WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
GAME: GUESSING WORD
Rules: - The class will be divided into two teams.
- Each team will choose one representative in front of the class, the teacher will give the vocabulary and the team members have to explain to the representative to guess the word.
- Each team will raise their hands to explain and each turn is suggested 3 sentences. 1 minute for 1 word.
- If the representative can say the word correctly, that team will get 1 mark.
Ex: FAMILY
1.CHORES
2.RUBBISH
3.LAUNDRY
4.GROCERIES
5.HEAVY LIFT
6.WASHING-UP
7.HOUSEHOLD FINANCES
8.HOMEMAKER
UNIT1: FAMILY LIFE (Cont)
LANGUAGE
CONTENT
I. Vocabulary
II. Pronunciation
III. Grammar
I. VOCABULARY
1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings below. Work in pairs.
a. the member of a family who earns the money that the family needs.
b. divide
c. the act of washing the dishes after a meal
d. an action that requires physical strength
e. a person who manages the home and often raises children stead of earning money from a job
f. a routine task, especially a household one
g. clothes washing
h. food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket
2.Work in groups: List all the household chores that are mentioned in the conversation. Then add more chores to the list.
- prepare dinner
- cook ( do the cooking)
- shop
- clean the house
- take out the rubbish
- do the laundry
- do the washing up
- do the heavy lifting
- be responsible for the household finances
- mop/sweep/ tidy up the house
- bathe the baby
- feed the baby
- water the houseplants
- feed the cat/ dog
- iron/ fold/ put away the clothes
- lay the table for meals
- make the bed
- set the table
……

3. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions below:
1. What household chores you usually do?
Ex: I usually do the washing-up and do the laundry etc.
2. How do you divide household duties in your family?
Ex: My mother cooks and shops for groceries, my father does the heavy lifting , my sister cleans the house and I do the washing-up and do the laundry .
II. PRONUNCIATION
1. Listen and repeat
2. Listen to the sentences and circle the word you hear:
1. Read the text and choose the correct verb form.
Mrs Hang is a house wife. Every day , she (1) does/ is doing most of the housework. She (2) cooks/ is cooking, washes the clothes and (3) cleans/ is cleaning the house. But today is Mother’s Day and Mrs Hang isn’t doing any housework. Her husband and her children are doing it all for her. At the moment, she (4) watches/ is watching her favourite programme on TV. Her daughter, Lan , (5) does/ is doing the cooking; her son, Minh, (6) does/ is doing the laundry; and her husband, Mr Long, (7) tidies up/ is tidying up the house. Everybody in the family (8) tries/ is trying hard to make it a special day for Mrs Hang.
III. GRAMMAR
What is the present simple used?
-> The present simple is used to talk about daily habits and routines.
What is the present continuous used?
-> The present continuous is used to talk about something that is happening or not happening at the moment of speaking.
Ex: My brother cleans the house every day.
Ex: I’m learning English now.
2. Use the verbs in brackets in their correct form to complete the sentences
Mrs Lan usually (do)_____ the cooking for the family, but she (not cook) ____________now. She (work)_________on an urgent report at the moment.
I’m afraid you can’t talk to him now. He (take out)____________ the rubbish.
He (clean)______the house every day. He (clean)___________it now.
My sister can’t do any housework today. She (prepare)_____________ for her exams.
They divide the duties in the family. She (look after)__________ the children, and her husband (work) _____ to earn money.
It’s 7.30 p.m now and my father (watch)___________ the Evening News on TV. He (watch)________ it every evening.
does
is not cooking
is working
is taking out
cleans
is cleaning
is preparing
looks after
works
is watching
watches
WATCH OUT!
HOMEWORK
Learn by heart:
- Vocabulary related to household chores
- The pronunciation of /tr/, /cr/, /br/
- The present simple vs the present progressive
- Read Unit 1 - Reading at home
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION