英语人教版八年级下册Unit 3 Sectinon B 2a-2e

1、Period 4 Section B 2a-2e,Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?,A: Would like to come to my birthday party? B: Yes, Id love to./Sorry, I cant. I have to A: Could you please take out the rubbish? B: Yes, sure./No, I cant. I have to do,A: Could you please buy drinks and snacks? B: Yes, sure./No, I c

2、ant. I have to do,A: Could you please do the dishes? B: Yes, sure./No, I cant. I have to do,Discuss the questions with your partner.,2a,Do you help your parents do the chores at home?,Do your parents ask you to do some things for them?,A: What do you often do to help your parents at home? A: Do you

3、think kids should help out with chores at home?,B: I often help my mum do the dinner, wash clothes, sweep the floor.,B: Yes, I think its better for kids to help out with chores at home, because it can help them independent and learn to share.,New words,stress n. 精神压力; 心理负担 waste n. 浪费; 垃圾 v. 浪费; 滥用

4、depend v. 依靠; 依赖 develop v. 发展; 壮大 fairness n.公正性; 合理性 since conj. 因为; 既然 prep., conj. 掉下,Pre-reading,2b,Two letters in the Sunday Mail magazine,While-reading,Skimming This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to r

5、ead the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.,2b,Skimming 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。,阅读策略,Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and cho

6、res at home. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. They do not 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 u

7、niversity. Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there is 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 do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller,

8、Dear Sir, I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. It is not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with th

9、at?” Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It,also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neigh

10、bors son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith,Answer the questions.,1. What is Ms. Millers opinion?,S

11、he thinks doing chores is parents job.,He thinks its important for children to do chores and help their parents with housework.,2. What is Mr. Smiths opinion?,The Sunday Mail magazine,Dear Sir, I dont understand why some parents make their kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids these days

12、 already have enough stress from school. 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

13、 older, they will have to do housework 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. Mr. Smith,Dear Sir, I think it is important f

14、or children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework. Its not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much.Theyre always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop child

15、rens Independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.Since they live in one house with their parents.They should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but durin

16、g his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Ms. Miller,letters,signature（署名）,salutation （称呼）,body（正文）,Be a smart reader!,The Sunday Mail magazine invi

17、ted parents to write about whether young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees?,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.

18、 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 s

19、o 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. Mr. Smith,Dear Sir, I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores an

20、d help their parents with housework. Its not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much.Theyre always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop childrens Independence and teaches them how t

21、o look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.Since they live in one house with their parents.They should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to

22、take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Ms. Miller,2b,disagree,agree,Topic sentence,reasons,conclusion,Skimming This means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main ide

23、a without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.,According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?,Parents should provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children

24、.,Doing chores helps children understand the idea of fairness.,2c,Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.,1. a waste of time Its a waste of time to water the garden when it is raining. 2. there is no need for to There is no need for you to go to the town.,2d,3. do not mind I do not min

25、d sweeping the floor. 4. spend time on I spent half of an hour on my homework. 5. in order to He worked very hard in order to get the job.,6. it is not enough to It is not enough to clean up the parks. 7. the earlierthe better The earlier you give up smoking, the better it is for your health.,Discus

26、s the questions with a partner.,1. Which letter do you agree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with?,Discussion,2e,1. Which letter do you agree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with?,Discuss the questi

27、ons with a partner.,Language points,It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. 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provide a clean and for their children. its ones job (duty) to do something. 看作一个 固定句型，表示“做某事是某人的职责”,provide 作动词，意为“ 提供；供

28、应”。 provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for sb.意为“为某人提供某物”。如：,Its every teachers job to explain things clearly to the students. 把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的事情。,The movie theater provides us with good service. His school provided a house for him. 汉译英。他们提供给他钱和衣服。 They provided him with money and clothes. They pr

29、ovided money and clothes for him.,2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult. 反正我觉得干点家务也不难。 anyway是一个副词, 若位于句首, 其后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内容隔开。anyway在此句中的作用是追加评论, 相当于汉语的“反正; 仍然; 依然”。如:,Sam didnt get the job, but hes not unhappy because it didnt pay well anyway. 萨姆没有得到那份工作, 但他并没有闷闷不乐, 反正薪酬也不算高。,an

30、yway还可用来表示“不管怎样; 无论如何”之意。例如: Its just a cold. But anyway, you should still see the doctor. 这只不过是感冒, 但不管怎样, 你还是应该看看医生。,3. ill & sick 相同点 ill 与sick 都可以表示“生病的”，都可作表语。如： Alice was ill / sick yesterday. 不同点 表示“生病”时，sick 可作定语，但ill 通常不作定语。如： Could you help the sick girl?,4. The earlier kids learn to be ind

31、ependent, the better it is for their future. 孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。 “the +比较级+, the +比较级+” 表示 “越,就越。又如： The more he explained, the better we understood. 他解释的越多，我们就理解的越透彻。,Many people believe that the more a person reads, the wiser he will become. 很多人相信一个人书读得越多就会变得越聪明。,I. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句 中所缺单词。 1. He

32、was i_ but nobody took him to the hospital. 2. If you dont study hard, your grades will d_. 3. I like Old Henry because he often p_ us with hot water.,ill,drop,provides,4. We can d_ on him for help. 5. Mother thinks playing computer games is a w_ of time. II. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当 形式填空。 1. He _(develop) a farm from nothing. 2. In fact, young people have too much _ (stress) today.,waste,depend,developed,stress,3. He didnt mind _(help) me with my English. 4. Mr. Li and Mr. Wang are both my _ (neighbor). 5. Why did the man mak