1. To talk about whether children should do
chores or not.
2. To check yourself.
whether children should do housework at home?
Why?
1. Children should do chores because________
2. Children shouldn’t do chores because_________
A. It helps to develop children’s good working habits.
B. It helps to share housework.
C. It helps to show our loves to parents.
A. They are too young.
B. It’s not children’s duty to do housework at home.
C. Children should spend more time doing homework,
exercising, or playing computer games with friends.
Lead in
Do you think children should do some chores at home? Why
or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take notes.
Children should do chores
because ...
Children should not do chores
because...
3a
Write a letter to the Sunday Mail and express your opinion.3b
Dear Sir or Madam,
I think/believe that __________________________________________.
I agree that ________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
I think it is fair for children to_________________________________.
I think children should ______________________________________.
because __________________________________________________.
For example, they should ____________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
because __________________________________________________.
Yours truly,
____________
kids should help their parents at home
it’s important for children to learn how to do chores and help their
parents with housework
help out with chores at home
help their parents with housework
doing chores helps to develop children’s independence
know since they live in one house, with their
parents, they should do their parts in keeping it clean and tidy
it is the idea of fairness
Helen
Make a list of chores using these verbs.
Self Check
1
1. do _______________________________________________
2. clean _____________________________________________
3. make _____________________________________________
4. fold ______________________________________________
5. sweep ____________________________________________
6. take out ___________________________________________
do the dishes
clean your room
make your bed
fold the clothes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
Are these polite requests or permissions? write the
numbers in the correct places in the chart.
1.Could you please do your homework?
2.Could I watch TV?
3.Could you take out the rubbish first?
4.Could I use your computer?
5.Could I leave now?
6.Could you come back before nine?
2
Self Check
Requests Permissions
1,3,6 2,4,5
Use the questions in Activity 2 to write a conversation.
A: _________________________________
B: _________________________________
…
Self Check
3
根据汉语提示完成下列句子。
1. His sister has to ____________ (洗餐具) after dinner.
2. Could you please _____________ (叠衣服), Jenny?
3. Ben likes to _______________ (打扫卫生).
4. Linda, help your mother ____________________ (倒垃圾).
5. My brother hates to _________(做家务).
do the dishes
fold the clothes
do the cleaning
take out the rubbish
do chores
Exercises
Write a message to your friend to ask him/her to take
care of your house when you are on vacation.