TA10-U1- Family Life - language

UNIT 01: FAMILY LIFE
Period 3: Language


I. Vocabulary

1. Match the words and phrases in the box with their
meanings below.
1. chore
5. split

2. homemaker 3. breadwinner 4. groceries
7. heavy lifting 8. washing-up
6. laundry

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
instead 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


I. Vocabulary

2. Household chores

Cook
Shop for groceries
Household
chores

Clean the house
Do the heavy lifting
Do the laundry
Do the washing-up
Take out the rubbish


I. Vocabulary


I. Vocabulary
3. Discussion

1.What household chores do you usually do?
2.How do you divide household duties in your
family?


II. Pronunciation
1. Listen and repeat
/tr/

/kr/

/br/

trash

create

breadwinner

tree

critical

breakfast

train

cream

brown

treat

crane

brother

true

crack

brush

II. Pronunciation
2. Listen to the sentences and circle the word you
hear.
1. a. trashed b. crashed
2. a. train

b. crane

3. a. tread

b. create

4. a. true

b. crew

c. brushed
c. brain
c. bread
c. brew


III. Grammar
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 her favorite program
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.


III. Grammar
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
Present
simple:
moment, she (4) watches
/ is watching
her favorite program
on TV. Her daughter, Lan, (5) does / is doing the cooking;
S +does
V /(s/es)
+ the
O. laundry; and her
her son, Minh, (6)
is doing

husband, Mr. Long, (7) tidies up / is tidying up the house.
To talkinabout
daily
habits
andhard
routines
Everybody
the family
(8) tries
/ is trying
to make it
a special day for Mrs. Hang.


III. Grammar
1. Read the text and choose the
correct verb form.
Mrs. Hang is a housewife. Everyday, she (1) does / is doing
Present
continuous:
most of the housework. She (2) cooks / is cooking, washes
S +(3)am
/ is // is
are
+ Vingthe+ house.
O. But today
the clothes and
cleans
cleaning
To

talk aboutDay
something
is happening
the housework.
moment of
is Mother’s
and Mrs.that
Hang
isn’t doingatany
speaking
Her husband and children
are doing it all for her. At the
moment, she (4) watches / is watching her favorite program
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.


III. Grammar
2. Use the verbs in brackets in their correct form.
1. Mrs. Lan usually (do)
does the cooking for the family, but she
(not
isn’tcook)
cooking now. She (work)
is working on an urgent report at
the moment.
is taking

2. I'm afraid you can't talk to him now. He (take
out) out
the rubbish.
is cleaning it now.
3. He (clean)
cleans the house every day. He (clean)
4. My sister can't do any housework today. She (prepare)
is preparing
for her exams.
looksafter)
after the
5. They divide the duties in the family. She (look
works to earn money.
children, and her husband (work)
is watching the
6. It's 7.30 p.m. now and my father (watch)
watches it every evening.
Evening News on TV. He (watch)


now
at the moment
presently
usually
always
every day

Present
continuous

Present simple


- Learn by heart the words / phrases related to
household chores and duties
- Prepare for the next lesson