UNIT 1 : FAMILY LIFE
LESSON 2: LANGUAGE
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. Activity 2: Listing and Matching
A, Listing
List all the household chores in the conversation.
Chores from the conversation:
prepare dinner
cook
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
Match the pictures with suitable words
B, Matching:
1
12
14
8
10
4
6
3
13
7
11
9
5
2
3.Activity 3: Discussion
What household chores do you usually do?
I usually/ often ……..(and)……….
2. How do you divide household duties in your family?
Well, in my family we divide household chores equally.
My mother………………………………..
My father……………………………
- In my family, my mother does most of the household. She is………………and my father is………………….
I.GRAMMAR
Activity 1:
Read the text and choose the correct verb form.
Mrs Hang is a housewife. Everyday, 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 children are doing it all for her. At the moment, she (4)watches/ is watching 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) tides up/ is tiding up the
house. Everybody in the
family (8) tries/ is trying
hard to make it a special day
for Mrs Hang.
2. Activity 2:
presentation
* Every..
* Now
3. Activity 3: Practice
Give the correct form of the verb in brackets to complete 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 everyday. He (clean).. ……………………………. it now.
My sister can’t do any housework today. She (prepare) ………………………..for the exam.
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
3. Activity 3: Production
Use present simple tense to talk about your daily activities.
Suggested expressions:
I often/usually/………………at……………………
III. PRONUNCIATION
1. Activity 1: Listen and repeat
III. PRONUNCIATION
2. Activity 2: Listen to the sentences and circle the word you hear
IV. HOMEWORK
Do exercises in work book.
Prepare for reading lesson.