UNIT

7 Free Time and Chores

Warm-Up
A
A VOCABULARY | Activities at home | Read and listen. Then listen again
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and repeat.
ig
it
1 get up 2 take a shower / a bath 3 brush my teeth 4 get dressed
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5 comb / brush my hair 6 shave 7 put on makeup 8 eat breakfast

Remember:
sa
go to school
AB PAIR WORK | Tell your partner about your activities at home. Say when you do each activity. go to work
I get up at I don’t take a bath in the morning. I brush my teeth in the
6:30 A.M. I take a bath at night. morning and at night.

C
A VOCABULARY | More activities at home | Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
m

Meals
breakfast
pl
lunch
dinner

1 come home 2 study 3 make dinner

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4 watch TV 5 get undressed 6 go to bed

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 UNIT 7 Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
COMMUNICATION Discuss who does Talk about Make plans to Describe activities
household chores free time get together of a typical day
GOALS

D
A LISTEN TO IDENTIFY ACTIVITIES | Listen to the conversations. Write the
number of each conversation on the correct picture.
D
ig
it
AE PAIR WORK | Ask your partner questions with When do you . . . ?
When do you study?
and the activities in the pictures. Take turns. At 6:00 in
the evening.
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sa
m
pl
SPEAKING PAIR WORK | Ask and answer these questions about daily activities: What do you do first
in the morning? What do you do next? What do you do in the afternoon and evening?
Use the Vocabulary from Exercises A and C for ideas.
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What do you do first
in the morning?

I brush my teeth.
What about you?

I eat breakfast. What

do you do next? . . .

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 1 COMMUNICATION
GOAL
Discuss who does household chores

A
A VOCABULARY | Household chores | Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
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2 clean the house
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3 do the laundry
it
1 go shopping

4 wash the dishes 5 take out the garbage

VOCABULARY EXPANDER p. 131
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More household chores

AB LISTENING COMPREHENSION | Listen to the conversations. Check the chores each person does.
sa
The woman . . .
Her husband . . .
1
Her son . . .
Her daughter . . .
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The woman . . .
2
Her husband . . .

The man . . .
3 His wife . . .
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His son . . .

COACH
C
A GRAMMAR | The simple present tense: Spelling of third-person singular forms / Questions with Who

For the third-person singular (he, she, and it), add -s to the base form of most verbs.
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base form third-person singular form
clean ➞ cleans But notice:
take ➞ takes do ➞ does have ➞ has
go ➞ goes study ➞ studies
Add -es to verbs that end in -s, -sh, -ch, or -x.
wash ➞ washes
brush ➞ brushes
When Who is the subject of a question, use a third-person singular form of the verb.
Who does the laundry in your family? (I do. / My dad does.)
Who goes shopping? (We all do. / My parents do.) Be careful!
Don’t use do or does when who is the subject.
Who washes the dishes? NOT Who does wash the dishes?
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 D
A GRAMMAR PRACTICE | Complete the statements about Diane and Peter.
Use the simple present tense. Listen and repeat.

On Mondays, after breakfast, Diane to work. Her husband, Peter,

(1 go)
out the garbage before he to school. After work, Diane before 8:00 after 8:00
((2 take) (3 go) (4 go)
shopping at the supermarket down the street from her office. She the
(5 take)
bus home. And then she dinner.
(6 make)

Peter home from school after 7:00, and he dinner with Diane. After
D
7 come)
((7 (8 eat)
dinner, Peter the dishes. From 9:00 to 10:00, Peter , and Diane TV. Diane
9 wash)
((9 (10 study) (11 watch)
a bath, and then she to bed. Peter his shower in the morning, so at night
12 take)
((12 (13 go) (14 like)
he just his teeth, undressed, and to bed, too.
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15 brush)
((15 ((16 get) (17 go)

On the weekend, Peter and Diane turns with the chores. If Diane the house,
(18 take) (19 clean)
Peter the laundry.
(20 do)
(20
it
AE PAIR WORK Write five questions about Diane and Peter. Take turns asking and answering your questions.

When does Diane go shopping? She goes shopping after work.

