Unit 3
Could you please clean your room?

Section B
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 teenagers ask their parents’ permission for? What do parents ask their teenagers to do? Write parents or teenagers next to each phrase.
1a
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
1c Listen and check( ) the things in activity 1a that you hear.
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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 trash
8. make your bed
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1d Listen. What is Sandy’s mom going to do? What is Sandy going to do? What are Sandy and Dave going to do? Fill in the chart.
invite my friends,
borrow some money
buy drinks and snacks
clean her room,
use the CD player
move the big chairs,
clean the living room
1d Listen again. Fill in the chart.
Sandy wants to have a party. She wants to _______her friends to the party on Saturday. She needs to buy some ________and _______. So she wants to ____
some money ________her mother. However, her mother will buy these ______ her. Although Sandy ________her room last week, she needs to clean it again for the party. She wants to use CD________. But she should be __________ with it. And one more thing she could ________ the big chairs ______ the bedroom and clean the living room. Sandy ‘s good friend Dave is _______early on Saturday to _______her.
invite
from
borrow
snacks
drinks
coming
help
player
for
cleaned
careful
move
to
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…
Section B
Period Two
Discussion
What do you often do to help your parents at home?
Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
stress
waste

in order to
provide
anyway
depend
depend on
develop
n. 精神压力；心理负担
n. 浪费；垃圾
v. 浪费；滥用
目的是；为了
v. 提供；供应
adv. 而且；加之
v. 依靠；信赖
依靠；信赖
v. 发展；壮大
independence
fairness
since
neighbor
n. 独立
n. 公正性；合理性
conj. 因为；既然
prep., conj.&adv. 从……以后；自……以来
n.邻居
take care of
ill
drop
independent
fair
unfair
照顾；处理
adj. 有病；不舒服
v. 落下；掉下
adj. 独立的；自主的
adj. 合理的；公正的
adj. 不合理的；不公正的
Objectives
Read the two letters to get the main opinions of the parents

To learn new words: stress, waste, provide, anyway, depend, develop, fairness, since, neighbor, ill, drop, fair, unfair…
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Reading
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Skimming
This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.
The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the two letters on page 22. Which one agrees and which one disagrees?
2b
Mr. Smith agrees and Ms. Miller doesn’t agree.
1 a waste of 浪费
What he did is a waste of time and money.
in order to 为了
He found a part-time job in order to save money to buy gift for his parents.
3 provide sth for sb /provide sb sth
提供 。。。某人某物
Our parents provide food and clothes for us.
= Our parents provide us food and clothes.
4 It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.
在家中给他们的孩子一个干净的舒适的环境是家长们的事情。
It is one’s job (duty) to do sth
做某事是某人的工作 （职责）
It is every teacher’s job to teach kids well.
5.And anyway , I think doing chores is not so difficult.
反正我觉得干家务也不太难。
Sam didn’t get the job ,but he is not unhappy because it didn’t pay well anyway.
Sam没有得到那份工作，但他并没有闷闷不乐，反正薪水也不算高。
It’s just a cold . But anyway, you should still see the doctor.无论如何
无论如何，这个消息对你来说是个好事。
Anyway, the news seems to be good for you.
无论如何，让我再给你讲讲我的书。
Anyway, let me tell you more about my
book.
但是不管怎样这将是一场精彩的比赛。
But anyway this will be a wonderful game.
anyway还可以用来表示“不管怎样；无论如何”之意。例如：
6 depend on依靠
Don’t depend on others , you should be independent.
7 independent adj. 独立的
independence n. 独立
Doing something by yourself can develop your independence.
8 fairness n.公正性 fair=/=unfair公正的
It is unfair for you to do like this , everyone need fairness.
9 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+。。。
“越。。。就越。。。”
The more a person reads, the smarter he will become.
1 Doing chores teaches them how to look after themselves.
2 It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
1 When children get older ,they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now.
2 It is parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment a home for their children.
It’s a waste of time to water the garden when it is raining.
There is no need for you to go to the town.
I do not mind sweeping the floor.
I spent half of an hour on my homework.
He worked very hard in order to get the job.
It is not enough to clean up the parks.
The earlier you give up smoking, the better it is for your health.
do the dishes
clean the room
make one’s bed
fold the clothes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
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根据汉语意思填空。
1. I have to go to school _________ (尽快) possible.
2. Sam doesn’t like apples, _______ (也不) do I.
3. He broke his leg and had to lie __________ (一直).
4. The room was in a ______. (杂乱).
5. _____ (折叠) the letter and put it in an envelope.
as soon as
neither
all the time
mess
Fold
Translate and write them down.
1. 请你替我开门，好吗？
2. - 请你洗餐具，好吗？
- 对不起，我不能，我得做作业。
Could you please open the door for me?
Could you please do the dishes?
Sorry, I can’t. I have to do my homework.
3. 你能倒一下垃圾吗？
当然可以。
Could you please take out the rubbish?
Yes, sure./ Of course./Certainly.
4. 你能铺一下床和叠下衣服吗?
不行啊，我明天有考试。
Could you make the bed and fold the
clothes?
Sorry, I can’t. I have a test tomorrow.
请根据汉语意思把句子补充完整。
1. 我不介意支付费用。
I___ ____ _____ paying fees.
2. 为了赶上最早一班车去长城，我们
早早出发了。
___ _____ ___ catch the first bus to the Great Wall, we started early.
do not mind
In order to
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3. 仅仅靠一份健康的食谱是不够的。
___ ___ ____ ______ just to eat a
healthy diet .
4. 付出得越多,得到的就越多。
____ _____ you paid, ___ _______
you will get.
5. 我保证，我一定照顾你。
And I will ____ ____ ___ you, I
promise.
It is not enough
The more
the more
take care of
6. 我的梦想是考入一个好大学。
My dream is to ___ _____ a good
university.
7. 我不管你说什么，不管怎样我将去完
成它。
I don't care what you say, I'm going to
do it ________.
8. 我洗完盘子你能帮我做作业吗？
Could you____ me____ my homework _____ I_____ doing the dishes?
get into
anyway
help
with
when
finish