A.OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, students will:
- Understand more about home life.
- Use vocabulary related to the topic of the lesson through exercises.
B. TEACHING AIDS:
- Textbook, pictures, cassette, tape, handouts and real objects
C. PROCEDURE:
- Method: mainly communicative approach and learner-centered approach
Teacher’s activities Students’ activities
I. WARM-UP ( 5')
- Ask Ss to work in groups and tell about their families
- Suggestion questions
1. How many people are there in your family?
2. What is your father’s job?
3. What is your mother’s job?
................................ ?
- Go round the class and control
- Call on some Ss to present
- Feedback
II. PRE- READING (10')
- Short introduction the types of family (show the pictures)
Nuclear family:
A Nuclear family consists of 2 generations only.
( the father, the mother, and the children )
Extended family: An extended family consists of three or more
generations. (the grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins,
nephews, nieces, and in-laws, (relatives through marriage).
Single parent family: A single parent family consists of the
children and one parent either the father or the mother.
+ In USA, single parent families are popular.
+ In Viet Nam, there are more and more single families.

to run the household / family.
4. household chores (n) = housework (n)
5. mischievous(a) ['mist∫ivәs ]
6. obey (v) , obedient(a) [ә'bi:diәnt]
7. close-knit(a)
8. supportive(a) ~ of
9. frankly ['fræŋkli](adv) = thẳng thắn, trung thực, chân thành
10. secure [si'kjuә](a) = an tâm, không có cảm giác lo âu
11. to take the responsibility for + N/ V-ing.
12. to be under a lot of study pressure
In my attempt to win a place at university, I am under a lot
of pressure.
13. to give sb a hand with (doing) sth = to help Sb (to) do/ with Sth.
14. attempt (n) / (v)
In one's attempt to + V / at V-ing
To make attempt to + V / at +Ving
Eg: He made attempt to break out of the jail.
breaking out of the jail.(v/ ngục)
15. supportive [sә'pэ:tiv] = thông cảm, khuyến khích,
đem lại sự giúp đỡ
- Read aloud and ask Ss to repeat
- Explain new words in Vietnamese if necessary
III. WHILE-READING (20'):
Ask Ss to read the passage silently to understand about it then do
the tasks.
a. Task 1 : Choose the best answer:
- Work in pairs, Answer the
questions (In E or V )
* Suggestion answers:
1 - Parents and children.

dressed in suitable clothes. She always makes dinner ready before
her husband comes home.
3. The daughter helps with household chores: she washes dishes
and takes out the garbage. She also looks after the boys/her
younger brothers. The father sometimes cooks/does some cooking
or mends things around the house at weekends.
4. She attempts to win a place at university.
5. Because they are very closed – knit and supportive of one
another. They often share their feelings and whenever problems
come up, they discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
IV. POST READING (8'):
- Give some Ss handouts and asks them to fill in the table the
missing information from the reading text (work in groups of 4).
What is your mother's/father's/your responsibility in your family?
Work father mother children
- Work / Earning money
- Washing dishes
- Cooking
- cleaning the house
.......................................................
v v
- Read the task.
- Read through 5 sentences and
find out new words.
- Read the text by self..
- Work in pairs.
- Share the answers.
- Listen and check.
1-B; 2-C; 3-A; 4-B ;
5-A;

- Learn the new words by
heart, read and translate the
text, do the tasks again.
- Write down the homework
requirements.