Bài tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 Global Success - Unit 1: Family life

 2. Women became managers / breadwinners while their husbands went to fight in the war.
3. Yesterday she went to the supermarket to buy the laundry / groceries and flowers.
4. For this exercise, the teacher is going to divide / make the class into four groups.
5. You should tidy up / away your room at the weekend.
6. My sister did the laundry / groceries and hung wet clothes out to dry.
7. My grandfather can’t do heavy lifting / loud voice because he has a bad back.
8. Every day after dinner I do the routine / washing-up before I do my homework.
9. My dad is the breadwinner / game-winner. He goes to work to support the family
10. My sister tries to get some simple basic home cook / cooking from my mother.
III. Complete the sentences with the words below.
 benefit relationship good gratitude life skills
 benefits bond responsibility strengthens character
1. Sharing experiences __________ bonds with friends.
2. We would like to express our __________ to everyone for their help.
3. These children have not learned __________ for the future use.
4. The new system will be a great __________ to the company.
5. Sharing the responsibility for household chores can do the __________ of children’s development.
6. Parents enjoy watching their children’s __________ develop.
7. Doing physical exercise for just 30 minutes every day can bring health __________ .
8. Over six months of working together, a close __________ developed.
9. By sharing housework, family members have a very close __________ with one another.
10. Sharing housework can make children have more __________ in the future.
IV. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
1. One recent survey found that men’s __________ in the home had increased almost threefold in the 
last four decades, (contribute)
2. A mother’s love can be as __________ as breastfeeding, (benefit)
3. In the traditional Japanese family system, the entire estate of the family, and the __________ assets 
are transferred from the father to the eldest son. (finance)
4. Mrs White spoke __________ of her husband because he didn’t share anything with household chores, 
(criticize)
5. My aunt works __________ hard to support her family because her husband died in a car accident a 
year ago. (enormous)
6. When we have some trouble in our family, we should have family meetings to work out a __________ 
. (solve)
7. The husband is responsible for the family’s economic well-being and takes pride in his role as a 
__________ . (provide)
8. Parenting __________ can offer children good opportunities for their future, (collaborate)
9. We do our share of housework willingly so that we can follow __________ interests in our free time, 
(recreation)
10. Researchers found that an unequal __________ of household chores negatively affected wives’ 
marital __________ . (divide - satisfy)
V. Match the pictures 1-9 to the phrases, and write the answer in each blank. There are
some extra phrases. Number 1 has been done for you. 2. I can’t come out now. I’m __________ the cleaning.
3. Could you __________ the dishwasher and put the things away, please?
4. It’s not fair. I __________ breakfast yesterday. Nam should __________ it today.
5. Look at this bin! Please __________ the rubbish out now.
6. Mum, I’ve __________ up my room. Can I go out now?
7. Phong, __________ the table. It’s nearly dinner time.
8. A: Where’s Dad?
 B: He’s __________ the car. He always __________ the car on Sunday morning.
II. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Ms Lan is not in the office today. She (work) __________ at home today.
2. “Where (you / come) __________ from?” “I’m Italian - from Rome.”
3. “(you / speak) __________ French?” “Just a little.”
4. Don’t forget your umbrella. It (rain) __________ again.
5. “Can you help me with the dinner?” “Not now. I (watch) __________ TV.”
6. In Viet Nam, children (look) __________ after their old parents.
7. “Hi! What (you / do) __________ here?” “I (wait) __________ for a friend.”
8. Can I look at the newspaper now? (you / read) __________ it?
9. Can I phone you back? We (have) __________ dinner.
10. Mr Long (work) __________ in an office every day, but now he (help) __________ his wife to 
prepare dinner.
III. Complete the sentences with the verbs below in the correct form: the present simple or present 
continuous.
 tidy help play (x2) do (x2) look after
 water prepare watch go study
1. My dad often __________ tennis on Sunday morning. Now he __________ the garden.
2. My mother often __________ dinner for the whole family after work. At present she __________ 
shopping in the supermarket.
3. My sister often __________ the film after dinner. At the moment she __________ for her test 
tomorrow.
4. I usually __________ football at the park with my classmates on Sunday morning.
Now I __________ my father with the chores around the house.
5. Mai __________ to school every morning. Now she __________ her mother in hospital.
6. Nam often __________ his room at the weekend. Now he __________ some heavy lifting with his 
brother.
