单项选择。 Could you please take care of my dog? -- ______. I’m too busy. A. Yes, you can B. Sure C. Sorry, I can’t C

2. -- Could you please ____ his bed? -- Certainly! A. makes B. making C. make Could I use your car? -- ______. A. Sure, you can B. Sorry, you can C. Sure, I can C A

问题导入：  1. What do you often do to help your parents at home?  2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?

What do your parents ask you to do? study hard do chores go to the store /supermarket to buy things for them

What do you ask your parents’ permission for? buy drinks and snacks invite friends to a party n. 点心 ; 小吃 ; 快餐

明确目标：  1. 理解文章大意，掌握重点短语。  2. 能读懂两封信件。

1. buy some drinks and snacks 2. borrow some money 3. clean your room 4. invite my friends to a party 5. go to the store 6. use your CD player 7. take out the rubbish 8. make your bed teenagers parents teenagers parents teenagers 1a What do teenagers ask their parents’ permission for? What do parents ask their teenagers to do? Write parents or teenagers next to each phrase

Parent: Could you clean your room? Child: Yes, I can. Use the phrases in 1a to make conversations. 1b Child: Could I invite my friends to a party? Parent: No, you can’t have a party. You have a test on Monday.

clean your room take out the rubbish make your bed buy some drinks and snacks borrow some money Parent: Could you please…? Child: Yes, sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to... invite my friends to a party go to the store use your CD player

1. buy some drinks and snacks 2. borrow some money 3. clean your room 4. invite my friends to a party 5. go to the store 6. use your CD player 7. take out the rubbish 8. make your bed Listen to a conversation between Sandy and her mom. Check ( ) the things in 1a that you hear. 1c

Listen again. Fill in the chart. 1d What are they going to do? Sandy’s mom Sandyinvite her friends Sandy and Dave buy some drinks and snacks move the big chairs to the bedroom clean the living room borrow some money clean her room use her mom’s CD player

You are having a party. Ask your partner for help with these things: 1e go to the store buy drinks and snacks do the dishes clean the living room take out the rubbish A: Could you please do the dishes? B: Yes, sure./No, I can’t. I have to do…

Discuss the questions with your partner. 1. What do you often do to help your parents at home? 2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home? 2a

 自主学习 1 ）： Read the passage in 2b quickly and what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?  自主学习 2 ）： 1. Listen to the tape.  2. Read the passage again and translate it into Chinese in groups.

Answer the questions. 1. What is Ms. Miller’s opinion? She thinks doing chores is parents’ job. He thinks it’s important for children to do chores and help their parents with housework. 2. What is Mr. Smith’s opinion?

According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores? ProsCons Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence. Housework is a waste of children’s time. Parents should provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. Doing chores helps children understand the idea of fairness. 2c

I. 完成句子，每空词数不限。 1. Ms. Miller thinks children should spend their time on schoolwork in order to ________________________ ____________________. 2. Mr. Smith thinks these days children depend on _______________________. 达标检测（一）： get good grades and get into a good university their parents too much

达标检测（二）： II. 判断正 (T) 误 (F) 。 ( )3. Ms. Miller thinks doing chores is not difficult. ( )4. Mr. Smith’s neighbors’ son looked after himself well during his first year in the college. T F

2d Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters. 1. a waste of time It’s 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. 3. do not mind I do not mind 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 earlier…the better The earlier you give up smoking, the better it is for your health.

互助释疑： 1. Which letter do you agree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you don’t agree with? 2e