Unit 01. Family Life. Lesson 2. Language

- clean the house- take out the rubbish - do the laundry - do the washing up - do the heavy lifting - be responsible for the household finances Other chores examples: - mop/sweep/ tidy

UNIT1: FAMILY LIFE

LANGUAGE

I.Vocabulary

II.Pronunciation

III.Grammar

I VOCABULARY

1 Match the words and phrases with their meanings below.

F A routine task, especially

a household one

chore

E A person who manage the home and often raise children instead of earning money from

job

homemaker

A The member of a family who earns the money that the family

needs

Breadwinner

H Food and other goods sold

at a shop or a supermarket.

Groceries

B divide Split

G Clothes washing

laundry

D An action that requires

physical strength

Heavy lifting

C The act of washing the dishes after a

meal.

Washing up

- clean the house

- take out the rubbish

- do the laundry

- do the washing up

- do the heavy lifting

- be responsible for the

household finances

Other chores ( examples):

- 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

- vaccum the carpet

- set the table

……

3 Find the winner?

Treat Crane Brother

True Crack Brush

2 Listen to the sentences and circle the word you hear.

1 a

trashed b crashed c brushed

III GRAMMAR

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

I always learn English every Wednesday.

Present

continous Is/am /are + V-ing Now, at the moment, at

present, today…

I am learning English now.

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

 Do exercise 2 ( p8)

 Use vocabulary related to household chores fluently.

 Prepare the talk about your duties for household chores.

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