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(1)Unit 1: Home Life D WRITING Writing about family rules (2) Task 1: Work in groups What rules you have in your family? Discuss these topics and add others Use the following verbs and expressions: Some useful structures let s.o + V-bare: để, cho -My parents only let me talk on the phone about my study allow/permit s.o + to-inf: cho phép -They don’t allow me to come home later than 9.30 p.m have to + V-bare: phải -They have to the household chores be allowed/ permitted to + V-bare: phép -I am allowed to watch TV after I’ve finished my homework (3) Some useful Expressions: - doing household chores: - coming home late: - preparing meals: - watching TV: - talking on the phone: - using the family motorbike: - going out with friends: - cleaning the floor: - washing the dishes: - going to sleep: - getting up: -… làm việc nhà nhà trễ chuẩn bị bữa ăn xem TV tán gẫu qua điện thoại chạy xe máy chơi với bạn bè lau nhà rửa chén ngủ thức dậy (4) Some suggested sentences - let, allow, be allowed to, have to, permit, ect My parents don’t let me come home late after p.m My father permits me to use the family motorbike I have to the household chores I am not allowed to talk on the phone with friends for more than three minutes In my family, everybody has to share household chores My parents don’t allow me to go out with friends at night I have to prepare meals when my mother is out I have to scrub the toilet three times a week I am not permitted to listen to loud music after p.m (5) Task 2: Use the ideas you have discussed above to write a letter to a pen pal about your family rules Useful Outline: I Address II Heading: greetings (Dear… ,) III Body: - general information about your family rules - details of the rules, give examples IV Closing: your feelings about these rules V Signature: (6) SUGGESTED LETTER , Dear Lan, Every family has its own rules Mine has a few And each member in my family is happy to follow them First of all, everyone in my family has to share the household chores; for examples: my mother goes shopping and prepares the meals, my dad has to water the plants, and I have to wash the dishes Secondly, everyone has to go to sleep before 11 p.m and get up before a.m on weekdays; on Sunday, I can sleep until a.m Thirdly, my mother asks everyone to eat dinner at home together, except Sunday, we can go out for dinner with friends or relatives (7) At first, I don’t feel comfortable with these rules because I like to be free with my schedule But after my parents’ explanation, I recognize that these rules will help us close-knit and supportive of one another What about your family’s rules? Tell me some next time you write to me Your sincerely, Lam (8) Homework: - Review the verbs and expressions about family rule - Complete your writing about your family rules - Prepare part E: Language Focus + The pronunciation of the end “s” + Review: past simple, past progressive and present perfect tenses (9)