UNIT 3 Could you please clean your room ?
导课练习：请观察一下句子，分析情态动词的意义
Can I use your pen?----Yes , you can./No, you can’t .
May I come in , please ? ----Yes , you can./No, you can’t .
Could I go out for dinner with my friends ?---Yes , you can./No , you can’t.
情态动词：Can, May , Could 的用法
1.共同点：三者均可表示请求，允许。意思为：”………………可以吗？”
2.不同点： CAN表示请求或允许，多用于口语中，意为“可以、能”等。
如：Can I help you ?
May表示“许可、准许、请求许可”，此时与 can 同义，可以互换使用
如：May I use your ruler ?
Sure ,/Certianly . /Yes , please. No, you mustn’t /No , you can’t .
注意：否定回答不能说成No, you may not .
本单元里，Could 的具体用法
Could用于有礼貌地提出要求或请求准许，用于疑问句，代替Can.在时间上与can没区别，但语气要比can委婉，有礼貌。回答时候要用can , 不能用could .除此之外，肯定回答还可以用Sure /Certianly/Yes , sure ./No problem ./With pleasure .等。否定回答还可以用I’m afraid not .
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例句
如：1.Could you please lend me your pen ?
-----Yes , here you are ./No, you can’t .
2.Could I use your phone ?
------No problem ./ Oh, I ‘m afraid not
Could 的其他几种用法：
1.Could 作为can的过去式，表示过去的能力。
2.表示惊讶，怀疑，不相信等态度，主要用于否定句或者疑问句，此时could 与can无时间上的区别，但语气比can缓和，情绪要弱。
3.表示可能性，只对将来，现在后者过去某种可能的推测
4，用于虚拟语气。
Section A 1a
Can you help mom do the chores？
1.Do the dishes
Sweep the floor
Take out the rubbish
Make the bed
Fold the clothes
Clean the living room
Work on 与work out
Work on正在使用…从事于…
I’m going to work on it now .
Work out 算出，制定出
He work on the maths problem last night,but didn’t work it out.
A few
finish
Finish doing sth . 做完某事
Do you finish washing your clothes ?
Pretty
pretty英 ['prɪtɪ] 美 [prɪti]
adj. 漂亮的；机灵的，聪明的
adv. 相当，颇
n. 漂亮的人（或东西)
1.She must be a pretty girl .
2.This house is pretty tidy !
3.Look at the pretty !
3b Read the sentences.Underlinethe sentences from the reading the the same thing.
1 Neither of us did any housework for a week.
=For one week,she didn’t do any housework and neither did I.
2 My mom came over as soon as I sat down in front of the TV.
=The minute I sat down in front of the TV,my mom came over.
3 You ‘re tired ,but I’m tired ,too.
= I’m just as tired as you are.
3. For one week ,I didn’t do any housework and neither did I.
neither did I 倒装句。例如
He doesn’t like the book , neither do I.
neither does Mary.
neither do we.
neither do they.
Li Lei can’t dance , neither can I.
neither can Mary.
neither can we.
Neither of …是both of … 的否定句
Both of my parents are teathers .（否定句）
Neither of my parents is a teacher .
比较下列词组
1. To one’s surprise让某人惊讶的是
To Mr Li’s surprise,his students found the key on time.
2. Be surprised 感到惊讶
I was surprised when I heard the surprising news.
In surprise 惊讶地
He looked at me in surprise.
Section B 1
1a-2e
单项选择。
1. -- Could you please take care of my dog?
-- ______. I’m too busy.
A. Yes, you can
B. Sure
C. Sorry, I can’t
C
2. -- Could you please ____ his bed?
-- Certainly!
A. makes B. making C. make
3. -- Could I use your car?
-- ______.
A. Sure, you can
B. Sorry, you can
C. Sure, I can
C
A
Q1: Do you help your parents do the chores at home?
Q2: Do you ask your parents’ permission for?
Q3: Do your parents ask you to do some things for them?
What do your parents ask you to do?
study hard
do chores
go to the store
/supermarket to buy things for them
What do you ask your parents’ permission for?
buy drinks and snacks
invite friends to a party
n.点心; 小吃; 快餐
1. buy some drinks and snacks
2. borrow some money
3. clean your room
4. invite my friends to a party
5. go to the store
6. use your CD player
7. take out the rubbish
8. make your bed
teenagers
teenagers
teenagers
parents
teenagers
parents
parents
teenagers
1a What do teenagers ask their parents’ permission for? What do parents ask their teenagers to do? Write parents or teenagers next to each phrase
Parent: Could you clean your room?
Child: Yes, I can.
Use the phrases in 1a to make conversations.
1b
Child: Could I invite my friends to a party?
Parent: No, you can’t have a party. You have a test on Monday.
clean your room
take out the rubbish
make your bed
buy some drinks and snacks
borrow some money
Pair work
Parent: Could you please…?