IV. Complete the pairs of sentences with the present simple or the present continuous form of the 
verb in brackets.
1. a She always __________ (wear) a white dress for work.
 b I __________ (wear) new shoes. Do you like them?
2. a We __________ (go) hiking next month.
 b They __________ (go) hiking every summer.
3. a I __________ (love) this music. What is it?
 b I __________ (enjoy) this music. What is it?
4. a Light __________ (travel) faster than sound.
 b That car __________ (travel) very fast. Be careful.
5. a My brother often __________ (sing) in the shower.
 b My friend, Peter, __________ (sing). What a terrible noise! also gives children experience of relationship skills, like communicating clearly, co-operating and 
working as a team.
 When children contribute to family life, it helps them feel competent and responsible. Even if they 
don’t enjoy the chore, when they keep going they get the feeling of satisfaction that comes with finishing 
a task.
 Sharing housework can also help families work better and reduce family stress. When children help 
out, chores get done more quickly, and parents have less to do. This frees up time for the family to do 
fun things together.
 In order to get children involved in chores, it is best to start by choosing chores that works for 
children’s ages and abilities. Chores that are too hard can be frustrating, and chores that are too easy 
might be boring. If children are old enough, we can have a family discussion about chores. This can 
reinforce the idea that the whole family contributes to how the household runs.
1. Doing chores can have children have some benefits EXCEPT __________.
 A. learning life skills B. looking after the family
 C. getting a job D. learning relationship skills
2. By sharing housework with other family members, children also can .
 A. join a team B. become a co-operator
 C. develop language skills D. express themselves better
3. When children don’t like a task, they also have the feeling of __________ in finishing it.
 A. pleasure B. achievement C. desire D. acceptance
4. Which statement that the author of the text supports most?
 A. Children should do as much as they can to help their parents out.
 B. Children should be old enough to share the chores.
 C. The chores that children do should be based on their qualities.
 D. The chores that children do should be hard to develop life skills.
5. The phrase ‘works for’ in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________.
 A. does B. suits C. succeeds in D. involves
II. Read the two texts, and do the tasks that follow.
Family Welcomes Baby Sixteen
Baby Katelyn is the latest child of Jeni and Ray Bonell of 
Queensland, Australia. They have got sixteen children - seven 
girls and nine boys.
Life in the Bonell house is noisy, but they’ve got rules so 
things don’t get too crazy. The house has got seven bedrooms 
but each child sleeps in his or her own bed.
Jesse and Brooke, the two oldest kids, don’t live with the family. They have got their own homes in the 
neighbourhood but they often visit.
Jeni says that having a big family is normal for them. Her day-to-day life is similar to the life of other 
mums, just with more washing to do and bigger meals to cook. Food shopping costs about $600 a week. 
Meals and house cleaning are big jobs, but all the children help from the age of eight. One of the Bonell’s 
neighbours says, ‘I’ve only got two children and I don’t know how Jeni and Ray do it. And they love it. 
They’re great parents.’
Giving each of their children enough time and attention isn’t easy, but it’s important for both parents. 
‘Jeni and Ray spend so much time with the kids,’ says a family friend. ‘The kids definitely feel loved 
and happy and the new baby is beautiful.’
BIG is beautiful million people in the UK who work but don’t go out to work. They are homeworkers.
Fiona is a freelance writer and a finance expert. Every week she writes articles for magazines and 
newspapers. She describes how people can save money. Occasionally, she appears on TV too. Fiona 
really enjoys her job. She says that the best thing about it is when it’s warm and sunny. She doesn’t stay 
at her desk. She takes her laptop into the garden and works outside. It isn’t all good though. Fiona sends 
and receives a lot of email every day, but sometimes she doesn’t speak to anyone all day. She hates that.
Fiona turns off her laptop when the boys come back from school. They sit down together and chat about 
their day at school. Fiona becomes a mother again then, and starts making dinner for her family.
Task 1. Which two topics below aren’t mentioned in the text?
 1. daily routine 2. family 3. favourite food
 4. favourite TV programme 5. job 6. likes and dislikes
Task 2. Answer the questions.
