Unit 3 Could you please clean your room

Unit 3 Could you please clean your room？ Period 1 主讲人：石秀 中国人民大学附属中学分校

Your Goals By the end of this period, you will be able to 1) know and use the phrases about chores. 2) make polite requests and ask for permission in certain situation. 3) be more aware of the importance of developing family responsibility.

Family life chores

Do you do these chores at home? clean the living room

Do you do these chores at home? make the bed

Do you do these chores at home? sweep the floor

Do you do these chores at home? do the dishes

Do you do these chores at home? do the laundry

Do you do these chores at home? fold the clothes

Do you do these chores at home? take out the rubbish / trash / garbage

Who does these chores at your home? do the dishes sweep the floor do the laundry take out the rubbish make the bed clean the living room fold the clothes At home, my mom…, while my dad… As for me, I usually/sometimes/often…

Look at this picture and make predictions. Who are the two people in the picture? Where are they? How do you know? What is the room like?

1 b. Listen & check. Who will do these chores? Chores do the dishes sweep the floor take out the rubbish make the bed fold the clothes clean the living room Peter’s mom Peter

1 b. Listen again. Write down the mom’s two questions. Could you please take out the rubbish? Could you please make your bed and fold your clothes?

How can we make a polite request? Sweep the floor, Peter! Can you sweep the floor, Peter? Could you please sweep the floor, Peter?

How can we make a polite request? Could you please sweep the floor, Peter? Yes, sure. / Yes, I can. / All right. / Certainly. / No problem. / Of course… Sorry, I can’t. / I’m afraid not. I have to… / I am doing…

Self-dialogue Could you please … ? A: Could you please take out the rubbish? B: Of course.

Self-dialogue Could you please … ? A: Could you please do the dishes ? B: All right.

Self-dialogue Could you please … ? A: Could you please fold the clothes? B: Sorry. I have to do my homework first.

2 a. This is a conversation between Peter and his father. Guess what Peter wants to do. Could I

2 a. Peter asks his father if he can do 4 things. Listen. What does his father say? Peter wants to… Peter’s father says… go out for dinner. yes no go to the movies. yes no stay out late. yes no get a ride. yes no

Listen again and answer the questions. 1) Why doesn’t Peter’s father allow him to stay out late? Because Peter has a basketball game tomorrow and needs to have a good rest. 2) Why couldn’t Peter’s father give him a ride? Because he has to do some work now. 3) Who can give Peter a ride? Maybe Alan’s dad can give Peter a ride.

Listen again and write down Peter’s three questions asking for permission. Could I go out for dinner with my friends tonight? Could I go to the movies after that? Could I stay out until eleven? Could you give me a ride to town now?

How can we ask for permission? Could I use your computer, dad? Yes, sure. / Yes, you can. / All right. / Certainly. / No problem. / Of course… Sorry, you can’t. / I’m afraid not. You have to… / I am going to work on it now.

Self-dialogue Could I / we … ? A: Could I do the laundry, mom? B: All right.

Self-dialogue Could I / we … ? A: Could we play outside, dad? B: No. You have to finish your homework first.

Look at the picture. What is the girl’s mother asking her to do?

What chores do your parents often ask you to do at home? do the dishes walk the dog take care of younger brother take out the rubbish make the bed just study…

What do you ask your parents’ permission for? staying up late playing with your friends going to the shopping mall going for a movie borrowing some money…

Listen and fill in the chart. Sandy is asking for permission Her mom is making requests What is Sandy asking her mom’s permission for? What is Sandy’s mom requesting her to do?

Listen and fill in the chart. invite her friends to a party Sandy is asking borrow some money for permission go to the store use her mom’s CD player

Listen and fill in the chart. Her mom is making requests clean her room move the big chairs to the bedroom clean the living room

1 d. Listen again and find what they are going to do finally. Sandy’s mom Sandy go to the store buy drinks and snacks invite her friends clean her room use the CD player Sandy and move the big chairs to the bedroom clean the living room Dave

Look at the picture. Can you guess the relationship between them?

Section A 2 d. Listen and answer the questions below. 1) How long has Tony been watching TV? 2) What does the girl ask Tony to help out with? 3) How does Tony feel when asked to do chores? 4) How is the house now? What does “mother clean” mean? 5) What’s the relationship between them?

Section A 2 d. Listen and answer the questions below. 1) How long has Tony been watching TV? For 2 hours. 2) What does the girl ask Tony to help out with? Taking out the rubbish, folding the clothes and doing the dishes.

Section A 2 d. Listen and answer the questions below. 3) How does Tony feel when asked to do chores? Unwilling. / Reluctant. 4) How is the house now? What does “mother clean” mean? In a mess. It means “clean enough to meet mother’s standards”. 5) What’s the relationship between them? Brother and sister.

Complete the information to retell. A boy is asked by his sister to help out with folding the clothes, doing the dishes and taking out the rubbish after already watching TV for 2 hours, because their mom will be back from shopping any minute now and she won’t be happy to see the house in a mess. Although the boy is unwilling to do so much housework, his sister insists on making the house as clean as “ ”. mother clean

Useful expressions 1. help out Ø help out with sth. Ø help sb. out e. g. Could you please help out with a few things? You watch TV all the time and never help me out around the house!

Useful expressions 2. any minute (now) Ø any second / moment / time now e. g. Mom will be back from shopping any minute now. The guests are arriving any minute now but we’re still not ready.

Useful expressions 3. mess Ø in a mess Ø make a mess Ø clean / clear / tidy up the mess e. g. What a mess! Who made the mess? Please clear up the mess.

Role-play the conversation.

What is your opinion? 1) Do teenagers need to do chores at home? 2) Why should teenagers do chores at home? For living environment live comfortably For our family members help them For ourselves take care of ourselves develop responsibility

Summary Listen and understand The divisions of chores Make a polite request Ask for permission Be aware of family responsibility Make a conversation

Homework (任务单) 1）编写对话 情景: Your mother is going to make noodles and needs your help. 要求: 你编写的对话需要包含 ① “Could you…? ” for requests ② “Could I / we …? ” for permission ③ some expressions for chores

Sample M: Jack, do you have much homework today? J: No, mum, I have finished all my homework. M: Then could you help me make noodles? J: Sure. What kind of noodles are we going to make? M: How about noodles with tomatoes? J: Ok, could we put some meat in the noodles? M: Yes, we can put some. Jack, could you peel some tomatoes for me? J: Sure, mum!

Homework (任务单) 2）回答问题 Why should teenagers do chores at home?

Thanks for listening!