Урок 08. Houses and household chores
Предмет: Английский язык, 9 класс

Урок 8

House and household chores

In this lesson:

You will listen to, read and talk about different types of houses.
You will learn to describe your house.
You will learn to talk about household chores.

Ключевые слова: in the city, in the country, block of flats, cottage, detached house, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room, dining room, wardrobe, sofa, cooker, dishwasher, microwave, drive, garden, underground garage, flowerbed, keep one’s room tidy, make one’s bed, do the washing-up, take out the rubbish, dust the furniture, wash the dishes, sweep the floor, take the dog for a walk

Речевой материал

Блок 1. Мотивационный модуль.

There are different types of houses. It depends on where you live – in the city or in the country.

Block of flats
Cottage

I live in a detached house. There are six rooms in it. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. The kitchen, the living room and the dining room are on the ground floor.

In the bedrooms there are beds, a wardrobe and desks. There is a guest room on the ground floor with a bathroom. In the living room, we have an armchair, a sofa and a TV.

In the kitchen, we have all necessary appliances: a cooker, a fridge, a dishwasher and a microwave.

Outside there is a drive and a garden.

The drive leads to the underground garage for two cars. My grandparents are keen on gardening, so you can see beautiful flowerbeds.

I always keep my room tidy and make my bed.

I often do the washing-up though I don’t like doing it.

Sometimes I take out the rubbish or dust the furniture. I never wash the dishes or sweep the floor. My mother does that.

Occasionally I help to make breakfast. Best of all I like walking my dog in the evening. I don’t mind helping at home as we all share the chores.

Тренировочные упражнения

Упражнение 1

Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

bedroom

особняк

block of flats

клумба

detached house

многоквартирный дом

flowerbed

мыть посуду

wash the dishes

спальня

Упражнение 2

Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

dust the furniture

в городе

sweep the floor

подъездная дорожка

in the city

подземный гараж

underground garage

вытирать пыль

drive

подметать пол

Упражнение 3

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

The only thing left to do is (dust) ........ the furniture, and then the house will be ready for tonight’s party.
Timmy likes (help) ........ around the house, but he hates having (take) ........ the rubbish out every night.
Take off your shoes before going into the kitchen; Mum (sweep)........ just ........ the floor.
I don’t know how Samantha manages (do) ........ the ironing so fast; it takes me an hour just to iron two shirts!
Messy people find it difficult (keep) ........ their rooms tidy.

Упражнение 4

Match the words to make up phrases.

make

the dog for a walk

do

one’s bed

wash

the washing-up

dust

the dishes

take

the furniture

Упражнение 5

Fill in the two columns with: dinner, the ironing, one’s bed, a sandwich, the washing-up, the housework.

Do

Make

Упражнение 6

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

Mrs. Jones (make) ........ the beds before she gets on with the chores around the house.
I find it so difficult (keep) ........ my room tidy! It’s always messy.
Don’t come in here with your dirty shoes! I (sweep) ........ the floor right now.
Jane (do) ........ the ironing yet, because she’s too busy.
Lisa and Nathan (make) ........ just ........ dinner, and they (wash) ........ the dishes.

Упражнение 7

Match the pieces of furniture and the rooms.

cooker

bedroom

sofa

kitchen

bed

living room

dishwasher

kitchen

wardrobe

bedroom

microwave

kitchen

Упражнение 8

Put the exchanges of the dialogue in the correct order.

Well, you are always busy when I ask you to keep your room tidy.

Sure, Mom. Don’t worry about that.

But Mum! I will do it at the weekend.

All right. But right now, you should take the dog for a walk and wash the dishes

Sorry, Mum. I was busy.

Tim! Look at the mess!

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Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

Задание 1

Match the words and phrases with their meanings.

block of flats

посудомоечная машина

wardrobe

многоквартирный дом

dishwasher

клумба

rubbish

шкаф для одежды

sweep

мусор

flowerbed

подметать

Задание 2

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

I don’t like (sweep) the floor, but I do it twice a week.
Mum taught me (do) the washing-up when I was a child.
(Make) the bed is not my cup of tea.
My father doesn’t like gardening, he is sure that it’s better at (dust) the furniture.
I think that it is easier (keep) rooms tidy for adults than for teenagers.

Задание 3

Complete the sentences with the correct words: cooker, cottage, furniture, detached house, dust.

I am always sneezing in this room. I think there is a lot of ........ on the ........ .
I had to buy a new ........ for the kitchen, because the old one burned.
My dream is to move to the suburbs and live in a ........ with a garage.
At the weekends we usually go to our ........ in the country.

Вариант 2

Задание 1

Match the words and their meanings.

cottage

мыть посуду

cooker

клумба

drive

коттедж

do the washing-up

подъездная дорожка

dust the furniture

плита

flowerbed

вытирать пыль

Задание 1

Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

I don’t like to (dust) the furniture, but I do it twice a week.
Mum taught me (make) the beds when I was a child.
I think that it is easier (keep) rooms tidy for adults than for teenagers.
Doing the (wash) is not my cup of tea.
My granny doesn’t like gardening, she is sure that it’s better (sweep) the floor.

Задание 1

Complete the sentences with the correct words: drive, dishwasher, flowerbeds, garage, wardrobe.

I am sick and tired of washing the dishes. I need a ........ !
This detached house has a ........ to the underground ........ .
What a nice garden with neat ........ !
Do you keep your clothes in the ........ ?