单项选择。1.--Couldyoupleasetakecareofmydog?--______.I’mtoobusy.A.Yes,youcanB.SureC.Sorry,Ican’tC2.--Couldyouplease____hisbed?--Certainly!A.makesB.makingC.make3.--CouldIuseyourcar?--______.A.Sure,youcanB.Sorry,youcanC.Sure,IcanCA4.Couldyouhelp_____?A.makingthebedB.makethebedC.madethebedBQ1:Doyouhelpyourparentsdothechoresathome?Q2:Doyourparentsaskyoutodosomethingsforthem?Whatdoyourparentsaskyoutodo?studyharddochoresgotothestore/supermarkettobuythingsforthemWhatdoyouaskyourparents’permissionfor?buydrinksandsnacksinvitefriendstoapartyn.点心;小吃;快餐Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?2astressn.精神压力;心理负担wasten.浪费;垃圾v.浪费;滥用dependv.依靠;依赖developv.发展;壮大fairnessn.公正性;合理性sinceconj.因为;既然prep.,conj.&adv.从……以后;自……以来neighbor(=neighbour)n.邻居dropv.落下;掉下TheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?2bSkimming意为“快速掠过,从中提取最容易取得的精华”。这种读法包含有原词的所有意思——快速读过去,取出读物中关键性的东西。因此,我们可以把这种读法理解为快速浏览课文,领会文章大意。一般而言,通过标题可知道文章的主题。对文章的首段和末段要多加注意,以便发现作者的观点。Task1:Answerthequestions.1.WhatisMs.Miller’sopinion?Shethinksdoingchoresisparents’job.Hethinksit’simportantforchildrentodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.2.WhatisMr.Smith’sopinion?pros赞成cons反对1.Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence1.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.2c2.Doingchoresteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.3.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.2.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework.3.Whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohousework.4.It’stheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironment.Task2I.完成句子,每空词数不限。1.Ms.Millerthinkschildrenshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinorderto____________________________________________.2.Mr.Smiththinksthesedayschildrendependon_______________________.Task3:Readthelettersagainandfinishthefollowingtasks.getgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversitytheirparentstoomuchII.判断正(T)误(F)。()3.Ms.Millerthinksdoingchoresisnotdifficult.()4.Mr.Smith’sneighbors’sonlookedafterhimselfwellduringhisfirstyearinthecollege.TFMs.Millersays:Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenough______fromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddo_________,too.Houseworkisa____________.Theyshould_____theirtimeonschoolwork__________getgoodgradesand________agooduniversity.Itistheparents’jobto________acleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Task4:根据课文内容填空。stresshouseworkwasteoftimespendinordertogetintoprovideMr.Smithsays:Itisimportant___childrentolearnhowtodochoresand____theirparentswith__________.Childrenthesedays_________theirparentstoomuch.Doingchoreshelpsto_______children’s____________andteachesthemhowto________themselves.forhelphouseworkdevelopindependencedependonlookafterTask5:FindthephrasesinPassage1makesb.dosth.使某人做某事haveenoughstress有十足的压力havetimetodosth.有时间做某事awasteoftheirtime他们时间的浪费spendtimeonsth.花时间在某方面上inordertodosth.为…做…getintoagooduniversity进入好大学providesth.forsb.=providesb.Withsth.给某人提供某物mind(not)doingsth.介意做某事It’s+adj.+(forsb.)+todosth.对于某人来说做某事是…howtodochores怎么做家务活dependonsth.依靠…lookafterthemselves照顾他们自己theideaoffairness公平的观点doone’spartindoingsth.尽自己的职责做…asaresult结果fallill生病Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.FindthephrasesinPassage2Task6.Writeonesentencewitheachphrasefromtheletters.1.awasteoftime2.thereisnoneedfor…to3.donotmind4.spendtimeon5.inorderto6.itisnotenoughto7.theearlier…thebetter.…2dWriteonesentencewitheachphrasefromtheletters.1.awasteoftimeIt’sawasteoftimetowaterthegardenwhenitisraining.2.thereisnoneedfor…toThereisnoneedforyoutogotothetown.3.donotmindIdonotmindsweepingthefloor.4.spendtimeonIspenthalfofanhouronmyhomework.5.inordertoHeworkedveryhardinordertogetthejob.6.itisnotenoughtoItisnotenoughtocleanuptheparks.7.theearlier…thebetterTheearlieryougiveupsmoking,thebetteritisforyourhealth.1.Whichletterdoyouagreewith?Why?2.Whatwouldyousaytothepersonwhowrotetheletteryoudon’tagreewith?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’severyteacher’sjobtoexplainthingsclearlytothestudents.把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的事情。Themovietheaterprovidesuswithgoodservice.Hisschoolprovidedahouseforhim.汉译英。他们提供给他钱和衣服。Theyprovidedhimwithmoneyandclothes.Theyprovidedmoneyandclothesforhim.provide作动词,意为“提供;供应”。providesb.withsth.或providesth.forsb.意为“为某人提供某物”。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:Samdidn’tgetthejob,buthe’snotunhappybecauseitdidn’tpaywellanyway.萨姆没有得到那份工作,但他并没有闷闷不乐,反正薪酬也不算高。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:Alicewasill/sickyesterday.◆不同点表示“生病”时,sick可作定语,但ill通常不作定语。如:Couldyouhelpthesickgirl?【运用】根据句意,用ill或sick填空。(1)Thedriversentthe_____babytotheho