English 10 UNIT 1 FAMILY LIFE SPEAKING

Key
+ make the bed

+ water the trees

+ take out the rubbish

+ wash the dishes

+ vacuum the floor

+ feed the dogs

+ hang up the clothes

+ mop the floor

+ sweep the house

+ iron the clothes

+ do the laundry

+ cook the meals


Unit 1: Family life

Lesson 4 :


Activity 1. Which household chores do you like doing and which do

you dislike? Write your answers to the questions in the table below and
add a reason. Then tell your partner.

Share with your partner following this model.
- I like cooking because I like eating.
- I don’t like cleaning the bathroom because it’s dirty.


Structures
 Expressing likes

 Expressing dislikes

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I like…
I love...
I enjoy…
I adore…
I ‘m crazy
about…

V-ing

I don’t like…
I dislike...
I hate…
I am tired of...
I can’t stand…
I detest...

V-ing


Activity 2 : Below is part of Anna’s interview with Mai. Match Mai’s
answers with Anna’s questions.
Anna

Mai

1. What household chores do
you do every day?

a. Well, I think I like sweeping the house.

2. Which of the chores do you
like doing the most?

b. Washing the dishes, because I often
break things when I do the washing-up

3. What do you like about it?

c. I do the laundry, wash the dishes, and
sweep the house. I sometimes do the
cooking when my mum is busy.

4. Which of the chores do you
dislike doing the most?

d. It’s not too hard, and I like seeing the
house clean after I sweep it.


Practice reading the conversation in pairs.
Anna: What household chores do you do every day?
Mai: I do the laundry, wash the dishes, and sweep the house.
I sometimes do the cooking when my mum is busy.
Anna: Which of the chores do you like doing the most?
Mai: Well, I think I like sweeping the house.
Anna: What do you like about it?
Mai: It’s not too hard, and I like seeing the house clean after
I sweep it.
Anna: Which of the chores do you dislike doing the most?

Mai: Washing the dishes, because I often break things when
I do the washing-up.


ACTIVITY 3: Make a similar conversation and practise
with a partner.
A: What household chores do you do every day?
B: I …………………………………………………………………………
A: Which of the chores do you like doing the most?
B: Well, I think I like ………………………………………
A: What do you like about it?
B: Because …………………………………………………………..
A: Which of the chores do you dislike doing the most?
B: I hate ………………………………because………………


Tell the class the chores you like and dislike and give
the reasons why you like/dislike them.
Sample:
Everyday I do some chores in my family such
as………………..I love …………..…the most because …………. I
also
enjoy
…………...
since……………
However,
I
dislike………….because…………...... Next, I hate…………..
as…………………. In short, I love doing housework because I feel
happy when I can help my parents.