英语人教版八年级下册Unit3.pptx

1、Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?,Section B Reading By Zhu Haijuan,Review,Before reading:1.What do you often do to help your parents at home?,Now lets see some pictures.,In fact , it is always a popular topic in the world that if children should help out their parents with housework. Educator

2、s from Harvard University have ever done a long-term survey of 400 children. They found that American pupils spend about 1.2 hours doing housework everyday. As a result, the kids who love to do housework are better at many respects(方面) than those who dont.,What is your viewpoint(观点)?Do you think kid

3、s should help with chores at home?,In some countries , it is common for newspapers and magazines to invite their readers to express their opinions about certain subjects in society. These newspapers and magazines let ordinary(普通的) people share their views and learn from one another. They believe tha

4、t this can help their readers to know more about some important things in society(社会) and make them more open-minded(无偏见的) in accepting opinions that are different from their own.,Do you know?,While-reading:The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether(if) they think young people s

5、hould do chores at home.,Before your reading ,you may want to know an important reading skill.,Reading strategyskimming:,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 read the first sentence in each paragragh a litt

6、le more carefully. Now , it is your turn to use this “secret”.,1.Skim the letters and find out which letter agrees and which one disagrees?,2.Please skim the letters again. Find and underline Ms. Millers and Mr. Smiths points about children helping with housework.,Dear sir, I do not understand why s

7、ome parents make their kids help with housework and chores 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 schoo

8、lwork in order to get good grades and get into a good university. 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 id

9、not so difficult. I do 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 “Cou

10、ld you get this for me?” 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 shou

11、ld do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our neighbors son got into a good college but often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent , the better it is for their future. Mr. Smith,2.Please skim the letters again. Find and underline Ms. Millers and Mr. Smiths p

12、oints about children helping with housework.,Ms. Millers point: It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. Housework is a waste of their time. Mr. Smiths points: It is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with h

13、ousework. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.,3.According to(根据) Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith , what are the pros and cons about doing chores?pros-advantages, good pointscons-disadvantages, bad points,After reading:,Discuss the questions in groups . 1. Which lett

14、er do you agree with? Why ? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with?,Doing housework is really good for your body and mind. It could make you happy and develop your sense of responsibility. From today on, try your best to help your parents with some chores , will you? May you happy everyday.,Homework:A.write one sentence wi