Unit

1 Unit 1FamilyFAMILY
Life LIFE

LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED

Household chores
 1 Family Life
OBJECTIVES
Unit

- To introduce the unit topic: Family life;

- To introduce some vocabulary related to household chores
- To introduce the present simple tense and the present continuous
tense.
 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP GAME: Let’s race!

PRESENTATION Vocabulary

• Task 1: Listen and read.

• Task 2: True or False
PRACTICE • Task 3: Fill in the table
• Task 4: Complete the sentences

PRODUCTION Make a poster!

• Wrap-up
CONSOLIDATION • Homework
 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP GAME: Let’s race!

WARM-UP

LET’S RACE!

 Work in 4 groups.
 Watch a video and try to remember all the household
chores Mr. Bean did in the video.
 One person from each group then goes to the board
and writes the names of the chores.
WARM-UP
 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP GAME: Let’s race!

PRESENTATION Vocabulary
PRESENTATION

Homemaker (n)
/ˈhəʊmmeɪkə(r)/

a person who manages a home

and takes care of the house and
family as their main job
PRESENTATION

Breadwinner (n)
/'bredwɪnə(r)/

a person who supports their

family with the money they earn
PRESENTATION

Household (n)
/ˈhaʊshəʊld/

all the people living together in a

house or flat
PRESENTATION

Chore (n)
/tʃɔː(r)/

a task that you do regularly

PRESENTATION

New words Pronunciation Meaning

a person who manages a home
Homemaker /ˈhəʊmmeɪkə(r)/ and takes care of the house and
family as their main job

a person who supports their

Breadwinner /'bredwɪnə(r)/ family with the money they earn

all the people living together in a

Household /ˈhaʊshəʊld/
house or flat

Chore (n) /tʃɔː(r)/ a task that you do regularly

 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP GAME: Let’s race!

PRESENTATION Vocabulary

• Task 1: Listen and read.

• Task 2: True or False
PRACTICE • Task 3: Fill in the table
• Task 4: Complete the sentences
PRESENTATION

- Who are they?

- Where are they?
- What are they doing?
PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and decide whether the

following statements are true (T) or false (F)

T F
1. Nam’s mother is cooking now.

2. Everybody in Nam’s family does some of the housework.

3. The children in Minh’s family don’t have to do any housework.

PRACTICE

3 Write the verbs / verb phrases that are used with the words
or phrases in the conversation.
Verbs / Verb phrases Words / Phrases
1 put out the rubbish
2 do the laundry
3 shop for groceries
4 do the heavy lifting
5 do the washing-up
PRESENTATION

VOCABULARY
rubbish (n) /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ rác thải

washing-up (n) /ˌwɒʃɪŋˈʌp/ việc rửa bát

laundry (n) /ˈlɔːndri/ đồ giặt là

household finances /ˈhaʊshəʊld ˈfaɪ næns/ tài chính, tiền nong của gia
đình

groceries (n) /ˈɡroʊsəriz/ thực phẩm và tạp hóa

household chores /ˈhaʊshəʊld tʃɔːrz/ việc nhà

heavy lifting /ˌhevi ˈlɪftɪŋ/ mang vác nặng

PRACTICE

4 Complete the sentences from the conversation with the

correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

‘m preparing
1. I ’d love to, but I'm afraid I can’t. I (prepare) _______________ dinner.
does
2. My mum usually (do) __________ the cooking, but she (work) ‘s working
__________
late today.
 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP GAME: Let’s race!

PRESENTATION Vocabulary

• Task 1: Listen and read.

• Task 2: True or False
PRACTICE • Task 3: Fill in the table
• Task 4: Complete the sentences

PRODUCTION Make a poster!

PRODUCTION
Make a poster!

• Work in groups of 4
• Think about activities which you
can do to raise other students'
awareness of their
responsibilities towards their
family
• Make a poster of those activities
 LESSON 1 GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED

WARM-UP GAME: Let’s race!

PRESENTATION Vocabulary

• Task 1: Listen and read.

• Task 2: True or False
PRACTICE • Task 3: Fill in the table
• Task 4: Complete the sentences.

PRODUCTION Make a poster!

• Wrap-up
CONSOLIDATION • Homework
CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?

- Some lexical items about household chores
- Reading for specific information
- Scanning
CONSOLIDATION
2 Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.

• Prepare for Lesson 2 - Unit 1.
• Prepare materials for the project in lesson 8
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