1、Review Teaching Aims 1.New words, phrases and sentence structures. 2.Be able to skim the passage to get the main idea and finish the exercises in 2a, 2c,2d and 2e. stress n. 精神压力精神压力; 心理负担心理负担 waste n. 浪费浪费; 垃圾垃圾 v. 浪费浪费; 滥用滥用 depend v. 依靠依靠; 依赖依赖 develop v. 发展发展; 壮大壮大 fairness n.公正性公正性; 合理性合理性 sinc
2、e conj. 因为因为; 既然既然 prep., conj. 自自以来以来 neighbor(=neighbour) n. 邻居邻居 drop v. 落下落下; 掉下掉下 Discuss the questions with your partner. 1. What do you often do to help your parents at home? 2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home? 2a 2b The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write abou
3、t whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees? Task1 1. What is Ms. Millers opinion? She thinks doing chores is parents job. He thinks its important for children to do chores and help their parents with housework. 2.
4、What is Mr. Smiths opinion? Skim and answer the questions. 2c According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores. Task2 pros赞成赞成 cons反对反对 1.Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence 2.Doing chores teaches them how to look after themselves. 3.It also
5、helps them to understand the idea of fairness. 1.Housework is a waste of childrens time. 2.They do not have time to study and do housework. 3.When they get older, they will have to do housework. 4.Its the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment. 2d. Write one sentence with each ph
6、rase from the letters. 1. a waste of time时间的浪费时间的浪费 2. there is no need forto做做没有必要没有必要 3. do not mind不要介意不要介意 4. spend time on 在某方面花时间在某方面花时间 5. in order to 为了为了 6. it is not enough to 做某事是不够的做某事是不够的 7. the earlierthe better. 越早，越早，越好越好 Task3 1. Playing computer games is a waste of time. 2. There i
7、s no need for parents to worry about their children. 3. I dont mind you playing cards here. 4. Every student should spend some time on their homework. 5. In order to go to school on time ,I must go to bed early. 6. It is not enough to run for 20 minutes every day. 7. The earlier you get up, the bett
8、er your health is . 1. Which letter do you agree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with? 2e Discuss the questions with a partner. Task4 1. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. 此处代词此处代词it仅为形式上
9、的主语仅为形式上的主语, 真正的真正的 主语是主语是to provide for their children。 我们也可将我们也可将It is ones job (duty, ) to do something.视为一个固定的句型视为一个固定的句型, 表表 示“做某事是某人的工作示“做某事是某人的工作(职责等职责等)”。 如如: Task5 Language points provide 作动词，意为“作动词，意为“ 提供；供应”。提供；供应”。 provide sb. with sth.或或provide sth. for sb.意为“为某人提供某物”。意为“为某人提供某物”。如：如： I
10、ts every teachers job to explain things clearly to the students. 把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应 做的事情。做的事情。 The movie theater provides us with good service. His school provided a house for him. 汉译英。汉译英。他们提供给他钱和衣服。他们提供给他钱和衣服。 They provided him with money and clothes. They provided money and clothes
11、for him. 2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. 反正我觉得干点家务也不难。反正我觉得干点家务也不难。 anyway是一个副词是一个副词, 若位于句首若位于句首, 其其 后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内 容隔开。容隔开。anyway在此句中的作用是在此句中的作用是 追加评论追加评论, 相当于汉语的“反正相当于汉语的“反正; 仍仍 然然; 依然”依然”。如如: Sam didnt get the job, but hes not unhappy because it didnt pa
12、y well anyway. 萨姆没有得到那份工作萨姆没有得到那份工作, 但他并没有闷闷不但他并没有闷闷不 乐乐, 反正薪酬也不算高。反正薪酬也不算高。 anyway还可用来表示“不管怎样还可用来表示“不管怎样; 无论如无论如 何”之意。何”之意。例如例如: Its just a cold. But anyway, you should still see the doctor. 这只不过是感冒这只不过是感冒, 但不管怎样但不管怎样, 你还是应该你还是应该 看看医生。看看医生。 3. ill & sick 相同点相同点 ill 与与sick 都可以表示“生病的”，都可都可以表示“生病的”，都可
13、 作表语。作表语。如：如： Alice was ill / sick yesterday. 不同点不同点 表示“生病”时，表示“生病”时，sick 可作定语，但可作定语，但ill 通常不作定语。通常不作定语。如：如： Could you help the sick girl? 4. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. 孩子们越早学会独立孩子们越早学会独立, 对他们的未来对他们的未来 就越好。就越好。 “the+比较级比较级+, the+比较级比较级+” 是英语中一个常用的句型结
14、构是英语中一个常用的句型结构, 表示表示 “越“越, 就越就越”。如如: The more he explained, the better we understood. 他解释得越多他解释得越多, 我们就理解得越透彻。我们就理解得越透彻。 Many people believe that the more a person reads, the wiser he will become. 很多人相信一个人书读得越多就会变很多人相信一个人书读得越多就会变 得越聪明。得越聪明。 Summary Sum up the key phrases and sentence structures in t
15、he two letters. make sb . do sth. 使某人做某事使某人做某事 have enough stress有十足的压力有十足的压力 have time to do sth. 有时间做某事有时间做某事 a waste of their time他们时间的浪费他们时间的浪费 spend time on sth.花时间在某方面上花时间在某方面上 in order to do sth.为为做做 get into a good university 进入好大学进入好大学 provide sth. for sb.=provide sb. With sth. 给某人提供某物给某人提供
16、某物 mind (not) doing sth. 介意做某事介意做某事 Passage 1 Passage 2 Its +adj. +(for sb.)+to do sth. 对于某人来说做某事是对于某人来说做某事是 how to do chores 怎么做家务活怎么做家务活 depend on sth. 依靠依靠 look after themselves 照顾他们自己照顾他们自己 the idea of fairness 公平的观点公平的观点 do ones part in doing sth.尽自己的职责做尽自己的职责做 as a result 结果结果 fall ill 生病生病 Th
17、e earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. I. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句 中所缺单词。中所缺单词。 1. He was i_ but nobody took him to the hospital. 2. If you dont study hard, your grades will d_. 3. I like Old Henry because he often p_ us with hot water. ll rop rovides If y
18、ou have time, please do the following exercises. 4. We can d_ on him for help. 5. Mother thinks playing computer games is a w_ of time. II. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当 形式填空。形式填空。 1. He _(develop) a farm from nothing. 2. In fact, young people have too much _ (stress) today. aste epend developed
19、stress 3. He didnt mind _(help) me with my English. 4. Mr. Li and Mr. Wang are both my _ (neighbor). 5. Why did the man make the little boy _(carry) water? carry helping neighbors 1.Copy new words of this period. 2.Read the two letters over and over again after class. Preview: Discuss 3a with your classmates to fill in the chart, and finish 3b and self-check.
