Unit-3--could-you-please-clean-your-room-Reading

Period61.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?Ioftenhelpmyparents…Ithinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome.Ithinkkidsshouldn’thelpoutwithchoresathome.2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?Wecanlearntotakecareofourselves.Wecanlearntobeindependent.Independenceisimportantinourlife.Weshouldn’tdependonourparents.Don’tdependonyourparentstoomuch.Youshouldlearntobeindependent.BecauseIndependenceisimportantinourlife.dependonv.依靠，依赖dependentadj.依赖的independentadj.独立的independencen.独立It’sunfairifonlyparentsdochores.It’sfairifeveryonesharesthehousework.fairadj.公平的unfairadj.不公平的fairnessn.公平，公正Kidshavetoomuchhomework.Kidshavetoomuchstress.Kidsdon’thaveenoughtime.Doingchoresisawasteoftime.stress精神压力;心理负担awasteoftime浪费时间dependon依靠;依赖dependent依赖的independence独立independent独立的fairness公正性;合理性fair公平的unfair不公平的TheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.2bpredict(预测)Topic(话题):Shouldyoungpeopledochoresathome?Ms.MillerMr.SmithItmeansreadingquicklytofindthemainideas.Inordertoreadquickly,thereisnoneedtoreadeveryword.Itmayalsohelptoreadthefirstsentencemorecarefully.(略读)Ms.MillerMr.SmithWhataretheiropinions?Ithinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchores.Ithinkkidsshouldn’thelpoutwithchores.2bTheSundayMailmagazineinvitedparentstowriteaboutwhethertheythinkyoungpeopleshoulddochoresathome.Skimthefollowingletters.Whichoneagreesandwhichonedisagrees?DearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Ms.MillerSkimmingThismeanslookingquicklythroughapieceofwritingtofindthemainideawithoutreadingeveryword.Itisstillagoodideatoreadthefirstsentenceineachparagraphalittlemorecarefully.DearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Ms.MillerTopicsentenceReasonsScanningDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.(It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.)Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.Asaresult,heoftenfellillandhisgradesdropped.Theearlierkidslearntobeindependent,thebetteritisfortheirfuture.Mr.SmithTopicsentenceReasonsexampleConclusion（结论）越早……越好……Scanning2cAccordingtoMs.MillerandMr.Smith,whataretheprosandconsaboutkidsdoingchores?ProsConsDoingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependence.Houseworkisawasteofchildren’stime.ProsConsParentsshouldprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Doingchoreshelpschildrenunderstandtheideaoffairness.2cItteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Itisgoodfortheirfuture.Childrenalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydonothavetimetostudyanddohousework.Theirjobnowistobestudents,theywilldohouseworkinthefuture.2dWriteonesentencewitheachphrasefromtheletters.1.awasteoftimeIt’sawasteoftimetoplaycomputergamesallday.2.thereisnoneedfor…toThereisnoneedforyoutogotothetown.3.donotmindIdonotmindsweepingthefloor.4.spendtimeonIspenthalfofanhouronmyhomework.5.inordertoHeworkedveryhardinordertogetthejob.6.itisnotenoughtoItisnotenoughtocleanuptheparks.7.theearlier…thebetterTheea