LESSON 2. HOME RULES

1 Look at these people at home.

Describe what they are doing and where they are. WB p. 57

The boys... and... in the... Vocabulary

Vocabulary track: 12

to cook to do my homework to eat my meals to go on the computer to hang out with friends to have a bath to have breakfast to listen to music to read to sleep to study to watch TV

2 a. Describe this room. b. Read the poem. What is there in Edwina's favourite room? What does she do there? c. Write the first stanza of a poem about your favourite room. WB p. 59

My favourite place is my desk because I love drawing...

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10 My favourite room is where I write. I spend many hours there. Morning, mid-day, even at night in my favourite rocking chair. My piano and my PC friends I also occupy. There's just one window in the room that allows me a view of the sky. (...) I would not trade this little room for a castle or a suite. For the comfort this room gives to me makes me feel complete.

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Edwina Reizer, My Favorite Room

3 Look at the vocabulary list. Tell your partner where you usually do the activities.

• I usually study in my room. What about you? • Sometimes in my bedroom, sometimes...

Track: 07 4 Read the board in John's house. What mustn't he do at home?

Listen to the audio about the chores in John's house.

What do John and Ann have to do this week? WB p. 60

John has to… and he mustn't…

CHORES

wash the dishes

cook

do the laundry

take out the trash

sweep the floor

feed the pets

set the table

do the gardening Mom Dad John Ann

HOUSE RULES for everybodyü Be kind to each other. û Don't tell lies. ü Respect everybody. û Don't say bad words.

CITIZENSHIP ............................

Equality of men and women

1. Do you think the picture is controversial? 2. Do you think it is strange when girls want to play with toy cars? 3. In your home, who does the laundry? Who cleans the floor? Do you think these are women's jobs or men's jobs?

5 Read these sentences from the video.

Look at the words in purple. Who or what do they refer to? a. It's my turn to do them. b. Nobody cooks like me. c. I hang out with him. d. It's up to us. e. He always copies her. f. Tonight it's you.

6 What do you have to do at home? What don't you have to do?

Is there anything that you mustn’t do? Tell a partner.

I have to wash the dishes and I mustn't tell lies… Object pronouns Nobody cooks like her.

Obligation and prohibition I have to wash the dishes. I must respect everybody. I don't have to cook. I mustn't tell lies.

MINI CHALLENGE: CRAZY HOME RULES (group work)

Invent crazy house rules. WB p. 61

1 Imagine you have a new house and live together. 2 Write five chores and activities that you have to / don't have to do. 3 Present your rules to the class.

Vote for the craziest home.

In our house, we have to play video games at least one hour every day. And we don't have to...