Discussthequestions.1.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?2aTheSundayMailmagazineinvited<<星期日邮报>>杂志邀请父母就他们认为年轻人是否应该在家做家parentstowriteaboutwhetherthey务来写文章.thinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skim（略读）thefollowingletters.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。还要更细心地读每一段的第一句。Answerthequestions.1.WhatisMs.Miller’sopinion?Shethinksdoingchoresisparents’job.Hethinksit’simportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.2.WhatisMr.Smith’sopinion?AccordingtoMs.MillerandMr.Smith,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?Pros支持Cons反对Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.Kidsalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Doingchoreshelpschildrenunderstandtheideaoffairness.2cDoingchoresteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework.Parentsshouldprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.1.Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.我不能理解为什么一些家长让孩子在家做家务。★Idon’tunderstand后＋宾语从句（陈述语序）eg.Idon’tunderstandwhathe’ssaying.★makesb.dosth.让/使某人做…(let和have同样用法)eg.Thebossmadetheworkerswork10hourseveryday老板让工人们每天工作10个小时。2.awasteof…浪费…★wasten./v.eg.It’sawasteoftime.3.Inordertogetgoodgradesandgetinto…★Inorderto表示目的,意思是为了eg.Igotupearlythismorninginordertocatchtheearlybus.4.Thereisnoneedforsb.todosth.做某事对于某人而言是没有必要的。eg.Thereisnoneedforhertogotothemarketeveryday.5.spend…..on….意为“在….上花费…”。在表示在某物上花费时间或金钱时可用spend加时间或金钱加on再加某事或某物。eg.Weshouldspendourtimeonourstudy.我们应该把时间花在学习上。6.(donot)minddoingsth.（不）介意做某事eg.Wedonotmindcleaningthelivnigroom.7.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.★此处代词it为形式主语,真正的主语是toprovide…fortheirchildren。★Itisone’sjob/duty(职责)todosomething.视为固定的句型“做某事是某人的工作(职责等)”。eg:It’severyteacher’sjobtoexplainthingsclearlytothestudents.把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的事情。★providev.“提供,供应”providesb.withsth.或providesth.forsb.“为某人提供某物”。eg.他们提供给他钱和衣服。Theyprovidedhimwithmoneyandclothes.Theyprovidedmoneyandclothesforhim.8.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.反正我觉得干点家务也不难。★anywayadv.“反正;仍然;依然”若位于句首,有逗号将其与其他内容隔开,追加评论的作用DearSir,Idonotunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkids________houseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenough____fromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkis_________theirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshould____theirtime__schoolwork__________getgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworkso_____________forthem____itnow.Itistheparents’jobto______acleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andandway,Ithink_____choresisnotsodifficult.Idonotmind_____themMs.Millerhelpwithstr...
