Activity 1: Warm-up · 10 minutes
Chore Chain
a) Aims
Ss activate prior knowledge about household chores and get ready for the pronunciation and grammar focus of the lesson.
b) Content
Ss work in pairs. T asks: What chores do you do at home? Pairs list as many chores as they can in 2 minutes, using expressions such as wash the dishes, sweep the floor, make breakfast and cook dinner. Then T asks: Who does the most chores in your family? Ss answer in one or two sentences.
c) Expected outcomes
A list of at least five chores on the board, for example: wash the dishes, sweep the floor, make breakfast, cook dinner, clean the kitchen. Ss state the meaning of the word chore (việc nhà), which leads into the lesson topic.
d) Organisation
Teacher's activities
Students' activities
Teacher
Step 1: Task delivering
T shows a picture-free slide with the question: What chores do you do at home? T explains the task and sets the 2-minute time limit.
Students
Ss listen to the instructions and ask any questions about the task.
Teacher
Step 2: Task performance
T monitors the pairs and encourages them to use full sentences.
Students
Pairs brainstorm and write their chores on paper. Example: We wash the dishes after dinner. My brother sweeps the floor on Saturday.
Teacher
Step 3: Report and discussion
T invites pairs to share their chores and writes them on the board. T asks: Who does the most chores in your family?
Students
Pairs report their lists. Expected answers: My mother cooks dinner. My sister and I wash the dishes. My father does the shopping.
Teacher
Step 4: Conclusion and assessment
T writes the word chore on the board and gives its meaning (việc nhà). T says: Today we will learn how to pronounce some consonant blends and how to use the present simple and the present continuous to talk about family chores.
Students
Ss copy the new word and the lesson focus into their notebooks.