Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?2aIsitcooltomakekidsdochores?Doyourclassmateshaveanyhousechores?Whatcanyourclassmateslearnfromdoingchores?Howcanyoumakechoresmorefun?TheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?2bAnswerthequestions.1.WhatisMs.Miller’sopinion?Shethinksdoingchoresisparents’job.Hethinksit’simportantforchildrentodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.2.WhatisMr.Smith’sopinion?pros赞成cons反对1.Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence2.Doingchoresteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.3.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.1.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.2.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework.3.Whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohousework.4.It’stheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironment.2cI.完成句子,每空词数不限。1.Ms.Millerthinkschildrenshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinorderto____________________________________________.2.Mr.Smiththinksthesedayschildrendependon_______________________.Readthelettersagainandfinishthefollowingtasks.getgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversitytheirparentstoomuchII.判断正(T)误(F)。()3.Ms.Millerthinksdoingchoresisnotdifficult.()4.Mr.Smith’sneighbors’sonlookedafterhimselfwellduringhisfirstyearinthecollege.TFmakesb.dosth.haveenoughstresshavetimetodosth.awasteoftheirtimespendtimeonsth.inordertodosth.getintoagooduniversityprovidesth.forsb.=providesb.Withsth.mind(not)doingsth.1.使某人做某事有十足的压力有时间做某事他们时间的浪费花时间在某方面上为…做…进入好大学给某人提供某物介意做某事对于某人来说做某事是…怎么做家务活依靠…照顾他们自己公平的观点尽自己的职责做…结果生病孩子越早学会独立,对他们的未来越好。It’s+adj.+(forsb.)+todosth.howtodochoresdependonsth.lookafterthemselvestheideaoffairnessdoone’spartindoingsth.asaresultfallillTheearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.2dWriteonesentencewitheachphrasefromtheletters.1.awasteoftimeIt’sawasteoftimetowaterthegardenwhenitisraining.2.thereisnoneedfor…toThereisnoneedforyoutogotothetown.3.donotmindIdonotmindsweepingthefloor.4.spendtimeonIspenthalfofanhouronmyhomework.5.inordertoHeworkedveryhardinordertogetthejob.6.itisnotenoughtoItisnotenoughtocleanuptheparks.7.theearlier…thebetterTheearlieryougiveupsmoking,thebetteritisforyourhealth.1.打电脑游戏是浪费时间的。Playingcomputergamesisawasteoftime.2.父母没有必要担心小孩。Thereisnoneedforparentstoworryabouttheirchildren.3.我不介意你在这里打牌。Idon’tmindyouplayingcardshere.4.每个学生都该花些时间在功课上。Everystudentshouldspendsometimeontheirhomework.5.为了按时到校,我必须早起。Inordertogotoschoolontime,Imustgotobedearly.6.每天跑步20分钟是不够的。Itisnotenoughtorunfor20minuteseveryday.7.吃的越多,长得越胖。Themoreyoueat,thefatteryouare.1.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.此处代词it仅为形式上的主语,真正的主语是toprovide…fortheirchildren。我们也可将Itisone’sjob(duty,…)todosomething.视为一个固定的句型,表示“做某事是某人的工作(职责等)”。如:provide作动词,意为“提供;供应”。providesb.withsth.或providesth.forsb.意为“为某人提供某物”。如:It’sparents’jobtotakecareofthechildren.把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的事情。这个电影院给我们提供了很好的服务。Themovietheaterprovidesuswithgoodservice.他的学校给他提供了一所房子。Hisschoolprovidedahouseforhim.他们提供给他钱和衣服。Theyprovidedhimwithmoneyandclothes.=Theyprovidedmoneyandclothesforhim.2.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.反正我觉得干点家务也不难。anyway是一个副词,若位于句首,其后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内容隔开。anyway在此句中的作用是追加评论,相当于汉语的“反正;仍然;依然”。如:这个办法可能效果也不会很好,但不管怎样,让我们还是试一试吧.Theideaprobablywon’tworkoutwell,butlet’stryitanyway.anyway还可用来表示“不管怎样;无论如何”之意。例如:It’sjustacold.Butanyway,youshouldstillseethedoctor.这只不过是感冒,但不管怎样,你还是应该看看医生。3.ill&sick◆相同点ill与sick都可以表示“生病的”,都可作表语。如:Alice昨天生病了。Alicewas/fellill/sickyesterday.◆不同点表示“生病”时,sick可作定语,但ill通常不作定语。如:你能帮助这个生病的小孩吗?Couldyouhelpthesickgirl?【运用】根据句意,用ill或sick填空。(1)Thedriversentthe_____babytothehospital.(2)Mybrotheris________.Ihavetolookafterhimathome.ill/sicksick4.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.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+……”是英语中一个常用的句型结构,表示“越……,就越……”。如:Themorehesaid,thebetterweunderstood.他说得越多,我们就理解得越透彻。Manypeoplebelievethatthemoreapersonreads,theclevererhewillbecome.很多人相信一个人书读得越多就会变得越聪明。1.Whichletterdoyouagreewith?Why?2.Whatwouldyousaytothepersonwhowrotetheletteryoudon’tagreewith?Howoftenshouldchildrendochores?Whatkindsofworkshouldn'tkidsdoaroundthehouse?Whatdoyouthinkofchildrenwhodon'tdochores?Whatchoresdidyoudowhenyouhadafreetime?Howdidyoufeelaboutdoinghousechores?I.根据句意及所给首字母提示,补全句中所缺单词。1.Hewasi___butnobodytookhimtothehospital.2.Ifyoudon’tstudyhard,yourgradeswilld______.3.IlikeOldHenrybecauseheoftenp_______uswithhotwater.illdropprovides4.Wecand______onhimforhelp.5.Motherthinksplayingcomputergamesisaw______oftime.II.根据句意,用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。1.He_________(develop)afarmfromnothing.2.Infact,youngpeoplehavetoomuch______(stress)today.wastedependdevelopedstress3.Hedidn’tmind________(help)mewithmyEnglish.4.Mr.LiandMr.Wangarebothmy_________(neighbor).5.Whydidthemanmakethelittleboy________(carry)water?carryhelpingneighborsAfterclass,pleasemakesomenewdialogueswiththephrasesin1a.