E10 U1 Reading

Unit 1: Home life

Lesson 3: Reading SHARING HOUSEWORK

by Duyen Le

Open Ended

What is mum doing?

Open Ended

What is dad doing?

Open Ended

What is elder sister doing?

Open Ended

What is younger sister doing?

Open Ended

What are they doing?

Open Ended

Do you think they are happy?

Open Ended

Why (Why not) are they happy?

​Answers

​1. What are the people in the picture doing?

They are doing housework.

2. Do you think they are happy? Why / Why not?

Yes, they are. Because they do the housework together.

​Activity 3:

​Can you understand the words from the text? Tick the appropriate meaning for each word from the text.

Multiple Choice

sociable 

• friendly

• unfriendly

Multiple Choice

vulnerable

• able to be well protected

• able to be easy physically, emotionally and mentally hurt

Multiple Choice

critical

• saying that something is good

• saying that something is bad

Multiple Choice

enormous

• not very large

• very very large

Multiple Choice

tend

• likely to behave in a particular way

• unlikely to behave in a particular way

Vocabulary​

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culture​

​/ˈkʌl.tʃər/

consider /kənˈsɪd.ər/

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​finance

​/ˈfaɪ.næns/

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be responsible for

​/rɪˈspɒn.sə.bəl/

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the rest of

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individual >< group

​/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪdʒ.u.əl/

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​Psychologist

/saɪˈkɒl.ə.dʒɪst/

benefits

​/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/

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put all housework on me

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illness /ˈɪl.nəs/

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contribute /kənˈtrɪb.juːt/

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divorce

​/dɪˈvɔːs/

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​create

​/kriˈeɪt/

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positive

​/ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/

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atmosphere

​/ˈæt.mə.sfɪər/

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set a good example

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critical

​/ˈkrɪt.ɪ.kəl/

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Multiple Choice

Women often feel happy when they see their husbands doing housework because it says "He cares about me and he doesn't to put all the house work on me"

"it" means ____

• women feeling happy

• women seeing husbands doing housework

• their husbands doing housework

Multiple Choice

When everyone works together on household chores, it creates a positive atmosphere for the family and set a good example for the children.

"it" means ____

• a good example for the children

• the time when everyone works together in the house

• a positive family atmosphere