1. To talk about if kids should help out with chores.
2. To learn the words and expressions.
Lead in
A:Could you buy some drinks and snacks for me?
B:...
Get the students to act out the dialog.
翻译下列句子。
1.谢谢你邀请我参加你的生日聚会。
• Thanks for inviting me to your birthday party.
2.我能借用你的笔吗?
• Can I borrow your pen?
3.我妈妈给我买了些漂亮衣服。
• My mom bought some beautiful clothes for me.
4.你能把这些书搬到教室里去吗?
• Could you move these books to the classroom?
5.我想要你去买些小点心以及吃的东西。
• I want you to buy some drinks and snacks.
6. 这是你的请帖。
• This is your invitation.
1. What do you often do to help your parents at home?
2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
2a Discuss the questions with your partner.
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?
Ms. Miller does.
Mr. Smith does.
2b
Which one agrees?
Which one disagrees?
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
It teaches them to look after
themselves.
When they get older, they will have to
do housework so there is no need for
them to do it now.
It also helps them to
understand the idea of fairness.
Doing chores is not so difficult. I do
not mind doing them.
1.What does Ms. Miller think about young children doing chores at
home? Why?
2. What does she think kids should do?
3. Why does she think there is no need for kids to do chores now?
She disagrees that young children should do chores at home. She
thinks housework is a waste of time.
She thinks they should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get
good grades and get into a good university.
Because she thinks when they get older, they will have to do
housework.
1.It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment
at home for their children.
(1)provide意为“提供;供应;供给”,常和介词 with/ for搭配使
用。即:provide sth. for sb. =provide sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物
Mr. Smith provided food for us. = Mr. Smith provided us with food.
史密斯先生为我们提供食物。
(2) It is one’ s job (duty...) to do something.固定句型,表示“做某事
是某人的工作(职责等)”
It’s every teacher’s job to explain things clearly to the students.
把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的是事情。
2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. 反正我觉得干
家务也不太难。
anyway adv. 无论如何,不管怎样;总之。位于句首时,其后往往
有逗号与其他内容隔开。
Sam didn't get the job, but he's not unhappy because it didn't pay well
anyway.
山姆没有得到那份工作,但他并没有闷闷不乐,反正薪酬也不算
高。
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+…” 是一个常用句型结构,表示
“越……就越……”
The more he explained, the better we understood.他解释得越多,我
们就理解得越透彻。
Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
1. a waste of time__________________________________________________
2. there is no need for… to __________________________________________
3. do not mind____________________________________________________
4. spend time on__________________________________________________
5. in order to____________________________________________________
6. it is not enough to ______________________________________________
7. the earlier…the better...
_______________________________________________________________
It is a waste of time watching TV.
There is no need for you to hurt your friend.
I do not mind doing chores.
You shouldn’t spend too much time on games.
2d
We must study hard in order to get good grades.
It is not enough to do good.
The earlier you study hard, the better grades you will get.
Discuss the questions with a partner.
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?
2e
1.Many young people always _____ their free time on the Internet.
A.take B.cost C.spend D.pay
2.I enjoy playing computer games,but I can’t _____ too much time _____ that.
A.take;doing B.spend;doing C.spend;for doing D.take;to do
3.It’s easy _____ me _____ the dishes.
A.for;to do B.of;to do C.of;doing D.for;doing
4.He worked hard _____ make more money.
A.in order B.in order to C.so that D.for
5._____ kids learn to be independent,_____ it is for their future.
A.The earlier;the worst B.The more earlier;the worst
C.The more earlier;the better D.The earlier;the better
Exercises
•List the words and expressions you’ve learnt in this
section.
•If you are going to move to a new house, write a letter to
your friend to ask for help.