Read the lecture to parents, and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or NG (not given).

Some people point out that today’s children have more homework and have less time to do chores around the house. If they’re teenagers, they also don’t have much energy because their bodies and brains are developing very quickly, and that can be tiring for them.

Children also say, ‘It’s not my house, why should I clean it?’ Actually, they use it, and if they don’t learn how to do basic chores like cooking and cleaning, how can they look after themselves when they leave home? Helping with chores is training in basic survival skills. It’s also a good way to remind children that they are a part of something bigger than themselves - the family. And, by giving them some responsibilities, you’re also telling them that you trust them, and that increases their confidence.

But it’s often tricky to get children to do chores. There is no ‘I’ in the words ‘work’ or ‘chores’, and most kids only like to do things that help them or give them something back immediately. The best way to deal with this is to make some family rules and the family chore chart, and also point out some of the long-term benefits: studies show that children and teenagers who help around the house are happier and have better family values. When they take out the rubbish, lay the table or clean the floor, they are actually learning how to become more helpful members of society.

The most important thing is to help children start good habits early, and also help them become good and responsible citizens in the future.

1. Children today don’t have as much homework as children in the past.                                                                                                   __________

2. Teenagers have more energy than young children.                                                                                                   __________

3. It’s important for children to learn how to cook and clean.                                                                                                   __________

4. Chores remind children of their responsibility to other people.                                                                                                   __________

5. Children who do chores feel more confident.                                                                                                   __________

6. Most children like doing things that have long-term benefits.                                                                                                   __________

7. Parents are usually very lazy.                                                                                                   __________

8. Children who do chores become better members of society.                                                                                                   __________

III. Rearrannge the given words to make complete sentence

1. house/ a/ Minh/ lake/ a / lives / in / near

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2. yard / front / school / There /  big / of / is / our / in /a.

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3. many / right / the / museum / Are / flowers / the / there / to / of / ?.

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4. next / photocopy / What / store / there / the / is / to / ?.

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5. there / family / many / in / are / How / Linh's / people  ? .

Make questions from the given words.

1. Which book / you read / at the moment?

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2. What grammar notes/ you study / at present?

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3. Which coffee / you prefer / Italian / French?

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4. What / you usually have / for breakfast?

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5. What / your father / do now?

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Stay-at-home Mum

Fiona Gilbert is married with three teenage sons. Her husband gets up early every morning and goes to work by train. He works in a bank in the centre of London. The boys leave for school at 8 a.m. and Fiona puts away the breakfast things and turns on the dishwasher. Fiona goes to work at about nine o’clock, but she doesn’t travel very far. Her office is in the spare bedroom in the house. That’s because Fiona is one of the 3.7 million people in the UK who work but don’t go out to work. They are homeworkers.

Fiona is a freelance writer and a finance expert. Every week she writes articles for magazines and newspapers. She describes how people can save money. Occasionally, she appears on TV too. Fiona really enjoys her job. She says that the best thing about it is when it’s warm and sunny. She doesn’t stay at her desk. She takes her laptop into the garden and works outside. It isn’t all good though. Fiona sends and receives a lot of email every day, but sometimes she doesn’t speak to anyone all day. She hates that.

Fiona turns off her laptop when the boys come back from school. They sit down together and chat about their day at school. Fiona becomes a mother again then, and starts making dinner for her family.

Task 1. Which two topics below aren’t mentioned in the text?

1. daily routine                                    2. family                     3. favourite food

4. favourite TV programme                5. job                           6. likes and dislikes

Task 2. Answer the questions.

1. What does Mr Gilbert do?

2. What does Fiona do before she goes to work?___________________________________________________________

3. How many British people are homeworkers?___________________________________________________________

4. What does Fiona write about in her articles?___________________________________________________________

5. Where does she work when the weather is good?___________________________________________________________

6. How does she usually communicate with people at work?___________________________________________________________

7. Does Fiona cook?___________________________________________________________

Task 3. Complete the summary of the text with the words below.

children           home              money              negative             positive            woman

The text is about a British ¹ __________ , Fiona Gilbert, who works from ² __________ . She knows a lot of things about³ __________ for her job. Fiona is mostly ⁴ __________ about what she does, but she is ⁵ __________ about one thing. She stops working in the afternoon to talk to her ⁶ __________ .

Complete the sentences with the verbs below in the correct form: the present simple or present continuous.

tidy                  help                 play (x2)          do (x2)             look after

water               prepare           watch              go                    study

1. My dad often __________ tennis on Sunday morning. Now he __________ the garden.

2. My mother often __________ dinner for the whole family after work. At present she __________ shopping in the supermarket.

3. My sister often __________ the film after dinner. At the moment she __________ for her test tomorrow.

4. I usually __________ football at the park with my classmates on Sunday morning.

Now I __________ my father with the chores around the house.

5. Mai __________ to school every morning. Now she __________ her mother in hospital.

6. Nam often __________ his room at the weekend. Now he __________ some heavy lifting with his brother.

1.tomorrow i (visit) __ my parents in london. i have jiust bought the ticket

2.i'm sure she (come )__ to the meeting on time

3.that girl overthere (wear) __ a beautiful dress

4.I think she (agree) __ with our plan

5.we have already made the decision. we (buy)__ an new house next month

6.i don't think she come __ here tonight. she is so busy

7.do you hear the thunder?It ___ (rain)