1、Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?Do you know these chores?do the dishessweep the floorfold your clothes clean the living room打扫起居室打扫起居室make your bedtake out the rubbish=take the rubbish out动副词组用法：动副词组用法：名词放两边，代词只可放中间名词放两边，代词只可放中间做家务做家务洗餐具洗餐具do the dishes倒垃圾倒垃圾叠你的衣服叠你的衣服扫地扫地整理床铺整理床铺打扫起居室打扫起居室s
2、weep the floorfold your clothesmake your bedtake out the rubbishclean the living roomDiscuss the questions with your partner.1.Do you do chores at home?What do you often do to help your parents at home?2a2.Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents
3、 to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home.Skim（略读）（略读）the following letters.Which one agrees and which one disagrees?2bSkimming 意为意为“快速掠过，从中提取最快速掠过，从中提取最容易取得的精华容易取得的精华”。这种读法包含有原。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，找出读快速读过去，找出读物中关键性的东西。物中关键性的东西。因此，我们可以把因此，我们可以把这种读法理解为快速浏览课文，领会文这种
4、读法理解为快速浏览课文，领会文章大意。章大意。一般而言，通过标题可知道文一般而言，通过标题可知道文章的主题。章的主题。对文章的首段和末段要多加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。There is no need for them to do sth.某人做某事没必要某人做某事没必要Provide sth.for sb.=provide sb.with sth 为某人提供某物为某人提供某物It is ones job(duty.)to do sth.做某事是某人的职责（工作）做某事是某人的职责（工作）anyway是一个副词是一个副词,若位于句首若位于句首,
5、其后其后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内容往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内容隔开。隔开。anyway在此句中的作用是追加在此句中的作用是追加评论评论,相当于汉语的相当于汉语的“反正反正;仍然仍然;依依然然”。the+比较级比较级+。，。，the+比较级比较级+。“越。就越。越。就越。”ill 与与sick 都可以表示都可以表示“生病的生病的”，都可作表语。，都可作表语。表示表示“生病生病”时，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。Answer the questions.1.What is Ms.Millers opinion?She thinks housew
6、ork is a waste of time.He thinks its important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.2.What is Mr.Smiths opinion?I.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 de
7、pend on _.Read the letters again and finish the following tasks.get good grades and get into a good universitytheir parents too muchII.判断正判断正(T)误误(F)。()3.Ms.Miller thinks doing chores is not difficult.()4.Mr.Smiths neighbors son looked after himself well during his first year in the college.TF1 Doin
8、g chores teaches them how to look after themselves.2 It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.1 When children get older,they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now.2 It is parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment a home for their children.2
9、dWrite 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 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 homewor
10、k.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 the parks.7.the earlierthe better The earlier you give up smoking,the better it is for your health.1.Which letter do you agree with?Why?2.What would you say to the person who wrote the lett
11、er you dont agree with?2eDo you think children should do some chores at home?Why or why not?Discuss this with a partner and take notes.Children should do chores becauseChildren should not do chores because3aWrite a letter to the Sunday Mail and express your opinion.Dear Sir or Madam,I think/believe
12、that _.I agree/disagree that _.I think it is fair/unfair for children to _.I think children should/should not _.because _.For example,they should/should not _.because _.Yours truly,_3b1.信头：信头：发信人地址和日期。发信人地址和日期。有时可省去发信人地址，但一般要写日期。放在信纸的右上方。有时可省去发信人地址，但一般要写日期。放在信纸的右上方。2.称呼：称呼：对收信人的尊称。对收信人的尊称。常用常用Dear，后
13、用名字，而，后用名字，而Mr，Mrs，Miss后不能单独用名字，而后不能单独用名字，而是姓或姓与名，如：是姓或姓与名，如：John Smith的称呼，是的称呼，是Mr Smith，Mr John Smith或或 Dear John。称呼后用逗号。称呼后用逗号。3.正文。正文。4.结尾：结尾：发信人对收信人的谦称或敬语。放在信的右下方。要特别发信人对收信人的谦称或敬语。放在信的右下方。要特别注意英语习惯，不可根据汉语意思写注意英语习惯，不可根据汉语意思写“此致敬礼此致敬礼”、“祝您健康祝您健康”之类的中国式的结尾语。之类的中国式的结尾语。写给同龄人或年长的朋友写给同龄人或年长的朋友:Yours
14、sincerely，Yours等等。等等。写给亲朋好友：写给亲朋好友：Love，Best wishes等等。等等。5.签名：签名：一般在结尾语的下面一行。一般在结尾语的下面一行。常见的私人信件的开头方式：常见的私人信件的开头方式：高兴：高兴：I was so glad/pleased/happy to receive your letter.感谢：感谢：Thank you for your wonderful gift/your interesting letter.关心与询问：关心与询问：How are you these days？/How are you getting on these
15、 days？/How are you getting on with your work/studies？抱歉：抱歉：I am sorry that I did not write to you sooner but I have been very busy these days.一般在表示道歉没有及时给对方写信一般在表示道歉没有及时给对方写信时，还要简述原因或写上安慰的话。时，还要简述原因或写上安慰的话。遗憾：遗憾：I was sorry to learn that you did not do well in the examination./I was so upset to hear
16、 that you are ill these days.I do hope you are getting better.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 ropprovides4.We can d_ on him for help
17、.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 ependdevelopedstress3.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?carryhelpingneighborsShould we do chores at home?Write some words to express your opinion.
