UNIT1: FAMILY LIFE (Page 9)
Phiếu bài tập (trước khi học bài đọc):
Exercise 1: Use a dictionary to find out the meaning of the words or phrases below.
+ culture (n) : ________________ + Enormous (a) : ___________
+ psychologist (n) : ____________ + sociable (a) : _____________
+ relationship (n) : ____________ + vulnerable (a) : ___________
+ duty (n) : ___________________ + critical (a) : ______________
+ divorce (n) : _______________ + tend (v) : ________________
+ benefit (n) : _______________ + to set a good example :_______
+ to create a positive atmosphere : ____________________

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions
1.A.vulnerable B. duty C.culture D.uncle
2.A. tend B. set C. prepare D.special
3.A. enormous B. divorce C. sociable D.chore

Exercise 3: Read the words below again and mark stress on them.
Enormous sociable vulnerable critical
Divorce benefit psychologist physical
What can you find the rule of stress for the two bold words critical, physical?
( Em phát hiện ra quy tắc trọng âm gì dựa vào 2 từ in đậm là critical, physical ?)
………………………………………………………………………………………
Key: Từ có kết thúc là –ical, trọng âm sẽ rơi vào âm tiết ngay trước nó.

Exercise 4 : Put a tick on the statements which are mentioned in the reading text and translate them into Vietnamese.
1. It is good for family members and good for all the relationships within the family when they share the household chores.
2. Children who share the housework with their parents do worse at school, become more sociable, and have better relationships with their teachers and friends.
3. When men share the housework, they tend to have better relationships with their wives, and it makes their wives happy.
4. When men share the housework, their wives are more vulnerable to illness and tend to think more about divorce.
5. When everyone works together on household chores, it creates a good atmosphere for the family and sets a good example for the children.

Phiếu bài tập củng cố (sau khi học xong bài đọc):
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with appropriate words in the box.
Enormous sociable vulnerable critical tend

1. She was absolutely ____________ when she became fat.
2. This girl felt ___________to bad comments on the internet.
3. Women ________to live longer than men because they know how to avoid bad habbits.
4. My girlfriend always makes others comforatble and happy when talking to her. She is really ___________.
5. My teacher was ___________of me because I came to class late yesterday.
Keys: 1. enormous 2.vulnerable 3.tend 4.sociable 5.critical

Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
1. In my family, my mother has to do most of the household chores such as cooking, going shopping, washing clothes and ironing.
A.Housework B. household duties C. homework
2. In my family, only my father goes out to work, and my mother is the homemaker
A.Housework B. breadwinner C. housewife
3. When family members share household chores, they all have time to relax after a hard working day.
A.spit B. do C. join
4. Most people do not realise the enormous benefits that come to a family when husbands and children share the housework
A.tiny B. small C. big
Exercise 3:Read the passage again and choose the best option A, B or C.
1. The pronoun “who” in paragraph 1 line 2 refers to ……
A.the mother B.the breadwinner C.their family
2. According to paragraph 1, who should do household chores?
A.the mother B.the father C.all the family members
3. According to psychologists, all of the following are the benefits people can get when they share household chores with other family members EXCEPT
A.children can do better at chool
B.husbands can make their wives happier
C.women become more vulnerable to illness and tend to think more about divorce.

Exercise 4 : Give your own opinion about sharing household chores among family members as a model:
I think we should/ shouldn't share household chores with our parents because it can create/ make ……………………..