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II. LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
/br/, /kr/, and /tr/
1. Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the consonant blends /br/, /kr/, and /tr/.
| /br/ | /kr/ | /tr/ |
| breadwinner | crash | track |
| breakfast | crane | tree |
| brown | cream | train |
2. Listen to the sentences and circle the words you hear. 🎧
1. a. brush b. crash c. trash
2. a. brain b. crane c. train
3. a. bread b. create c. tread
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Vocabulary
Family life
1. Match the words with their meanings.
| 1. breadwinner | a. a person who manages a home and often raises children instead of earning money |
| 2. housework | b. someone who earns money to support their family |
| 3. groceries | c. picking up and carrying heavy objects |
| 4. homemaker | d. work around the house such as cooking, cleaning or washing clothes |
| 5. heavy lifting | e. food and other goods sold at a shop or a supermarket |
2. Complete the sentences using the words in 1.
1. My mother is a _____. She doesn't go to work, but stays at home to look after the family.
2. When I lived in this city, I used to shop for _____ at this supermarket.
3. My eldest son is strong enough to do the _____ for the family.
4. Hanna hates doing _____ except cooking.
5. Mr Lewis is the _____ of the family, but he still helps his wife with the housework whenever he has time.
Grammar
Present simple vs. present continuous
💡Remember!
- We use the present simple to talk about habits or things we do regularly.
Example: My mother cooks every day.
- We use the present continuous to talk about things which are happening at the moment of speaking.
Example: My mother isn't cooking now. She's working in her office.
Note: We don't usually use the present continuous tense with stative verbs (like, love, need, want, know, agree, etc.).
1. Choose the correct form of the verb in each sentence.
1. Mrs Lan usually does / is doing the cooking in her family.
2. I'm afraid he can't answer the phone now. He puts out / is putting out the rubbish.
3. He cleans / is cleaning the house every day.
4. My sister can't do any housework today. She studies / is studying for her exams.
5. My mother does / is doing the laundry twice a week.
2. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or present continuous.
Mrs Lam is a housewife. Every day, she (1. do). _____ most of the housework. She cooks, washes the clothes, and cleans the house. But today is Mother's Day, so Mrs Lam (2. not do) _____ any housework. At the moment, she (3. watch) _____ her favourite TV programme. Her children the cooking and her (4. do) _______husband (5. tidy up) _____ the house.. Everybody (6. try) _____ hard to make it a special day for Mrs Lam.
