Урок 09. Family matters
Предмет: Английский язык, 9 класс

Lesson 9

Family Matters

In this lesson

you will to talk about household chores
you will learn how to criticise and apologise

Ключевые слова: get off the phone, take things without asking, help around the house, switch the lights off, leave things everywhere, tidy up, play loud music, let sb stay out late, be there for sb, help sb with homework, drive sb crazy.

Речевой материал: family relations

Основное содержание урока

never tidies up – никогда не убирается

Jack’s brother never tidies up.

helps me with my homework – помогает мне делать домашнее задание

My grandmother helps me with my homework

never switches the lights off – никогда не выключает свет

My sister never switches the lights off.

is always leaving things everywhere – всегда везде разбрасывает вещи

Her younger son is always leaving things everywhere.

plays loud music – слушает громкую музыку

John’s cousin plays loud music.

is always taking things without asking – всегда берет вещи без разрешения

My aunt is always taking things without asking.

never gets off the phone – постоянно «висит» на телефоне

My sister never gets off the phone.

is always there for me – всегда рядом со мной

My grandfather is always there for me.

doesn’t let me stay out late – не разрешает поздно ложиться спать

My father doesn’t let me stay out late.

never helps around the house – никогда не помогает по дому

Tim’s brother never helps around the house.

Тренировочные задания

1.

Match the words with their meanings.

be there for sb
help around the house
leave things everywhere
let sb stay out late
take things without asking
tidy up
убираться
разбрасывать вещи
быть рядом с кем-либо
брать вещи без разрешения
помогать по дому
разрешать поздно ложиться спать

2.

Complete the sentences with the phrases in the correct form. One is extra.

drive you crazy
help me with my homework
leave your things
take things without asking
switch off the lights
help you around the house
You’re always ____________ everywhere!
You’d better ____________ again.
I can’t ____________today. I’m too busy.
You promised ____________, and you didn’t!
Please forgive me. I didn’t mean ____________.

3.

Match the synonymic phrases.

Look at the mess in your bedroom.
I want to talk to you.
It’s not my job to do everything for you.
What can I do to say sorry?
You’re right about that.
help you
How can I make it up to you?
Just look at the state of your bedroom.
I’m not your slave, you know!
give you a hand
You’ve got a point there.
I’d like a word with you.

4.

Complete the dialogue with the correct phrases.

I’d like a word with you
look at the state of
messed it up
make it up to you
tidying up

Nick: Jack, ___________________.

Jack: What have I done now?

Nick: Just ___________________ my bedroom. You’ve been in and ___________________and my friend Sarah is coming over this afternoon. You shouldn’t have done that. It’s not very nice.

Jack:I’m sorry. How can I ___________________?

Nick: You can start by ___________________ this mess.

Jack:OK.

Nick: Thank you.

5.

Fill in the two columns

It’s not very nice.
Please forgive me. I didn’t mean to ...
I don’t like… .
Sorry!
I apologise.
You shouldn’t have done that.

Criticising

Apologising

6.

Match the idioms and their meanings.

as safe as houses
get on like a house on fire
a home from home
home and dry
very comfortable
very safe
not expecting any problems
get on very well

7.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs. One verb is extra.

tidy
turn
come
promise
get
stay
Do you mind __________ off the phone? I need to make a call.
I don’t remember __________ off the lights upstairs. Can you please check?
Mark’s parents never let him __________ out late on weeknights.
Sarah made her sister __________ never to take her things again.
You must __________ up your own room. I’m not your slave, you know!

8.

Choose the correct answer.

A: It won’t happen again.

B:

I hope not.
I guess so.
A: I’m so sorry I’ve annoyed you.

B:

You’re welcome.
Don’t worry about it.
A: You’d better not do that again!

B:

I promise I won’t.
I would rather not.

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Complete the exchanges using the phrases. There is one extra phrase.

I hope not.
What have I done now?
Sorry! I didn’t realise it annoyed you.
Don’t worry about it.
You drive me crazy.
That’s not very nice.
A: I’m so sorry I broke your smartphone.

B: _____________________

A: I promise that I will never leave the kitchen in such a mess again.

B: _____________________

A: Mark! Stop playing the music so loudly!

B: _____________________

A: Peter never tidies his room. He always expects me to do it.

B: _____________________

A: Joe, come here right now!

B: _____________________

2.

Replace the phrases in bold with the ones below.

never get off the phone
gets on my nerves
is always there for me
never tidies up
can’t stand it
drive each other crazy

Having a sister is great, but having a twin sister is fantastic! Suzan understands me completely, and 1) never leaves my side when I need her _____________________. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have our share of problems, though. We may be very similar in character and appearance, but each of us still has habits that 2) really annoy the other _____________________. For example, Suzan 3) hates it very much _____________________ when I play loud music. She also says that when I call someone, 4) I talk to them for hours and hours _____________________! As for me, I really don’t like the fact that Suzan 5) always leaves her side of our room messy _____________________. This means that I have to clean the whole room, which 6) makes me very angry _____________________. But all these don’t really matter. No matter how angry we sometimes make each other, we always forgive one another in the end!

3.

Use the idioms in the correct form to complete the sentences.

get on like a house on fire
be home and dry
be as safe as houses
home from home
Now that the most difficult part of the project is over, we ____________.
Whenever we go to the countryside we always stay at the same hotel; it ____________.
Sarah and Nicole work really well together, and enjoy each other’s company; they ____________.
Don’t worry, the mechanic has done a good job repairing your car; it ____________.

Вариант 2

1.

Complete the exchanges using the phrases. There is one extra phrase.

I hope not.
What have I done now?
Sorry! I didn’t realise it annoyed you.
Don’t worry about it.
You drive me crazy.
That’s not very nice.
A: I promise that I will never leave the bedroom in such a mess again.

B: ____________

A: I’m so sorry I broke your laptop.

B: ____________

A: Jenny, come here right now!
B: ____________
A: Alex never tidies his room. He always expects me to do it.

B: ____________

A: Sam! Stop playing the music so loudly!

B: ____________

2.

Use the idioms in the correct form to complete the sentences.

get on like a house on fire
be home and dry
be as safe as houses
home from home
Whenever we go to the countryside we always stay at the same hotel; it ____________.
Now that all the problems are solved, we ____________.
Don’t worry, the mechanic has done a good job repairing your car; it ____________.
Sam and Denis work really well together, and enjoy each other’s company; they ____________.

3.

Replace the phrases in bold with the ones below.

always leaves his side of our room messy
hates it very much
makes me very angry
never leaves my side when I need him
really annoy the other
talk to them for hours and hours!

Having a brother is great, but having a twin brother is fantastic! Jim understands me completely, and 1) is always there for me _____________________. This doesn’t mean that we don’t have our share of problems, though. We may be very similar in character and appearance, but each of us still has habits that 2) drive each other crazy _____________________. For example, Jim 3) can’t stand it _____________________when I play loud music. He also says that when I call someone, I 4) never get off the phone _____________________! As for me, I really don't like the fact that Jim 5) never tidies up _____________________. This means that I have to clean the whole room, which 6) gets on my nerves _____________________. But all these don’t really matter. No matter how angry we sometimes make each other, we always forgive one another in the end!