中考英语复习 阅读理解练习 Take Baby Steps to Get Chores Done 课件

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pointsPracticeWhatchoresdoyouusuallydoathome?Whatdoyouthinkofthem?TakeBabyStepstoGetChoresDoneManytimeswedon’twanttodochores.However,theproblemisthatsometimesputtingthingsoffmakesthingsworse.Wonderhowtodealwithit?It’shelpfultostartbytakingbabystepstowardsfinishingchores,especiallythoseyoufindboring.Yourfirststepmightbetomakealistofchoresyouhavetofinish.Ithelpsyouknowwheretobegin.Then,asyoudecidewhichchorestodo,youcanbreakthemdownintosmallerones.Forexample,whenyouwashthedishes,youcanbreakitdownintosomeeasystepssuchasgettingdirtydishes,bringingtherighttools,preparinghotwater,andcheckingtheresults.Anotherbabystepisjusttoimaginewhatadifferenceyouwillmake.Imaginewhatyourhomewillbelikeafteryoufinishthesechores.Whenyoupictureitinyourmind,you’llfeelreallymotivatedtotakeaction.Finally,you’dbettergiveyourselfatimelimit.Trytospendlimitedtimeworkingonchoresyouneedtodo,andrewardyourselfwithsomethingpleasant.You’llprobablyfindthatdoingchoresisnotreallybad,andyoumayevenwanttogiveyourselfmoretimetodothem.What’smore,finishingthemwillprobablyberewardingenough,butyoucanalwaystreatyourselftosomethingspecialforajobwelldone.Takingonestepatatimecantakeyoualongwaytowardsyourgoals.Sonexttimeyouhavetodochoresyouhate,starttakingthesebabysteps.Maybeyouwillfinishallthechoresbeforeyouknowit!ReadingtasksTrue(T)orFalse(F)?()1.Takingbabystepsmayhelpyoufinishchoresyouhate.()2.Thewriterlistedthreebabystepstodochores.TFFillintheblanks.Takebabystepstogetchoresdone.Makealistofchoressothatyouknowwhereto(1)_____________.Breakdownyourchoresinto(2)_____________tomakethingseasy.Motivateyourselftodochoresby(3)_____________howgreatyourhomewilllookifthechoresaredone.Giveyourself(4)_____________andrewardyourselfwithsomethingpleasantwhenyourtimeisup.beginsmalleronesimaginingatimelimitLanguagepoints1.Wonderhowtodealwithit?

dealwith意为“应对；处理”。

e.g.你应该学会如何应对压力。(翻译)Youshouldlearnhowtodealwithpressure.

2.Whenyoupictureitinyourmind,you’llfeelreallymotivatedtotakeaction.

takeaction意为“采取行动”。e.g.我们应该趁早采取行动。(翻译)Weshouldtakeactionbeforeitistoolate.

3.Trytospendlimitedtimeworkingonchoresyouneedtodo,andrewardyourselfwithsomethingpleasant.

limited作形容词，意为“有限的”，其名词和动词形式为limit。e.g.只剩下数量有限的票了。(翻译)Thereareonlyalimitednumberofticketsavailable.凡事都有限度。(翻译)

Thereisa

limittoeverything.

e.g.限以“是”或“非”作答。(翻译)

Limityouranswertoyesorno.

Completeeachsentencewithonewordinitsproperform.1.Hehasonly_________experience.2.IloveChina,_________inSpring.3.She_________mewithasmileformyhelp.4.Asachild,oneofmy_________wastofeedtheanimals.reward,especially,chore,limitespeciallyrewarded

chores

limitedTranslatethefollowingsentenceswiththegivenphrasesfromthearticle.1.我们需要把婚期推迟到九月。(putoff)2.我们必须采取积极方式来处理这个问题。(dealwith)3.我们采取行动之前需要有更多时间观察情况的发展。(takeaction)

WeneedtoputoffourweddinguntilSeptember.Wemusttakep