English 10
Period 6:
Unit 1: Family life
Lesson 1: Speaking
I. Objectives:
- By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
+ Talk about their home life.
+ Exchange opinion about household chores.
+ Talk about household chores they often do.
+ Express their opinions about the chores they like or dislike.
II. Preparations:
- Teacher: Handouts, textbook and pieces of papers.
- Students: Textbook
III. Procedures:
Time/Stages Activities Interactions
* Checking
1. Homework - T asks Ss to do the brainstorming
T <--> Ss
cooking washing
7 minutes up
Household
chores
sweeping Doing the
laundry
- Ask Ss to work in groups and make a list of household
chores on papers
- Ask Ss to stick their group’s answers on the board
- Elicit correction from the whole class
- Give final feedback on Ss’ work; the team with the most
right answer will win
- Check the meaning of some phrases if necessary
- Lead in the new lesson: They are talking about household
chores they like and dislike doing.
2. New lesson
10 minutes 1. Activity 1
- Ask Ss work individually to write at least three household Individual
chores they like or dislike and add a reason work
- Call on some of them to present the answers orally.
Likes
Name of chore Reasons
Feeding the cats and dogs Love animals
Do the groceries Like shopping
Taking out the garbage It is not too hard
Dislikes
Name of chore Reasons
Laundry Take much time and quite
hard
Washing the dishes Often break things
Looking after the baby Waste time, be tired
10 minutes
2. Activity 2 Pair work
Ask Ss to look at the task 2.
- Ask Ss to work in pairs to match the questions with the T <--> Ss
answers.
- Call on some pairs to give their answers
- Elicit correction from the whole class
- Give final feedback and suggested answer:
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. b
- Call on some pairs to practice reading the conversation
A: What household chores do you do everyday?
B: I do the laundry, wash the dishes, and sweep the house. I
sometimes do the cooking when my mom is busy
A: Which of the chores do you like doing most?
B: Well, I think I like sweeping the house
A: What do you like about it?
B: It’s not too hard, and I like seeing the house clean
A: Which of the chores do you dislike most?
B: Washing the dishes because I often break things.
- Give correction on Ss’ pronunciation if necessary
15 minutes 3. Activity 3 Pair work
- Ask Ss to use the information above to make the similar
conversation with a partner (about themselves)
T <--> Ss
- Call on some pairs to act out their conversation
- Elicit comments from the whole class
- Give final comments on Ss’ work
3. - Ask Ss to consolidate the main contents of the lesson
Consolidation T <--> Ss
2 minutes
4. Homework - Ask Ss to prepare for the next lesson
1 minute T <--> Ss