E10 U1 GETTING STARTED

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​Unit 1: Family life

​GETTING STARTED

​How it works?

• ​Introduction

• ​Activity 4: Write the verbs/ verb phrases

• Vocabulary

• Activity 3: Listen and repeat the words/ phrases

• Activity 1: ​Listen and read

• ​Activity 2: True, False, Not given

​Unit 1: Family life

​GETTING STARTED

​Unit 1:

Family life

​GETTING STARTED

Are you ready?​

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Fill in the Blank

____ (household) chores/ duties.

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____  garbage.

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_____ laundry

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____ groceries

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____ heavy lifting

Fill in the Blank

____ washing-up

Fill in the Blank

____ household finances.

​Unit 1:

Family life

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Vocabulary

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​ask sb out V

​I'd like to ask him out for a game of tennis.

household duties/ chores N

In my family, everybody shares the household duties.

divide/ split household chores

- So, how do you divide household chores in your family?

​- We split the chores equally.

shop for groceries V

My mum cooks and shops for groceries.

do the heavy lifting V

My father cleans the house and does the heavy lifting.

do the laundry V

My sister does all the laundry.

do the washing up

I do the washing up everyday.

take out the rubbish

I do the washing up and take out the rubbish.

handle the chores

My wife handles most of the chores around the house.

household finances

I'm responsible for the household finances.

homemaker and breadwinner

She's the homemaker and I'm the breadwinner.

​Unit 1:

Family life

​GETTING STARTED

​Activity 2. Work in pairs. Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG) and tick the correct box.

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Multiple Choice

  Nam’s father is going out to play tennis with Mr Long.

• True

• False

• Not given

Multiple Choice

Nam’s mother is a busy woman.

• True

• False

• Not given

Multiple Choice

Nam’s sister is cooking dinner.

• True

• False

• Not given

Multiple Choice

Sometimes Nam’s father cooks.

• True

• False

• Not given

Multiple Choice

  Everybody in Nam’s family does some of the housework.

• True

• False

• Not given

Multiple Choice

Mr Long never does any household chores.

• True

• False

• Not given

Open Ended

Have you got any questions or comments?