TA10-U1- Family Life - reading

UNIT 01: FAMILY LIFE Period 4: Reading Sharing housework Look at the picture and answer the questions What are the people in the picture doing? Do you think they are happy? Why / Why not? Vocabulary - (to) help sb out - psychologist (n) - benefit (n) - overall (a) - (to) contribute + to - divorce (n, v) giúp vượt khó khăn nhà tâm lí học lợi ích tồn diện đóng góp li dị Read the text 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 Read the text again and tick the appropriate meaning for each word from the text sociable vulnerable b unfriendly a friendly a able to be well-protected b able to be easily physically, emotionally, or mentally hurt critical a saying that something is good b saying that something is bad enormous tend a not very large b very very large a likely to behave in a particular way b unlikely to behave in a particular way What does “it” mean? a Line 11 A women feeling happy B women seeing their husbands doing housework C the husbands doing housework What does “it” mean? b Line 14 A a good example for children B everyone working together in the house C a positive family atmosphere Answer the questions Question Why 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 Question How children benefit from sharing housework? They better at school, become more sociable and have better relationships with their teachers and friends Question How does the family benefit when everyone works together on household chores? It creates a positive atmosphere for the family Question What may happen to women whose husbands not contribute to the household chores? They are more vulnerable to illness and tend to think more about divorce Discussion Do you have any problems with sharing housework? What benefits you get when sharing housework? - Learn by heart the words / phrases related to household chores and duties - Prepare for the next lesson