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A1 Speaking Practice

🧹 Housework & Helping at Home

Learn new words and phrases. Then, answer 6 questions.

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How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teachers

Teach the words before students speak. This lesson takes 20 minutes.

Listen to the recordings. Check for clear sounds and simple words.

🎒 For Learners

First, do the word check and practice the phrases below.

Record your voice for each question. Then read the sample answers.

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Module 1: Vocabulary & Sentence Patterns

Learn and practice words for housework before you speak.

A cheerful young boy happily sweeping the clean wooden kitchen floor with a small broom, warm natural sunlight streaming

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Word Bank (Choose a word for Questions 1 to 5):

carry plate garden cook clothes

✏️ Part A: Vocabulary Check

1. Can you put the clean ___ on the dining table?

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2. My mother teaches me how to ___ simple meals.

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3. I fold my clean ___ and put them in my room.

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4. We grow flowers and water the plants in the ___.

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5. These bags are heavy, so I help my dad ___ them.

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🔗 Part B: Collocation Matching

Match each housework phrase with its meaning.

6. What does wash the dishes mean?

____ a. clean dirty plates with soap ____ b. make the floor clean ____ c. put things in their place ____ d. make hot food to eat

7. What does clean the floor mean?

____ a. clean dirty plates with soap ____ b. make the floor clean ____ c. put things in their place ____ d. make hot food to eat

8. What does tidy the room mean?

____ a. clean dirty plates with soap ____ b. make the floor clean ____ c. put things in their place ____ d. make hot food to eat

9. What does cook dinner mean?

____ a. clean dirty plates with soap ____ b. make the floor clean ____ c. put things in their place ____ d. make hot food to eat

💡 Useful Speaking Patterns

Use these simple phrases to talk about jobs at home.

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"I can..."

"I can cook dinner, but I can't clean the window."

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"Can you...?"

"Can you help me carry this box?"

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"I help my..."

"I help my dad in the garden every weekend."

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Module 2: IELTS Speaking Part 1 Practice

Answer 6 speaking questions with your voice.

A cheerful family working together at home doing housework, parents and children washing plates and neatly folding clean

Question 1: Do you help at home?

Part 1

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

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👀 Show Model Answer & Helpful Notes

"Well, yes, I do. I help my mum. It's important."

(10 words • Spoken style with contractions)

• yes, I do: a short, natural answer to start.

• help my mum: do simple jobs with your mother.

• It's important: you care about this very much.

Question 2: What jobs can you do at home?

Part 1

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

👀 Show Model Answer & Helpful Notes

"To be honest, I usually tidy my room. And I take out the rubbish."

(14 words • Spoken style with contractions)

• To be honest: a phrase to say what is true.

• tidy my room: put toys, clothes, and books in place.

• take out the rubbish: put the rubbish outside.

Question 3: Can you cook?

Part 1

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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"No, I can't. But I can cook eggs. And I can make tea."

(13 words • Spoken style with contractions)

• I can't: short, natural contraction for cannot.

• cook eggs: make easy food.

• make tea: make a hot drink.

Question 4: Who washes the clothes in your home?

Part 1

A teenager holding a laundry basket and smiling, warm domestic setting

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

👀 Show Model Answer & Helpful Notes

"Well, my dad does. He puts clothes in the machine. And I help him."

(14 words • Spoken style with contractions)

• my dad does: short spoken answer naming the person.

• puts clothes in the machine: puts dirty clothes inside.

• I help him: working together with another person.

Question 5: Do you like to clean your room?

Part 1

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

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"Not really. It's boring. But I feel happy after."

(9 words • Spoken style with contractions)

• Not really: friendly and natural way to say no.

• It's boring: not fun or exciting to do.

• I feel happy: say how you feel.

Question 6: Who helps you at home?

Part 1

Fluency and Coherence Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy Pronunciation

[Bài tập luyện nói]

👀 Show Model Answer & Helpful Notes

"My older sister helps me. She's very kind when I don't understand."

(12 words • Spoken style with contractions)

• My older sister helps me: gives help with daily jobs.

• She's very kind: warm and friendly person.

• I don't understand: say this when you do not know.

Speaking Practice: Housework & Helping at Home

🧹 Housework & Helping at Home

How to Use This Lesson

Module 1: Vocabulary & Sentence Patterns

Word Bank (Choose a word for Questions 1 to 5):

✏️ Part A: Vocabulary Check

🔗 Part B: Collocation Matching

💡 Useful Speaking Patterns

"I can..."

"Can you...?"

"I help my..."

Module 2: IELTS Speaking Part 1 Practice

Question 1: Do you help at home?

Question 2: What jobs can you do at home?

Question 3: Can you cook?

Question 4: Who washes the clothes in your home?

Question 5: Do you like to clean your room?

Question 6: Who helps you at home?

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