UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE

Lesson 1: Getting started – Household chores

1. Warm up
 GAME: WHO’S FASTER?
Watch a video.

 Remember all the household chores Mr. Bean did in the video and take notes.

 Go to the board and writes the names of the chores in 2 min.

clean the floor

Clean the toilet

Do the laundry /
wash the clothes
Clean things
Bake cake
Clean the closet
Vacuume the floor
2. PRESENTATION
Vocabulary
Household chores sport field
homemaker breadwinner
Shop for groceries Do the heavy lifting
do the laundry put out the rubbish
1. Vocabulary

‾ Household chores (phra) : công việc nhà

‾ Sport field (phra): sân thể thao
‾ Homemaker (n) : nội trợ
‾ Breadwinner (n) trụ cột gia đình
‾ Shop for groceries: mua đồ
‾ Do the heavy lifting (phra) làm việc nặng
‾ Do the laundry (phra): giặt quần áo
‾ Put out the rubbish (phra): vứt rác
3. PRACTICE
 1. LISTEN AND READ Nam: Really? So how do you divide the
Nam: Hello, Minh. household chores in your family?
Minh: Hi, Nam. How are you? I’m going to Minh: Mum is the homemaker, so she does
play football at our school sports field with a the chores. My dad is the breadwinner; he
few friends this evening. Are you free to join earns money. And we, the kids, study.
us?
Nam: Well, in my family, we divide the
Nam: I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t. I’m
preparing dinner. housework equally – Mum usually cooks and
Minh: Really? Doesn’t your mum cook? shops for groceries; Dad cleans the house and
Nam: Oh, yes. My mum usually does the does the heavy lifting.
cooking, but she’s working late today. Minh: What about you and your sister?
Minh: How about your sister, Lan? Does she
Nam: My sister does the laundry. I do the
help with the housework?
Nam: Yes. She often helps with the cooking. washing-up and put out the rubbish. We also
But she can’t help today. She’s studying for help with the cooking when our mum is busy.
her exams. Minh: That sounds fair! Anyway, I have to go
Minh: I see. I never do the cooking. It’s my now. See you later.
mother’s job.
Look at the picture (p.8 - 9)

1. Who are they?

2. Where are they?
3. What are they doing?
 


do

shop for
do
do
 am preparing
1. I’d love to, but I'm afraid I can’t. I (prepare) _______________dinner.
2. My mum usually (do) ______________
does the cooking, but she
(work)__________
is working late today.
4. PRODUCTION
MAKE A POSTER
DRAW A MINDMAP TO DISCUSS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY.

Suggestions:
1. Grandparents
2. Father
3. Mother
4. Children
5. Wrap up
 HOMEWORK

1. Exercises in the workbook

2. Do the poster at home.

- Remind Ss that besides brainstorming activities, they:

+ can search for ideas on the Internet, in the newspaper, etc. for reference.

+ should use photos/pictures to illustrate their ideas.

UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE
Lesson 2: Language
1. Warm up
What’s missing?
2. PRACTICE
Pronunciation
Watch a video
PRONUNCIATION /br/, /kr/, and /tr/
Vocabulary
 homemaker
1. My mother is a __________________ . She doesn’t go to work, but stays
at home to look after the family.
groceries
2. When I lived in this city, I used to shop for ______________at this
supermarket.
heavy lifting
3. My eldest son is strong enough to do the _________________ for the
family.
housework
4. Hanna hates doing_________________ except cooking.
breadwinner
5. Mr Lewis is the ___________________ of the family, but he still helps his
wife with the housework whenever he has time.
Grammar
Nam: I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t. I’m preparing dinner.
Minh: Really? Doesn’t your mum cook?
Nam: Oh, yes. My mum usually does the cooking, but she’s working late
today.
Minh: How about your sister, Lan? Does she help with the housework?
Nam: Yes. She often helps with the cooking. But she can’t help today. She’s
studying for her exams.
Minh: I see. I never do the cooking. It’s my mother’s job.

Why is he using that tense?

 Present simple Present continuous
1. Form (+) S + V(s/es). (+) S + am/is/are + Ving.
(-) S + do not/ does not (don't / doesn't) + V. (-) S + am/is/ are + not (‘m not/ isn’t/ aren’t) + Ving.
(?) Do/Does + S + V? (?) Am/ Is/ Are + S + Ving?
2. Uses We use present simple to talk about habits or We use present continuous to talk about things
things we do regularly. which are happening at the moment of speaking.
Example: My mother cooks every day. Example: My mother isn’t cooking now. She’s
working in her office.
3. Time Once/ Twice/ three .... a week, every day, in the now, at the moment, at present, presently, …
expressions morning/ afternoon/ evening. V!
adverbs of frequency (trạng từ chỉ tần xuất):
always, usually, sometimes, seldom, never.

