SPEAKING - UNIT 1

A. OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Understand more about home life, the relationship and responsibilities of family's
members.
- Develop speaking skills: discuss home life, the relationship and responsibilities of
family's members.
B. TEACHING AIDS:
- Textbook, pictures, cassette, tape, handouts and real objects
C. PROCEDURE:
- Method: mainly communicative and learner-centered approach; T - T, T- S, S - S
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. Warm up: ( 5')
Network
- Ask Ss to find out as many as possible words related to
household chores.
- Call some Ss to write on the board.
- Give comments.
II. Pre speaking (10'):
Task 1: Read the following statements and tick the
ones that apply to you and your family.
- Ask Ss to work individually, then exchange the ideas with
another..
- Walk around and help them.
- Call some Ss to talk about their families in front of the
class, using the information in task 1.
- Give feedback
Expected words:
- Cleaning the floor
- Cooking
- Doing the washing up
- Washing clothes

- Tidying the kitchen
- Ironing clothes
- Hanging dry the clothes
- Repairing/ mending things
- Taking care of the baby
- Taking out/ empty the garbage
- Work individually then share the ideas
with a friend.
- Present in front of the class
Feedback:
In my family both my father and
mother go to work. Almost all members
of my family share the household
chores. Washing the dishes and
cleaning the house are what I often do
help my parents. We all like watching

Household chores
III. WHILE-SPEAKING (15'):
Task 2:
- Guide students how to practice.
- Ask students to work in pairs.
- Help the students with new structures.
Give some special expressions
* Could you tell me who / what ….. ?
* By the way who in your family ……. ?
* What about your …. ?
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- Walk around and help them.
- Call some pairs of student to stand up and report in front

of the class.
- Correct their mistakes.
Task 3 : Ask about your partner’s family.
- Ask Ss to study the table carefully.
- Have Ss to work in pairs, asking about the partner's family
life, noting down the answers in the table.
- Call some pairs to act out in front of the class.
- Give comments.
Sample dialogue :
A: Hi,…Could you tell me a bit about your family life?
B: - Sure, no problem.
A: - Who works in your family?
B: - Both my parents do. My father is an engineer and my
mother is a teacher. They work 8 hours a day.
A: Do you help them with the household chores?
B:- Of course. I help my mother in the kitchen and wash the
dishes.
films on TV when we have free time at
weekends. The person I often share my
secrets with is my sister. I always ask
my parents for advice before making an
important decision.
- Work in pairs.
Expected questions :
1. Could you tell me who works in your
family?
2. By the way who in your family does
the washing up?
3. What about your brother ? Does he
share the household chores?

4. What’s your responsibility in the
family?
5. What exactly do you have to do?
6. How do you share the household
chores?
7. What interests do your family
members share together?
8. What do your family members often
do together in your free time?
9. Who do you often share your secrets
with?
10. Who do you often talk to before
making an important decision?
Pair work
A: What about your father?
B: -He cleans the floor and sometimes when my mom is out
of on business he cooks for us.
A: What interests do your family members share closely?
B: - Watching films. We often watch films on TV on
Saturday evening when everybody is free.
A: Who do you often share your secret with?
B: - Mother. I think she understands me well.
A: So she is the person you often talk to before making an
important decision?
B:- No, in fact both my parents help me a lot when I have
problems.
A: You must be very happy in such a family. Thanks for
giving me the time. Bye.
B: - Bye.
V. POST- SPEAKING (10):

Report the information
- Have Ss to work in pairs to tell each other the in formation
collected .
- Call some Ss to report in front of the class.
- Correct and give comments.

V. Revision and homework (3'):
- Revise the maint point of the lesson.
- More practice the main topics at home.
- Prepare the section C (The Listening part of Unit one).
Expected answer:
I’ve just talked with B about her family
life.
She told me that both her parents go to
work, so they are very busy. So she has
to share the household chores .She
often helps her mother in the kitchen
and washes the dishes after meals. His
father is also willing to help with the
housework. He cleans the house and
sometimes when B’s mom is out on
business, he goes to the market to buy
food, too. All the members of her
family enjoy watching films together
on Saturday evening. She shares her
secret with her mother because she
thinks that her mother understands her
well. However, both parents help her
make important decisions
- Practice the main topic at home.

- Prepare the section C (The Listening
part of Unit one).