Unit 1, grade 10: Family Life-Getting Started
1. Task 1 Unit 1 Grade 10 Getting Started
Listen and read (Listen and read)
Translation
male: Hello?
Mr. Long: Hello, Nam? Uncle Long here. Is your father there? I want to ask my dad to play tennis.
male: Well, I’m afraid Dad can’t go out with you right now. Dad is preparing dinner.
Mr. Long: Really? Where’s your mother? Mom doesn’t cook?
male: Yes. My mother usually cooks, but she works late today.
Mr. Long: What about your sister and me? Do you guys help with housework?
male: We can help. Everyone in the family shares the housework responsibilities. Today, my sister can’t help with the cooking.
Mr. Long: I understand. So how do you divide the housework in the family?
male: Well, both of my parents work, so we divide the work fairly – my mom cooks and goes to the market, my dad cleans the house and does the lifting, my sister does the laundry. both clothes and I wash dishes and take out the trash.
Mr. Long: Oh really? At home, it’s different. His wife takes care of most of the housework and he is responsible for the family’s finances. His wife is a housewife and he is the main worker. Anyway, you have to go now. Tell your dad I called. Hello.
male: Yes, I will text. Hello Mr. Long.
2. Task 2 Unit 1 grade 10 Getting Started
Work in pairs. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG) and tick the correct box (Work in pairs. Decide if these statements are true or false or not mentioned.)
Guide to answer
first. F
2. LANGUAGE
3. F
4. BILLION
5. BILLION
6. LANGUAGE
Translation
first. Nam’s father is going out to play tennis with Uncle Long. (Wrong because Nam’s father is preparing dinner on behalf of his mother who comes home late from work.)
2. Nam’s mother is a busy woman. (Not to mention)
3. Nam’s sister is cooking dinner. (Wrong because Nam’s father is cooking dinner, not his sister.)
4. Sometimes Nam’s father cooks. (Yes, because sometimes Mom is busy Nam’s father will cook.)
5. Everyone in the Nam family does a part of the job. (Yes, because Nam’s family divides the work fairly.)
6. Uncle Long never did housework. (Not to mention)
3. Task 3 Unit 1 grade 10 Getting Started
Listen and repeat the words or phrases (Listen and repeat words or phrases)
rubbish washing-up laundry
household finances
household chores heavy lifting
Guide to answer
rubbish: garbage
washing-up: washing
laundry: dry cleaning
household finances: household finances
groceries: groceries
household chores: housework
heavy lifting: heavy lifting
4. Task 4 Unit 1 Grade 10 Getting Started
Write the verbs or verb phrases that are used with the words or phrases in the conversation (Write verbs or phrasal verbs that are used with words or phrases in the dialogue.)
Guide to answer
Verbs/ Verb phrases |
Words / Phrases |
|
first |
split, divide, handle |
(household) chores |
2 |
take out |
rubbish |
3 |
do |
laundry |
4 |
shop for |
groceries |
5 |
do |
heavy lifting |
6 |
do |
washing-up |
7 |
be responsible for |
household finances |
Translation
Verb/ Verb Phrase |
Word/ Phrase |
|
first |
Divide, handle |
(housework) |
2 |
Take |
Trash |
3 |
Do |
Dry laundry |
4 |
Shopping |
Grocery |
5 |
Do |
Heavy lifting |
6 |
Do |
Wash |
7 |
Responsible |
About family finances |
5. Practice
5.1. Choose the best answers
first. My mother always told me to ___ ironing
A. make REMOVE. carry out OLD. do EASY. have
2. Before every meal, my mother has to _____the table
A. form REMOVE. lay OLD. create EASY. carry out
3. Why don’t you usually take the rubbish ____ ?
A. off REMOVE. out OLD. print EASY. on
4. As a child, I didn’t like to help my mother ____ the dishwasher
A. empty REMOVE. clean out OLD. erase EASY. delete
5. I can’t come out now. I am ___ the cleaning
A. did REMOVE. having done OLD. doing EASY. does
6. Conclusion
At the end of this lesson, students will gradually become familiar with the vocabulary that starts the lesson around the topic of Family life as follows
- household duties/ chores: housework duties
- divide/ split something: divide
- grocery: groceries
- breadwinner: breadwinner
- take out the rubbish
- heavy lifting: heavy lifting
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