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第1页Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?WordsandExpressionsrubbish/'rʌbɪʃ/n.垃圾，废弃物fold/fəʊld/v.折叠sweep/swiːp/v.扫；打扫floor/flɔː(r)/n.地板，地面mess/mes/n.混乱throw/θrəʊ/v.扔；掷neither/'naɪðə/,/'niːðə(r)/adv.也不shirt/ʃɜː(r)t/n.衬衫pass/pɑːs//pæs/v.给；递；走过；通过borrow/'bɒrəʊ//'bɑːrəʊ/v.借；借用lend/lend/v.借给；借出finger/'fɪŋgə(r)/n.手指；指针hate/heɪt/v.憎恨；厌恶while/waɪl/conj.在……期间；当……的时候snack/snæk/n.点心；小吃；快餐chore/tʃɔː(r)/n.杂务；乏味无聊的工作stress/stres/n.精神压力；心理负担waste/weɪst/n.浪费；垃圾v.浪费；滥用provide/prə'vaɪd/v.提供；供应anyway/‘eniweɪ/adv.而且；加之depend/dɪ'pend/v.依靠；信赖develop/dɪ'veləp/v.发展；壮大fairness/‘feənəs/,/’fernəs/n.公正性；合理性since/sɪns/conj.因为；既然prep.,conj.&adv.从……以后；自……以来neighbor/'neɪbə(r)/n.邻居ill/ɪl/adj.生病的drop/drɒp/,/draːp/v.落下，掉下；下降，减少independent/,ɪndɪ'pendənt/adj.独立的；单独的independence/,ɪndɪ'pendəns/n.独立性，自立性第2页fair/feə/,/fer/adj.公平的Sandy/'sændi/n.桑迪（女名）SectionA2dRole-playtheconversation.Sister:Tony,couldyoupleasehelpoutwithafewthings?Brother:CouldIatleastfinishwatchingthisshow?Sister:No.IthinktwohoursofTVisenoughforyou!Brother:Fine.Whatdoyouwantmetodo?Sister:Couldyoutakeouttherubbish,foldtheclothesanddothedishes?Brother:Somuch?Sister:Yes,becauseMomwillbebackfromshoppinganyminutenow.Andshewon’tbehappyifsheseesthismess.Brother:Butthehouseisalreadyprettycleanandtidy!Sister:Yes,well,it’sclean,butit’snot“motherclean”!3aReadthestoryandanswerthequestions.1.WhywasNancy’smomangrywithNancy?2.Didtheysolvetheproblem?How?Lastmonth,ourdogwelcomedmewhenIcamehomefromschool.Hewantedawalk,butIwastootired.Ithrewdownmybagandwenttothelivingroom.TheminuteIsatdowninfrontoftheTV,mymomcameover.“Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?”sheasked.“CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?”Iasked.“No!”sherepliedangrily.“YouwatchTVallthetimeandneverhelpoutaroundthehouse!Ican’tworkalldayanddohouseworkallevening.”“Well,Iworkalldayatschool,too!I’mjustastiredasyouare!”Ishoutedback.Mymomdidnotsayanythingandwalkedaway.Foroneweek,shedidnotdoanyhouseworkandneitherdidI.Finally,Icouldnotfindacleandishoracleanshirt.Thenextday,mymomcamehomefromworktofindthehousecleanandtidy.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.“I’msosorry,Mom.Ifinallyunderstandthatweneedtosharethehouseworktohaveacleanandcomfortablehome.”Ireplied.3bReadthesentencesbelow.Underlinethesentencesfromthereadingthatmeanthe第3页samething.1.Neitherofusdidanyhouseworkforaweek.2.MymomcameoverassoonasIsatdowninfrontoftheTV.3.You’retired,butI’mtired,too.3cDecidewhethertheunderlinewordsinthesentencesareverbsornouns.Thenwriteanothersentenceusingtheunderlinedwordintheotherform.1.Couldyoutakethedogforawalk?(noun)→Iwalkedhomefromschool.(verb)2.CouldIwatchoneshowfirst?3.Ican’tworkallday.4.4.YouwatchTVallthetime.5.“Whathappened?”sheaskedinsurprise.GrammarFocus语法小结：情态动词could的用法本单元could用于委婉地提出要求或请求。在句中代替can，时间上二者无区别，但could语气更委婉。回答时用。其他常用回答：肯定：Sure./Yes,sure./Certainly./Ofcourse./OK./Noproblem./Withpleasure.否定：I’mafraidnot./Sorry,Ican’t./No,youcan’t./Sorry,youcan’t.练习：()1.—Couldyoupleasesweepthefloor?—.Iambabysittingmysister.A.Sorry,youcan’tB.Yes,sureC.Yes,IcanD.Sorry,Ican’t()2.—Myrecorderisbroken.CouldIuseyours?—,butyouhavetoreturnittomorrow.A.I’mnotsureB.NoproblemC.I’msorryD.IhopesoCouldIgooutfordinnerwithmyfriends?Sure,thatshouldbeOK.Couldwegetsomethingtodrinkafterthemovie?No,youcan’t.Youhaveabasketballgametomorrow.Couldyoupleasetakethedogforawalk?OK,butIwanttowatchoneshowfirst.Couldyoupleasetakeouttherubbish?Yes,sure.第4页4aWriteRforrequestsandPforpermissions.Thenmatcheachonewiththecorrectresponse.1.CouldIhangoutwithmyfriendsafterthemovie?2.Couldyoupleasepassmethesalt?3.CouldIborrowthatbook?4.Couldyouhelpmedothedishes?5.Couldyoulendmesomemoney?a.Yes,hereyouare.b.Hmm.Howmuchdoyouneed?c.Yes,sure.Noproblem.Ifinishedreadingitlastnight.d.Yes,butdon’tcomebacktoolate.e.No,Ican’t.IcutmyfingerandI’mtryingnottogetitwet.4bFillintheblanksintheconversation.A:Ihatetochores.B:Well,Ihatesomechorestoo,butIlikeotherchores.A:Really?Great!Iaskyoutomewithsomechoresthen?B:Whatdoyouneedhelpwith?A:youpleasemyclothesforme?B:Idon’twanttodothat!It’sboring!A:OK.Thenyoudothedishesforme?B:Sure,noproblem.Butwegotothemoviesafterthat?A:Sure.I’llfinishmyhomeworkwhileyouhelpmewiththedishes.Thenwecangotothemovies.SectionB2bTheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?DearSir,Idonotunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddo第5页housework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothereisnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idonotminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itisnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.Theyarealwaysaskin