Unit1-Speaking
Task 1. Read the following sentences and tick (✓) the ones that apply to you and your family.
1. In my family, only my father works.
2. Members of my family share the household chores.
3. My responsibility in the family is to wash the dishes.
4. In my family, the interest we share closely is watching football.
5. I often share my personal secrets with my father.
6. I always talk to my parents before making an important decision.
Task 2. Work in pairs. Prepare a list of questions to ask another student to find out whether his/her family life is like yours. You want to know:
● who works in the family
● who does the household chores
● your friend’s responsibility in the family
● the interest the family members share closely
● the person your friend often shares his/her secrets with
● the person your friend talks to before making an important decision
Example:
Who works in your family?
Task 3. Work with a different partner. Use the questions you have formed to ask your partner about his/her family life. Note down the answers in the table.
| who works in the family | both parents |
| who does the household chores | |
| your friend’s responsibility in the family | |
| the interest the family members share closely | |
| the person your friend often shares his/her secrets with | |
| the person your friend talks to before making an important decision |
Task 4. Go back to your original pairs. Tell each other the information you have collected.
Example: I talked to Tam. Both his parents work. But only his mother does the household chores. ...
at hospital. He sometimes comes home late. His mother is a teacher. When Leaving class, she has to prepare meals and does the
housework. Tam is a student and is spending her time studying…