UNIT1: FAMILY LIFE

LESON 2 : LANGUAGE
 CONTENT

I.Vocabulary
II.Pronunciation
III.Grammar
I. VOCABULARY
1. Match the words and phrases with their meanings below.
Vocabulary- Matching

1. Chore a. The member of the family who earns the money that the
family needs
2. Homemaker
b. Divide
3. Breadwinner c. The act of washing the dishes after a meal

4. Groceries d. An action that requires physical strength

e. A person who manages the home and often raises children
5. Split
instead of earning money from a job
6. Laundry f. A routine task, especially a household one

7. Heavy lifting g. Clothes washing

h. Food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket
8. Washing up
 chore

F. A routine task, especially a

household one
homemaker

E. A person who manage the home and often raise

children instead of earning money from job.
Breadwinner

A. The member of a family who earns the

money that the family needs
Groceries

H. Food and other goods sold at a

shop or a supermarket.
Split

B. divide
 G. Clothes washing
laundry
 D. An action that requires physical
Heavy lifting strength.
 C. The act of washing the
Washing up dishes after a meal.
 2.Work in groups:
List all the household chores that are mentioned in the conversation.
Then add more chores to the list.

Chores from the conversation Other chores ( examples):

- prepare dinner - mop/sweep/ tidy up the house
- cook ( do the cooking) - bathe the baby
- shop - feed the baby
- clean the house - water the houseplants
- take out the rubbish - feed the cat/ dog
- do the laundry - iron/ fold/ put away the clothes
- do the washing up - lay the table for meals
- do the heavy lifting - make the bed
- be responsible for the - vaccum the carpet
household finances - set the table
……
II. PRONUNCIATION
1.Listen and repeat

/tr/ /kr/ /br/

Trash Create Breadwinner
Tree Critical Breakfast
Train Cream Brown
Treat Crane Brother
True Crack Brush
 2. Listen to the sentences and circle the word
you hear.
1. a. trashed b. crashed c. brushed

2. a. train b. crane c. brain

3. a. tread b. create c. bread

4. a. true b. crew c. brew

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.
 WATCH OUT

Tense Form Adverbs Example

Present V( s/es) Always, usually, I always learn English
simple everyday, often, every Wednesday.
sometimes, never…
Present Is/am /are + Now, at the moment, I am learning English
continous V-ing at present, today… 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.
Task 2: Use the verbs in brackets in their form to complete the sentences

1. Mrs. lan usually (do)..................... the cooking for the family, but she (not cook)......
now. She (work)....on an urgent report at the moment
2. I’m afraid you can’t talk to him now. He (take out) ….the rubbish
3. He (clean) ……..the house everyday. He (clean) ………….. it now
4. My sister can’t do any housework today. She (prepare).................for her exams
5. They divide the duties in the family. She (look after)................the children, and her
husband (work)............... to earn money.
6. It’s 7.30 p.m now and my father(watch)............the Evening News on TV. He
(watch)...........................it every evening.
ANSWERS

1. does, is not cooking, is working

2. is taking out
3. cleans, is cleaning
4. is preparing
5. looks after, works
6. is watching, watches
 Consolidation

What have you learnt today?

HOMEWORK

 Do exercises 1,2,4 on page 5,6,7 in workbook

 Use vocabulary related to household chores fluently.
 Prepare the talk about your duties for household chores.