SectionB2a-2e\nDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.2aWhatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?\nA:Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?B:Ioftenhelpmymumdothedinner,washclothes,sweepthefloor.A:Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?B:Yes,Ithinkit’sbetterforkidstohelpoutwithchoresathome,becauseitcanhelpthemindependentandlearntoshare.\nTheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Readingthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?SkimmingThismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeveryword.Itisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachparagraphalittlemorecarefully.2b\nDearSir,Idonotunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkin\nordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothereisnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idonotminddoingthem.Ms.Miller\nDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.Itisnotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.Theyarealwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.\nItalsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbors’songotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Mr.Smith\nAccordingtoMs.MillerandMr.Smith,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?ProsConsDoingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.Houseworkisawasteofchildren'stime.2c\n1.awasteoftimeAttemptingtochangesomeoneisawasteoftimeandenergy.2.thereisnoneedfor…toEverythingisfinewithme.Thereisnoneedforyoutobeconcerned.3.donotmindYoudonotmindifIborrowyourbook,doyou?2dWriteonesentencewitheachphrasefromtheletters.\n4.spendtimeonDon’tspendtimeonmarketresearch.5.inordertoWegrowupinordertogiveout.6.itisnotenoughtoItisnotenoughtoknowandapplytheknowledge,youmustliveit!7.theearlier…thebetterTheearlierchildrenstartlearningalauguage,thebettertheywillbeatit.\nDiscussthequestionswithapartner.2e1.Whichletterdoyouagreewith?Why?2.Whatwouldyousaytothepersonwhowrotetheletteryoudon’tagreewith?\nChildrenshoulddochoresbecause…Childrenshouldnotdochoresbecause…Doyouthinkchildrenshoulddosomechoresathome?Whyorwhynot?Discussthiswithapartnerandtakenotes.\nLanguagepointsItistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.在家中给他们的孩子提供一个干净、舒适的环境是家长们的事情。it为形式主语，真正的主语是provideacleanand…fortheirchildren.\nIt’sone’sjob(duty)todosomething看作一个固定句型，表示“做某事是人的职责”Itismyjobtocleartheclassroomtoday.\n2.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.反正我觉得干家务也不太难。anyway是个副词，置于句首时，其后常常用逗号与其他成分隔开。意为“反正，仍然，依然”Samdidn’tgetthejob,butheisnotunhappybecauseitdidn’tpaywellanyway.anyway还可以表示“不管怎样，无论如何”It’sjustacold.Butanywayyoushouldstillseethedoctor.\n3.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.孩子们越早学会独立，对他们的未来就越好。“the+比较级+...,the+比较级+...”表示“越……，就越……”。又如：Themoreheexplained,thebetterweunderstood.他解释的越多，我们就理解的越透彻。\n1.—Couldyoupleasecleantheroom?—_____Ihavetodomyhomework.A.Yes,sure.B.Whynot?C.Sorry,youcan’t.D.Sorry,Ican’t.2.—CouldIplease______?—Sorry,youcan’t.Yourmotherhastouseit.A.dochoresB.gotothemoviesC.usethecarD.gotoschoolDCI.单项选择填空。Exercises\n3.—Mum,CouldIgotoBeijingwithyou?—Yes,________.Butyouhavetofinishyourhomeworkfirst.A.youcanB.youcouldC.youcan’tD.youcouldn’t4.—Wouldyouliketocometomybirthdayparty?—I’dloveto,___________I’mtoobusy.A.andB.ifC.soD.butAD\nListthewordsandexpressionsyou’velearntinthissection.Ifyouaregoingtomovetoanewhouse,writealettertoyourfriendtoaskforhelp.Homework