DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT PARENTS

SHOULD HELP THEIR CHILDREN WITH

THEIR HOMEWORK

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Lesson Objectives

Lesson: Discussing whether or not parents should help their

children with homework

At the end of today’s lesson, you will:

• Be able to talk about whether or not parents should help their

children with homework

• Be able to pronounce the sounds /f/ and /v/ correctly

• Be aware of some vocabulary relating to today’s topic

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Warm up
Watch the video and answer the questions below.

1. How did your parents help

you with your homework when
you were a kid?

2. Do you think children

benefit from receiving help
with their homework? Why/
Source: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4vwjsn
Why not?

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Dialogue
Learn how to talk about whether or not parents should help their children with homework.

Joan Karen

You look so happy today.

Yeah. I’ve just got my son’s final
exam result. He has got the highest
That’s great. Do you have a private score in the whole class.
tutor for your son?
No, I don’t. I just let him study by
himself, but I’m always willing to help
That's good to know. I've spoken to
when he has problems with his
some parents who admit to doing their
homework.
children's homework for them.

That's terrible. How can children

Exactly. Children need to learn to learn if they don't do their
work through problems homework themselves?
independently.

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Speak Out Loud
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /f/ and /v/ correctly.

Read all the words below:

Performance Have Perfect Believe

Reference Development Solve Frequently

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Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /f/ and /v/ correctly.

Common mistakes:

/f/: Performance, Have, Development, Perfect, Believe, Solve, Frequently, Reference

Correct pronunciation:

• Performance, Perfect, Frequently,

/f/ Reference

• Have, Development, Believe, Solve

/v/

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Conversation
Pair work: Choose a context and talk with your teacher in 2.5 minutes.

Student: Suggestions:

- Do you have a private tutor for your son?

Talk with your teacher about whether or not
- How can children learn if they don't do their
parents should help their children with their homework themselves?

homework. - Children need to learn to work through

problems independently.

You think parents should only Talk about some benefits of

You think parents should hire a
offer help when their children helping children with their
private tutor for their children.
encounter problems. homework.

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Assessment
Here are some comments on your performance.

Student Pronunciation Grammar Other

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Homework
Complete the assignment below and find more in Related Lessons.

✓ Pronunciation: The sounds /f/ and /v/

✓ Vocabulary: Discussing whether or not parents
Homework
should help their children with homework
✓ Finish your homework with Native Life.

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