2. Unit 11 Could you please clean your room?
Section A
Period 1 (1a—2c)

3. What do you usually do at home?
watch TV
sleep
do homework
What do you usually do at home?
listen to music
read some books
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4. do chores Do you often help your parents do chores?
What do you often do to help your parents?
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5. make the bed
do the dishes

6. sweep the floor
fold the clothes

7. clean the room
take out the trash

8. do the laundry
make breakfast

9. do chores do the dishes take out the trash fold the clothes
make the / one’s bed
sweep the floor
make breakfast

10. What other chores do you know?
clean the windows
babysit the child
mop the floor
wash the car

11. Pair wok do the dishes sweep the floor take out the trash
make your bed
fold your clothes
clean the living room
A: Do you take out the trash at home?
B: Yes, I do. / Sorry, I don’t.

12. Interview
What chores do you do at home? How often do you do these things?
Who?
How often?
do the dishes
clean the floor
do the laundry …

13. Report
Hello! I’m … In my group, … does the dishes and cleans ________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ .We think ... is the most able one at home.

14. Listen. What kind of chores do Peter and his Mom do
Listen. What kind of chores do Peter and his Mom do? Check ( ) Peter or Mom.
Chores
Mom
Peter
do the dishes
sweep the floor
take out the trash
make your bed
fold your clothes
clean the living room

15. Look at the picture. Ask your partner to do the chores that you see.
Pair work
A: Could you please sweep the floor?
B: Yes, sure./
Sorry, I can’t. I have to go out first.

16. dirty
Could you please sweep the floor?
Sure, Mom!
sweep the floor

17. Let's talk! A: Could you please sweep the floor?
B: Sure. / Sorry, I can’t.

18. Could you please…?

19. Pair wok ■do the dishes ■ sweep the floor ■ take out the trash
■ make your bed
■ fold your clothes
■ clean the living room
A: Could you please take out the trash?
B: Sure. / Sorry, I can’t.

20. √ √ √ √ Listen. What does his father say? Check “yes” or “no” .
Peter wants to …
go to the movies
stay out late
use the car
get a ride
Peter’s father says …
yes no √ √ √ √

21. 2b Listen again. Why does Peter’s father say “no”
2b Listen again. Why does Peter’s father say “no”? Draw lines to the reasons in the chart.
Peter wants to…
Peter’s father says…
His father’s reasons
go to the movies
yes no
I have to go to a meeting.
stay out late
You have to clean your room.
use the car
I need to eat breakfast.
get a ride
You have a test tomorrow.    

22. Make our classroom clean and tidy.
A: Could I sweep the floor after class?
B: Yes, you can.
take out the trash
turn on/off the lights
clean the blackboard
close/ open the door/ window
put the bags into the desks
put the brooms (扫帚) behind the door

23. Language points take out “拿出来, 取出来”。
He took a dictionary out 他拿出来一本字典。
take … out of … “把…从…拿出来”
He took a dictionary out of his bag 他从书包里拿出来一本字典。

24. 拓展：take其它用法
1. 意为“吃,喝”。
The doctor asked him to take some medicine 医生让他吃些药。
2. 表示“乘坐”交通工具。
He takes the bus to go to school 他乘公交车去上学。
3. 表示“花费(时间)”, 常用结构: It takes (sb.) some time to do sth. 做某事花费(某人)多少时间。
It took her one hour to get there.
她花了一个小时到达那里。

25. Pairwork —Could you please …？ do the dishes Yes, I can.
sweep the floor
take out the trash
make your bed
fold your clothes
clean the living room
open the door
Yes, I can.
All right.
“Yes” Sure.
No problem.
Certainly.
No , I can’t…
I have to …
“No”
Sorry, I can’t…

26. A: Could I use your computer?
B: Sorry. I’m going to work on it now.
A: Well, could I watch TV?
B: Yes, you can. But first you have to clean your room.

27. Language points work on “从事，忙于” =work at
He is working on a new novel 他正在写一部小说。
I have been working at my assignment all day.我整天都在做作业。

28. 拓展：work on sb./sth. “奏效，产生预期的结果”
The pills work on cough well 医生开的药对治疗咳嗽很有效果。
His charm doesn’t work on me 我不为他的魅力所动。

29. Role play
Think about what others would like to say to you and try to make the conversations. Please begin with:
Could you please …?
After lunch, what would your parents like to say?
Your aunt is going to the beach for vocation and she wants you to look after the house.

30. Homework
Help your parents do some chores at home and write a dialogue between you.