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Listening: are you helpful at home?
Textbook: p. 63
GoalListen to a text about helping at home; say “I’m helpful at home”.
New words
helpful · yordam beradigansometimes · ba’zanalways · har doimnever · hech qachon
Explanation
The teacher reads the text twice. The first time listen for who helps; the second time listen for the jobs. Frequency words: always, often, sometimes, never. They usually go before the main verb: “I always help.”
Worked examples
“Helpful at home”. Hi, I’m Madina. At home I always help my mother. I often do the dishes after dinner. My brother sometimes washes the car with my father. My grandmother never lets me cook alone, but I like making salad with her. On Sundays the whole family cleans the house together. I feel proud and happy.
I always help. I sometimes cook. I never forget my homework.
Class activity
“At home I …”: children say three home jobs with always / often / sometimes / never. The class counts which word was used most.
Practice
1
What does Madina do after dinner?
She does the dishes.
2
Who washes the car with her brother?
Her father.
3
What does the family do on Sundays?
They clean the house together.
4
Do you help at home? Say one sentence.
For example: I sometimes help my mother.