1、2a2c do the dishes take out the rubbish fold your clothes sweep the floor make your bed clean the living room Discuss the questions with your partner. Q1: What do you often do to help your parents at home? 2a A1: I often help my mom make dinner, wash clothes, and sweep the floor. Q2: Do you think ki
2、ds should help out with chores at home? A2: Yes, I think its better for kids to help out with chores at home, because it can help them be independent and learn to share. . The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the follo
3、wing letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees? This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully. 2b Skimming 意为“快速掠过，从中提取最意为“快速掠过，从中提取最 容易取得的精华
4、”。这种读法包含有原容易取得的精华”。这种读法包含有原 词的所有意思词的所有意思快速读过去，取出读快速读过去，取出读 物中关键性的东西。因此，我们可以把物中关键性的东西。因此，我们可以把 这种读法理解为快速浏览课文，领会文这种读法理解为快速浏览课文，领会文 章大意。一般而言，通过标题可知道文章大意。一般而言，通过标题可知道文 章的主题。对文章的首段和末段要多加章的主题。对文章的首段和末段要多加 注意，以便发现作者的观点。注意，以便发现作者的观点。 （ ）agrees that young people should do chores at home. （ ）disagrees that yo
5、ung people should do chores at home. Mr. Smith Ms. Miller According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores? Pros Cons 1.Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence. 1.Housework is a waste of childrens time. 2.Children already have enough stress from
6、school. 3.They have no time to study and do housework. 4.Their job now is to be students .They will do housework in the future. 5.Its parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. 2.It teaches them how to look after themselves. 3.It helps them to understand t
7、he idea of fairness. 4.It is good for their future. 2c 完成句子，每空词数不限。完成句子，每空词数不限。 1. Ms. Miller thinks children should spend their time on schoolwork in order to _ _. 2. Mr. Smith thinks these days children depend on _. Read the letters and finish the following tasks. get good grades and get into a go
8、od university their parents too much Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just
9、let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades make sb. do sth. 让让/使某人做某事使某人做某事 压力压力 let sb do sth 取得好成绩取得好成绩 浪费时间浪费时间 spend time on sth 在某事上花时间在某事上花时间 and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework
10、 so there is no need for them to do it now. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller 进入进入 mind doing sth 介意做某介意做某 事事 Dear Sir, I think it is important fo
11、r children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop c
12、hildrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but
13、 during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith fall ill 生病生病 结果，因此结果，因此 Discuss the questions with a partner. 1. Which letter do you agre
14、e with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with? Discussion 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 (
15、duty, ) to do something.视为一个固定的句型视为一个固定的句型, 表示“做某事是某人的工作表示“做某事是某人的工作(职责等职责等)”。 如如: 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： Its every students job to keep the classroom clean and tidy. 保持教室干净整洁是每一位学生的职保持教室干净整洁是每一位学生的职 责。责。 The movi
16、e 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 for him. 2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.（=And I think doing chores is not so difficult anywa
17、y.) 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”。 2d Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters. 1. a waste of time Its a waste of time to water the garden when it is
18、raining. 2. there is no need for to There is no need for you to go to the town. 3. do not mind I do not mind sweeping the floor. 4. spend time on I spent half of an hour on my homework. 5. in order to He worked very hard in order to get the job. 6. it is not enough to It is not enough to clean up th
19、e parks. 7. the earlierthe better The earlier you give up smoking, the better it is for your health. 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 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? 【运
20、用运用】根据句意，用根据句意，用ill或或sick填空。填空。 (1) The driver sent the _ baby to the hospital. (2) My brother is _. I have to look after him at home. ill / sick sick 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+”
21、是英语中一个常用的句型结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 harder we study, the more we will get. 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 smarter 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。 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.
22、 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. ill drop provides 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
23、空。形式填空。 1. He _(develop) a farm from nothing. 2. In fact, young people have too much _ (stress) today. waste depend developed 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.Finish the exercises on Page 2324. 2.Make a revision of this unit. 3.Write a composition : Should We Help with Chores at Home?Should We Help with Chores at Home
