Unit 3
Could you please clean your room?
Do you know these chores?
do the dishes
sweep the floor
fold your clothes
clean the living room
打扫起居室
make your bed
take out the rubbish
= take the rubbish out
动副词组用法：名词放后边，代词只可放中间
做家务
洗餐具
do the dishes
倒垃圾
叠你的衣服
扫地
整理床铺
打扫起居室
sweep the floor
fold your clothes
make your bed
take out the rubbish
clean the living room
挑战自我！
Peter, could you please take out the trash?
--Peter, could you please take out the rubbish?
--Sure, Mum.
=Of course/certainly

Kimi, could you please make your bed?
Sure.
/Of course/certainly
/Of course/Certainly.
Could you please fold your clothes?
Sure.
--
Shitou, could you please clean the living room？
Sorry ,I can’t.
Could you please do the dishes?
Sorry , I can’t.
Sure.
Cindy, could you please sweep the floor?
/Of course/certainly

Could you please sweep the floor?
你能扫一下地吗？
Could you please后加________.表示委婉的请求。
肯定回答常用_________________
否定回答常用______________________
一般不用NO开头，用No显得态度生硬，不礼貌
动词原形
Sure/Certainly/Of course.
注：could是情态动词can的过去式，但在本句中Could you do…?不表示过去，用以表示礼貌，委婉或不确定的语气。
Sorry, I can’t. I have to …
我要总结：
Guessing games
Can you guess : What chore is he/she doing?
take out the rubbish.
clean the living room
fold the clothes
Listen. What kinds of chores do Peter and his mother do? Check （√）.
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1b
1c :Role –play the conversation
A: Could you please sweep the floor?
B: Yes, sure. Can you do the dishes?
A: Well, could you please do them?
I ’m going to clean the living room.
B: No problem.

A: Could you please …
B: Sure./Of course./ certainly. Could you please …
A: Sure./Of course./ certainly. /Sorry, I can’t.
do the dishes sweep the floor fold your clothes

clean the living room take out the rubbish
make your bed

1.Could you please后加________.表示委婉的请求。 你能…吗？
肯定回答常用_________________
否定回答常用______________________
2.表示家务的短语。
动词原形
Sure/Certainly/Of course.
Sorry, I can’t.
Summary
Exercises
1 My part-time job is to wash the ____(盘子)
2 Can you ____(折叠)your clothes？
3 Jim ,could you please ___ ___ ___ (整理你的床铺)
4 My house isn’t big, so we often have meals in the ____ (live) room
5 –I have a cold. You are near the window. ____ please close it?
--OK.You should look after yourself
A Could I B Can I
C Could you D Can you
dishes
fold
make your bed
living
C
Homework
1“ Tom, f____ your coat and put it away” Mother said
2 Could you please s____ the floor and make it clean?
3 I do the d___ after meals every day
4. He s_____ the floor yesterday.
5 Could you help me clean the living room?(作肯定回答和否定回答)
_______, __________
______,___________
6 Mr. Wang would like two ____to eat
A dish B dishes C the dish D the dishes
Work on 与work out
Work on正在使用…从事于…
I’m going to work on it now .
Interview
Do you have brothers or sisters?
What did you do when you are at home?
Listen and read
1 What things did the sister want the brother to do ?
She wanted him to take out the rubbish, fold the clothes and do the dishes.
2 What’s the meaning of “mother clean”?
Teach and read
1 a few / a little / few / little
few, little 表否定 a few, a little 表肯定
few, a few + 可数名词
little, a little + 不可数名词
2 enough
Enough + n / adj + enough
3 at least = > at most 最少/多
4 as + as 和。。。一样
adj/adv 原形
Read and answer questions
1 Why was Nancy's mom angry with her?
Nancy watched TV all the time instead of helping around the house.
2 Did they solve the problem? How?
Yes, they did. Both Nancy and her mother didn’t do housework for a week. The house got so messy that Nancy couldn’t find a clean dish or a clean shirt. So she decided to do the housework to make the house clean and tidy again.
Find the same
1 Neither of us did any house work for a week.
2 My mom came over as soon as I sat down in front of the TV.
3 You’re tired, but I’m tired ,too
Grammar points
Come home from school
Throw down
In front of
Come over
Take for a walk
Neither + be/情态V/助V + 主语
So + be/情态V/助V + 主语
Let’s talk
How do you feel after learning the two articles?
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 I use your car?
-- ______.
A. Sure, you can
B. Sorry, you can
C. Sure, I can
A
3. Could you help _____?
A. making the bed
B. make the bed
C. made the bed
4. A: I don’t want to clean the room.
B: ___
A. So do I B. So am I
C. Neither do I D. neither am I
B
C
Unit 3
Could you please clean your room?
Section B
1a-2e
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
What do teenagers ask their parents’ permission for? What do parents ask their teenagers to do? Write parents or teenagers next to each phrase.
1a
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
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
Pair work
Parent: Could you please…?
Child: Yes, sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to ...
buy some drinks and snacks
borrow some money
go to the store
Child: Could I …?
Parent: Yes, you can. / No, you can’t. You ...
invite my friends to a party
use your CD player
Listen to a conversation between Sandy and her mom. Check ( ) the things in 1a that you hear.
1c
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 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: Would like to come to my birthday party?
B: Yes, I’d love to./Sorry, I can’t. I have to…
A: Could you please take out the rubbish?
B: Yes, sure./No, I can’t. I have to do…
A: Could you please buy drinks and snacks?
B: Yes, sure./No, I can’t. I have to do…
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
New words
stress n. 精神压力; 心理负担
waste n. 浪费; 垃圾 v. 浪费; 滥用
depend v. 依靠; 依赖
develop v. 发展; 壮大
fairness n.公正性; 合理性
since conj. 因为; 既然
prep., conj. & adv. 从……以后;
自……以来
neighbor(= neighbour) n. 邻居
drop v. 落下; 掉下
The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim（略读） the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees?
2b
Skimming 意为“快速掠过，从中提取最容易取得的精华”。这种读法包含有原词的所有意思——快速读过去，取出读物中关键性的东西。因此，我们可以把这种读法理解为快速浏览课文，领会文章大意。一般而言，通过标题可知道文章的主题。对文章的首段和末段要多加注意，以便发现作者的观点。
阅读策略
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
I don’t understand why some parents…
★ I don’t understand 后＋宾语从句（陈述语序）
eg. I don’t understand what he’s saying.
★ make sb. do sth. 让/使某人做… (let 和have同样用法)
sb. + be+made to do sth. 某人被要求做某事（to恢复）
eg. The boss made the workers work 10 hours every day.
= The workers were made to work 10 hours every day.
2.A waste of…浪费…
★waste n./v.
eg. It’s a waste of time .
3.In order to get good grades and get into…
★In order to 表示目的后加短语
否定形式 In order (not) to
★In order that+ 目的状语从句
eg. I got up early this morning in order that I could catch the early bus.
4.There is no need for sb. to do sth.
做某事对于某人而言是没有必要的。
5.It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment ….
★此处代词it为形式主语, 真正的主语是to provide … for their children。

