Unit 3 Could you please clean your room

Unit 3 Could you please clean your room? Section B (2 a-2 e) 学科：初中英语 主讲教师：寇艳玲

Before Reading 2 a Discuss the questions. Q 1: What is the ending of Nancy's story? She finally understood that they should share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home. Q 2: Do you agree with her? Yes, I do. / No, I don't. 1. What do you often do to help your parents at home? I often help my parents do the dishes, wash clothes, sweep the floor. . . 2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home? Why? Yes. I do. Because it can teach kids how to look after themselves. No, I don't. Because kids have no time. They have too much homework.

stress in order to get into a good university fairness stress n. 压力；负担 waste n. /v. 浪费；垃圾 neighbor n. 邻居 fairness n. 公正性；合理性 independence n. 独立 independent adj. 独立自主的 depend v. 依靠；信赖 depend on 依靠；信赖 drop v. 落下，掉下 develop v. 发展，壮大 provide v. 提供；供应 take care of 照顾；处理 in order to 目的是；为了 ill adj. 有病；不舒服 anyway adv. 而且；加之 since conj. 因为；既然 depend on Do it by myself ! independent neighbor waste

While Reading 2 b Skimming 快速掠过，提取精华 ● read quickly 不需要逐字阅读 ● find the main idea快速浏览 ● read the first sentence首句 1. Who wrote these two letters? 2. Which one agrees and which one disagrees? Mr. Smith agrees. _____disagrees. Miller ______ 3. What are their opinions(观点)about chores? I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. Mr. Smith I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Ms. Miller the first sentence is important

Careful reading (细读) 细读文章时, 最好适当标注序号 Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. 1 Kids these days already have Topic sentence 2 enough stress from school. They don’t have time to study and do 3 4 housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just 5 let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on Reasons schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good 6 university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do 7 housework so there’s 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 so difficult. I do not mind doing them. Conclusion（结论） Ms. Miller

基本框架 Main idea 观点 Reasons 理由 I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. 论点 enough stress 1. Kids these days have_________ from school. do housework 2. They don’t have time to study and _________. a waste of Housework is ______their time. Students should spend their time ________. on schoolwork 论据 get older 3. Also, when they ______, they will have to do housework. , so there’s no need for them to do it now. 4. It is their________ parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. Conclusion 结论 结论 I think doing chores is not so difficult. I do not mind doing them.

任务型阅读理解： 任务一：判断正误 (正确T, 错误F) ( F )1. Ms. Miller thinks kids should do chores at home. ( T )2. Ms. Miller thinks housework is a waste of kids’ time. ( F )3. Ms. Miller thinks kids these days have less stress from school. 任务二： It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. [翻译—要符合汉语习惯] 在家中给他们的孩子提供一个干净，舒适的环境是家长们的事情。 ______________________________

Careful reading (细读) Topic sentence Dear Sir, I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help 1 their parents with housework. It’s not enough to just get good grades at school. 2 Children these days depend on their parents too much. 3 They’re always asking, “Could you get this for me? ” or “Could you help me with that? ” 4 Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and 5 Reasons teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to 6 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 7 it clean and tidy. Our neighbor’s son got into a good college but during 8 his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he Example often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Conclusion（结论） Mr. Smith

Main idea 观点 Reasons 理由 I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. not enough to just get good grades at school. It is ______ 1. Doing chores helps to develop children's independence _______. 论点 look after themselves 2. Doing chores teaches them how to __________. 3. It also helps to understand the idea of _____. fairness 论据 do their part 4. Everyone should _______in keeping it clean and tidy. son _______ Who: His neighbor’s 举例 Example 举例 What happened: He got into a good college but during his first year, take care of himself he had no idea how to __________. dropped As a result: He fell ill and his grades _____. 结论 Conclusion 结论 The earlier kids learn to be independent , the better it is for their future.

任务型阅读：先读题分析，理解要求，在文中捕捉信息。 注意回答完整（标点，首字母）。（相信自己！） （ D） 1. What does Mr. Smith think of his neighbor's son? [推理判断题] A．He is hard working. B．He is independent. C．He is selfish. D．He is dependent. 2. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. [翻译] 在学校仅仅取得好成绩是不够的。 ________________ 3. 请在文中找出与此句意思相同的句子。 If kids learn to be independent earlier，it is better for their future. The earlier kids learn to be independent，the better it is for their future. ________________________________

After reading 2 c Pros and Cons利弊; 正反两方面; 优缺点; 赞成和反对的理由; Pros 1. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence. 2. Doing chores teaches them how to look after themselves. 3. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. 4. Doing chores is good for their future. 5. Everyone should do part in keeping it clean and tidy. Your opinion: Cons 1. Children already have enough stress from school. 2. Housework is a waste of children’s time. 3. They have no time to study and do housework. (spend. . on schoolwork. . . ) 4. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework, so there’s no need for them to do it now. 5. It is their parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. Your opinion:

Debate Pros I think /believe it’s important for children to …. 论点 It’s not enough to…. I agree kids should do chores. First, children depend on… 论据 Second, doing chores helps to … What’s more, it also helps them to understand… All in all/ In a word, I think the earlier…, the better…. 结论 Cons In my opinion, I think kids shouldn’t help with housework at home. First, kids already have enough stress… They don’t have time to… Housework is a waste… Second, they should spend time on… Also, … What’s more, … 1. 观点明确 （2分） 2. 表达流利 （3分） 3. 发音准确 （3分） 4. 声音响亮 （2分） All in all/ In a word, I disagree kids do chores at home.

2 e Discuss these questions 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? eg: I agree with Mr. Smith's letter. Because I also think it's important to. . . Topic sentence I think/ believe that ______. I agree/ disagree that______. Reasons Because First, _____________. Second, _____________. Third, _____________.

快读和细读策略 main idea 论点 reasons 论据 Smith’s opinion Pros Doing chores conclusion 结论 Miller’s Opinion Cons 1. helps to develop children's independence 2. teaches them how to look after themselves 3. helps to understand the idea of fairness 4. do their part in keeping it clean and tidy 5. be good for their future 1. enough stress 2. have no time a waste of time spend time on schoolwork 3. get older, have to do housework 4. It is their parents’ job to providea. . .

Love our mom and dad, Let’s help them do chores! Love ourselves, Let’s do chores! Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。 We should be grateful to our parents. 我们应该感恩父母。