1、Do you have the pressure? schoolwork, grades, homework parents teachers classmates / friends Do you take any after-school classes? Do your parents compare you with other kids? Do you have a relaxing weekend? A: Could I use your computer? B: Sorry. Im going to work on it now. A: Well, could I watch T
2、V? B: Yes, you can, but first you have to clean your room. No, you cant. Make conversations between Peter and his father. A: Could I ? B: Sorry. Im going to . A: Well, could I ? B: Yes, you can. But / No, you cant Before You Read What do you usually do to relax yourselves? I to relax. Read again and
3、 match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Life for the Taylors children is busy, too. B. Linda Millers opinion and advice. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 D. Dr. Alice Greens opinion and advice. Para. 4 C. Chinese children are busy on weekends. The structure(结构) of the article: The common problem 1st opi
4、nion: The Taylors 2nd opinion: Linda Miller 3rd opinion: Doctors 2. How do you feel about doing chores? 4. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home? 1. Do you often do chores at home? 3. What chores dont/do you like doing? e.g. I like doing, I hate doing, but I dont mind doing. 2a Discu
5、ss the questions with your partner. sweep the floor do the dishesclean the room make the bed wash clothes mop the floor take out the rubbish/trash water the flowers cook meals Skim the following letters. Which one agrees? Which one disagrees? Ms. Miller does. Mr. Smith does. 2b. Which one agrees and
6、 which one disagrees? The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether young people should do chores at home. Skim (跳读) the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees? Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at hom
7、e. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They dont have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. A
8、lso, when they get older, they will have to do housework so theres 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 Dear Sir, I th
9、ink it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. Its 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 chore
10、s helps to develop childrens 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 int
11、o a good college but 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 2b Topic sentence 自学检测一自学检测一 3 3 2c2c According to Ms. Miller and Mr. S
12、mith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores? Pros(赞成赞成) Cons(反对反对) Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence. It teaches them how to look after themselves. It helps them to understand the idea of fairness. It is good for their future. Housework is a waste of childrens time. T
13、hey have no time to study and do housework. Their job now is to be students. They will do housework in the future. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. 2d2d Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters. 1. a waste of time(浪费时间浪费时间)
14、Its a waste of time to water the garden when it is raining. 2. there is no need for to（对于（对于来说没有必要）来说没有必要） There is no need for you to go to the town. 3. do not mind（不介意）（不介意） I do not mind sweeping the floor. 4. spend time on（花费时间在）（花费时间在） I spent half of an hour on my homework. 5. in order to（为了）（
15、为了） He worked very hard in order to get the job. 6. it is not enough to（是不够的）是不够的） It is not enough to sleep five hours a day. 7. the earlier the better（越早（越早越好）越好） The earlier you give up smoking, the better it is for your health. Discuss the questions with a partner. 2e2e 1. Which letter do you ag
16、ree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with? Work in pairs Children should do chores because Children should not do chores because I. 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 mu
17、ch _ (stress) today. 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. This kind of computer _ too much. I cant not afford one. A. takes B. spends C. pays D.
18、 costs 2. It will _ us several years to learn a foreign language well. A. cost B. take C. spend D. use 3. He likes English. He spends lots of time _ (read) it every day in order to learn it better. D B reading II.单项选择单项选择 4.My English is so weak.Can you help me，Gina? Practice more and the most impor
19、tant is to _ a good habit of reading. Amake Bcomplete Cdevelop Dshow 5.I enjoy playing computer games，but I cant _ too much time _ that. Atake；doing Bspend；doing Cspend；for doing Dtake；to do C B III. 根据语境，选择恰当的单词填空，有的根据语境，选择恰当的单词填空，有的 需要变换形式。需要变换形式。 quick, push, pressure, continue, typical 1. Yang G
20、uang is a _ man from Shandong. Yeah! Hes tall and strong. And he speaks loudly. 2. Your son studies hard so you dont need _ him hard. typical to push 3. We dont have much time so we have to eat a _ lunch. 4. After the rain stopped, these children _ helping work on the farm. 5. Lingling has lots of _
21、 from her parents. Yeah! They always ask her to get good grades. quick continued pressure IV. 完成英语句子，每空一词。完成英语句子，每空一词。 1. 你可以将这件毛衣与那件比较一下。你可以将这件毛衣与那件比较一下。 You could _ this sweater _ that one. 2. 老师应该教学生一些考试技能。老师应该教学生一些考试技能。 Teachers should teach their students some _. 3. 我可以删减我不喜欢的内容吗？我可以删减我不喜欢的内容吗？
22、 Could I _ _ what I dislike? exam skills compare cut out with 4. 我不喜欢琳达，因为她只考虑自己。我不喜欢琳达，因为她只考虑自己。 I dont like Linda because she _ _ _ herself. 5. 海伦，你想参加课外活动吗？海伦，你想参加课外活动吗？ Helen, do you want to take part in _ _? thinks for after-school activities only 1.List as many pros or cons about doing chores as possible. (For all) 2.Surf the Internet to get more different ideas about doing chores in different countries. (Optional)
