Unit

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FAMILY
FAMILY
LIFE LIFE
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LESSON 4

SPEAKING

Why should / shouldn't
children do housework?

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Family Life
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OBJECTIVES
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By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
o Explain why children should or shouldn't do
housework in a talk show.
o Have conversations in which they will discuss and
express their opinions about why children should
or shouldn't do housework.

LESSON 4
WARM-UP

SPEAKING
GETTING STARTED
Game: Matching time

CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

LESS CONTROLLED
PRACTICE

• Task 1: Fill in the table.
• Task 2: Listen and complete the
conversation.

Task 3: Have conversations similar to one in
task 2.

CONSOLIDATION

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

MATCHING TIME
• Work in 4 groups.
• There are 10 pictures of household chores on the slides.
• You have to match the pictures with the corresponding name of
chores.
• The fastest team with the correct answers can throw the ball.

a. do the washing-up

b. shop for groceries

d. do the heavy lifting
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e. cook

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c. do the laundry
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5

f. put out the rubbish

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h. water the plants

g. feed pets

i. clean the house

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j. clean the bathroom
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CONTROLLED PRACTICE

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
bonds.

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.

CONTROLLED PRACTICE

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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.

LESS CONTROLLED
PRACTICE
Work in groups. Have similar conversations exchanging opinions about whether

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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?
o Explain why children should or shouldn't do housework in
a talk show.
o Have conversations in which they will discuss and express
their 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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