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课件网) Unit 3 Could you please clean your room Section B (2a~2e) Objectives Talk about whether kids should do chores or not. Share your views with others. QQ Group Parents always discuss in this QQ Group. do chores These days, they are talking about whether the kids should do housework or not [ :] Li Lu’s mother (14762324) 19:31:15 Kids already have enough stress from school. Pi Shu’s father (348624591) 19:29:22 Kids should spend time on school work in order to get good grades. Yu Jie’s mother (248676532) 19:32:25 I agree. Housework is a waste of time. They all think the kids shouldn’t do housework. Cheng Men’s father (547624491) 19:33:22 I disagree. Many Children depend on their parents too much. Zhang Bin’s Mother (347524487) 19:35:56 Doing chores can develop children’s independence. Xu Dian’s Mother (257523279) 19:37:55 It can also help them to understand the idea of fairness. （公正性） [d 'pend] [d 'vel p] [ nd 'pend ns] They all think the kids should do housework. Do you often help do chores at home Do you think kids should help out with chores at home Discussion Discuss the questions with your partner. 2a What about parents’ opinions Predict ①What are they doing ②Do the father think kids should do chores at home They are doing the dishes. Yes, probably. fold your clothes do the dishes take out the rubbish make your bed Do you help with housework at home I think children should do housework and chores at home. Do you agree or disagree Next, let's read two letters from Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith to see their ideas. Who agrees Who disagrees Skimming This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully. Read again and match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Life for the Taylors’ children is busy, too. B. Linda Miller’s opinion and advice. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 D. Dr. Alice Green’s opinion and advice. Para. 4 C. Chinese children are busy on weekends. The structure(结构) of the article: Task 2: Mark true or false. 1. Ms. Miller thinks kids should do chores at home. 2. According to Ms. Miller’s letter, she thinks housework is not a waste of kids’ time. 3. Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith have different ideas on doing chores. 4. Mr. Smith thinks it is useful to do chores. F F T T Two letters in the Sunday Mail magazine While-reading Skimming This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully. 2b Be a smart reader! The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees Dear Sir, I don’t understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these ... ...
