Who does the chores? — ready-made English lesson, A2

Lesson goal: Students can talk about housework and duties at home using have to / don't have to and make/do phrases.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you help at home?
- Which housework do you hate?
- Who does the most housework in your family?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
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do the washing-up · make the bed · hoover · do the laundry · iron · dust · sweep the floor · mop the floor · tidy up · take out the rubbish · do the shopping · cook · water the plants · lay the table · clean the windows
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Multiple choice
  I ___ make my bed every morning. My mum says so.
  have tohas tohaving to
2. Multiple choice
  My brother ___ do the washing-up today. It's my turn.
  doesn't have todon't have tohasn't to
3. Multiple choice
  ___ you have to tidy up your room every day?
  DoDoesAre
4. Multiple choice
  Which phrase is correct?
  make the beddo the bedclean the bed
5. Fill the gap
  She ___ (have to) take out the rubbish on Mondays.
  Answer: has to
6. Fill the gap
  Can you ___ the table? Dinner is ready.
  Answer: lay
7. Fill the gap
  We ___ the shopping on Friday evening.
  Answer: do
8. True / false
  Read: "In our flat everyone helps. Dad does the laundry and irons the shirts. Mum cooks, and I have to do the washing-up after dinner. My little sister only has to water the plants. Nobody likes cleaning the windows, so we do it together in spring." The writer does the washing-up.
  Answer: True
9. True / false
  Read: "In our flat everyone helps. Dad does the laundry and irons the shirts. Mum cooks, and I have to do the washing-up after dinner. My little sister only has to water the plants. Nobody likes cleaning the windows, so we do it together in spring." The sister has to iron the shirts.
  Answer: False
10. Discussion question
  What do you have to do at home? What don't you have to do?
  Sample answer: I have to make my bed and take out the rubbish. I don't have to cook because my dad does it.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Should children help with housework? How much?
- Which housework is the easiest, in your opinion?
- Would you like a robot to do your housework? Why?
- How often do you clean your room?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

Do you help at home?
Which housework do you hate?
Who does the most housework in your family?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

Whack-a-moleAirplane

do the washing-up · make the bed · hoover · do the laundry · iron · dust · sweep the floor · mop the floor · tidy up · take out the rubbish · do the shopping · cook · water the plants · lay the table · clean the windows

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Multiple choice
I ___ make my bed every morning. My mum says so.
have tohas tohaving to
Multiple choice
My brother ___ do the washing-up today. It's my turn.
doesn't have todon't have tohasn't to
Multiple choice
___ you have to tidy up your room every day?
DoDoesAre
Multiple choice
Which phrase is correct?
make the beddo the bedclean the bed
Fill the gap
She ___ (have to) take out the rubbish on Mondays.
Answer: has to
Fill the gap
Can you ___ the table? Dinner is ready.
Answer: lay
Fill the gap
We ___ the shopping on Friday evening.
Answer: do
True / false
Read: "In our flat everyone helps. Dad does the laundry and irons the shirts. Mum cooks, and I have to do the washing-up after dinner. My little sister only has to water the plants. Nobody likes cleaning the windows, so we do it together in spring." The writer does the washing-up.
Answer: True
True / false
Read: "In our flat everyone helps. Dad does the laundry and irons the shirts. Mum cooks, and I have to do the washing-up after dinner. My little sister only has to water the plants. Nobody likes cleaning the windows, so we do it together in spring." The sister has to iron the shirts.
Answer: False
Discussion question
What do you have to do at home? What don't you have to do?
Sample answer: I have to make my bed and take out the rubbish. I don't have to cook because my dad does it.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Should children help with housework? How much?
Which housework is the easiest, in your opinion?
Would you like a robot to do your housework? Why?
How often do you clean your room?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz