Unit_3_Could_you_please_clean_your_room
Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?
教学目标：
1语言目标：谈论做家务的词汇，及如何有礼貌的提出要求。
2 技能目标：能听懂和谈论做家务的话题；能写出重点单词和重点句型。
3 情感目标：培养学生爱劳动，分享家务的能力。
教学重点
短语: do the dishes, make the bed, take out the rubbish, fold the clothes, sweep the floor, clean the living room ……
句子:
1. Could you please take out the rubbish?
. Sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to finish homework first.
2. Could I use your computer?
Sorry. I'm going to work on it now.
3. Well, could I watch TV?
Yes, you can. But first you have to clean your room.
教学难点：
Make polite requests
Ask for permission
课时划分：
Period 1 Section A 1a – 2d
Period 2 Section A 3a-3c
Period 3 Section A Grammar focus-4c
Period 4 Section B 1a-2e
Period 5 Section B 3a-self check
Section A1 (1a – 2d)
Step 1 Warming-up
Sing the song and dance to the music
Step 2 Presentation
1. W atch the photos and talk about them ―W hat does he do every day?’ and learn
these phrases: do chores, do the dishes, make the bed, take out the rubbish, fold the clothes, do the laundry, clean the living room.
2. Look these phrases and practice the conversation: Could you please take out
the rubbish? Sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to finish homework first.
3. 1a Do you do these chores at home? Discuss them with your partner.
Step 3 Listening
1b Listen. Who will do these chores? Check (√) Peter’s mother or Peter.
Step 4 Practice
1c Make conversations about the chores in 1a.
Make conversations.
Examples
A: Could you please...?
B: Yes, sure. /All right. /No problem./Certainly.
Sorry, I can't. I have to do...
Sorry, I can't. I am doing...
Step 5 Listening 2a&2b
Peter asks his father if he can do four things. What does his father say? Check (√) ―yes‖ or ―no‖. Listen again. Draw lines to the reasons.
Step 6 Practice
2c Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b
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?
2d Role –play the conversation
Step 7 Language points and summary
1. help out 动词短语，表示在某人繁忙或
遇到困难时―给予帮助‖。help和out之间还可以加入具体的―人‖。
e.g. He helped me out with my task.
他帮我完成了任务。
They helped (us) out with the clean-up.
他们帮助我们做大扫除。
2. at least 至少
e.g. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day.
我们每天应该至少刷两次牙。
3. be back 回来
e.g. I won't be back till 11:00.
我11点以前回不来。
4. any minute now
一种常见的口语表达法，相当于―随时；马上；在任何时刻‖的意思，表示事情有可能在极短的时间内发生或眼下就要发生。
minute还可以用second, moment, time等词替换。
e.g. Don't worry, he will come here any minute now.
别担心, 他会马上来这儿。
The guests are arriving any time now but we’re still not ready.
客人即刻就到，但我们还没有准备好。
We’re expecting them any moment now.
我们期待他们随时到来。
Step 8 Summary
1. New vocabulary
do the dishes, sweep the floor, take out the trash, make the bed, fold the clothes, clean the room
2. ---Could you please…？
---Yes, please. / Sorry, I can’t.
Step 8 Homework
1 List all the main phrases of doing chores that you know. （必做）
2 Make a conversation between you and your mother, using the sentence pattern
―Could you please…?‖ （选做）
Section A 2 (3a – 3c)
Step 1 Review
A: Could you please make sentences with these phrases in the past tense?
B: Sure. I did some chores.
take out the trash do chores
do the dishes sweep the floor make dinner make the bed fold the clothes clean the living room help out with
at least
finish doing sth.
be back from shopping see this mess
mother clean
e.g. 1. A: Could you please......?
B: Yes, sure./ All right./No problem./Certainly.
Sorry, I can't. I have to do ...
Sorry, I can't. I am doing ...
2. A: What kind of chores did you do last weekend?
B: I did the washes.
Step 2 Reading
3a Read the passage and answer the following questions.
1. Did Nancy do any housework that day?
2. Why was Nancy’s mom angry with Nancy?
3. Did they solve the problem? How?
3b. Read the story again and read the sentences below. Underline the sentences from the reading that mean the same thing.
