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课件网) Unit 3 Could you please clean your room Section B Language goals: talk about pros and cons about doing chores What’s the video about Is the boy glad to do chores Q: Should kids help out with chores at home Why free talk A: I think..., because... The Sunday Mail magazine invited someone to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. 2b Who wrote these two letters Who do you think they are, teachers, parents or students Listen to the letters and answer the questions. listening Ms Miller Mr Smith Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees Ms Miller: I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Mr Smith: I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. skimming According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about doing chores Discuss in groups. 2c careful reading √ Pros × Cons Doing chores helps to develop children's independence. Housework is a waste of children's time. 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. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me ” or “Could you help me with that ” ①Doing chores helps to develop children's independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. ②It 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 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 grade dropped. ③The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith ①Doing chores helps to develop children's independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. ②It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. ③The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. 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 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's 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 do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ passage appreciation Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids hel ... ...
