山东省郯城县新村乡中学八年级英语下册 Unit 3 Could you please clean your room Period 4教学设计 （新版）人教新目标板.doc

Unit3 Could you please clean your room？
Section B 2a—2e reading and writing
一． Teaching aims:
1. Knowledge aims:
1) Master the new words and phrases: a waste of time
there is no need for…to ,do not min d, spend time on , in order to , it is not enough to ,the earlier… the better
2. Ability aims: Understand two different opinions about doing chores..
3. Emotion aims:
Kids should learn to care for themselves,have the awareness of independence,be ready to help their parents.
二．Important points:
1.Master the reading skills: Skimming and scanning.2.Make polite requests .Ask for permission
三．Teaching steps:
Step 1 Pre-reading(discuss)
1. What do you often do to help your parents at home?
2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?
Step 2.While reading
1. Fast-reading 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?
2.Careful reading Read letter 1 and answer the questions:
(1)What does Ms Miller think students should do at home?
(2)Why does Ms Miller think there is no need for students to do chores at home?
(3)Who does Ms Miller think should provide a clean and comfortable home?
Read it again and make true or false.
( 1.) Ms. Miller thinks kids should do chores at home.
( 2.) According to Ms. Miller’s letter, she thinks housework is not a waste of kids’ time.
(3. )Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith have different ideas on doing chores.
Read it once more, and underline the important phrases:
make sb. do, enough stress,a waste of time,let sb. do, spend one’s time on sth./(in) doing sth
in order to,get good grades,provide sth for sb. ,mind doing sth
Read and try to retell.
... Shouldn’t make ...help with..
parents .. Should provide... for...
..have enough stress...
students ..don’t have time to ..and..
Cons ...should spend time ...
....get older.. There is no need for...
..a waste of time
chores ....is not difficult...

Read letter 2 and answer the questions:
(1) Does Mr. Smith think children dependent their parents too much?
(2) How can doing chores help children in Mr. Smith’s opinion?
(3) What does Mr. Smith want us to learn from his neighbor’s story?
Read it again and make true or false.
(1) Mr. Smith thinks it is useful to do chores
(2)It is not important for children to learn how to do chores.
(3)It is enough for kids to get good grades at school.
(4)Doing chores doesn’t help to develop children’s independence.
Read it once more and underline the important words or phrases.
it is important for children to ..help their parents with housework. .,It is not enough to do..
depend on their parents too much. , get this for me , develop children's independence ,
teach them how to look after themselves , the idea of fairness, do one’s part in doing..
as a result ,
Read and try to retell
Dear Sir,
I think _____ to learn how to ___ and help their parents with housework. It is ___ just get good grades at school. Children these days ____. They are always asking, “Could you ___?” or “Could you ___?” Doing chores ____ and ____. It also helps them to ____. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone ____. Our neighbors’ son got into a good college but ___, he ___ how to t___. As a result, he often fell ill and his grades ___. ___kids learn to be independent, t___it is for their future.
Mr. Smith
Step 3 After-reading
Enjoy listening Listen to the tape and then read aloud, pay attention to your pronunciation.
Step4. Summary.

Pros

Cons

Doing chores helps to develop children's independence.

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Housework is a waste of children's time.

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Step5. Writing.
What’s your opinion? Let’s have a debate .Discuss in groups and make a report .
Report1 : We believe that children should do chores.First,______________________________
Secondly,_________________________________________________________________
Finally,_______________________________________________________________________
Report2: We disagree that children should do chores.One____________________________
Two,____________;Three__________________________________________________.
Step6Homework:Finish 2d.Go writing if you don’t finish it.