1. Neither of us did any housework for a week.
2. My mom came over as soon as I sat down in front of the TV.
3. You’re tired, but I’m tired, too.
3c. Decide whether the underlined words in the sentences are verbs or nouns. Then write another sentence using the underlined word in the other form.
1.Could you take the dog for a walk? (noun)
2. Could I watch one show first?
3. I can’t work all day.
4. You watch TV all the time.
5. ―What happened?‖ she asked in surprise.
Step 3 Language points
1. You watch TV all the time and ...
all the time（在该段时间内）一直；向来，一向；时时刻刻；每时每刻
e.g. I do this all the time. 我一直是这么做的。
This happens all the time. 这种情况是时时发生的。
2. I’m just as tired as you are!
as ... as 意为―和……一样‖ ，表示同级的比较。使用时要注意第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词。其基本结构为：as + adj./ adv. + as。
e.g. This film is as interesting as that one. 这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。
Your pen writes as smoothly as mine. 你的钢笔书写起来和我的一样流畅。
as … as 的否定形式为―not as/so + adj./adv. + as‖。
e.g. He didn’t act as well as you.他表现得不如你好。
3. For one week, she did not do any housework, and neither did I.
neither 用作副词，作―也不‖解释，放在句首，表示前面否定的内容也适用于另一个人或物，句子须采用部分倒装。此时也可用nor替换neither 使用。例如：— I don’t like this dress. 我不喜欢这件连衣裙。
— Neither / Nor do I. 我也不喜欢。
注意：neither 之后的主语要置于助动词或系动词之后。
neither 用作代词，表示―两者都不，双方均不‖。例如：
He answered neither of the letters. 他两封信都没回。
— Which one would you like? 你喜欢哪一个？
— Neither. 两个都不喜欢。
also, too, either, neither 的用法
一、also 是比较正式的用语，语气较庄重。它通常放在句中，位于行为动词之前，连系动词之后; 如有助动词或情态动词，一般放在助动词或情态动词之后。例如:
Peter also has two brothers. 彼得也有两个兄弟。
I am also a student. 我也是一名学生。
Mrs. Green can also sing the song in Chinese. 格林夫人也能用汉语唱这首歌。
二、too 是普通用词，多用于口语，语气较随便。一般用在肯定句中，放在句末。例如:
I’m in Row 1, too. 我也在第一排。
注意：also和too一般都用于肯定句，很少用于否定句。
三、either 表示―也‖时，一般只用于否定句，且置于句末。例如:
I don’t know him. Tom doesn’t know him, either.
我不认识他，汤姆也不认识他。
If you don’t go there, he won’t go there, either.
如果你不去那儿，他也不会去那儿。
注意：either 本身没有否定的意义。所以多与not 连用。
四、neither 表示―两个都不‖，它作主语时，谓语动词常用单数。例如：
Neither of you can do it. 你们两个都不能做这件事。
Step 4 Summary
1. New vocabulary
last month, come over
take the dog for a walk, watch one show
all the time, the next day, neither did I
2. The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.
For one week, she did not do any housework, and neither did I.
I’m just as tired as you are!
Step 5 Homework
1. List all the main phrases of doing chores that you know. （必做）
2. Make a conversation between you and your mother, using the sentence pattern
―Could you please …? Could I …?‖ （选做）
Section A 3 (Grammar focus-4c)
Step 1 Revision
根据所学内容，写出下列短语。
fold one’s clothes, do the dishes, use one’s computer, take out the rubbish
make the bed, sweep the floor, stay out late, be angry with sb., take sb. for a walk clean the living room, work on, come over, do the housework, get a ride
Step 2 Presentation
阅读下列句子，观察问句的用法及回答。
Step 3 Grammar
Could you（please）+ V-原形？表示委婉地提出请求
1. Could you please clean your room?
Yes, sure. / Of course./ Certainly./All right.
2. Could you please do the dishes?
Sorry, I can’t. I have to do my homework.
在表示请求帮助或请求允许的疑问句中，常用could代替can，以表示礼貌，委婉或不确定的语气，而can则不具备这些语气。这种情况下不能把could看作can 的过去式。以上两句中用could是为了表示礼貌的请求。表示请求帮助或请求允许时，除了can, could之外，还可以用may，句子的表达方式也各有不同，可以用不同的方式来表示同一个概念。例：
①Could/Can/May I use your car for a day?
②I wonder if I could use your car for a day?