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COMMUNICATION
ACTIVATOR Now let’s discuss who does household chores.

A CONVERSATION MODEL | Read and listen.

sa
A
A: So, who makes dinner in your house? Social language
B: Actually, I do. Introduce a
conversation topic
A: And who does the dishes?
with “So, . . .”
B: That depends. My brother and I take
turns. He does the dishes on weekdays,
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and I do the dishes on the weekend.
A: And who cleans the house?
B: Oh, that’s my brother’s job. But I take out the garbage.

AB PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE | Listen again and

repeat. Then practice the conversation with a partner.
pl
C
A CONVERSATION PAIR WORK | Personalize the
conversation. Use the pictures. Then change roles.
A: So, who in your house?
B: .
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A: And who ?
B: ...
KEEP TALKING!
Talk about other chores.

D
A CHANGE PARTNERS | Ask another classmate about chores.

AE GROUP WORK | Tell your classmates about your partner’s household chores.

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 2 COMMUNICATION
GOAL
Talk about free time
C

A
A VOCABULARY | Free-time activities | Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.
D
2 listen to music 3 read 4 visit friends
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1 exercise
it
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5 go out for dinner 6 go to the movies 7 take a nap 8 take a walk

COACH
AB GRAMMAR | The simple present tense: Questions with How often / Other time expressions

How often do you exercise? M T W T F S S How often do

Once a week.
I exercise every day
day. ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ you take a nap?
sa
M T W T F S S
How often does your brother go to the movies? ✓
He goes on Saturdays. ✓
✓
Other time expressions M T W T F S S
once a week ✓ Also
twice a week ✓ ✓ once [a year] every weekend
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three times a week ✓ ✓ ✓ twice [a day] every [Friday]
three times [a month]

C
A PRONOUNCE THE GRAMMAR | Listen and repeat the grammar examples.
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D
A VOCABULARY / GRAMMAR PAIR WORK | Write eight questions for a classmate
about his or her free-time activities. Use How often, When, What time, or What day
and the simple present tense. Answer your partner’s questions.

1 When do you go to the movies? When do you go

to the movies?
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On Saturdays.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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 COACH
AE PRONUNCIATION | Third-person singular verb endings | Read and listen.
Then listen again and repeat.

1 /s/ 2 /z/ 3 /ɪz/

takes = take/s/ cleans = clean/z/ washes = wash/ɪz/
check/s/
checks = check does = doe/z/ practices = practice/ɪz/
eats = eat
eat/s/ reads = read/z/ exercises = exercise/ɪz/

AF GROUP WORK Tell the class about your partner from Exercise D. Practice
Isabella visits friends
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pronunciation of third-person singular verb endings. twice a week.

COMMUNICATION
ACTIVATOR Now let’s talk about free time.
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A
A CONVERSATION MODEL | Read and listen.
A: So, Ken, what do you do in your free time?
it
B: My free time?
A: I mean, do you go to the movies? Exercise?
B: Actually, I listen to music. What about you?
A: Me? I go out for dinner with my family.
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B: Really? How often do you do that?
A: Once or twice a week.

Social language
Clarify a question
with “I mean, . . .”
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AB PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE |
Listen again and repeat. Then practice the
Conversation Model with a partner.

C
A CONVERSATION PAIR WORK | Personalize the
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conversation. Use your own favorite free-time
activities. Use time expressions.
A: So, , what do you do in your free time?
B: My free time?
A: I mean, do you ? ?
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B: Actually, I . What about you?
A: Me? I .
B: Really? How often do you do that?
A: .
RECYCLE THIS LANGUAGE
KEEP TALKING!
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on [Sundays]
Ask more questions. in the morning
Where do you ? in the afternoon
When do you ? in the evening
at night

D
A CHANGE PARTNERS | Personalize the conversation with another partner.

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 3 COMMUNICATION
GOAL
Make plans to get together

A GRAMMAR | The simple present tense: Frequency adverbs I never do chores

A
COACH on Sunday.

Use frequency adverbs to describe how often you do something.

100% I always visit friends on Saturday.
I usually go to the movies on the weekend.
I sometimes take a nap in the afternoon.
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0% I never take a walk at night.
Place the frequency adverb before the verb in the simple present tense.
We never go out for dinner on Fridays.
Do you usually take a walk with your children?
ig
What do you always do in the morning?

AB PRONOUNCE THE GRAMMAR | Listen and repeat the grammar examples.

it
C
A ACTIVATE GRAMMAR | Listen to the conversations. Circle the correct
frequency adverb to complete each statement.
1 She (never / sometimes) takes a walk with her husband.
2 They (never / always) go out for dinner on Saturdays.
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3 She (never / sometimes) takes out the garbage.
4 Her children (always / sometimes) do the laundry.

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A GRAMMAR PRACTICE | On the notepad write four statements about your activities. Use the
frequency adverbs. Include household chores, free-time activities, and / or other activities.

always I always do the laundry on Monday.

sa
Other Ideas
always • go to work
• go to school
• go home
usually • walk
• take [the bus /
the subway / a taxi]
sometimes
m
never

AE GROUP WORK | Compare notepads. Then tell your

classmates about your partner’s activities.
pl
Gabe sometimes takes a taxi to work.
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 COMMUNICATION
ACTIVATOR Now let’s make plans to get together.

A
A CONVERSATION MODEL | Read and listen.
A: Hey, let’s get together sometime.
B: Great idea!
A: Are you busy on Saturday morning?
B: I’m sorry. My wife and I always clean the
house then. But I’m free in the afternoon.
D
A: Perfect.

Social language
Express enthusiasm
with:
ig
• Great idea!
• Good idea!
• Sure!
• OK!
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AB PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE |
Listen again and repeat. Then practice
the Conversation Model with a partner.
al
C
A CONVERSATION PAIR WORK | Change the conversation. Use frequency
adverbs. Tell your partner when you are free. Then change roles.
A: Hey, let’s together sometime. KEEP TALKING!
RECYCLE THIS LANGUAGE
B: ! Suggest a time and a place to meet. • every [weekend / Friday]
A: Are you busy ? Watch the video for ideas!
• on [Thursday night]
B: I’m sorry. then. But I’m free . • in the [morning / afternoon /
evening]
sa
A: Perfect. • at night
• before / after [work]
• go [to work / to school / home]
m
pl
e

D
A CHANGE PARTNERS | Change the conversation again.

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 4 COMMUNICATION
GOAL
Describe activities of a typical day

A
A READING | Read the online product listings. Do you want a robot for your household chores? Why?

The Olcotts tell us when they clean their house and do other household chores.
“Household chores? Are you kidding? We never have time for chores on weekdays. From Monday
to Friday, we get up early, go to work, go shopping, and sometimes exercise,” says Carl. Jane
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agrees. “And on the weekend, Carl and I don’t want to do household chores. We go to the
movies or out to dinner with friends.” Carl adds, “And we often just stay home and listen
to music or watch TV. Who wants to do chores?”
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Is there a solution?
Meet Chorie, the robot that cleans your house when you’re at
Add to cart
work—or even after you go to bed! So when you come home
from work—or when you get up in the morning—your house is Customer reviews
clean! Chorie vacuums your floors, cleans your house, and even
it
does the laundry. So all week long, you don’t vacuum, clean, or 168 customer ratings
do the laundry. Chorie does. Chorie does every chore every day,
or only once or twice a week. It’s your choice.
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And for people who are super busy, there’s Chefbot, the robot
Add to cart
that makes your meals for you – once a week or every day. So, if
you want breakfast right after you get up, don’t make breakfast. Customer reviews
Tell Chefbot to do that, and take a nice, long shower. After your
shower, your breakfast is ready to eat. And when you come Be the first to review
home in the evening, dinner is ready.
sa
Chorie and Chefbot: your household partners every day of the week!

