Household chores- B1

Families & Household Chores

PRE-WATCHING: Discuss in pairs

• Who does the chores in your house?

• Do you share the chores with your parents and siblings?

• Do you like to do the chores?

• What's your favourite one? (if any)

LET'S REVISE SOME HOUSEHOLD CHORES!

What are people doing? Who's doing what?

Doing the laundry

Cooking a meal

Folding clothes

Doing the dishes

Moping rhe floor

Ironing

CAN YOU REMEMBER MORE CHORES?

In groups of four write down as many household chores as you can remember. Ready? YOU HAVE ONLY TWO MINUTES.

WHILE WATCHING: Watch the following commercials about a popular detergent called TIDE

• There are different kinds of families, and more and more, mainstream media reflects it. Think about the kind of families you know.

CLICK ON THE LINKS:

• Commercial 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol09fB-zHEE

• Commercial 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSSNQv_nPTE

Watch again and answer:

• What's the couple doing?

• Can you understand the joke?

• Who bought the bad detergent? Why?

• How many times you have to do the laundry with TIDE and how many with the bad one?

Watch again and answer:

• What's the couple doing?

• What's grandpa looking for?

• Who lives with the couple?

• Why do they choose TIDE?

AFTER WATCHING: Reflect with the class

• How are different families portrayed?

• Are there any stereotypes?

• Is there similar commercials in Argentina?

• What's the role of media in society?

• Do you feel represented by these commercials? Why? Why not?

THANKS FOR WATCHING!

Paula Ezpeleta