Let's watch a video and tell me what the video is about?

It's about
doing
household
chores.

Unit

1

Uni
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LESSON 3

FAMILY LIFE
LIFE
FAMILY

READING

Benefits of doing housework
Class: 10A3

Before you read: Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1. What is each
person in the
picture doing?

The son is
cleaning the
floor.
The daughter is
washing dishes.

The father
is laying
the table.

The
mother is
cooking.

Before you read: Look at the picture and answer the questions.

I think they are
happy because
they are sharing
the household
chores together
and they are
smiling happily.

2. Do you
think that
they are
happy? Why
or why not?

While you read:
Read the text and tick (V) the appropriate meanings of the highlighted words
Most people think that housework is boring and is the responsibility of wives and mothers only.
Many parents don't ask their children to do housework so that they have more time to play or study.
However, studies show doing chores is good for children.
Kids who do housework develop important life skills that they will need for the rest of their lives.
Doing the laundry, cleaning the house, and taking care of others are among the important skills that
children will need when they start their own families. These are the things that schools cannot fully
teach, so it's important for children to learn them at home. Sharing housework also helps young people
learn to take responsibility. They know that they have to try to finish their tasks even though they do
not enjoy doing them. Doing chores also helps develop children's gratitude to their parents. When
doing housework, they learn to appreciate all the hard work their parents do around the house for
them. In addition, doing chores together helps strengthen family bonds, creating special moments
between children and parents. It makes children feel they are members of a team.
All in all, doing housework can bring a lot of benefits to children. It teaches them life skills and
helps build their character. Therefore, parents should encourage their kids to share the housework
for their own good as well as the good of the whole family.

Read the text and tick (V) the appropriate meanings of the highlighted words
1. Responsibility (take responsibility for = be responsible for)
a. duty

b. hobby

2. gratitude
a. the feeling of being great

b. the feeling of being grateful

3. strengthen
a. make something stronger

b. make something more difficult

4. Bonds
a. close connections

b. common interests

5. character
a. qualities that make a person the same as others
b. qualities that make a person different from others

Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
gratitude
character

strengthen
bonds

interest
responsibility

bonds
1. Doing chores as a family will help strengthen family ________.

responsibility for running the household.
2. My mother takes the _______________
3. He's a man of strong character
__________He always fights for what is right and you
can rely on him.

strengthen your stomach muscles.
4. The exercise are designed to _____________
gratitude everyone for their hard work.
5. I would like to express my___________to

Read the text again choose the best answer.
1. What do most people think about house work?
A. Most people think that it is boring and is the responsibility of wives and mothers only.
B. Most people think that it is exciting and is the responsibility of wives and mothers only.
C. Most people think that it is boring and is the responsibility of husbands and mothers only.
D. Most people think that it is interesting and is the responsibility of mothers only.
2. Why don't many parents make their children do housework?
Many parents don't
people
that housework
is boring
and is
ask their
children
to
A. They want their children to have moreMost
time to
makethink
money.
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mothers
only. Many
housework
so that
B. They want to give their children more parents
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play or
study.
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do housework
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time
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D. They want their children to stay healthy
and keep
show doing chores is
good for children.

Read the text again choose the best answer.
3. What are some important life skills children can learn when doing housework?
A. These are doing the laundry, decision- making skills, and taking care of others.
B. These are time- management skill, cleaning the house, and taking care of others.
C. These are doing the laundry, cleaning the house, and taking care of others.
D. These are doing the laundry, money- management skills, and taking care of others.
4. What do children learnKids
as they
household
tasks that they don't enjoy?
who finish
do housework
develop
important
lifefinish
skillsthe
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A.  They learn that they have
to try to
need for the rest of their lives.
B.  They learn to take responsibility.
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C.  They learn that they dohouse,
not have
try tocare
finish
tasks.
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taking
of their
others
important
skills
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have tothe
take
responsibility.
that children will need when
they start their own families.

Sharing housework also helps
young people learn to take
responsibility. They know that
they have to try to finish their
tasks even though they do not
enjoy doing them. Doing chores
also helps develop children's
gratitude to their parents.

Read the text again choose the best answer.
5. Why does sharing housework strengthen family bonds?
A. Because children learn to appreciate all the hard work their parents do around the house for
them.
B. Because children learn to neglect all the hard work their parents do around the house for them.
C. Because children learn to appreciate all the hard work they do around the house for their
parents.
D. Because children learn to appreciate all the easy work their parents do around the house for
them.

When doing housework, they learn to appreciate all the hard
work their parents do around the house for them. In addition,
doing chores together helps strengthen family bonds, creating
special moments between children and parents. It makes children
feel they are members of a team.

After you read
What benefits do you think you can get from sharing housework?
Suggestions:

Some benefits of sharing housework:
- Doing chores helps children learn about what they need to do to care for themselves,
and family members.

- Sharing housework can also help families work better and reduce family
stress.
- Sharing the housework helps strengthen family bonds.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Learn new words by heart.
- Prepare for the next lesson

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