2014版新目标英语八年级下册unit 3 section B reading.ppt

Q1: What do you often do to help your parents at home? Q2: Do you think kids should help out with chores at home? 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? 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? She thinks doing chores is parents’ job. He thinks it’s important for children to do chores and help their parents with housework. 2c According to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores? Pros Cons Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence. Housework is a waste of children’s time. Doing chores helps children understand the idea of fairness. Parents should provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. Write one sentence with each phrase from the letters. 2d 1. a waste of time 2. There is no need for… to It’s a waste of time to water the garden when it is raining. There is no need for you to go to the town. 浪费… 对某人来说没有必要做某事 3. do not mind 4. spend time on 5. in order to I do not mind sweeping the floor. I spent half of an hour on my homework. He worked very hard in order to get the job. 2d 不介意 在…花费时间 为了… 6. It is not enough to 7. the earlier…the better It is not enough to clean up the parks. The earlier you give up smoking, the better it is for your health. 做某事是不够的 …越早，…越好 The +比较级 the + 比较级 比较级 + 比较级 越…越… 1. Which letter do you agree with? Why? 2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you don’t agree with? 1. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children. Eg.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。 此处代词it仅为形式上的主语, 真正的主语是to provide … for their children。 It