A1CEFRSpeaking20 min

Speaking Skills: Washing and Personal Care

Getting ready: washing and personal care

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🧼 Unit: Getting Ready

Washing & Personal Care

Module 1: Vocabulary & Sentence Build-up

📌 How to use this lesson

For Teachers

1. Use this 20-minute speaking lesson in class or assign it as homework.

2. Check your students' audio recordings and AI scores in the class report.

For Learners

1. Complete the vocabulary and matching exercises first to learn key words.

2. In Module 2, record your spoken answers before opening the model answers.

Let's review key words and common sentences before you speak!

💬 3 Useful Sentence Patterns

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Pattern 1: "My brother gets dressed..."

"My brother gets dressed before he puts on his vest."

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Pattern 2: "I have a wash..."

"I have a wash before I eat breakfast."

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Pattern 3: "I use a [item] to..."

"I use a hairbrush to make my hair neat."

✏️ Exercise 1: Vocabulary Review (5 items)

Choose the correct word for each description.

A soft bath sponge with soap bubbles, clean personal care icon, vector flat style

Question 1:

What soft item do you use with soap to clean your body in the bath?

____ a. sponge ____ b. razor ____ c. hairdryer ____ d. trainers
A bottle of soft body lotion for skin care, clean vector flat style

Question 2:

What cream or liquid do you rub on your skin after washing to keep it soft?

____ a. vest ____ b. lotion ____ c. tissue ____ d. hairdryer
A hairbrush tool for combing head hair, flat vector icon style

Question 3:

What item do you use to make the hair on your head neat?

____ a. razor ____ b. underwear ____ c. hairbrush ____ d. tissue

Question 4:

What thin, soft paper piece do you use to wipe your nose or face?

____ a. tissue ____ b. trainers ____ c. sponge ____ d. lotion

Question 5:

What electric machine blows warm air to dry wet hair after washing?

____ a. razor ____ b. vest ____ c. hairdryer ____ d. lotion

🔗 Exercise 2: Collocation Matching (4 items)

Match each daily activity phrase on the left with its simple meaning.

Action Phrase
make your head look neat
wash your body with water from above
put your daily clothes on
rub something soft into your skin after washing
1. take a shower
____make your head look neat ____wash your body with water from above ____put your daily clothes on ____rub something soft into your skin after washing
2. put on lotion
____make your head look neat ____wash your body with water from above ____put your daily clothes on ____rub something soft into your skin after washing
3. do your hair
____make your head look neat ____wash your body with water from above ____put your daily clothes on ____rub something soft into your skin after washing
4. get dressed
____make your head look neat ____wash your body with water from above ____put your daily clothes on ____rub something soft into your skin after washing
🎙️ Module 2: Speaking Practice

IELTS Speaking Part 1

Practice answering 6 everyday speaking questions about your morning and personal care routine.

Question 1

Do you have a shower in the morning or in the evening?

AI Grading Criteria: Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer & Notes Show Answer

"Well, I have a shower in the evening. I'm tired after school, so it feels good."

• I have a shower: Note: saying when you wash your body.

• I'm tired: Note: saying how you feel.

• so it feels good: Note: giving a reason.

Question 2

What time do you get up on Sunday?

AI Grading Criteria: Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer & Notes Show Answer

"Well, I get up at eight o'clock. On Sunday, I like to stay in bed a little."

• I get up: Note: leaving your bed in the morning.

• On Sunday: Note: talking about weekend days.

• I like to stay in bed: Note: not getting up at once.

Question 3

Do you like to take a long bath?

AI Grading Criteria: Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer & Notes Show Answer

"Yes, I do. I love taking a long bath with warm water. It feels great."

• I love taking: Note: saying something you enjoy doing.

• with warm water: Note: describing water temperature.

• It feels great: Note: expressing a good feeling.

Question 4

Do you do your hair every day?

AI Grading Criteria: Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer & Notes Show Answer

"Yes, I do my hair every morning before I go out. It's very quick."

• I do my hair: Note: make your hair neat.

• before I go out: Note: before you leave home.

• It's very quick: Note: it takes a short time.

Question 5

Who gets dressed first in your home?

AI Grading Criteria: Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer & Notes Show Answer

"Well, my mum gets dressed first. She wakes up early and gets ready for work."

• my mum gets dressed first: Note: she puts her clothes on before the others.

• She wakes up early: Note: she gets out of bed early.

• gets ready for work: Note: she makes everything ready before she goes to work.

Question 6

Do you like cold water or warm water for a shower?

AI Grading Criteria: Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

💡 Model Answer & Notes Show Answer

"I like warm water for a shower. Cold water is too cold for me, especially in winter."

• warm water: Note: water that is not too hot and not too cold.

• Cold water is too cold: Note: explaining why you do not like cold water.

• especially in winter: Note: mostly during cold weather.

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