1、Unit 3 Section B 2bTo do or not to do,that is a question.Labour Education Course:help with housework and choresQ1.What do you think of doing chores?JackShould Jack help with housework and chores?Ms.MillerMr.SmithVS.Predict:Who do you think agrees kids should do chores,Ms.Miller or Mr.Smith?Skimming
2、Read quickly.Pay attention to the first sentence in each paragraph.Find the main idea._ agrees that kids should do chores.While _ disagrees with that.Ms.Miller:Mr.Smith:1.Opinions about doing chores2.Sentences that show their opinionsI do not understand why at home.I think it is important with house
3、work.Mr.SmithMs.MillerTask 1Read Ms.Millers letter and fill in the blanks.Reasons1.Kids already have enough _ from school.2.Housework is a _ of their time.3.Kids should spend time on study to get good grades in order to _.4.Its their parents _ to provide a clean and comfortable environment.Conclusio
4、n（结论结论）OpinionIn a word,kids _(should)help with chores.They should spend time on _.I do not _ why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home.understandstresswasteget into good universityjobstudyarguments(论据论据)shouldntTask 2Doing chores1._2._3._4._Read Mr.Smiths letter and fi
5、nish the mind-map.It is important for kids to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.To just get good grades is not enough To development students independenceTo teach them how to look after themselvesTo help them understand fairnessSo,kids _(should)learn to do chores because i
6、t develops students independence,which is good for their future.OpinionArgumentsConclusion(结论结论)shouldTask 3Ms.Millers letterMr.Smiths letteropinionConclusionThe structure of two lettersan exampleargumentsThe example in Mr.Smiths letterThe neighbors son got into a _ college but he _ how to look afte
7、r himself.As a result,he often _ and his grades _.has no idea/doesnt knowfell illdroppedgoodQ:Why did Mr.Smith took his neighbors son as an example in his letter?and then to prove(证明证明)his opinion.Real examples are really important when you want to make others believe in what you say.TipA：To confute
8、(反驳反驳)Ms.Millers opinioncounterexample(反例反例)Debate:Should kids help with housework and chores?Kids shouldnt Kids should 1.Tell your opinion first.2.Take turns(轮流)to share reasons.(Remember to confute(反驳)the opinion or the reasons of the other side.)(Take notes.)3.Free debate.Make it clear which side
9、 you agree with.Task 4Step1:State your opinion.Step2:Give your reasons.Step3:Draw your conclusion.pI(dont)think/believe that _pI agree/disagree that _pI think its fair/unfair for children to _pHere are my reasons.pFirst/Second/Besides,/_pFor example,_pSo,I(dont)think/believe that _pIn a word/All in
10、all,_Debate:Should kids help with housework?Kids shouldnt Kids should VS.Have you been convinced(被说服)by each other?Is doing chores important?Was Ms.Miller totally(完全地)against doing chores?Housework is a waste of their time.They should spend more time on study in order to get into a good university.T
11、here is no need for them to do it now.TimeHelp Jack or Mr.Smith write a letter to Ms.Miller.Dear Miller,I know how you feel.And I know that you really want me/Jack to spend more time on study in order to get into a good university.ButXXXTask 5p Schedule your time well.p Help with chores to make you
12、a better person and your house a better home.The Joy of LaborWise men of ancient times and successful men of today have told us thatlabor is sweet.Its reward is not material(物质的)gain but what one becomes by it.Work does much more for us than just giving us a living;it gives us our life and the reaso
13、n for living.The real joys of life come from doing something and doing it well.All of us hope for success,but it is illusive(虚幻的)and hard to keep.It nearly always slips away from one like sand through the fingers,like water through a leaky pail(漏桶),unless it is held tight but hard work,day by day,night by night,year in year out.Everyone who fears failure should work harder and harder with a faithful heart as long as he lasts.Homework To finish reading the poem.To finish your exercise book.To do at least one chore.
