Institute of Higher Education

ENGLISH WORKSHOP - PEDAGOGICAL GROUP - Friday

(Session 15)

Teacher : Humberto Reyes García

2024
 Housework Headaches
Adela
Tom (Mom)
Jacob
Smith Family (Dad) (son)

Mom: Mrs. Smith (Adela Smith)

Dad: Mr. Smith (Tom Smith)
Sophia
Sam (daughter)
Sons: Jacob Smith and Sam Smith (son)
Daughter: Sophia Smith

In this photograph you can see Smith family members, they are: parents, Tom and Adela; sons, Jacob and
Sam, and daughter Sophia.
 It’s Saturday and Sophia Smith is
angry.
“Now, Sophia”, You know that isn’t true.
Where’s Jacob? (2)
“Mom, Sam said he had to go to the
library this morning. It’s not fair! I have to But “Sam and Jacob take turn with the
do all the work around the house” (1) chores too” “How often do you do the
dishes and take out the garbage? (4)

Sophia Adela

“Jacob said he had to work at the gas

station today. You see? It’s not fair!
(3)

And what about Sam and Jacob ?

(6)
I do the breakfast dishes twice a week and
take out the garbage every Saturday (5)
Sophia
Adela
 Then I have and idea. "Make a
chart of all the things everybody
does. Write down our chores for
each day of the week”. (8)

I am no sure.
(7)
Then we can see who does
Sophia
more work. (9)

Adela

That’s a good idea, I’m going to do it right

now. (10)

Sophia
 Sophia’s Chart

N°
Day
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Chore
1. Do the breakfast dishes Sam Sophia Sam Sophia Jacob Jacob Sam

2 Do the wash Mom Sophia +Jacob

3. Cook dinner Mom Sam Mom Sam Mom + Dad Dad + Mom
Sophia

4. Do the dinner dishes Sophia Mom Dad Mom Dad Sam Sophia

5. Take out the garbage Jacob Jacob Jacob Jacob Jacob Sophia Sam

6. Wash the car Jacob

7. Go grocery shopping Dad+ Mom+

Jacob Sophia
8. Cut the grass around the Sam
apartment building
 Present tense questions and answers
Sophia’s Chart
Ask and answer questions using Sophia´s chart.
Examples:

S1: What does Jacob do every Tuesday?

S2: He takes out the garbage, and goes grocery shopping
with Tom.
S1: What do Adela and Sophia do every Friday?
S2: They cook dinner, and go grocery shopping.

S1: What does Sam do every Sunday?

S2: He does the breakfast dishes, and takes out the
garbage.
 Presentation

Questions with how often answers with once/twice

/…..times a week

S1. How often does Jacob wash the car?

S2. He washes the car once a week.
S1. How often does Mrs. Smith do the
dinner dishes?
S2. She does the dinner dishes twice a week

S1. How often does Mrs. Smith cook dinner?

S2. She cooks dinner four times a week

S1. How often does Sam cut the grass

around the department building?
S2. He cuts once a week.
 English Workshop Pedagogical Group – Friday
Homework 14- Friday
Housework Headaches
Student name: ______________________________
Did my homework: ________________________
Specialty: ______________________________
Shipping date: ________________________

Instruction 1. Answer these questions appropriately, according ‘Sophia’s Chart.’

1. What does Tom do every Friday?

………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………….
2. What do Adela and Sophia do every Friday?
………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………..
3. How often does Jacob take out the garbage?
………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………….
4. How often does Tom do the dinner dishes? Instruction 3. Read and analyze each expression, then mark an “x”
……………………………………………………………………………… into the parenthesis with correct answer.
…………………………….
8. Sam cooks dinner three times a week.
Instruction 2. Write the questions according to the answers given. That right ( ) That’s wrong ( ) I don’t know. ( )
9. Smith family does the wash two times a week.
5. ……………………………………………………………….? That right ( ) That’s wrong ( ) I don’t know. ( )
Mom cooks dinner every Monday. /She cooks dinner every Monday. 10. Sophia does more work in Smith family.
6. …………………………………………………………………………..? That right ( ) That’s wrong ( ) I don’t know. ( )
Jacob takes out the garbage every Thursday. / He takes out the garbage
every Thursday.
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