Notes: don’t usually use the present

continuous tense with stative verbs
(like, love, need, want, know, agree,
etc.)
 does

is not doing
is watching

are doing
is tidying up
is trying
3. EXTRA ACTIVITY
 Game: GUESSING
‾
WORDS
Rules: Household chores (phra) : công việc nhà
1. Ss are given a list of words ‾ Sport field (phra): sân thể thao
related to the topic: Family ‾ Homemaker (n) : nội trợ
life. ‾ Breadwinner (n) trụ cột gia đình
2. Ss ask each other using ‾ Shop for groceries: mua đồ
Present Simple and Present ‾ Do the heavy lifting (phra) làm việc nặng
Continuous Yes/No
‾ Do the laundry (phra): giặt quần áo
questions. They can guess 3
times which of the words
‾ Put out the rubbish (phra): vứt rác
their partner chose. ‾ Wash up: rửa bát
3. If they can guess, they get ‾ Clean the closet
20 points. If they can’t, bye ‾ Clean the floor
bye 10 points. ‾ Cook for dinner
4. Wrap up
 HOMEWORK

- Exercises in the workbook

- Prepare for lesson 3 Unit 1.

UNIT 1: FAMILY LIFE
Lesson 1: Getting started – Household chores
1. Warm up
 GAME: WHO’S FASTER?
Watch a video.

 Remember all the household chores Mr. Bean did in the video and take notes.

 Go to the board and writes the names of the chores in 2 min.

clean the floor

Clean the toilet

Do the laundry /
wash the clothes
Clean things
Bake cake
Clean the closet
Vacuume the floor
2. PRESENTATION
Vocabulary
Household chores sport field
homemaker breadwinner
Shop for groceries Do the heavy lifting
do the laundry put out the rubbish
1. Vocabulary

‾ Household chores (phra) : công việc nhà

‾ Sport field (phra): sân thể thao
‾ Homemaker (n) : nội trợ
‾ Breadwinner (n) trụ cột gia đình
‾ Shop for groceries: mua đồ
‾ Do the heavy lifting (phra) làm việc nặng
‾ Do the laundry (phra): giặt quần áo
‾ Put out the rubbish (phra): vứt rác
3. PRACTICE
 1. LISTEN AND READ Nam: Really? So how do you divide the
Nam: Hello, Minh. household chores in your family?
Minh: Hi, Nam. How are you? I’m going to Minh: Mum is the homemaker, so she does
play football at our school sports field with a the chores. My dad is the breadwinner; he
few friends this evening. Are you free to join earns money. And we, the kids, study.
us?
Nam: Well, in my family, we divide the
Nam: I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t. I’m
preparing dinner. housework equally – Mum usually cooks and
Minh: Really? Doesn’t your mum cook? shops for groceries; Dad cleans the house and
Nam: Oh, yes. My mum usually does the does the heavy lifting.
cooking, but she’s working late today. Minh: What about you and your sister?
Minh: How about your sister, Lan? Does she
Nam: My sister does the laundry. I do the
help with the housework?
Nam: Yes. She often helps with the cooking. washing-up and put out the rubbish. We also
But she can’t help today. She’s studying for help with the cooking when our mum is busy.
her exams. Minh: That sounds fair! Anyway, I have to go
Minh: I see. I never do the cooking. It’s my now. See you later.
mother’s job.
Look at the picture (p.8 - 9)

1. Who are they?

2. Where are they?
3. What are they doing?
 


do

shop for
do
do
 am preparing
1. I’d love to, but I'm afraid I can’t. I (prepare) _______________dinner.
2. My mum usually (do) ______________
does the cooking, but she
(work)__________
is working late today.
4. PRODUCTION
MAKE A POSTER
DRAW A MINDMAP TO DISCUSS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY.

Suggestions:
1. Grandparents
2. Father
3. Mother
4. Children
5. Wrap up
 HOMEWORK

1. Exercises in the workbook

2. Do the poster at home.

- Remind Ss that besides brainstorming activities, they:

+ can search for ideas on the Internet, in the newspaper, etc. for reference.

+ should use photos/pictures to illustrate their ideas.