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新目标（Go for it）版八年级下册英语
Unit3 Could you please clean your room?
Section B 2a-2e
Reading
Lead-in
Discuss with your partner.
1. What do you often do to help your parents at home?
2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
make the bed
fold the clothes
do the dishes
2a
Fast reading
What will you read about in the following letters?_______
A. kids should spend time on schoolwork
B. whether kids should help out with chores at home
C. kids should learn to be independent
B
Look at the picture, and predict what you will read about.
Task 1
Fast reading
如何快速略读获得作者的观点及文章概貌，在文章的哪些地方最容易获得答案？
文章的开头和结尾
2b
The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home.Read the two letters and find out which one agrees and which one disagrees.
Fast reading
Task 2
disagree
agree
The letter from Ms. Miller disagrees; the letter from Mr. Smith agrees.
Fast reading
Task 3
在两封信中找出Ms. Miller和Mr. Smith两个人对待孩子做家务的不同观点（viewpoint）。
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’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?don’t?mind?doing?them.?
Ms.?Miller
disagree
Fast reading
Task 3
在两封信中找出Ms. Miller和Mr. Smith两个人对待孩子做家务的不同观点（viewpoint）。
Dear?Sir,?
I?think?it?is?important?for?children?to?learn?how?to?do?chores?and?help?their?parents?with?housework.?It’s?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?neighbor’s?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
agree
Fast reading
阅读技巧总结：
快速略读：首句、首段和结尾可以帮助我们快速获取文章的概貌，获取作者的观点。
通过寻找作者的观点：可以帮助我们筛选、判断及归纳文中信息，从而整理出作者的观点。
Fast reading
Task 4
1. Ms. Miller thinks kids should do chores at home._____
2. According to Ms. Miller’s letter, she doesn’t think housework is a waste of kids’ time. _____
3. Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith have different ideas on doing chores. _____
4. Mr. Smith thinks it is useful to do chores. _____
Read again and write “T” or “F”.
T
T
F
F
Careful reading
Task 5
2c
According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons（正反方） about kids doing chores?
Supporting
Sentences
(Cons) 1. Children already have ______________ from school.
2. They have no time to ________and do _________.
3. Housework is ___________thier time.
4. They should ________________ and get into a good university.
5. They will have to _______________ in the future.
6. It’s the __________ to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home _______________.
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’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?don’t?mind?doing?them.?
Ms.?Miller
disagree
enough stress
study
housework
a waste of
get good grades
do housework
parents' job
for their children
Supporting
Sentences
(Pros) 1. Doing chores helps to_____________________________.
2. Doing chores teaches them how to____________________.
3. It also helps them _________the idea of ________.
4. Everyone should __________in keeping it ____________.
*An example
Dear?Sir,?
I?think?it?is?important?for?children?to?learn?how?to?do?chores?and?help?their?parents?with?housework.?It’s?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?neighbor’s?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
agree
develop children's independence
look after themselves.
understand
fairness
do their part
clean and tidy
Language points
Language points
Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
2d
Post reading
1. a waste of time
______________________________________
2. there is no need for… to
___________________________________________________
3. do not mind
________________________________________
4. spend time on
________________________________________
Computer games are a waste of time.
There is no need to for her to go to the market every day.
I do no mind doing the dishes.
I like to spend time on my hobby.
Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
2d
Post reading
5. in order to
_______________________________________________________
6. it is not enough to
__________________________________________
7. the earlier…the better...
_______________________________________________________________
We should read more books in order to improve our English.
It is not enough to just do grammar exercise.
The earlier a child starts learning a new language, the better he will be at it.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
2e
Post reading
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?
Post reading
Read this passage together.
Summary
The?earlier?kids?learn?to?be?independent,?the?better?it?is?for?their?future.?
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