1、Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?,Section B 2a-2e,The Sunday Mail magazine 1. Who wrote these two letters? 2. Are the two parents opinions the same?,Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith wrote them.,Reading strategy (閱讀策略）: skimming,They have different opinions.,Look _ through the article to find _ withou

2、t reading every word.,quickly,the main idea,invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home.,What are their opinions?,Ms. Miller thinks Mr. Smith thinks,Ms. Miller thinks that while Mr. Smith thinks that ,It is still a good idea to read_ in each paragraph a li

3、ttle more carefully.,that parents shouldnt make their kids help with housework and chores at home.,that it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.,Look quickly through the article to find the main idea without reading every word.,Reading strategy: S

4、kimming,the first sentence,According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?,Cons,(be for),(be against),Dear Sir, I dont understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school

5、. They dont 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, they will have to do housework

6、so theres 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 dont mind doing them. Ms. Miller,cons,1.,2.,3.,4.,develop childrens independence,help to understand the id

7、ea of fairness,(depend on parents too much),(Everyone should do their part at home.),The earlier the kids learn to be independent , the better it is for their future.,teach kids how to look after themselves,(an example of his neighbors son),dvelp,ndpendns,Advantages (優(yōu)點） of doing chores,pros,Which parent do you agree with? Why?,Discuss in group:,In my opinion, I think/ agree that because I dont think/ disagree that because,2. What would you say to the parent who wrote the letter you dont agree with?,3. Why do the two parents have different opinions abo