1. Could you please clean your room?
Unit 3
Could you please clean your room?
The sixth period
Section B
(3a- Self check)

2. Do you think children should do some chores at home. Why or why not
Do you think children should do some chores at home? Why or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take notes. 3a
Children should do chores because …
Children should not do chores because …

3. 3b 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,
____________
Writing

4. Dear Sir or Madam,
I believe that children should do some chores at home. I disagree that children’s only job is to study hard and do well at school. Of course it is important for children to study hard. However, I think it is unfair for children to expect their parents to work hard outside and do all the household（全家的） chores, too. I think children should at least do some simple chores to help their busy parents.

5. For example, they should make their own beds and clean their own rooms
For example, they should make their own beds and clean their own rooms. They may not have time to help with the other parts of the house, but they should try to be responsible （尽职的）for their own area. This will help them to grow up to be independent and responsible adults.
Yours truly，
Chen Shi

6. 1 Make a list of chores using these verbs.
Self Check 1
Make a list of chores using these verbs.
1. do _______________________________
2. clean _____________________________
3. make _____________________________
4. fold ______________________________
5. sweep ____________________________
6. take out __________________________
do the dishes
clean the living room
make the bed
fold the clothes
sweep the floor
take out the rubbish

7. 2 Could you please do your homework? 2. Could I watch TV?
Are these polite requests or permissions? Write the numbers in the correct places in the chart.
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?
Requests
Permissions
2, 4, 5
1, 3, 6

8. 3 Use the questions in activity 2 to write a conversation.
B: _________________________________ …

9. A: Could I watch TV after dinner? I want to
watch my favorite program.
B: Well, have you finished your homework?
A: Ah … no. I’ll do my homework after
watching the program.
B: I don’t think that’s a good idea. Could
you do your homework first?
A: OK. But I’ll miss the first part of the
program.

10. Language points
take care of 意为“照看；照顾”，相当于 look after，其后可直接接名词或代词作宾语。
e.g.:He’s old enough to take care of himself.
他长大了，能照顾自己了。
take care 当心；保重
e.g.:You must take care in busy city streets.
在繁忙的城市街道上你必须要当心。

11. 单项选择。
Please ________ my house while I’m away.
A. take care B. take out
C. take care of D. take back
【点拨】选C 题意：我离开期间请帮我照看我的房子。take care 当心；take out 取出；take care of 照顾；take back 带回。根据题意可知选 C。

12. taking out cleaning / to clean make his bed living room chores
用单词或短语的适当形式填空。
chore, make one’s bed, clean, take out, work on, living room
1. Thank you very much for __________ the trash.
2. I like _________________ my room. I don’t want it to be dirty.
3. Mother asks her son to ____________ after getting up.
4. My mother is talking on the phone in the ____________.
5. —Do you often do _______ at home?
—No. I don’t like to do the housework.
6. He is __________ getting ready for his English test next month.
taking out
cleaning / to clean
make his bed
living room
chores
working on

13. What did we learn today?
1. Key vocabularies:fair，unfair，a list of chores
2. Important sentences: I think / believe that …
I agree/ disagree that …
I think it is fair/ unfair for children to …
I think children should/ should not … because …