The document provides an English lesson on household chores. It begins with reviewing house idioms such as "to hit the roof" and "get your house in order". Students then practice using the idioms in sentences. The lesson continues with students speaking about their weekend chores, learning new vocabulary words related to chores, and listening to a passage about chores and answering questions. The document concludes with a grammar section on irregular verbs.

1. LanguageCircle:
Chores
basedon
HouseIdioms
1

2. 2
Objectives
• Review and practice the House Idioms. Use them in a related
activity
• Speak about your weekend chores
• Learn new vocabulary
• Listen to a passage about chores and answer questions
• Grammar – Learn about irregular verbs
• Reading – Read an article and reflect on a quote
• Reflect on your learning today

3. 3
Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/%settlement-topic%/house-idioms/

4. 4
Review the idioms in this related lesson
“To hit the roof” – To suddenly become very angry
“Skeleton(s) in the closet ” – Discreditable or embarrassing fact(s) that someone wishes to keep secret
“Go out the window” - (Of a plan or pattern of behaviour) no longer exist; disappear.
“Get your house in order ” – To improve or correct the way one does things
“Strike home”– When something strikes home, it becomes very clear and obvious in a forceful way
“Make yourself at home” – Do what you need to do to feel relaxed and comfortable

5. 5
Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. He absolutely hit the _______when he heard I was leaving.
2. We all have our __________in the _____from our past.
3. She felt like her work ______out the _______when her boss changed the
agenda for the meeting.
4. If you want to tell me what to do, you get your _____in ______first.
5. It _____home when I see black cats. I realize how much I miss Kitty.

6. 6
Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. He absolutely hit the roof when he heard I was leaving.
2. We all have our __________in the _____from our past.
3. She felt like her work ______out the _______when her boss changed the
agenda for the meeting.
4. If you want to tell me what to do, you get your _____in ______first.
5. It _____home when I see black cats. I realize how much I miss Kitty.

7. 7
Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. He absolutely hit the roof when he heard I was leaving.
2. We all have our skeletons in the closet from our past.
3. She felt like her work ______out the _______when her boss changed the
agenda for the meeting.
4. If you want to tell me what to do, you get your _____in ______first.
5. It _____home when I see black cats. I realize how much I miss Kitty.

8. 8
Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. He absolutely hit the roof when he heard I was leaving.
2. We all have our skeletons in the closet from our past.
3. She felt like her work went out the window when her boss changed the
agenda for the meeting.
4. If you want to tell me what to do, you get your _____in ______first.
5. It _____home when I see black cats. I realize how much I miss Kitty.

9. 9
Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. He absolutely hit the roof when he heard I was leaving.
2. We all have our skeletons in the closet from our past.
3. She felt like her work went out the window when her boss changed the
agenda for the meeting.
4. If you want to tell me what to do, you get your house in order first.
5. It _____home when I see black cats. I realize how much I miss Kitty.

10. 10
Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. He absolutely hit the roof when he heard I was leaving.
2. We all have our skeletons in the closet from our past.
3. She felt like her work went out the window when her boss changed the
agenda for the meeting.
4. If you want to tell me what to do, you get your house in order first.
5. It strikes home when I see black cats. I realize how much I miss Kitty.

11. 11
Agenda
1. Speaking
2. Vocabulary
3. Listening
4. Grammar
5. Reading
6. Reflect on learning

12. 12
Speaking

13. 13
Speak about your personal experience
• What household work do you do on the
weekend?

14. 14
Vocabulary

15. 15
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree
4. Thinking of the past
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently

16. 16
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
stuff
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree
4. thinking of the past
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently

17. 17
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
stuff
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
yardwork
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree
4. thinking of the past
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently

18. 18
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
stuff
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
yardwork
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree to prune the trees
4. thinking of the past
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently

19. 19
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
stuff
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
yardwork
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree to prune the trees
4. thinking of the past looking back
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently

20. 20
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
stuff
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
yardwork
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree to prune the trees
4. thinking of the past looking back
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower to mow the lawn
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently

21. 21
looking back (phr.) stuff (noun)
(to be) spoiled (adj.) yardwork (noun)
to prune the trees (phr.) to mow the lawn (phr.)
1. matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are being referred to
stuff
2. the work involved in taking care of the plants, trees, paths,
etc. in your yard.
yardwork
3. to cut off dead or unwanted parts of a bush or tree to prune the trees
4. thinking of the past looking back
5. to cut the grass on a lawn with a lawn mower to mow the lawn
6. (of a person, especially a child) harmed in character by being
treated too indulgently
(to be) spoiled

22. 22
Listening

23. 23
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:
• 1. What is the dialogue about?
• 2. How many sisters does he have?
• 3. In her household who mops the floor and washes
the windows?
• 4. Why does he say she was spoiled?
• 5. How much older than her is her brother?
Source: https://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T958-Buddhi-Chores.htm/

24. 24
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:
• 1. What is the dialogue about? Two friends are talking
about the chores they had to do at home when they
were young.
• 2. How many sisters does he have?
• 3. In her household who mops the floor and washes
the windows?
• 4. Why does he say she was spoiled?
• 5. How much older than her is her brother?

