Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?
Section B
The First Period
(1a-3b)
self check
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?
2a
2. Do you think kids should help out
with chores at home?
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，找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
There is no need for them to do sth.某人做某事没必要
Provide sth. for sb.
=provide sb. with sth
为某人提供某物
It is one’s job (duty...)to do sth.做某事是某人的职责（工作）
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. 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
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
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.
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.
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?
R
R
R
P
P
P
Requests
Permissions
1
3
6
2
4
5
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:
provide 作动词，意为“ 提供；供应”。
provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for
sb.意为“为某人提供某物”。如：
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。
The movie theater provides us with good service.
His school provided a house for him.
汉译英。他们提供给他钱和衣服。
They provided him with money and clothes.
They provided money and clothes for him.
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
After class, please make some new dialogues with the phrases in 1a.