Child: Yes, sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to ...
invite my friends to a party
go to the store
use your CD player
1. buy some drinks and snacks
2. borrow some money
3. clean your room
4. invite my friends to a party
5. go to the store
6. use your CD player
7. take out the rubbish
8. make your bed
Listen to a conversation between Sandy and her mom. Check ( ) the things in 1a that you hear.
1c
Listen again. Fill in the chart.
1d
buy some drinks and snacks
move the big chairs to the bedroom
clean the living room
borrow some money
clean her room
use her mom’s CD player
You are having a party. Ask your partner for help with these things:
1e
go to the store buy drinks and snacks
do the dishes clean the living room
take out the rubbish
A: Could you please do the dishes?
B: Yes, sure./No, I can’t. I have to do…
Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. What do you often do to help your parents at home?
2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
2a
The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees?
2b
Answer the questions.
1. What is Ms. Miller’s opinion?
She thinks doing chores is parents’ job.
He thinks it’s important for children to do chores and help their parents with housework.
2. What is Mr. Smith’s opinion?
According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?
Parents should provide
a clean and comfortable
environment at home
for their children.
Doing chores helps children understand the idea of fairness.
2c
I. 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 again and finish the following tasks.
get good grades and get into a good university
their parents too much
II. 判断正(T)误(F)。
( )3. Ms. Miller thinks doing chores is not difficult.
( )4. Mr. Smith’s neighbors’ son
looked after himself well during
his first year in the college.
T
F
2d
Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
1. a waste of time
It’s 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 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 the parks.
7. the earlier…the 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 letter you don’t agree with?
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2e
Do you think children should do some chores at home？Why or why not？Discuss this with a partner and take notes.
3a
Write a letter to the Sunday Mail and express your opinion.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I think/believe 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
3b
Write a letter to the Sunday Mail and express your opinion.
3b
Dear Sir or Madam,
I believe that children should do some chores at home. I disagree that children’s only job is to study hard and do well at school. Of course it is important for children to study hard. However，I think it is unfair for children to expect their parents to work hard outside and do all the housework，too. I think children should at least do some simple chores to help their busy parents. For example，they should make their own beds and clean their own rooms because they are the ones who use these. They may not have time to help with the other parts of the house，but they should try to be responsible for their own areas. This will help them to grow up to be independent and responsible adults.
Yours truly，
Chen Hui
1. do
2. clean
3. make
4. fold
5. sweep
6. take out
Self check
1 Make a list of chores using these verbs
do some dishes
clean the living room
make the bed
fold the clothes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
Self check
2 Are these polite requests or permissions? Write the numbers in the correct places in the chart.
1. Could you please do your homework?
2. Could I watch TV?
3. Could you take out the rubbish first?
4. Could I use your computer?
5. Could I leave now?
6. Could you come back before nine?
1,3,6
2,4,5
A: Could I watch TV after dinner？I want to watch my favorite program.
B: Well，have you finished your homework？
A: Ah…no，I’ll do it after watching the program.
B: I don’t think that’s a good idea. Could you do your homework first？
A: Ok. But I’ll miss the first part of the program.
Self check
3 Use the questions in activity 2 to write a conversation.
1. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.
此处代词it仅为形式上的主语, 真正的主语是to provide … for their children。我们也可将It is one’s job (duty, …) to do something.视为一个固定的句型, 表示“做某事是某人的工作(职责等)”。如:
The movie theater provides us with good service.剧院提供给我们良好的服务。
His school provided a house for him.
学校提供给他一间房子。
provide sb with sth
provide sth for sb
2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.
反正我觉得干点家务也不难。
anyway是一个副词, 若位于句首, 其后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内容隔开。anyway在此句中的作用是追加评论, 相当于汉语的“反正; 仍然; 依然”。如:
Sam didn’t get the job, but he’s not unhappy because it didn’t pay well anyway.
萨姆没有得到那份工作, 但他并没有闷闷不乐, 反正薪酬也不算高。
anyway还可用来表示“不管怎样; 无论如何”之意。例如:
It’s just a cold. But anyway, you should still see the doctor.
这只不过是感冒, 但不管怎样, 你还是应该看看医生。
3. ill & sick
◆相同点
ill 与sick 都可以表示“生病的”，都可作表语。如：
Alice was ill / sick yesterday.
◆不同点
表示“生病”时，sick 可作定语，但ill 通常不作定语。如：
Could you help the sick girl?
【运用】根据句意，用ill或sick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, 对他们的未来就越好。
“the+比较级+……, the+比较级+……”是英语中一个常用的句型结构, 表示“越……, 就越……”。如:
The more he explained, the better we understood.
他解释得越多, 我们就理解得越透彻。
Many people believe that the more a person reads, the wiser he will become.
很多人相信一个人书读得越多就会变得越聪明。
I. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句
中所缺单词。
1. He was i___ but nobody took him to the hospital.
2. If you don’t 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
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 didn’t 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