对于①、②句所作允答可以各种各样，如同意可以说Yes或Sure或Certainly，还可说Yes, (do) please. 或Of course. (you may/can). 或Go ahead, please. 或That’s OK/all right; 如果不同意，可以说I’m sorry you can’t. 或I’m really sorry, but I have to use it today. 要避免说No, you can’t. 这样显得很不礼貌。否定回答通常用委婉语气。
③Do you mind if I use your car for a day?
对于句③所作回答可以说Never mind. /Not at all. 表―不介意‖。不能用Yes. /Sure. /Of course. /Certainly.等。无论肯定还是否定应答中，要避免使用could，要用can 或may。因为应答须用确定的语气。而could在表请求的问句中是为了表示礼貌或委婉语气，用在应答中则成了不确定语气，与情理不符。所以应答中不说Yes,
you could. 或No, you couldn’t. 而要说Yes, you can. 或Sorry. /No, you can’t. —Could I please use your computer?
—Sorry, I’m going to work on it now.
—Well, could I watch TV?
—Yes, you can.
Could I/you please …？表示一种有礼貌的请求或提议，其后连接原形动词，比Can you /I…？语气更委婉。类似句型有：
Would you like + sth. / to do sth.?
May I + do sth.?
Shall we + do sth.?
Would you mind + sth. /doing sth.?
What / How about + sth. /doing sth.?
肯定回答有Sure. /Of course. / Certainly. /OK. /Great. / Well. / Good idea. / I agree. 等。否定回答有Sorry… / No, you can’t. 等。
Step 4 Practice
Make up dialogues using the sentences in Grammar Focus with your partner.
A: Could you please take the dog for a walk?
B: OK, but I want to watch one show first.
4a Write R for requests and P for permission. Then match each one with the correct response.
1. ___ Could I hang out with my friends after the movies?
出去玩
2. ___ Could you please pass me the salt?
3. ___ Could I borrow that book?
4. ___ Could you help me do the dishes?
5. ___ Could you lend me some money?
a. Yes, here you are.
b. Hmm. How much do you need?
c. Yes, sure. No problem. I finished reading it last night.
d. Yes, but don’t come back too lat
e.
e. No, I can’t. I cut my finger and I'm trying not to get it wet.
Note：
borrow和lend
borrow和lend都有―借‖的意思，但它们的含义和用法有所不同。
★borrow表示―借入‖，即把本来不属于自己的东西借来暂时使用，常与介词from 连用。如：
You can borrow a book from the library.
★lend表示―借出‖，即把属于自己的东西借给别人暂时使用，常与介词to连用，也可以跟双宾语。如：
He’s going to lend his bike to Tom.
You mustn’t lend others my pen.
4b Fill in the blanks in the conversation.
A: I hate to ____ chores.
B: Well, I hate some chores too, but I like other chores.
A: Really? Great! _____ I ask you to ____ me with some chores then?
B: What do you need help with?
A: ______ you please _____ my clothes for me?
B: I don’t want to do that! It’s boring!
A: OK. Then ______ you ______ do the dishes for me?
B: Sure, no problem. But _____ we go to the movies after that?
A: Sure. I’ll finish my homework while you help me with the dishes. Then we can go to the movies.
Step 5 Discussion
If we are having a camping trip, what should we do before the trip?
Step 6 Homework
Write a letter to your friend to ask him/her to take care of your house when you are on vacation.
Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 Review
单项选择。
1. -- Could you please take care of my dog?
-- ______. I’m too busy.
A. Yes, you can
B. Sure
C. Sorry, I can’t
2. -- Could you please ____ his bed?
-- Certainly!
A. makes
B. making
C. make
3. -- Could I use your car?
-- ______.
A. Sure, you can
B. Sorry, you can
C. Sure, I can
4. Could you help _____?
A. making the bed
B. make the bed
C. made the bed
Step 2 Discussion
Q1: Do you help your parents do the chores at home?
Q2: Do you ask your pa rents’ permission for?
Q3: Do your parents ask you to do some things for them?
Give some pictures and answer the following questions.
What do your parents ask you to do?
What do you ask your parents’ permission for?
Step 3
Finish 1a. What do teenagers ask their parents’ permission for? What do parents ask their teenagers to do? Write parents or teenagers next to each phrase.
