Unit 01. Family Life. Lesson 3. Reading

Answer these questions:
1. How many people are there in your family?
2. Do you help your mother do housework?
3. Does your father help your mother do housework?
Unit 1:
FAMILY LIFR
Lesson 3: Reading: SHARING HOUSEWORK
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What are they doing?
2. Do you think they are happy? Why/ Why not?
Vocabulary
Sociable (adj) /`səʊ∫əbl/
thân thiện
enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ (adj)
to lớn, khổng lồ
critical /`kritikl/ (adj)
phê phán
divorce /di`vɔ:s/ (n,v)
ly hôn
sociable = friendly (adj) thân thiện
/`səʊ∫əbl/ = /frendli/
Eg: She’s sociable
enormous = very very large (adj) to lớn, khổng lồ
/ɪˈnɔːməs/
Eg: This black dog is enormous
critical /`kritikl/ (adj) = saying sth is bad: phê phán
tend (v) = likely to behave in particular: có khuynh hướng, thường hay
/tend/
Eg: Women tend to live longer than man
vulnerable(adj) =able to be easily physically or mentally hurt: dễ bị tổn thương
/`vʌlnərəbl/ 
divorce /di`vɔ:s/ (n, v) ly hôn
Eg:Ellie wants a divorce.
Activity 2: Work in pair. Read the text below and decide which of the following is the best title for it
a. Doing Housework is Good for Children
b. Husbands Who Share Housework Make Their Wives Happy
c. Sharing Housework Makes the Family Happier
Activity 3: Read the text and circle the best answer
1. What does “it” in line 11 mean ...?
A. women feeling happy
B. women seeing their husbands doing housework
C. the husbands doing housework
2. What does “it” in line 14 mean ...? 
A. a good example for children
B. everyone working together in the house
C. a positive family atmosphere
Activity 4: Read the text and answer these questions in pair
1.How do children benefit from sharing housework? 
2.Why do men tend to have better relationships with their wives when they share housework? 
3.What may happen to women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores? 
4.How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores? 
1.How do children benefit from sharing housework? 

→ They do better at school, become more sociable, and have better relationships with their teachers and friends.
2. Why do men tend to have better relationships with their wives when they share housework? 
→ Because it shows that they care about their wives and this makes their wives happy.
3. What may happen to women whose husbands do not contribute to the household chores? 
→ They may fall ill easily or may think about divorce.
4. How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores? 

→ There is a positive atmosphere for the family.
Activity 5: Discuss with friends to answer these questions
Do you have any problems with sharing housework?
What benefits do you get when sharing housework?
Today, we learn
Benefits of sharing housework
Vocabulary
Learn by heart vocabulary
Prepare next lesson Listening:
List 3 housework which you like and dislike
Thanks for listening!
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