★It is one’s job /duty (职责) to do something.视为固定的句型 “做某事是某人的工作(职责等)”。
eg: It’s every teacher’s job to explain things clearly to
the students.
把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的事情。
★provide v. “ 提供,供应”
provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for sb.
“为某人提供某物”。
eg. 他们提供给他钱和衣服。
They provided him with money and clothes.
They provided money and clothes for him.
6. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.反正我觉得干点家务也不难。
★anyway adv. “反正; 仍然; 依然”
若位于句首, 有逗号将其其他内容隔开,追加评论的作用
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。
7. 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?
8. 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+adj.比较级+……, the+adj.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。
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.
【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
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
Section B 2
3a—Self check
Discussion
Do you think children should do some chores at home? Why or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take notes.
Writing
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,
__________
1. 信头：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。
2. 称呼：对收信人的尊称。
常用Dear，后用名字，而Mr，Mrs，Miss后不能单独用名字，而是姓或姓与名，如：John Smith的称呼，是Mr Smith，Mr John Smith或 Dear John。称呼后用逗号。
3. 正文。
写作指导
4. 结尾：发信人对收信人的谦称或敬语。放在信的右下方。要特别注意英语习惯，不可根据汉语意思写“此致敬礼”、“祝您健康”之类的中国式的结尾语。
写给同龄人或年长的朋友: Yours  sincerely，Yours等等。
写给亲朋好友： Love，Best wishes等等。
5. 签名：一般在结尾语的下面一行。
常见的私人信件的开头方式：
高兴：I was so glad/pleased/happy to receive your letter.
感谢：Thank you for your wonderful gift / your interesting letter.
关心与询问：How are you these days？/ How are you getting on these days？/ How are you getting on with your work/studies？
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
时，还要简述原因或写上安慰的话。
遗憾：I was sorry to learn that you did not do well in the examination. / I was so upset to hear that you are ill these days. I do hope you are getting better.
help with housework and chores at home
have enough stress from school
spend the time on school work in order to…
There is no need for them to…
It is important for sb. to do sth.
It’s not enough to…
develop children’s independence
The more…, the more…
Useful phrases
Make a list of chores using these
verbs.
1. do _______________________
2. clean _____________________
3. make _____________________
4. fold _______________________
5. sweep ____________________
6. take out ___________________
Self check
do the dishes
clean the living room
make your bed
fold your clothes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
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?
Requests
Permissions
2
4
5
1
3
6
Use the questions in activity 2
to write a conversation.
A: _______________________
B: _______________________
…