lesson 3:speaking unit 1

 Talking about household chores in English - short dialogues - Bing video

Part 1: Talking in the past 

Did you do some housework when you were young? 

It should be in the past tense.

Yes, I often cooked and swept the floor 

Yes, I ____

• used to do….

• I would do… (habit)
• I did….

Yes, when I was a child I used to cook and sweep the floor

Yes, when I was a child I would cook and sweep the floor

Yes, my parents enforced this. They had a rotation chore assignment chart for the 4 of us children every week. We would earn RM 5 a week for completing them. If we acted up (misbehave), extra chores would be put on (assigned to) us. If we had a special accomplishment, like straight A’s, we would be off chores for a week  

Common mistake:

What is the mistake in this answer?

 Yes, I often cook and sweep the floor  

Part 2

Tell me about a household chore that you enjoy or hate doing. 

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You should say:

What the chore is
When and why you do it
How often do you have to do it

 

Why do you enjoy or hate doing it. 

Part 3 ( students should form 5 groups, each group choose a topic and create presentation in a bubble map)