(共18张PPT)
Unit 3
Could you please clean your room
Period 3
Do you often help your parents
do chores
do chores
= do housework
Nancy and her Mom
Before reading
1.Was the house clean and tidy , or was it a mess
2.What would you do if your house is a mess like this
3.Why was Nancy’s mother angry with her
4.Did they solve the problem How
3.Why was Nancy’s mom angry with her
Because Nancy didn’t want to help out around the house. (take the dog for a walk)
4.Did they solve the problem How
Yes, they did. They share the housework.
Read and answer
While reading
1.When did this happen
2.What was the first thing Nancy did when she got home
3.What did her mother want her to do
4.What did Nancy want to do
5.What does Nancy’s mother do during the day And what does she have to do in the evening
6.What was the result when neither Nancy nor her mother did any housework for a week
7.What did Nancy finally understand
After reading
Read the sentences below. Underline the sentences from the reading that mean the same thing.
Neither of us did any housework for a week.
2. My mom came over as soon as I sat down in front of the TV.
3. You’re tired, but I’m tired, too.
For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I.
The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.
I’m just as tired as you are!
Think more
1.Why didn’t Nancy’s father do anything
2.How many people lived in the house when this story happened Who were they
3.Did Nancy’s mother often get any help with the housework Why do you say so
4.What kind of family might this one be
5.What might the writer possibly want us to get out of the text
1.Because he didn’t live with them. ( He was away from home.)
2.Only two people---Nancy and her mother.
3.No, she didn’t. Because she said: “You … never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”
4.It might be a “mother-and daughter family”.
(It might be a “single-parent family”.)
5.The writer might want us to understand that we should share the housework to …
Think more
Language points:
The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.
我一坐到电视前面,我妈妈就过来了。
the minute表示“一……就……”,相当于as soon as。the minute起连词作用,用来引导时间状语从句。
例如:我一见到他,我就给你打电话。
____ _____ I see him, I will call you.
他一到那里,我就会告诉他。
I’ll tell him ___ ______ he gets there.
The minute
the minute
Language points:
I’m just as tired as you are.
我恰好和你一样累。
as……as表示“和……一样”。as……as之间要用形容词或副词的原级。
例如:她和她哥哥个子一样高。
She is __ ___ ___ her elder brother.
我们总是尽可能认真地读书。
We always read ____________ we can.
她没有她哥哥个子高。
She is ____________ her elder brother.
as tall as
as carefully as
not so/as tall as
Language points:
For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I.
整整一周她没有做任何家务,我也没有做。
“neither+助动词/be动词/情态动词+主语”表示“……也不”。
例如:她喜欢音乐,我也喜欢。
She likes music and __________.
她没有读它,我也没有读。
she hasn’t read it and ______________.
neither have I
so do I
3c
Decide whether the underlined words in the sentences are verbs or nouns. Then write another sentence using the underlined word in the other form.
Could you take the dog for a walk (noun)
I walked home from school. (verb)
2. Could I watch one show first
(noun)
Please show your picture to me!
(verb)
3. I can’t work all day.
4. You watch TV all the time.
5. “What happened ” she asked in surprise.
(verb)
I have a lot of work to do today.
Please lend me your watch.
Her kindness surprised me.
(verb)
(noun)
(noun)
(noun)
(verb)
Last Sunday, I helped my parents to do some chores at home. On Sunday morning, I washed the dishes and swept the floor. After that, I went to the supermarket and bought some meat and vegetables. On Sunday afternoon, I prepared some water and food for our pet dog. Then I took it for a walk.
It was the first time I helped my parents do so many chores. Although I was a little tired, I was very happy.
4a
1. __ Could I hang out with my friends
after the movie
2. __ Could you please pass me the salt/pass the salt to me
3. __ Could I borrow that book
Yes, but don’t come back too late.
Yes, here you are.
Yes, sure. No problem. I finished reading it last night.
Write R for requests and P for permissions. Then match each one with the correct response.
P
R
P
4. __ Could you help me do the dishes
5. __ Could you lend me some money
/lend some money to me
No, I can’t. I cut my finger and I’m trying not to get it wet.
Hmm. How much do you need
R
R
Discussion
1. What do you often do to help your parents at home
2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home