Unit 3Section BPeriod 2 (2a-Self Check)Is it cool to make kids do chores? Do your classmates have any house chores? What can your classmates learn from doing chores? How can you make chores more fun? Discuss the questions with your partner.2a2a1. What do you often do to help your parents at home?2. Do you think kids should help out with chores at home?2b2bSkim the following letters. Which one agrees and which one disagrees?The letter from Ms. Miller disagrees; the letter from Mr. Smith agrees.1. Ms. Miller thinks kids should do chores at home. 2. According to Ms. Millers letter, she doesnt think housework is a waste of kids time. 3. Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith have different ideas on doing chores. 4. Mr. Smith thinks it is useful to do chores. FFTT2c2cAccording to Ms. Miller and Mr. Smith, what are the pros and cons about kids doing chores?ProsCons Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence.Housework is a waste of childrens time.It teaches them how to look after themselves.Children already have enough stress from school.ProsConsIt helps them to understand the idea of fairness.It is good for their future.They have no time to study and do housework.Their job now is to be students. They will do housework in the future.It is the parents job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.2d2dWrite one sentence with each phrase from the letters.1. a waste of time _ 2. there is no need forto _ _ 3. do not mind _ 4. spend time on _Computer games are a waste of time.There is no need for her to go to the market every day.I do not mind doing the dishes.I like to spend time on my hobby.5. in order to _ _ 6. it is not enough to _ 7. the earlier the better _ _We should read more books in order to improve our English.It is not enough to just do grammar exercises.The earlier a child starts learning a new language, the better he will be at it.How often should childre n do chores? What kinds of work shouldnt kids do around the house?What do you think of children who dont do chores? What chores did you do when you had free time? How did you feel about doing house chores? 2e2eDiscuss the questions with a partner.1. Which letter do you agree with? Why?2. What would you say to the person who wrote the letter you dont agree with?3a3aDo you think children should do some chores at hoe? Why or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take notes.Children should do chores because Children should not do chores because 3b3bWrite 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, _Dear Sir or Madam,I believe that children should do some chores at home. I disagree that childrens 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 chores, too. I think children should at least do some simple chores to help their busy parents. For example, they should make their own beds and clean their own rooms because they are the ones who use these. They may not have time to help with the other parts of the house, but they should try to be responsible for their own area. This will help them to grow up to be independent and responsible adults.Yours truly,Chen ShiMake a list of chores using these verbs.1. do _ 2. clean _ 3. make _ 4. fold _ 5. sweep _ 6. take out _1 1do the dishes clean the living room make the bed fold the clothes sweep the floor take out the rubbishAre 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?Requests Permissions2 21, 3, 62, 4, 5Use the questions in activity 2 to write a conversation.3 3A: _ B: _ A: Could I watch TV after dinner? I want to watch my favorite program. B: Well, h