Service

Lead-in

  • Who do you live with?
  • What housework do you have to do?

Presentation

Pre

  • Do you like to make lists?
  • Why do people make lists?

Top Down

  • What does the text talk about?
  • It’s about things a person needs to do.
  • It’s about things a person already did.
  • It’s about things a person doesn’t like to do.
  • It’s about things a person needs to do.
  • It’s about things a person already did.
  • It’s about things a person doesn’t like to do.

To do list:

  • Bath the dogs
  • Put the clothes to wash in the washing machine
  • Defrost the freezer
  • Clean the microwave
  • Call the janitor to fix the cooker
  • Do the dishes
  • Buy a dishwasher

Bottom Up

  • Mark True or False.
  1. There are eight things in the list.
  2. The list is about things to be done in a supermarket.
  3. Cooker and microwave are the same thing.
  4. The person needs to call the janitor.
  5. The person needs to wash the dishes.
  1. There are eight things in the list. False
  2. The list is about things to be done in a supermarket. False
  3. Cooker and microwave are the same thing. False
  4. The person needs to call the janitor. True
  5. The person needs to wash the dishes. True

Post

  • How many things do you need to do?
  • Does making a list help you do these things?
  • How can making a to-do list help people?

Target Language

Direct and Indirect Objects

Direct Object

A direct object receives the action of a verb. A direct object answers the questions ”who” or ”what.’

  • The salesman buys new car pieces
    The salesman is “who” bought the car pieces.

Indirect Object

An indirect object receives the action of the direct object, answering the questions ”to or for whom or what.”

  • The salesman buys new car pieces to his store.
    The store is “what” receives the car pieces.

Home Appliances

Controlled Practice

  • Put the words in order to create sentences.
  1. I / up / my / to / microwave / heat / food. / use 
  2. I / what / would / I / know / do / don’t / without / washing / my / machine.
  3. freezer / not / is / working. / My 
  4.  need / a / to / I / buy / cooker.
  5. dishwasher / yesterday. / is / I bought / new, / it / My 
  1. I use my microwave to heat up food.
  2. I don’t know what I would do without my washing machine.
  3. My freezer is not working.
  4. I need to buy a cooker.
  5. My dishwasher is new, I bought it yesterday.

Freer Practice

  • Use the verb and the object and add the words missing to create sentences.

Example: Create / sentences < I have to create sentences.

  1. Buy / Microwave
  2. Sell / fridge
  3. Fix / cooker
  4. Clean / freezer
  5. Use / washing machine

Production

  • Talk about the home appliances from the Target Language.

COOKER – FRIDGE – MICROWAVE – DISHWASHER – FREEZER – WASHING MACHINE

    • Which is the most important one?
    • Which do you use the most?
    • Which do you use the least?
    • What household chores can you do without the help of home appliances?

Example: I think the most important one is the fridge and then the microwave. 

Homework

Use the following words to complete the sentences.

MICROWAVE – HIM – US – FRIDGE – TENT – THIS

Example: “These” is the plural form of ____. > “These” is the plural form of “This“.

  1. I bought a ____ yesterday but It’s not getting cold enough.
  2. Polly is always trying to fight with ____.
  3. Now we can go camping, I got a ____!
  4. My ____ is matching my fridge.
  5. I don’t understand ____.
  1. I bought a fridge yesterday but It’s not getting cold enough.
  2. Polly is always trying to fight with us.
  3. Now we can go camping, I got a tent!
  4. My microwave is matching my fridge.
  5. I don’t understand him.

Choose the best option to each sentence.

Example: I like / likes Harry Potter. > I like Harry Potter.

  1. Microwaves are used to heat up / refrigerate food.
  2. Washing machines are used to clean / dry clothes.
  3. Fridges are used to refrigerate / clean food.
  4. Cookers are used to bake / protect food.
  5. Dishwashers are used to dry / clean dishes.
  1. Microwaves are used to heat up food.
  2. Washing machines are used to clean clothes.
  3. Fridges are used to refrigerate food.
  4. Cookers are used to bake food.
  5. Dishwashers are used to clean dishes.

Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

One ____ thing you can do to your friends is listening to ____. Sometimes we just ____ to be ____ and unburden ourselves without judgment, ____ you agree?

  1. Good – They – Need – Heard – Don’t
  2. Good – Them – Needs – Heard – Don’t
  3. Good – Them – Need – Heard – Doesn’t
  4. Good – Them – Need – Heard – Don’t
  5. Good – They – Need – Heard – Doesn’t
  1. Good – They – Need – Heard – Don’t
  2. Good – Them – Needs – Heard – Don’t
  3. Good – Them – Need – Heard – Doesn’t
  4. Good – Them – Need – Heard – Don’t
  5. Good – They – Need – Heard – Doesn’t

Identify the direct objects in each sentence.

Example: I need to buy a flower . > a flower

  1. My mom uses her plants to decorate the living room.
  2. She buys lettuce to her hamster.
  3. Georgia loves Kyle’s voice.
  4. When she is stressed, she likes to eat french fries.
  5. Nancy took her kids to cut their hair.
  1. My mom uses her plants to decorate the living room.
  2. She buys lettuce to her hamster.
  3. Georgia loves Kyle’s voice.
  4. When she is stressed, she likes to eat french fries.
  5. Nancy took her kids to cut their hair.

Mark true or false according to your opinion and correct the false ones to make them true for you.

Example: I hate chocolate. > (F) I love chocolate.

  1. I think fridges are more important than microwaves.
  2. Cookers are worse than air fryers.
  3. My sofa is more confortable than my bed.
  4. In my opinion, kitchens have to be more organized than bedrooms.
  5. Armchairs are prettier than chairs.

Personal answers

Writing

Write a short text comparing your living room to your kitchen.

Example: My living room is bigger than…