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Talking about Responsibilities in English


Beginner: Warm-up
How many bills do you have to pay each month?

I have to pay__________ bills each month.


Beginner: Vocabulary

rent laundry wash clean pay sweep iron shop work taxes





Beginner: Vocabulary Practice
Fill in the blanks with the correct vocabulary words. sweep pay laundry wash work You need to__________ the dishes. Please _________ the floor. It’s dirty! I have to go to _________ in order to earn money. She has to ________ her rent. All my clothes are dirty. I need to do ___________.



Beginner: Discussion
Complete the following sentences according to your opinion.
I … washing dishes.
A.  hate
B.  don’t mind
C.  like In my opinion, I … a lot ofresponsibilities.
A.  have
B.  don’t have I really hate …
A.  to pay the rent.
B.  to sweep the floor.
C.  to go grocery shopping.


Beginner: Pairing Phrases
Pair the verb in the first box with a matching phrase in the second box.

clothes

rent wash clean

your room an apartment the kitchen a room the dishes the bathroom a house



Beginner: Let’s Talk!

Kate: Jake,would you mind helping me with something today?
Jake: Sure. What do you need me to do?
Kate: Could you clean the house? I’ve got to pick Kara up at 6:00.
Jake: Okay. I’ll wash the dishes and sweep the floor.
Kate: Thank you, dear. It will really help me out.
Jake: I’ll even order pizza for us. Don’t worry about fixing dinner.
Kate: Really? Pizza sounds great!
Jake: Yes, it sounds goodto me too. See you in a couple of hours!



Beginner: Let’s Talk! Follow-up
Answer the following questions about the previous passage.
What is Jake going to do for Kate? A. He’s going to wash the dishes and sweep the floor. B. He’s going to wash clothes and cook dinner. C. He’s going to wash the car and mop the floor. What are Jake and Kate going to have for dinner? A. Chinese food B. pizzaC. tacos What time does Kate need to pick up Kara? A. 4:00 B. 6:00 C. 5:00


Beginner: Categories
Match each word to its corresponding category.

Verbs

Nouns

Adjectives

sleepy

wash

clothes

responsible

clean

floor

mature

bill

pay





Intermediate Lesson Content




Intermediate: Warm-up
What are your daily responsibilities?


Intermediate:Vocabulary

study make the bed grocery shopping do the laundry pay the bills do the dishes cook school mop the floor cleaning





Intermediate: Synonyms & Antonyms
Match the synonym & antonym to each listed word. Synonym routinely required troubling reliable care for uninteresting Word stressful boring regularly necessary responsible maintain Antonym optional fascinating sporadicallyneglect calming irresponsible



Intermediate: General Discussion
•  •  Teenagers are often irresponsible. Why do you think that is? How do you demonstrate that you are responsible with your studies or work?


Intermediate: Let’s Talk
Mom: Jimmy, please come here for a moment. We really need to have a talk. I’m in the kitchen.

Jimmy: Oh, dear! What’s the problem, Mom? I didn’t doanything wrong. I swear! Mom: I’ve asked you to clean your room and wash the dishes three times today, and you haven’t done a thing.

Jimmy: I’ve been busy doing my homework. I don’t have time to do all three things. Mom: I know that you’re busy with school, but this mess isn’t going to clean itself. You need to manage your time better and be more responsible.

Jimmy: I know, mom. I’m sorry fornot doing my chores earlier. I’ll get started on them right now. Mom: Thank you, honey. I really appreciate it, and I’m sorry that I yelled at you.

Jimmy: That’s okay, Mom. I should have cleaned my room the first time you asked me to.


Intermediate: Let’s Talk! Follow-up
•  Why is Jimmy’s mother upset with him?
•  What excuse does Jimmy give for not doing his chores?
•  What is his...