(共27张PPT)
Section B 2a-2e
To list different ideas about whether kids should do chores or not.
To share your own ideas according to the passage.
Objectives
Discuss the questions with your partner.
2a
What do you often do to help your parents at home
Do you think kids should help out with chores at home
A: What do you often do to help your parents at
home
B: I often help my mum do the dishes,
wash clothes, sweep the floor.
A: Do you think kids should help out with chores
at home
B: Yes, I think it’s better for kids to
help out with chores at home, because
it can help them independent and learn
to share.
The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Read the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees
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.
2b
Dear Sir,
I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students They should spend their time on schoolwork in
order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is 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.
Ms. Miller
Dear Sir,
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me ” or “Could you help me with that ” Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.
It also helps them to 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 it clean and tidy. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
Mr. Smith
Should young people do chores at home Read the letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees
I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home.
Disagree
Ms.Miller
I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.
Agree
Mr.Smith
Why does Ms. Miller disagree
Kids have enough stress from school.
They don't have time to study or do housework.
Housework is a waste of time.
Kids should spend time on schoolwork.
It's the parents' job to provide a clean and comfortable environment.
Why does Mr. Smith agree
Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.
It helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
It’s good for their future.
According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith,
what are the pros and cons about kids
doing chores
Pros Cons
Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence. Housework is a waste of children's time.
2c
Pros Cons
It helps them to understand the idea of fairness.
They have no time to study and do housework.
It is good for their future.
Their job now is to be students. They will do house work in the future.
It is their parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.
1. a waste of time
Computer games are a waste of time.
2. there is no need for … to
Everything is fine with me. There is no need
for you to be concerned.
3. do not mind
I do not mind doing the dishes.
2d
Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
4. spend time on
Don’t spend too much time on games.
5. in order to
We should read more books in order to
improve our English.
6. it is not enough to
It is not enough to just do grammar exercises.
7. the earlier … the better
The earlier children start learning a
lauguage, the better they will be at it.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2e
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
Language points
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提供一个干净、舒适的环境是家长们的事情。
it 为形式主语，真正的主语是provide a clean
and …for their children.
It’s one’s job (duty) to do something
看作一个固定句型，表示“做某事是
人的职责”
It is my job to clean the classroom today.
2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. 反正我觉得干家务也不太难。
anyway 是个副词，置于句首时，其后常常用逗号与其他成分隔开。意为“反正，仍然，依然”
Sam didn’t get the job, but he is not unhappy
because it didn’t pay well anyway.
anyway还可以表示“不管怎样，无论如何”
It’s just a cold. But anyway you should still see the doctor.
3. 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+...”表示
“越……，就越……”。又如：
The more he explained, the better we understood.
他解释的越多，我们就理解的越透彻。
1. — Could you please clean the room
— _____ I have to do my homework.
A. Yes, sure. B. Why not
C. Sorry, you can’t. D. Sorry, I can’t.
2. — Could I please ______
— Sorry, you can’t. Your mother has to use it.
A. do chores B. go to the movies
C. use the car D. go to school
D
C
Ⅰ.单项选择。
Exercises
3.— Mum, Could I go to Beijing with you
— Yes, ________. But you have to finish your
homework first.
A. you can B. you could
C. you can’t D. you couldn’t
4. —Would you like to come to my birthday party
— I’d love to, ___________ I’m too busy.
A. and B. if C. so D. but
A
D
Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 为了给家人做早饭，他早早地就起床了。
__ _____ __ make breakfast for his family,
he got up early.
2. 汤姆不知道怎么照顾这条小狗。
Tom doesn’t know how to _____ ____ __ this
little dog.
In order to
take care of
3. 儿童靠父母供给衣食。
Children _______ __ their parents for food
and clothing.
4. 她从不锻炼，因此她经常生病。
She never exercises. __ _ ______, she often
gets sick.
5. 昨天海伦邀请我去她家做客。
Helen ______ me __ her house yesterday.
As a result
invited to
depend on
6. 你没必要这么早到。
______ __ _____ for you __ ______ so early.
7. 你吃得越多，就会变得越胖。
____ _____ you eat, ___ _____ you’ll
become.
8. 对孩子来说做家务是公平的。
___ ____ for children __ __ housework.
The more
the fatter
It’s fair
to do
There’s no need
to arrive
List the words and expressions you’ve learnt in this Section.
Do you think kids should help out with chores at home Write down your ideas and give reasons.
Homework