25. 25
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:
• 1. What is the dialogue about? Two friends are talking
about the chores they had to do at home when they
were young.
• 2. How many sisters does he have? Two sisters.
• 3. In her household who mops the floor and washes
the windows?
• 4. Why does he say she was spoiled?
• 5. How much older than her is her brother?

26. 26
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:
• 1. What is the dialogue about? Two friends are talking
about the chores they had to do at home when they
were young.
• 2. How many sisters does he have? Two sisters.
• 3. In her household who mops the floor and washes
the windows? Her dad.
• 4. Why does he say she was spoiled?
• 5. How much older than her is her brother?

27. 27
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:
• 1. What is the dialogue about? Two friends are talking
about the chores they had to do at home when they
were young.
• 2. How many sisters does he have? Two sisters.
• 3. In her household who mops the floor and washes
the windows? Her dad.
• 4. Why does he say she was spoiled? She did not have
to do much work when she was young.
• 5. How much older than her is her brother?

28. 28
Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions:
• 1. What is the dialogue about? Two friends are talking
about the chores they had to do at home when they
were young.
• 2. How many sisters does he have? Two sisters.
• 3. In her household who mops the floor and washes
the windows? Her dad.
• 4. Why does he say she was spoiled? She did not have
to do much work when she was young.
• 5. How much older than her is her brother? He is eight
years older than her.

29. 29
Grammar

30. 30
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
When we learn a new verb in English, we learn three forms of each verb:
Examples:
a) 1) to want – 2) wanted – 3) wanted
b) 1) to eat – 2) ate – 3) eaten
Can you write the three forms of the following verbs?
to drink
to love
to break
to open

31. 31
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
When we learn a new verb in English, we learn three forms of each verb:
Examples:
a) 1) to want – 2) wanted – 3) wanted
b) 1) to eat – 2) ate – 3) eaten
Can you write the three forms of the following verbs?
to drink – drank – drunk
to love
to break
to open

32. 32
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
When we learn a new verb in English, we learn three forms of each verb:
Examples:
a) 1) to want – 2) wanted – 3) wanted
b) 1) to eat – 2) ate – 3) eaten
Can you write the three forms of the following verbs?
to drink – drank – drunk
to love – loved – loved
to break
to open

33. 33
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
When we learn a new verb in English, we learn three forms of each verb:
Examples:
a) 1) to want – 2) wanted – 3) wanted
b) 1) to eat – 2) ate – 3) eaten
Can you write the three forms of the following verbs?
to drink – drank – drunk
to love – loved – loved
to break – broke – broken
to open

34. 34
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
When we learn a new verb in English, we learn three forms of each verb:
Examples:
a) 1) to want – 2) wanted – 3) wanted
b) 1) to eat – 2) ate – 3) eaten
Can you write the three forms of the following verbs?
to drink – drank – drunk
to love – loved – loved
to break – broke – broken
to open – opened – opened

35. 35
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
to drink – drank – drunk
to love – loved – loved
to break – broke – broken
to open – opened – opened
As you can see from these examples, some verbs have the second and the third
form ending in “ed”. (loved, opened). These are called regular verbs.
The verbs that have the second and the third form formed in any other way than
adding the “ed” at the end, are called irregular verbs. (drank/drunk, broke/broken).

36. 36
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Unfortunately most common verbs in English are irregular verbs and since there is no rule how
the second form of the verb (past tense) and the third form (past participle) are formed, we need
to learn these forms as they come in the dictionary or are taught to us.
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be ____ been
become became ______
______ found found
buy ______ bought
choose chose ______
come ______ come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

37. 37
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became ______
______ found found
buy ______ bought
choose chose ______
come ______ come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

38. 38
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
______ found found
buy ______ bought
choose chose ______
come ______ come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

39. 39
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy ______ bought
choose chose ______
come ______ come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

40. 40
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy bought bought
choose chose ______
come ______ come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

41. 41
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
come ______ come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

42. 42
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did ______
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

43. 43
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
drive _______ driven
feel felt ______

44. 44
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
drive drove driven
feel felt ______

45. 45
Grammar
Irregular Verbs
Activity: Fill in the blanks:
Be was/were been
become became become
find found found
buy bought bought
choose chose chosen
come came come
do did done
drive drove driven
feel felt felt

46. 46
Reading

47. 47
Reading
Please go to:
The Benefits of Chores
Read the article and reflect on the following passage:
“Research indicates that those children who do have a set of chores have
higher self-esteem, are more responsible, and are better able to deal
with frustration and delay gratification, all of which contribute to greater
success in school..”

48. 48
Reflect
on
learning

49. 49
What did you learn today?
• Review and practice the House Idioms. Use them in a related
activity
• Speak about your weekend chores
• Learn new vocabulary
• Listen to a passage about chores and answer questions
• Grammar – Learn about irregular verbs
• Reading – Read an article and reflect on a quote
• Reflect on your learning today

50. 50
Homework
1. Identify all the irregular verbs in the quote you
reflected on in the reading section. Write down the
three forms of the verbs.
1. Write 2-3 paragraphs about the chores you as a
parent are assigning to your children and how do
you think that helps them.
Send it to your teacher.

51. Thankyou!
Questions?
Created by : Ruxandra Nicolescu – English Online
51
https://pixabay.com/photos/cup-of-coffee-laptop-office-macbook-1280537/ shared under CC0