AB READING COMPREHENSION | Circle the correct word or phrase to complete each statement.
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1 From Monday to Friday, Carl and Jane Olcott (don’t have time for / do) household chores.
2 On weekdays, they (work and exercise / visit friends).
3 On Saturday and Sunday, they (do / don’t want to do) the chores.
4 On the weekend, they (sometimes / never) go out for dinner.
5 Chorie (goes shopping / does the laundry) for you.
6 Chefbot makes dinner (before / after) you come home.
pl
C
A LISTENING COMPREHENSION | Listen to the interview. Then circle the correct
answer to each question.
1 Who’s a morning person? 4 Which days of the week does 6 When does Ann’s family do the
a Sam she work? household chores?
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b Ann a Saturday and Sunday a on the weekend
b Monday to Friday b Monday to Friday
2 What’s Ann’s occupation?
a She’s a teacher. 5 When does she work? 7 On the weekend, who takes a
b She’s a pharmacy manager. a at night nap in the afternoon?
b in the afternoon a the kids
3 Where does she work?
b Ann
a at a school
b at a pharmacy

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 COMMUNICATION
ACTIVATOR Now let’s describe activities of a typical day.

ROLE PLAY | Look at the pictures of the typical day of a morning person and an
evening person. Give each person a name and an occupation. Then, with a partner,
role-play a conversation between these two people about their typical days.
(Option: Ask about other activities, using time expressions and frequency adverbs.)

A “morning person” An “evening person”

Name Name
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Occupation Occupation

4:00am 4:45am 10:00am 11:00am

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it
6:00am 3:00pm 12:00pm 9:00pm
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sa
4:30pm 6:30pm 11:30pm 2:30am
m
3:00am
RECYCLE THIS LANGUAGE
Activities Questions every [Friday]
brush [your] teeth How often ? in the [evening]
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put on makeup When ? at night
shave What time ? [before / after] work
watch TV Time expressions go [to work]
study [once / twice] a [day / usually / sometimes /
eat lunch week] always / never
read [three] times a [month /
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take a nap year]
visit friends every weekend

WRITING Write about your typical week. Use frequency adverbs and time expressions.

On weekday mornings, I usually get up

early, at 6:00. Then I . . .
GUIDED WRITING p. 137

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 Interactive Cool Down

Walk around the classroom with your book. Ask questions. Find a person who does each
1 “FIND activity, according to the cue in the circle. Write his or her name in the space. The first
person who fills all the spaces wins.
SOMEONE “When do you ...?” “How often do you ...?”
Find someone who . . .
WHO”
GAME every
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morning
twice a
week
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always

NAME: NAME:
it
after
midnight
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NAME:

NAME:
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usually
every
weekend

never
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NAME:

NAME:
pl
NAME:
before
7:00 in the
morning on
once Sundays
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or twice a
month

NAME:

NAME:
NAME:

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 EN D O F U N I T 7

2 Chat Read the conversation. Then, with a partner, use the Chat Guides to create your own
conversation. Cover your partner’s Chat Guide with a sheet of paper.
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ig
it
Anne: So, Rosie, you’re really busy, Anne: And who does the laundry? Rosie: So what do you do in your
right? Rosie: Actually, that’s my job. I free time?
Rosie: Yes, I am. I go to work every do the laundry on Saturday Anne: I go to the movies every
day, and I go to school at night. mornings. And I clean the house weekend. Hey! Let’s get together
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Anne: Wow, you’re super busy! Who on Sundays. Who does the sometime.
does the chores in your house? chores in your house? Rosie: Sure! What about on
Rosie: On weekdays, my husband Anne: I do! We have a small house. Saturday afternoon?
cooks, and my kids do the Anne: OK! I’m free on Saturday. Let’s
dishes. On the weekend, my go to a movie.
husband and I take turns. Rosie: Great!
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Partner A’s Chat Guide Partner B’s Chat Guide

A So, , you’re really busy, right? A

B B Yes, I am. I , and I .
A Wow, you’re super busy! Who does the chores A
in your house?
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B B .
A And who ? A
B B Actually, that’s job. I . Who does the
chores in your house?
pl
A ! A
B B So what do you do in your free time?
A I . Hey! Let’s get together sometime. A
B B ! What about ?
A ! I’m free . Let’s . A
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B B !

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