1、A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.母亲不是赖以依靠的人，而是使依靠成为不必要的母亲不是赖以依靠的人，而是使依靠成为不必要的人。人。All I am,or can be,I owe to my angel mother.我之所有，我之所能，都归功于我天使般的母亲。我之所有，我之所能，都归功于我天使般的母亲。As a modern parent,I know that its not how much you give children those counts,its the
2、love and attention you shower on them.A caring attitude can not only save you a small fortune,but also even make you feel good about being tight-fisted and offering more care than present.作为一个现代的父母，我很清楚重要的不是你给了孩作为一个现代的父母，我很清楚重要的不是你给了孩子们多少物质的东西，而是你倾注在他们身上的关心子们多少物质的东西，而是你倾注在他们身上的关心和爱。关心的态度不仅能帮你省下一笔可观的
3、钱，而和爱。关心的态度不仅能帮你省下一笔可观的钱，而且甚至能使你感到一份欣慰，因为你花钱不多并且给且甚至能使你感到一份欣慰，因为你花钱不多并且给予了胜过礼物的关怀。予了胜过礼物的关怀。A Talk time Offering,accepting and refusing helpHello,Jane,you look busy.Can I give you a hand?Amy,do you need any help?Thanks very much,but I can manage.Yes,please.Could you bring me the rubbish bag?A1 Joyce
4、 is doing some housework at home.Tony offers to help.Practise their conversation in pairs.Tony:Hello Joyce,you look busy.Anything I can do to help?Joyce:Thanks,but Im all right.Tony:Come on.Let me give you a hand.Joyce:No,thanks.I can manage.Tony:If you want,I could wash the dishes.Joyce:Wash the di
5、shes?Oh,that would be good.Thanks a lot.A2 Answer these questions.1 Tony offered to help Joyce three times.What did he say to offer help?2 Joyce refused Tonys offers twice.What did she say to refuse his offers?3 Joyce accepted Tonys third offer.What did she say to accept his offer?Anything I can do
6、to help?Let me give you a hand.If you want,I could wash the dishes.Thanks,but Im all right.No,thanks.I can manage.Oh,that would be good.Thanks a lot.B Speak upB1 In groups,ask your classmates the questions below and tick()the appropriate boxes.For the last question,he/she should write short notes.B2 Report your groups results to the class.There are five students in our group.One student prepares meals.Four students dont prepare meals.Two students wash the dishes.Three students dont wash the dishes.student(s)does/do some other types of housework such as dusting,watering the plants,
