Unit3Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom?DiscussionWhatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?Let’sseewhattheysay:备注：见视频孩子该不该做家务2aDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?A:Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?A:Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?B:Ioftenhelpmymumdothedinner,washclothes,sweepthefloor.B:Yes,Ithinkit’sbetterforkidstohelpoutwithchoresathome,becauseitcanmakethemindependentandlearntoshare.2b.TheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Readthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?SkimmingThismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeveryword.Itisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachparagraphalittlemorecarefully.DearSir,Idonotunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothereisnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idonotminddoingthem.Ms.MillerDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itisnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.Theyarealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbors’songotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Mr.Smith2cAccordingtoMs.MillerandMr.Smith,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?ProsConsDoingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.Pairwork1.awasteoftime2.thereisnoneedfor…to3.donotmindAttemptingtochangesomeoneisawasteoftimeandenergy.Everythingisfinewithme.Thereisnoneedforyoutoworryaboutme.Idonotminddoingthedishes.2dWriteonesentencewitheachphrasefromtheletters.4.spendtimeon5.inorderto6.itisnotenoughto7.theearlier…thebetterDon’tspendtimeonmarketresearch.Wegrowupinordertogiveout.Itisnotenoughtoknowandapplytheknowledge,youmustliveit!Theearlierchildrenstartlearning,thebettertheywillbe.2eDiscussthequestionswithapartner.1.Whichletterdoyouagreewith?Why?2.Whatwouldyousaytothepersonwhowrotetheletteryoudon’tagreewith?DiscussionDoyouthinkchildrenshoulddosomechoresathome?Whyorwhynot?Discussthiswithapartnerandtakenotes.Languagepoints1.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.在家中给他们的孩子提供一个干净、舒适的环境是家长们的事情。it为形式主语，真正的主语是provideacleanand…fortheirchildren.It’sone’sjob(duty)todosomething.看作一个固定句型，表示“做某事是某人的职责”。2.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficu...