1. buy some drinks and snacks
2. borrow some money
3. clean your room
4. invite my friends to a party
5. go to the store
6. use your CD player
7. take out the rubbish
8. make your bed
Step 4.
Finish 1b. Use the phrases in 1a to make conversations.
Step 5 Pair work
1. Parents: Could you please…?
Child: Yes, sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to ...
2. Child: Could I …?
Parents: Yes, you can. / No, you can’t. You ...
Step 6 Listening
Finish 1c. Listen to a conversation between Sandy and her mom. Check (√ ) the things in 1a that you hear.
1. buy some drinks and snacks
2. borrow some money
3. clean your room
4. invite my friends to a party
5. go to the store
6. use your CD player
7. take out the rubbish
8. make your bed
Finish 1d. Listen again. Fill in the chart.
Step 7 Finish 1e.
You are having a party. Invite your partner to come your party and ask for help with these things. So, talk about the following things with your partner.
e.g.A: Would like to come to my birthday party?
B: Yes, I’d love to./Sorry, I can’t. I have to…
A: Could you please take out the rubbish?
B: Yes, sure./No, I can’t. I have to do…
Step 8 Reading
1. Warming up
2a. Discuss the questions with your partner
1) What do you often do to help your parents at home?
2) Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
2. New words
stress n. 精神压力; 心理负担
waste n.浪费; 垃圾v. 浪费; 滥用
depend v. 依靠; 依赖
develop v. 发展; 壮大
fairness n.公正性; 合理性
since conj. 因为; 既然
prep., conj. & adv. 从……以后; 自……以来
neighbor(= neighbour) n. 邻居
drop v. 落下; 掉下
3. Skimming
2b. The Sunday Mail magazine invited parents to write about whether they think young people should do chores at home. Skim the following letters. Which
one agrees and which one disagrees?
了解阅读策略：
Skimming 意为―快速掠过，从中提取最容易取得的精华‖。这种读法包含有原词的所有意思——快速读过去，取出读物中关键性的东西。因此，我们可以把这种读法理解为快速浏览课文，领会文章大意。一般而言，通过标题可知道文章的主题。对文章的首段和末段要多加注意，以便发现作者的观点。
Answer the questions.
1) What is Ms. Miller’s opinion?
2) What is Mr. Smith’s opinion?
4. Reading
2c. According to Mr. Smith and Ms. Miller, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores
Read the letters again and finish the following tasks.
I. 完成句子，每空词数不限。
1. Ms. Miller thinks children should spend their time on schoolwork in order to _
____________________________________________.
2. Mr. Smith thinks these days children depend on _______________________.
II. 判断正(T)误(F)。
( )3. Ms. Miller thinks doing chores is not difficult.
( )4. Mr. Smith’s neighbors’ son looked after himself well during his first year in the college.
2d. Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters.
Discuss the questions with partner.
Step 9 Language points
1. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for
their children.
此处代词it仅为形式上的主语, 真正的主语是to provide … for their children。我们也可将It is one’s job (duty, …) to do something.视为一个固定的句型, 表示―做某事是某人的工作(职责等)‖。如:
It’s every teacher’s job to explain things clearly to the students.
把东西给学生讲明白是每一位老师应做的事情。
provide 作动词，意为― 提供；供应‖。
provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for
sb.意为―为某人提供某物‖。如：
The movie theater provides us with good service.
His school provided a house for him.
汉译英。他们提供给他钱和衣服。
They provided him with money and clothes.
They provided money and clothes for him.
2. And anyway, I think doing chores is not so difficult.
反正我觉得干点家务也不难。
anyway是一个副词, 若位于句首, 其后往往会有逗号将其与句子的其他内容隔开。anyway在此句中的作用是追加评论, 相当于汉语的―反正; 仍然; 依然‖。如:
Sam didn’t get the job, but he’s not unhappy because it didn’t pay well anyway.
萨姆没有得到那份工作, 但他并没有闷闷不乐, 反正薪酬也不算高。anyway还可用来表示―不管怎样; 无论如何‖之意。例如:
It’s just a cold. But anyway, you should still see the doctor.
这只不过是感冒, 但不管怎样, 你还是应该看看医生。
3. ill & sick
◆相同点
ill 与sick 都可以表示―生病的‖，都可作表语。如：
Alice was ill / sick yesterday.
