1、Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?,By Ashley Ma,Nancy Nancys mom,How did they solve the problem? They need to share the housework.,?,Do you share housework with your parents?,What do you often do to help your parents at home?,Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?,agree disagre

2、e ?,What do you usually do after school?,We spend time on schoolwork to get good grades.,Housework is a waste of time.,We cant depend on parents any more.,Since we live alone, we have to do everything by ourselves.,We must develop our independence .,develop,a waste of,depend on,Since,independence,ag

3、ree disagree ?,浪費,依靠,自從、因為,發(fā)展、壯大,獨立 n.,in order to,They are doing chores together.,The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home.,if（是否）,Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at

4、 home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good univers

5、ity. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller,a lett

6、er from Ms. Miller,Dear Sir, I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could

7、you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean

8、and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith,a letter from Mr. Smith,2b,Skim the

9、 following letters.,Skimming (略讀) 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.,略讀(skimming)是常用的閱讀方法之一，其主要特征是選擇性地閱讀。通常的閱讀要求看到每一個詞，但 skimming是只看主要大意的

10、速讀，在第一遍閱讀抓住文章大意時是非常重要的。,2b,Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees?,The letter from Ms. Miller disagrees. The letter from Mr. Smith agrees.,Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have

11、 enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, the

12、y will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. I do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller,Dear Sir, I do not understand why some pa

13、rents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not have time to study and do housework, too. Housework is a waste of their time. Could we just let them do their job as students? They should spend their time on schoolwork

14、in order to get good grades and get into a good university. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so

15、 difficult. I do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller,I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home.,have enough stress from school,Housework is a waste of their time.,need for them to do it now,there is no,the parents job to,provide a clean and comfortable e

16、nvironment,1,2,3,4,spend,their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades,and get into a good university,Dear Sir, I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend

17、on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house wi

18、th their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be ind

19、ependent, the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith,I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores,and help their parents with housework.,helps to develop childrens independence,teaches them,how to look after themselves,understand,the idea of fairness,the better it,is for their future,1,2,3,4,depend on their,parents too much,