Talk about your household chores.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What is the role of doing household chores?
• Which household chores do you do? How often?
• Which of the chores do you like doing most?
• Which of the chores do you dislike doing most?
Useful languages:
Useful vocabulary |
Useful structures |
* do washing-up, cleaning the house, taking out the rubbish, cooking, feeding the cat, watering plants, shopping, sweeping the house,... * improving skills, being more responsible, building self discipline, being more active, |
• In my opinion,... • I think... • I do ... once a day/ twice aday/... • I also ... in the morning/ in the afternoon. • I like ... because ... • I dislike ... because ... |
Complete the notes:
Structures of the talk |
Your notes |
What is the role of doing household chores? |
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Which household chores do you do? How often? |
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Which of the chores do you like doing most? |
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Which of the chores do you dislike doing most? |
__________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ |
Now you try!
Give your answer using the following cues. You should speak for 1-2 minutes.
1. In my opinion, doing housework is ... because ...
2. I do ... in the morning.
3. I also ... twice a day.
4. I like ... and ... because ...
5. I don’t like ... and ... because ...
Now you tick!
Did you ...
q answer all the questions in the task?
q give some details to each main point?
q speak slowly and fluently with only some hesitation?
q use vocabulary wide enough to talk about the topic?
q use various sentence structures (simple, compound, complex) accurately?
q pronounce correctly (vowels, consonants, stress, intonation)?
Let’s compare!
Dịch nghĩa câu hỏi:
Nói về những công việc nhà của bạn.
Em có thể sử dụng những câu hỏi sau như gợi ý:
* Lợi ích khi làm công việc nhà?
* Bạn làm những công việc nhà nào? số lần làm những việc này?
* Bạn thích làm những công việc nhà nào nhất?
* Bạn ghét/ không thích làm những công việc nào nhất?
Gợi ý trả lời:
MAIN IDEAS (Ý chính)
Benefits (Lợi ích)
* improve skills (v. phr.) (cải thiện kỹ năng)
* build self discipline (v. phr.) (xây dựng tính kỷ luật)
* more responsible (adj. phr.) (có trách nhiệm hơn)
* more active (adj. phr.) (chủ động hơn)
Household chores (Việc nhà)
* do washing-up (v. phr.) (rửa bát)
* take out the rubbish (v. phr.) (đổ rác)
* clean the house (v. phr.) (dọn nhà)
* cook (v.) (nấu ăn)
Likes (Thích)
* clean the house (v. phr.) (dọn nhà)
* feed the cat (v. phr.) fcho mèo ăn)
* water plants (v. phr.) (tưới cây)
* go shopping (v. phr.) (mua sắm)
Dislikes (Không thích)
* cook (v.) (nấu ăn)
* do the washing-up (v. phr.) (rửa bát)
* take out the rubbish (v. phr.) (đổ rác)
* sweep the house (v. phr.) (quét nhà)
Bài mẫu:
I think that doing household is useful because it not only creates a close relationship among family members but also helps kids to improve their skills.
I do the washing up, clean the house, take out the rubbish and cook. I wash the dishes twice a day. The house is cleaned and the rubbish is taken out every day. I also help my mum cook dinner for my family after school in the afternoon. I like cleaning the house the most because this task is not too hard and I feel happy when my house is cleaner. I dislike taking out the rubbish because the smell of waste is really awful. Whenever I do this, I have to wear a mask in order to avoid this disgusting smell. I don’t like cooking either because I often cut myself or get a burn. |
Tôi nghĩ rằng làm việc nhà rất hữu ích vì nó không chỉ tạo ra mối quan hệ gắn bó giữa các thành viên trong gia đình mà còn giúp trẻ em cải thiện kỹ năng. Tôi thường rửa bát, dọn dẹp nhà cửa, đổ rác và nấu ăn. Tôi rửa bát hai lần một ngày. Nhà được dọn dẹp và rác được đổ đi mỗi ngày. Tôi cũng giúp mẹ nấu bữa tối cho gia đình sau giờ học vào buổi chiều.
Tôi thích dọn dẹp nhà cửa nhất vì việc này không quá khó và tôi cảm thấy hạnh phúc khi nhà tôi sạch hơn. Tôi không thích đổ rác vì mùi rác thải thực sự khủng khiếp. Bất cứ khi nào tôi làm việc này, tôi phải đeo khẩu trang để bớt ngửi thấy thứ mùi kinh khủng này. Tôi cũng không thích nấu ăn vì tôi hay bị đứt tay hoặc bị bỏng. |
Read the passage and fill in each blank with the appropriate word in the passage.
In the past, doing household chores was considered to be women’s duty, and it is obvious truth that they had to do all the housework without any help from other members, especially their husbands. However, nowadays, that conception is outmoded as there are more and more people realizing the marvelous benefits of sharing household chores.
In the first place, sharing household chores will reduce both physical and spiritual stress on the mother. We are living in the time that women’s roles have been dignified. Along with studying and going to work, females also have to take a lot of missions given by their bosses as well as take care of their children. If they are not given a hand, they can feel really depressed. As a result, mother’s health is negatively affected as well as the chores are not well done.
Secondly, children can benefit from doing housework. They will become more responsible to their parents and learn many practical skills such as cooking, fixing things and time-management.
Last but not least, splitting the housework equally helps the family become more close-knit as everyone can feel mutual caring from others. When household chores are divided, they will be done faster and the family members will have more free time for entertainment.
In a nutshell, nowadays, each member of the family should take part in doing housework to make most use of all advantages this action brings about.
1. The belief that doing household chores is women’s duty is__________today.
Comptete the following sentences using the given words in the box.
extended |
homemaker |
nurtured |
laying |
finances |
responsibility |
sharing |
nuclear family |
iron |
heavy lifting |
E.g. My aunt__nurtured__an orphan boy two years ago.
1. Minh has a__________to do the washing-up after meals.
2. It took her five minutes to__________this dress yesterday.
3. My mother is the person who manages household__________.
4. Family life today is likely to be influenced by the__________family.
5. __________household chores is good for the relationships Within the family.
6. Mark often does the__________when his dad is away.
7. Linda is responsible for__________the table before each meal.
8. Nancy became a__________after her husband left her.
9. I live in a(n) __________family and my parents are enough modern.
Read the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Why do parents have to get involved in their child’s education? Basically, parents’involvement in their child’s learning process offers many opportunities for success. According to Centre for Child Well-Being (2010), parental involvement in their children’s learning not only improves a child’s morale, attitude, and academic achievement across all subject areas, but it also promotes better behavior and social adjustment. It further says that family involvement in education helps children to grow up to be productive, responsible members of the society.
Regrettably, there are also some, if not many, parents who are quite passive in their child’s education. Some of them are not directly involved. Neither are they visible in the school premises and get involved in the desired goals of the school where their children are getting what they need most for life.
Several schools, both private and public sectors, have programs designed at intensifying parental participation such as boys and girls scouting, school-community socio-economic projects, disaster volunteer task force, and school-community work brigade. However, increasing parental involvement remains a tough challenge among school administrators and their teachers despite clear programs, concerted efforts, and strong motivations.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
Mum and Dad are not__________of each other when they do the housework together.
A__________is the person who works at home and takes care of the house and family.
One of the practical skills which children can get benefit from doing household chores is__________.
Equally shared__________helps both husband and wife have equal chances for recreation.
Write a short paragraph (120-150 words) about the household chores you often do In your free time.
You can use the following questions as cues:
• What are they?
• How often do you do them?
• Who do you do them with?
• How is doing household chores beneficial to you?
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