Couldyoupleasecleanyourroom？Unit3SectionB(2a-3b)Teachingaims:1.Learnandreviewsomeimportantphrasesandtargetlanguages.2.Reviewhowtomakepoliterequestshowtoaskpermissionspolitely3.ReadtheletterscarefullyandsurftheInternet,trytofindoutmorereasonstosupportyouridea,andthenwritealettertothepersonthatyoudon’tagreewith.dothedishessweepthefloorcleanthelivingroommakethebedtakeouttherubbishfoldtheclotheschores=housework[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]2aDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?dochoresThesedays,theyaretalkingaboutwhetherthekidsshoulddohouseworkornot?[:]ɔKidsalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Kidsshouldspendtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgrades.Iagree.Houseworkisawasteoftime.Theyallthinkthekidsshouldn’tdohousework.Idisagree.ManyChildrendependontheirparentstoomuch.Doingchorescandevelopchildren’sindependence.Itcanalsohelpthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.（公正性）[d'pend]ɪ[d'veləp]ɪ[nd'pendəns]ɪɪTheyallthinkthekidsshoulddohousework.2bTheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?DearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerSkimmingThismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeveryword.Itisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachparagraphalittlemorecarefully.AccordingtoMr.SmithandMs.Miller,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?Pros(Ms.Miller)Cons(Mr.Smith)Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.DearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegeb...
