1、 Section B(2a-2e)新目标八年级英语下册Lets enjoy the video and talk about choresCould you please clean your room?Question1What other chores do you do at home?Question2What chores do your parents do at your home?Question3 Pre-readingDiscuss the choresEnglish Debate CompetitionWhether young people should/shouldn
2、t do chores at home?TOPICDear 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 let them do their
3、job as students?They should spend their time on school-work in order to get good grades and get into a good university.Also,when they get older,they will have to do housework 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 th
4、eir children.And anyway,I think doing chores is not so difficult.I do not mind doing them.Ms.MillerThe Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home?Read the following letters.Which one agrees and which one disagrees?Reading strategy(阅读策
5、略）Skimming（略读）:This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word.It is a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph.在段落的首句或者文章的首句可以找到主题句While-readingI do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at
6、 home.DisagreeDear Sir,I think it is important for 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 w
7、ith that?”Doing chores 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 neig
8、hbors son got into 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.SmithI think it is important for children to learn how to do chore
9、s and help their parents with housework.While-readingagreeKids have enough stress from school.1 cons Why does Ms.Miller disagree to do chores?Reasons?They dont have time to study or do housework.2Housework is a waste of time.3Kids should spend time on schoolwork.4There is no need for them to do hous
10、ework.5Its the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment.6 Pros Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence.1Why does Mr.Smith agree to do chores?Reasons?Doing chores teaches them how to look after themselves.2It helps them to understand the idea of fairness 3Its good for t
11、heir future.4Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.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 childrens in
12、dependence 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 during his fir
13、st year,he had no idea how to take care of himself.As a result,he often fell ill and his grades droppedMr.Smith The earlier the better 越努力，越幸运 The harder you work,the luckier you will be.（the+比较级 the+比较级）It is not enough to It is not enough to get good grades.仅仅在学校取得好成绩并不够Dear Sir,I do not understan
14、d 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 let them do their job as students?They should spend their time on work
15、 in order to get good grades and get into a good university school.Also,when they get older,they will have to do housework 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
16、mind doing them.Ms.Miller Spend time on spend花费，其主语必须是表示人的名词或代词，常用于 或_ 结构中，其中的介词in可以省去。spend some time/money on sth.spend some time/money(in)doing sth.We should spend more time being with our parents.我们应该多花时间陪伴父母。In order toin order to意为“为了，目的是，以便”，后接动词原形，表示目的，它的否定式为_。in order not toWe should work h
17、ard in order to get a happy life.我们为了幸福的生活而努力学习。There is no need for to 对某人来说没必要孩子没有必要做家务。There is no need for kids to do chores.provide forprovide意为“提供;供应;供给”，provide sb.with sth.=provide sth.for sb.意为_。Parents provide money and food for their children.父母为孩子们提供食物和金钱。给某人提供某物Ms.Miller disagrees.Mr.Sm
18、ith agrees.Should kids do chores at home?Post-readingKids will have to do housework when _.Doing housework is the parents job.they get olderDoing chores is _.She doesnt mind doing them.not so difficultDoing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to _ themselves.Housework
19、 is a(n)_a waste of timelook afterDoing chores helps children to understand the idea of _.fairnessFill and retellDo you think children should do some chores at home?Why or why not?Discuss with your partner.Take notesWritingI am a family member,so its my duty to do some chores at home.I hope I can be a good student at school and a good child at home.HomeworkWrite a letter to the Sunday Mail andexpress your opinion about chores.Thanks
