Do you clean your home from top to bottom until it is spick and span? In this lesson, students will talk about various household chores. The lesson features audio of two people describing the different chores they do at home. Students will also learn and practice the past simple tense and expand their vocabulary related to household tasks. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets designed for adult and teenage learners, making the learning experience both interactive and effective.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will practice the past simple tense, applying it to talk about completed actions in the past, such as household chores they did.

Listening: Students will listen to an audio clip of people discussing their household chores, enhancing their ability to understand spoken narratives in the past tense.

Speaking: Students will engage in discussions and activities related to household chores, practicing speaking about past activities to improve conversational skills in a real-world context.

Vocabulary: The lesson introduces vocabulary related to household chores, including verbs like "clean," "wash," "vacuum," and nouns such as "dishwasher," "car," and "window," broadening their topic-specific lexicon.

Homework: Homework tasks will reinforce learning, with exercises that include matching verbs to their objects, filling in blanks with the correct past tense form, and correcting sentences. This helps solidify their understanding of the past simple tense and vocabulary related to household chores.

Audio

                                                Are you a neat freak or a litterbug? Listen to the audio to learn about everyday household chores. Two people talk about  cleaning windows, vacuuming floors, washing cars, ironing clothes, and cooking dinner. 
												
                                            