Chores
elementary level
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of chores vocabulary in the context of family interactions.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide review of love, hate, like+ gerund in the context of chores
Procedure (45-55 minutes)
The T asks where they are living/staying, what their houses are like, who does the chores.
Show Ss a picture of two-three people. Tell them they are not living together anymore because they can't share household chores. eg. She doesn't like doing the vacuuming so she is not helping to her friend. -Ask Ss what they think about household chores. eg. Do you like? think household chores important? Do you like cleaning the house? etc. -Take some general FB. Write the word under the pictures. BBC 1 TED: Hello Matthew. How are you feeling today? ALI: I’m very tired, because I didn’t get much sleep last night. TED: I’m tired too. I had to do chores before I could go to bed. ALI: Oh, I see. Do you share chores around the house in your family? TED: Yes, we do. I usually wash the dishes. ALI: That’s my brother’s job. I take out the garbage and feed the dog. TED: Oh, what about your parents? ALI: My parents? They do everything else. TED: Wow, I think that’s great. Match the verbs on the left with the collocates on the right.
ask each other 3 questions from the paper, like ‘Who does the ironing in your house? Give HOs and group the Ss. -Ask them to match the the collocations about household chores with the pictures. -Ask them to check each other's work. -Show each word and picture through PPT and practice their pronunciations together with the meanings. -Give Ss two sets of cards. They will have a happy face and a sad face. -Ask them to raise their cards accordingly while I'm showing chores. eg. If they like doing the wash-up they will raise happy face. -Ask students about others. eg. Look at her card. Does she like doing the wash-up? 1. Why am I tired? a) not much sleep b) doing chores c) studying 2. What chore does ______ sensei usually do? a) washes the dishes b) vacuums c) feeds the pet 3. Who usually washes the dishes at my house? a) sister b) brother c) parents 4. How does _______sensei feel about my situation? a) critical b) sad c) happy Project a picture of a house which is divided into four rooms. Put the students into groups of 3 and instruct them to think of three jobs to do in each room. At the end of this activity sts are instructed to tell the class their opinions. Sts hang their posters( three jobs to do in each room) on the wall. difficulty with pronouncing the -s endings of the verbs and also with the juncture between the words (eg. makes_a mess). Now the material becomes a fun pronunciation drill.
Prepare materials for Role Play activity. -Tell Ss they will have a chart in which there are a chore list and columns for like/dislike to put a tick. They will ask as many people as they can in a given time about which chores they like or dislike because they need to find someone to live with. -Ask them to check their notes and decide with whom they can share responsibilities and live in peace. -Give each student their charts. -Model and give an example to make the purpose of the task clear. -Monitor and take notes while Ss are talking to each other. -Take general FB.
Write Ss' sentences to the board after monitoring in the Speaking Stage. -Ask Ss to have a look at the sentences/words on the board. -Ask them to check if they are correct or not and why in pairs. Self correction -If they can't find the mistake, correct them. -Give general FB.