1、Lead in Watch the video and answer: What can you do to help your parents?,Unit3 Could you please clean your room?,Section B 2a-3b,界首市实验学校 李会会,Word puzzle,1.Who usually does chores in your family?,2.Do you think young people should do chores at home?,Warming up,3.Do your parents ask you to do chores
2、at home?,家常杂务,make the bed 整理床铺,sweep the floor 扫地,wash the car 刷车,take out the rubbish 倒垃圾,A: What chores do your parents ask you to do? B:.,Whether your parents ask you to do housework or not, thats the way they show their love to you.,I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with
3、 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 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 i
4、nto a good university. 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 difficult. I do not mind doing them.,Dear Sir,Dear Sir,I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents
5、 with housework.,It is 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 childrens independence and teaches them how to look after th
6、emselves. 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. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.,Disagree,Agree,Skim the fol
7、lowing letters. Which one agrees kids should do chores at home and which one disagrees?,Tips: Skimming means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. Reading the first sentence is always a good way.,From the two topic sentences, can you predict wha
8、t the rest of the two letters are about?,I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. ,The reasons why kids should not do chores at home.,Cons,reasons you disagree with somebody,I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help th
9、eir parents with housework. ,The reasons why kids should do chores at home.,reasons you agree with somebody,Pros,Reading Task1,Ms. Miller (cons),Read Ms. Millers letter and underline the supporting reasons or circle the key words for her opinion.,Reason1,Reason2,Reason3,Reason4,Reason5,Reason6,Kids
10、have _ _ from school.,enough stress,They _ study and do housework.,dont have time to,Housework is _.,a waste of time,Kids should _.,spend time on schoolwork,_.,There is no need for them to do housework,_ _.,Its parents job to provide a clean,and comfortable environment,west n./v.,stres,prvad,Reading
11、 Task2,It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.,Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.,Everyone should do their part in keeping the house clean and tidy.,Read the second letter from Mr. Smith and underline the supporting reas
12、ons for his idea in your textbook.,His neighbors son: cant take care of himself, fell ill, and his grades dropped.,Reading Task3,Which letter do you agree with? Why?,Discuss the question with a partner.Then retell it to your partner.,Reading Task4,Group work,Should children do chores at home?,Discus
13、s in groups and take notes on your worksheets.,1. Choose one group member to take down the notes. 2. Everyone should show your own opinions while discussing. 3. Choose one group member to present your groups opinions.,Dear Sir, I dont understand why some parents make their kids help with housework a
14、nd chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They dont 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 go
15、od university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so theres 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 dont mind doing them. Ms. Miller,
16、Understanding the structure,Present your opinion,Give reasons,Make a conclusion,Dear Sir, I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. Th
17、ey are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop childrens 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
18、 know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors 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 fo
19、r their future. Mr. Smith,Present your opinion,Make a conclusion,Give reasons,Give an example,Understanding the structure,Topic sentence,I think/ believe that _.,I agree/ disagree that_.,I think it is fair/ unfair for children to _.,I think children should / should not _ because _.,Reasons,Example(s),For example, they should /should not_ because_.,Conclusion,And anyway, I think _.,Dear Sir or Madam,Yours truly, _,Writing,1,Try to say “Thank you” and “I love you” to your parents.,2,How can we make chores more fun in order that both parents and children can enjoy them?,Homework,
