5. Reading

Read some information about American teenagers and say if you get or would like to get an allowance for your household chores. Which chores from the list below do you often do?

In many countries, children are required to do chores around the house.

Chores can be defined as little jobs you do around the house to help keep everything clean and orderly. In the United States, many parents ask their children to do chores in order to earn an allowance. An allowance is an amount of money paid on a weekly, or monthly basis. Allowances allow children to have some pocket money to spend as they see fit. This can help them learn to manage their own money, as well as help them become more independent as they grow up. Here are some of the most common chores that children are asked to do.

• clean your room

• make your bed

• pick up your clothes

• wash the dishes

• wash the car

• cut the grass

• pick up your toys

• pull weeds

• do the vacuuming

• repair the computer

• do the shopping

• prepare / cook dinner

• set the table

• clear the table

• wash the dishes

• clean out the fridge or freezer

• clean the shower or tub

• clean the toilet

• do the laundry

• wash the clothes

• dry the clothes

• put away the clothes

• mop the floors

• vacuum the carpets / rugs

• rake the leaves in fall

• shovel snow in winter

• mow the lawn

6. Summary

Do ex. 6, p. 56.

7. Homework

Write an essay. Use the questions from ex. 6, p. 56 as a plan.

Lesson 19. Household chores

Цілі: вдосконалювати навички вживання нових лексичних одиниць; навички читання й усного мовлення з опорою на лексико-граматичні структури; розвивати мовну здогадку й мовленнєвуреакцію учнів; виховувати любов до праці.

Procedure

1.Warm-up

Complete the chart below with the following household jobs.

Sweep the floor, polish the furniture, pick up the toys, weed the garden, cut the grass, clear the table, do the laundry, make the bed, wash the dishes, sweep the porch, wash the car, mop the floor, wash the windows, dry the dishes, wipe off the table, clean the tub, lay the table, scrub the floor, dust the shelves, water the flowers, clean up this mess, clean up your room, clean the sink, rake the leaves in fall, take out the garbage, vacuum the carpet, fix the roof, put the food away, answer the phone / door, hang out the clothes, mow the lawn, shovel the snow.

Key:

In the kitchen	Other rooms	Outside
sweep the floor	answer the phone / door	hang out the clothes
mop the floor	wash the windows	sweep the porch
scrub the floor	pick up the toys	cut the grass
lay the table	clean up your room	water the flowers
clear the table	clean up this mess	weed the garden
wipe off the table	make the bed	fix the roof
put the food away	polish the furniture	shovel the snow
wash the dishes	dust the shelves	wash the car
dry the dishes	clean the tub	rake the leaves in fall
clean the sink	do the laundry	mow the lawn
take out the garbage	vacuum the carpet