八年级 下册
新 课 标 ( R J )英语
Section A 1a-2d
Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?
Do you often help your parents do chores?
do chores
= do housework
clean the living room
do the dishes
make the bed
wash the dishes
What work can we help our parents do at home?
take out the
rubbish
fold the clothes
sweep the floor
Do you do these chores at home? Discuss
them with your partner.
1. do the dishes
2. take out the rubbish
3. fold your clothes
4. sweep the floor
5. make your bed
6. clean the living room
What chore is he doing?
He is making the bed.
What chore is she doing?
She is taking out the rubbish..
What chore is she doing?
She is washing the clothes.
What chore is she doing?
She is sweeping the floor.
What chore is he doing?
He is doing the dishes.
What chore is he doing?
He is folding the clothes.
I think it is a little bit hot in our classroom and I want
to ask someone to open the window. What can I say?
I can say :
1. Open the window!
2. Can you open the window?
3. Could you please open the window?
Can you find the difference?
Different ways of saying.
Which is the most polite expression?
The first important sentence pattern:表示委婉的请求
“Could you please…”
play football
on the road
Could you please not play football on the road?
I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.
What will you response if somebody
says “Could you please not…”?
Could you please sweep the floor? 请你……好吗?
这里的Could 不是表示一般的过去式,而是用来表示委婉地提出请求,
Could you please +动词原形…?
Could you +动词原形…?
肯定回答:
Sure. /Of course./No problem./I’d love to.
否定回答:
Sorry, I can’t ./ I’d love to ,but I have to…
sweep the floor
get up early
cook for us
Could you please ...?
Look and say
play computer games
Could you please not ...?
look out of the window
play soccer here
Listen. Who will do these chores? Check ( ) Peter’s
mother or Peter.
Chores Peter’s mother Peter
do the dishes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish
make the bed
fold the clothes
clean the living room
√
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√
√
√
√
Make conversations about the chores in 1a.
A: Could you please sweep the floor?
B: Yes, sure. Can you do the dishes?
A: Well, could you please do them?
I’m going to clean the living room.
B: No problem.
Listen. Peter asks his father if he can do four things. What
does his father say? Check (√) yes or no.
Peter wants to … Peter’s father says… His father’s reasons
go out for dinner. __ yes ___no I have to do some work.√
go to the movies. __ yes ___no You have to clean your
room.
stay out late. __ yes ___no I need to eat breakfast.
get a ride. __ yes ___no You have a basketball
game.
√
√
√
Peter wants to … Peter’s father says… His father’s reasons
go out for dinner. __ yes ___no I have to do some work.√
go to the movies. __ yes ___no You have to clean your
room.
stay out late. __ yes ___no I need to eat breakfast.
get a ride. __ yes ___no You have a basketball
game.
√
√
√
Listen again. Why does Peter’s father say “no”?
Draw lines to the reasons in the chart in 2a.
A: Could I use your computer?
B: Sorry. I’m going to work on it now.
A: Well, could I watch TV?
B: Yes, you can, but first you have to clean your room.
Make conversations between Peter and
his father.
Role-play the conversation.
Sister: Tony, could you please help out with a few things?
Brother: Could I at least finish watching this show?
Sister: No. I think two hours of TV is enough for you!
Brother: Fine. What do you want me to do?
Sister: Could you take out the rubbish, fold the clothes and do
the dishes?
Brother: So much?
Sister: Yes, because Mom will be back from shopping any
minute now. And she won’t be happy if she sees this mess.
Brother: But the house is already pretty clean and tidy!
Sister: Yes, well, it’s clean, but it’s not “mother clean”!
Homework
Try to make a list of the housework you do in your home.
Thanks!