1、Unit 3 Could you please clean your the room? Section B (2a-2e) Read the passage and fill in the black。 A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and 1._ her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mother 2._ her hands, she read w
2、hat was on the paper: For 3._ the grass $5.00 For cleaning up my room this week $ 1.00 1. Apassed Bposted Coffered Dborrowed 2. Awaved Bclapped Cdried Dshook 3. Apushing Bcutting Cmopping Dpicking For going to the supermarket for you $ 1.00 For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping $
3、 1 For taking out the rubbish $ 1.00 For getting a good report card $5.00 For cleaning up the garden $ 2.00 Total: $16.00 Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up a pen, turned 4. _ the paper he had written on, and this was what she wrote： 4. Aback Baway Cover Doff For the
4、nine 5. _ I carried you while you were growing inside me, free. For all the nights that Ive sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you, free. For all the tears (眼泪) that youve 6. _through the ears, free. When you add it up, the cost of my love is free. For all the nights that were filled with 7
5、. _, free. 5. Adays Bweeks Cmonths Dyears 6. Aenjoyed Bcaused Ccollected Dproved 7. Ajokes Bwishes Csmiles Dworries 8. Afull Bhalf Chigh Dnew 9. Aout Baround Cdown Dup 10. APAID BSOLD CSPENT DBOUGHT For the toys, food, clothes, and even cleaning your nose, free. And when you add it all up, the 8._ c
6、ost of real love is free. When the little boy finished reading what his mother has written, there were tears in his eyes. He looked straight 9._ at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: 10_IN FULL. Discuss the questions 1. What do
7、 you often do to help your parents at home? 2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home? 2a The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skimming 2b Skim the letters in 2b. Which one agrees? Which one disagrees? Page 2
8、2 Answer the questions. 1. What is Ms. Millers opinion? She thinks doing chores is parents job. 2. What is Mr. Smiths opinion? He thinks its important for children to do chores and help their parents with housework. According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing c
9、hores? Pros 支持 Cons 反对 Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence. Housework is a waste of childrens time. 2c 支持支持 反对反对 Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence. It teaches them to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Housework is a wast
10、e of childrens time. When they get older, they will have to do housework so there is no need for them to do it now. Doing chores is not so difficult. 2c According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores? 1. What does Ms. Miller think about kids doing chores at
11、 home? Why? She disagrees that children should do chores at home. She thinks housework is a waste of time. 2c 2. What does she think kids should do? She thinks kids should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. 3. Why does she think there is no nee
12、d for kids to do chores now? Because she thinks when kids get older, they will have to do housework. 2c 4. Why does Mr Smith think kids should help their parents with housework? He thinks doing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. 2c Write one
13、 sentence with each phrase from the letters. 1. a waste of time _ 2. there is no need for to _ 3. do not mind _ 4. spend time on _ It is a waste of time watching TV a lot. There is no need for you to hurt your friend. I do not mind doing chores. You shouldnt spend too much time on games. 2d 5. in or
14、der to _ _ 6. it is not enough to _ _ 7. the earlierthe better. _ The earlier you study hard, the better grades you will get. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. We must study hard in order to get good grades. Discuss the questions with a partner. 1. Which letter do
15、you agree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with? 2e 1. Kids these days already have enough stress from school. enough作形容词意思是“足够的作形容词意思是“足够的,充分的”充分的”,在句中多作定在句中多作定 语语,一般修饰复数名词或不可数名词一般修饰复数名词或不可数名词,可置于所修饰的名词之可置于所修饰的名词之 前，修饰形容词或副词时前，修饰形容词或副词时, enough要置于其后
16、。要置于其后。 如如：He has enough money to buy a car. 他有足够的钱买一辆汽车。他有足够的钱买一辆汽车。 He is old enough to go to school. 他到了上学的年纪。他到了上学的年纪。 stress意为“精神压力；心理负担”是不可数名词，意为“精神压力；心理负担”是不可数名词， 表示具体的压力的事情时表示具体的压力的事情时,是可数名词。是可数名词。 如如：He has enough stress from his work。 他在工作上压力很大。他在工作上压力很大。 Some students are completely struc
17、k down by the stresses of examinations. 有些学生被考试的压力完全压垮了。有些学生被考试的压力完全压垮了。 2. Housework is a waste of their time. waste意为“浪费；滥用”时意为“浪费；滥用”时, 是不可数名词，是不可数名词，waste后后 常接常接of短语作其定语；其形容词是短语作其定语；其形容词是wasteful，意为“浪费，意为“浪费 的”。如的”。如： The routine work is a waste of her talents. 做这样千篇一律的工作做这样千篇一律的工作,是浪费了她的才能。是浪费了
18、她的才能。 Its only a waste of time to speak to her. 和她说话纯粹是浪费时间。和她说话纯粹是浪费时间。 waste 还可以用作动词，意为“还可以用作动词，意为“浪费；滥用；消浪费；滥用；消 耗耗 ”。如”。如： I dont like to waste your time. 我不愿浪费你的时间。我不愿浪费你的时间。 waste也可用作形容词，意为“荒芜的；无用的；也可用作形容词，意为“荒芜的；无用的； 浪费的”。如浪费的”。如： Waste water from factories should be treated before flowing in
19、to rivers. 工厂里的废水在流入河里之前应该经过处理。工厂里的废水在流入河里之前应该经过处理。 3. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades. in order to意为“目的是，为了”，意为“目的是，为了”， 用来引导目的状语。其用来引导目的状语。其 后接动词原形；可以放在句首，也可位于句中，其否定式后接动词原形；可以放在句首，也可位于句中，其否定式 为为 in order not to 。如。如： In order to finish this task, well have to
20、 work day and night. 为了完成这个任务为了完成这个任务,我们必须日夜不停的工作。我们必须日夜不停的工作。 We started early in order to arrive before dark. 为了在天黑前到达，我们很早就动身了。为了在天黑前到达，我们很早就动身了。 4. It is the parentsjob to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. provide用作及物动词时用作及物动词时,意为“提供意为“提供,供应”供应”, 后可接名后可接名 词或
21、代词作宾语。如词或代词作宾语。如： The peasants provide us with grain and vegetables. 农民供给我们粮食和蔬菜。农民供给我们粮食和蔬菜。 Did your parents provide food and clothes for you in the university? 你父母供给你在大学的衣食了吗？你父母供给你在大学的衣食了吗？ provide还可接双宾语还可接双宾语,常用介词常用介词for引出间接宾语引出间接宾语,也也 可用介词可用介词with引出直接宾语引出直接宾语,有时有时with可省略。即常用可省略。即常用 于短语于短语provi
22、de sb. with sth. 与与provide sth. for sb.意思意思 相同，均为“为某人提供某物”，两者通常可相互转相同，均为“为某人提供某物”，两者通常可相互转 换。如换。如： Mr Smith provided food for us. = Mr Smith provided us with food. 史密斯先生为我们提供食物。史密斯先生为我们提供食物。 重点单词 stress，waste，provide，anyway， depend，develop，fairness， since，neighbor，ill，drop 重点短语 in order to，depend on、take care of，provide sth. for sb. as a result， do ones part in
