unit 3 reading part 八年级下册(新目标).ppt

1、2a.Discuss the questions with your partner.,What do you often do to help your parents at home? Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?,2b. The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Whic

2、h one agree and which one disagree?,Skimming The means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.,Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make their

3、kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids there 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 g

4、ood grades and get into a good university.,Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there in no need for them to do in now. It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores in not so difficult. I do

5、not mind doing them. Ms. Miller,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

6、?” or “Could you help me with that?” 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 keep

7、ing it clean and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but during his first years, he had no idea how to take care of himself. As a result, he often fell ill and his dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith,2c. According to Ms. Miller

8、and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?,2d. Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.,a waste of time there is no need for to do not mind spend time on in order to it is not enough to the earlier the better,Dear Sir, I do not understand why some parents make th

9、eir kids help with housework and chores at home. Kids there 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 g

10、et good grades and get into a good university.,make +sb./sth.+不带to的不定式（作宾语语补足语） 使某人做某事,Nobody made us go to bed at a certain time.没有人让我们在某一固定时间就寝。Nothing can make me turn against my country什么也不能使我背叛我的祖国。Love may create the wonder, and may make people become satisfied and optimistic爱可以创造奇迹,可以让人变得满足和乐

11、观。 但改成被动语态时，则要加to。Children should be made to understand the importance of saving water应该让孩子们理解节水的重要性。,相关链接： have,make,let, see, watch,observe，feel, hear, notice, have 等动词都可接不带to的不定式作宾补。help后可带to,也可不带to。,make +sb./sth.+形容词（作宾语补足语) 使某人/某事变得怎么样,）,The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier,

12、not to make it more difficult. 新技术的目的是使生活变得更加容易， 而不是变得更加困难。 Internet makes our lives easy and convenient.互联网使我们的生活变得容易和方便。 Harry learns the truth about his past, a dark secret that will make his life and choices more difficult 哈利了解了自己的真实身世，隐藏其中的秘密使他的生活和选择面临更大的困难。,Waste n. 废物;浪费 v.浪费；滥用,a waste of ti

13、me 浪费时间 It is a waste of time doing sth. 浪费时间做某事 It is a waste of time warning himhe is determined to go his own way. 警告他等于浪费时间，因为他决心要照自己的意思去做。 Its a mere waste of time waiting any longer. 再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。,spend, take,cost和pay的用法区别,spend的主语必须是人， 常用于以下结构：(1) spend time money on sth. 在上花费时间（金钱）。例：I spent

14、two hours on this maths problem. 这道数学题花了我两个小时。(2) spend time money (in) doing sth. 花费时间（金钱）做某事。例：They spent two years (in) building this bridge. 造这座桥花了他们两年时间。,cost的主语是物或某种活动， 还可以表示“值”， 常见用法如下： (1)sth. costs (sb.) 金钱,某物花了（某人）多少钱。例：A new computer costs a lot of money. 买一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。(2) (doing) sth. cos

15、ts (sb.) 时间,某物（做某事）花了（某人）多少时间。例：Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time. 他花了大量时间才记住了这些单词。注意：cost的过去式及过去分词都是cost,并且不能用于被动句。,take后面常跟双宾语， 常见用法有以下几种：(1) It takes sb. 时间to do sth. 做某事花了某人多少时间。例：It took them three years to build this road. 他们用了三年时间修完了这条路。(2)doing sth. takes sb. 时间,做某事花了某人多少时间。

16、例：Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon. 他花了一下午修车。,pay的基本用法是： (1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付钱（给某人）买。 例：I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month. 我每个月要付20英磅的房租。 (2)pay for sth. 付的钱。 例：I have to pay for the book lost. 我不得不赔丢失的书款。,in order to 为了，目的是。其后用动词原形。,She used to save mone

17、y in order to spend on clothing. 她过去常常省钱买衣服。 Shell need an iron will in order to get a success. 她若想成功，需要有很强的意志力。 He got up early to /in order to/ so as to catch the first bus.他早起为了赶上第一趟车。,Also, when they get older, they will have to do housework so there in no need for them to do in now. It is the p

18、arents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. And anyway, I think doing chores in not so difficult. I do not mind doing them. Ms. Miller,provide v. 提供，准备。常与介词for搭配使用。,provider sth. for sb.=provider sb. with sth. He worked hard to provide for his old age. 他努力工作

19、为养老做准备。 He had to provide for five children.他要供养五个孩子。 Provider sth. for sb. 为某人提供/准备。 Our parents provider money for our education.,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. Chil

20、dren these days depend on their parents too much. They are always asking, “Could you get this for me?” or “Could you help me with that?” Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence,Independence 独立，自立。,It is+ adj. +(for sb.)+ to do sth.,对于某人来说，做某事是的。for sb.（可省略） 常用于表示事物的特征特点，表示客观形式的形容词，如easy

21、, hard, difficult, interesting, important, impossible等： Its very hard for him to study two languages. 对他来说学两门外语是很难的 It is very important _ us to master English. It was impossible _the little boy to carry such a heavy box.,depend on 依赖；相信；信赖,You candependonhim to make a sound choice. 你可以依靠他作出正确的选择。 T

22、his is an authentic（权威的） news report. We candependonit. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道，我们相信它。 Childrendependontheirparentsforfoodandclothing. 小孩依赖父母供给衣食.,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 during his first years, he had no idea how to take care of himsel