1. What does Mr Gilbert do?
2. What does Fiona do before she goes to work?_____________________________________
3. How many British people are homeworkers? _____________________________________
4. What does Fiona write about in her articles?______________________________________
5. Where does she work when the weather is good? __________________________________
6. How does she usually communicate with people at work? ___________________________
7. Does Fiona cook?___________________________________________________________
Task 3. Complete the summary of the text with the words below.
 children home money negative positive woman
The text is about a British 1 __________ , Fiona Gilbert, who works from 2 __________ . She knows a 
lot of things about3 __________ for her job. Fiona is mostly 4 __________ about what she does, but she 
is 5 __________ about one thing. She stops working in the afternoon to talk to her 6 __________ .
IV. Read the lecture to parents, and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or NG (not given).
 Some people point out that today’s children have more homework and have less time to do chores 
around the house. If they’re teenagers, they also don’t have much energy because their bodies and brains 
are developing very quickly, and that can be tiring for them.
 Children also say, ‘It’s not my house, why should I clean it?’ Actually, they use it, and if they don’t 
learn how to do basic chores like cooking and cleaning, how can they look after themselves when they 
leave home? Helping with chores is training in basic survival skills. It’s also a good way to remind 
children that they are a part of something bigger than themselves - the family. And, by giving them some 
responsibilities, you’re also telling them that you trust them, and that increases their confidence.
 But it’s often tricky to get children to do chores. There is no ‘I’ in the words ‘work’ or ‘chores’, and 
most kids only like to do things that help them or give them something back immediately. The best way 
to deal with this is to make some family rules and the family chore chart, and also point out some of the 
long-term benefits: studies show that children and teenagers who help around the house are happier and 
have better family values. When they take out the rubbish, lay the table or clean the floor, they are 
actually learning how to become more helpful members of society.
 The most important thing is to help children start good habits early, and also help them become 
good and responsible citizens in the future.
1. Children today don’t have as much homework as children in the past. __________
2. Teenagers have more energy than young children. __________
3. It’s important for children to learn how to cook and clean. __________
4. Chores remind children of their responsibility to other people. __________
5. Children who do chores feel more confident. __________
6. Most children like doing things that have long-term benefits. __________
7. Parents are usually very lazy. __________ home. Mothers attend PTA meetings usually twice a month and are involved with school committee’s 
working on special projects such as gardening and hot lunch preparation. School is a very stressful and 
competitive process so the Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through 
so they can get accepted into the appropriate universities.
Task 1: Match words 1-5 with definition A-E, writing the answer in each blank.
1. rearing ____ A. encourage something to develop
2. foster ____ B. giving an opinion or thought
3. intimate ____ C. a promise to support someone or something
4. commitment ____ D. the practice of looking after children until they’re old enough
5. remarking ____ E. having a close relationship
Task 2: Read the passage, and then decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).
 TF
 1. Most Japanese women are housewives.  
 2. Taking care of children and bringing them up are of great importance to Japanese  
 mothers.
 3. Japanese mothers tend to be very strict to their children at home.  
 4. Japanese mothers and teachers work together for the children’s study progress  
 and comfort at school.
 5. The Japanese mother concentrates all her efforts on getting her children through,  
 so the atmosphere at home is very stressful.
1E. Speaking
• Everyday English
I. Choose the correct response. Then practise the short exchanges in pairs.
 1. A: Does your father help with chores? B: a/ He enjoys watching TV in the evening. 
 b/ He does electric repairs around the house.
 2. A: Can your father cook? B: a/ His chicken soup is the best, I think. 
 b/ Yes, he does some gardening.
 3. A: Do your family have the chart of family B: a/ Yes, everyone shares the chores, 
 chores? b/ No, everyone shares the chores equally.
 4. A: What’s your share of the chores? B: a/ Yes, we help each other to do it. 
 b/ I sweep the floor and take out the rubbish.
 5. A: Are you willing to take out the rubbish every B: a/ No, I’m not willing to help you. 
 day? b/ I do, but I don’t like it.
 6. A: What do you like to do most? B: a/ I like to help my father repair things. 
 b/ I like doing it because it’s interesting.
 7. A: Is your mum a working mother? B: a/ Yes, she can follow her interests.
 b/ Yes, she’s a nurse in a big hospital.
 8. A: Do you enjoy sharing housework? B: a/ Yes, we like the feeling of contributing to 
 the household chores.
 b/ Yes, I have a lot of homework to do at school, 
 and have little free time.
 9. A: Do you belong to a nuclear or extended B: a/ I prefer a nuclear family.
 family? b/ I live with my parents, and my sister.
 10. A: Who’s responsible for earning the money B: a/ Both my parents are willing to help me. 
 in your family?