UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE
GAME: GUESSING WORDS
mop/ clean the house
shop for groceries
do the washing up / wash the dishes
Unit 1: Family life
Leson 2: Language
CONTENT
I. Vocabulary: words related to household chores and duties.
II. Pronunciation: /tr/ , /kr/ , /br/
III. Grammar: The present simple & The present continuous
Chore
Homemaker
Breadwinner
Groceries
Split
Laundry
Heavy lifting
Washing up
The member of the family who earns the money that the family needs
Divide
The act of washing the dishes after a meal
An action that requires physical strength
A person who manages the home and often raises children instead of earning money from a job
A routine task, especially a household one
Clothes washing
Food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket
VOCABULARY
1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings below.
2. 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 for groceries
- 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/ feed/ look after 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
- hang the clothes
- ……………………

3. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions below:
1. What household chores do you usually do?
Ex: I usually do the washing-up and do the laundry.
2. How do you divide household duties in your family?
Ex1: In my family, we divide household chores equally. My mother cooks and shops for groceries, my father does the heavy lifting , my sister cleans the house, my brother takes out the rubbish, and I do the washing-up and do the laundry .
Ex2: In my family, my mother does most of the household chores. She is the homemaker and my father is the breadwinner.
PRONUNCIATION
Task 1: Listen and repeat
Grammar : Review
1/ THE PRESENT SIMPLE
2/ THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
FORM: (+) S + Vo/ Vs,es
(?) Do/Does + S + Vo ?
(-) S + do/does + not + Vo
Uses:
Talk about daily habits and routines
Talk about permanent truths , facts, rules..
Talk about the act at the present time
Advs:
Usually, often, sometimes, always, occasionally, daily, monthly, ....
Every + time, once a week, twice a year, ....
THE PRESENT CONTINOUS
FORM: (+) S + is/am/are + V-ing
(?) Is/Are/Am + S + V-ing ?
(-) S + is/am/are + not + V-ing.
Uses:
Talk about something that is happening or not happening at the moment of speaking.
Advs:
Now, right now, at the moment, at present, Look/Listen/ Watch out, …!
Grammar
Task 1. Read the text and choose the correct verbs 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 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
Task 2: Use the verbs in brackets in their form to complete the sentences
Mrs. Lan usually (do) …....does............ the cooking for the family, but she (not cook)…is not cooking.... now. She (work)….is working…on an urgent report at the moment.
I’m afraid you can’t talk to him now. He (take out) …is taking out….the rubbish.
He (clean) …cleans….the house everyday. He (clean) …is cleaning……. it now
My sister can’t do any housework today. She (prepare).....is preparing.......for her exams
They divide the duties in the family. She (look after)….looks after...........the children, and her husband (work)…...works.......... to earn money.
It’s 7.30 p.m now and my father(watch).....is watching......the Evening News on TV. He (watch)….... watches..........it every evening.
What have you learnt today?

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart the Vocabulary related to household chores
- The pronunciation of /tr/, /kr/, /br/
- The present simple & The present continuous.
- Prepare the next leson: Unit 1 – Reading.