Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?SectionB2a-2eDoyouremembersomechoreswehavelearntbefore?dothelaundrysweepthefloorfoldtheclothestakeouttherubbishtrashgarbagedothedishesmakethebedmakecook/mealsDoyouthinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome?Whousuallydoeschoresinyourfamily?Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?Whyorwhynot?Let’sseewhattheysay:Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?Whyorwhynot?havestress有压力getgoodgradesspendtimeonschoolworkawasteoftime浪费时间lookaftertobeindependent独立的dependon依靠(预测)Topic(话题):Shouldyoungpeopledochoresathome?TheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhether(是否)theythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.2bMs.MillerMr.SmithSkimming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。Itmeansreading________tofindthe___________.quicklymainideaInordertoreadquickly,thereisnoneedtoread___________.Itmayalsohelptoread__________morecarefully.thefirstsentence(句子)Ms.MillerMr.Smithkidsshoulddochoresathome.kidsshouldnotdochoresathome.Whataretheiropinions(想法)?Idonotunderstandwhy…Itisimportantforchildrentolearn…everywordIdonotunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotdifficult.Idonotminddoingthem.DearSir,DearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itisnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.Theyarealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.DisagreeAgreeSkimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreeskidsshoulddochoresathomeandwhichonedisagrees?Pleaseskimthelettersagain.FindandunderlineMr.Smith’sandMs.Miller’sopinionsaboutchildrenhelpingwithhousework.Fromthetwotopicsentences,canyoupredictwhattherestofthetwolettersareabout?Idonotunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.…Thereasonswhykidsshouldnotdochoresathome.ConsreasonsyoudisagreewithsomebodyIthinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.…Thereasonswhykidsshoulddochoresathome.reasonsyouagreewithsomebodyProsMs.Miller(cons)ReadMs.Miller'sletterandunderlinethesupportingreasonsorcirclethekeywordsforheropinion.Reason1Reason2Reason3Reason4Reason5Reason6Kidshave__________fromschool.enoughstressThey_____________studyanddohousework.don’thavetimetoHouseworkis_____________.awasteoftimeKidsshould___________________.spendtimeonschoolwork____________________________.Thereisnoneedforthemtodohousework____________________________________________________.It’sparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironment[weɪst]n./v.[stres][prə'vaɪd]2cAccordingtoMs.MillerandMr.Smith,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.It’stheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Childrenalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theyhavenotimetostudyanddohousework.Whentheygetolder,theywilldohouseworksothereisnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stimeItalsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Everyoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingthehousecleanandtidy.Mr.Smith(pros)ReadthesecondletterfromMr.Smithandunderlinethesupportingreasonsforhisideainyourtextbook.Hisneighbor’sson:can’ttakecareofhimself,fellill,andhisgradesdropped.2cAccordingtoMs.MillerandMr.Smith,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?Ithelpschildrenunderstandtheideaoffairness.Itteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Itisnotenoughtojustgetgoodgrades.Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.DearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Ms.MillerPresentyouropinionGivereasonsMakeaconclusionLetterOneOpinionReasonsConclusion(结论)support(支持)thereasonsThestructureof(结构)DearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelp