Introduction to Unit 1: Family Life

I. Learning Objectives

LANGUAGE:

  • Vocabulary: Words and phrases related to household chores and duties in the family

  • Pronunciation: Consonant clusters /tr/, /kr/, /br/

  • Grammar: present simple and present continuous

SKILLS:

  • Reading: Benefits of doing housework

  • Speaking: Why should/shouldn't children do housework?

  • Listening: Family support

  • Writing: Family Routine

After this unit, students will be able to:

  • Pronounce the consonant blends /br/, /kr/, and /tr/ correctly in isolation and in sentences.

  • Understand and use words and phrases related to family life.

  • Use the present simple to talk about something that happens regularly in the present, and the present continuous to talk about activities happening at the moment of speaking.

  • Read for specific information in a text about the benefits of doing housework for children.

  • Explain why children should or shouldn't do housework.

  • Listen for specific information in a talk show about family life.

  • Write about family routines. 

II. Prerequisites

To facilitate the achievement of the objectives set out in this unit, participants need to meet the following prerequisites:

- Completion of Course Overview.

- Mastering basic office computer applications, Internet, and secondary English knowledge.

III. How to complete the unit

The activities required to be performed in this unit are as follows:

1. Read the instructions carefully in the

2. See the of the unit:

  • Vocabulary bank : you can look up the vocabulary that you learn in each unit here, you can add other vocabulary related to the topic if you want.

  • Book extraction: you can find the extraction of each unit here.

3. Do the of the unit:

  • Discuss issues in the unit's forum: You can reply to others' discussions or open a new topic in the forum;

  • See the unit's lesson in the book : You must read all pages of the lesson which includes the handouts. You must complete the unit’s lesson before taking the associated quiz.

  • Complete the activities on the page : You can find the Quizlet vocabulary practice or view the audio script of the Listening activity here.

  • Complete the quiz : You can take the quiz several times depending on the type of quiz; You can pass the quiz with a score of 6 or higher.

  • Submit your work : You can submit your assignment by attaching its links or files.

  • Now I can…: a checklist of what you can do after each unit. Completing this helps the teacher to know which part of you needs help with.

  • Complete the looking back quiz to continue with the new unit.

5. View the of the unit: This is an optional section, but highly recommended for advanced students who want to learn more. You can earn a bonus by completing the activities with a passing grade.

IV. Work amount required

The work amount required to perform the above activities is as follows:

  • Visit the course at least 3 times a week, at least 45 minutes each time.

  • Contribute to all the discussion forums (state your opinion or share your experience, and perspective...).

  • Achieve all self-assessment exercises with a score of 6 or higher.

  • Complete all the lessons and activities in each unit.