conversation
Verbs / verb phrases

Words / phrases
1
(household) chores
2
rubbish
3
laundry
4
groceries
5
heavy lifting
6
washing-up
7
household finances
split, divide, handle

take out

do

shop for

do

do

be responsible for

Homework
*Learn vocabulary by heart. *Redo exercises. *Prepare the next lesson: Language