◆不同点
表示―生病‖时，sick 可作定语，但ill 通常不作定语。如：
Could you help the sick girl?
【运用】根据句意，用ill或sick填空。
(1) The driver sent the ________ baby to the hospital.
(2) My brother is ________. I have to look after him at home.
4. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
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+……‖是英语中一个常用的句型结构, 表示―越……, 就越……‖。如:
The more he explained, the better we understood.
他解释得越多, 我们就理解得越透彻。
Many people believe that the more a person reads, the wiser he will become.
很多人相信一个人书读得越多就会变得越聪明。
Step 10 Exercise
I. 根据句意及所给首字母提示，补全句中所缺单词。
1. He was i_____ but nobody took him to the hospital.
2. If you don’t study hard, your grades will d______.
3. I like Old Henry because he often p_______ us with hot water.
4. We can d______ on him for help.
5. Mother thinks playing computer games is a w______ of time.
II. 根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. He _________(develop) a farm from nothing.
2. In fact, young people have too much ______ (stress) today.
3. He didn’t mind ________(help) me with my English.
4. Mr. Li and Mr. Wang are both my _________ (neighbor).
5. Why did the man make the little boy ________(carry) water?
Step 11 Homework
After class, please make some new dialogues with the phrases in 1a.
Section B 2 (3a—Self check)
Step 1 Revision
Discuss the questions with a partner. And take notes.
Do you think children should do some chores at home?
Why or why not?
Step 2 How to write a letter
1. 信头：发信人地址和日期。
这部分中有时可省去发信人地址，但一般要写日期。放在信纸的右上方。
2. 称呼：对收信人的尊称。
最普通的是Dear，但与Mr，Mrs，Miss等不同的是：Dear后一般用名
字，而Mr，Mrs，Miss后不能单独用名字，而只能是姓或姓与名，比如：对John Smith的称呼，应该是Mr Smith，Mr John Smith或Dear John.称
呼后面可用逗号或者冒号。
3. 信的正文。
4. 结尾：发信人对收信人的谦称或敬语。放在信的右下方。
这部分要特别注意英语习惯，不可根据汉语意思写上诸如―此致敬礼‖、
―祝您健康‖之类的中国式的结尾语。常用的英语书信结尾语如下：
写给同龄人或年长的朋友：Yours sincerely，Sincerely yours，Yours等
等。
写给好朋友：Love，With love，Best wishes等等。
写给亲戚：Love，With love，Affectionately yours，Your （ever）loving
son（sister等等）。
5. 签名。
签名一般在结尾语的下面一行。
6. 常见的私人信件的开头方式：
高兴：I was so glad/pleased/happy to receive your letter.
感谢：Thank you for your wonderful gift / your interesting letter.
关心与询问：How are you these days？/ How are you getting on these days？/ How
are you getting on with your work/studies？
抱歉：I am sorry that I did not write to you sooner but I have been very busy these days.
一般在表示道歉没有及时给对方写信时，还要简述原因或写上安慰的话。
遗憾：I was sorry to learn that you did not do well in the examination. / I was so upset to hear that you are ill these days. I do hope you are getting better.
Step 3 Writing
1. Write a letter to the Sunday Mail and express your opinion.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I think /believe that __________. I agree/disagree that ________________.
I think it is fair/unfair for children to __________________________________.
I think children should/should not ____ because ________________________.
For example, they should/should not_________ because ___________________.
Yours truly,
__________
2. Useful phrases.
help with housework and chores at home
have enough stress from school
spend the time on school work in order to…
There is no need for t hem to…
It is important for sb. to do sth.
It’s not enough to…
develop children’s independence
The more…, the more…
Step 4 Self check
1. Make a list of chores using these verbs.
1. do _______________________
2. clean _____________________
3. make _____________________
4. fold _______________________
5. sweep ____________________
6. take out ___________________
Answers: do the dishes clean the living room make your bed
fold your clothes sweep the floor take out the rubbish 2. Are these polite requests or permissions? Write the numbers in the correct places in the chart.
1. Could you please do your homework?
2. Could I watch TV?
3. Could you take out the rubbish first?
4. Could I use your computer?
5. Could I leave now?
6. Could you come back before nine?
Step 5 Homework
Use the questions in activity 2 to write a conversation.
A: _______________________
B: _______________________