UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE

LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

Warm up
• Do you often do housework?
• What housework does each member of your
family do?

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do the washing

do the shopping

clean the windows

make the bed

Iron the clothes

sweep

wash the car

do the washing up

cacuum3

do the cooking

clear the table

mop the floor

hang out the clothes

tidy the house

water the plants

set/ lay the table

walk the dog

feed the cat4

do the gardening

clean the toilet

hang some wallpaper

dry the dishes

polish one's shoes

clean the kitchen

clean the bathroom

dust the furniture

mow the lawn
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Vocabulary
• ask sb out: 

mời ai đi chơi

• prepare sth (v) for sb

chuẩn bị gì cho ai

• housework (n)

việc nhà

• do housework

làm việc nhà

• share sth with sb (phr)

chia sẻ gì với ai

• household duties/chores

nhiệm vụ gia đình/ việc nhà

• divide / split sth (v)

phân chia / chia gì

• grocery (n)

hàng tạp hóa

• do the washing-up

giặt giũ
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Vocabulary
• do heavy lifting

làm việc nặng nhọc

• do the laundry

giặt giũ

• do the ironing

là quần áo

• take out the garbage/ rubbish lấy rác
• handle (v)

xử lý

• be responsible for

chịu trách nhiệm

• finance (n)

tài chính

• breadwinner (n) 

người trụ cột

• anyway (adv)

dẫu sao
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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.

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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.

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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.
rubbish

washing-up

laundry

household finances

groceries

household chores

heavy lifting

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Activity 4. Write the verbs or verb phrases that
are used with the words or phrases in the
conversation
 
Verbs / verb
Words / phrases
phrases
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split, divide, handle (household) chores

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take out

rubbish

3

 do

laundry

4

shop for  

groceries

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do

 

heavy lifting

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do

 

washing-up

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be responsible
for

household finances
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Homework
• Learn vocabulary by heart.
• Redo exercises.
• Prepare the next lesson: Language

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