1、Section B3a-Self check,Unit 1 Could you please clean your room？,Do you think children should do some chores at home? Why or why not? Discuss this with a partner and take notes.,Discussion,Write a letter to the Sunday Mail and express your opinion.,Dear Sir or Madam, I think /believe that _. I agree/
2、disagree that _. I think it is fair/unfair for children to _. I think children should/should not _,Writing,because _. For example, they should/ should not _ because _. Yours truly,_,1. 信头：发信人地址和日期。 有时可省去发信人地址，但一般要写日期。放在信纸的右上方。 2. 称呼：对收信人的尊称。 常用Dear，后用名字，而Mr，Mrs，Miss后不能单独用名字，而是姓或姓与名，如：John Smith的称呼，是
3、Mr Smith，Mr John Smith或 Dear John。称呼后用逗号。 3. 正文。,写作指导,4. 结尾：发信人对收信人的谦称或敬语。放在信的右下方。要特别注意英语习惯，不可根据汉语意思写“此致敬礼”、“祝您健康”之类的中国式的结尾语。 写给同龄人或年长的朋友: Yours sincerely，Yours等等。 写给亲朋好友： Love，Best wishes等等。 5. 签名：一般在结尾语的下面一行。,常见的私人信件的开头方式： 高兴：I was so glad/pleased/happy to receive your letter. 感谢：Thank you for you
4、r wonderful gift / your interesting letter. 关心与询问：How are you these days？/ How are you getting on these days？/ How are you getting on with your work/studies？ 抱歉：I am sorry that I did not write to you sooner but I have been very busy these days.,一般在表示道歉没有及时给对方写信 时，还要简述原因或写上安慰的话。 遗憾：I was sorry to lea
5、rn that you did not do well in the examination. / I was so upset to hear that you are ill these days. I do hope you are getting better.,help with housework and chores at home have enough stress from school spend the time on school work in order to There is no need for them to It is important for sb.
6、 to do sth. Its not enough to develop childrens independence The more, the more,Useful phrases,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 your bed,fold your clothes,sweep the floor,take out the rub
7、bish,Self check,Are 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,Permissions,2,4,5,1,3,6,Use the questions in activity 2 to write a conversation. A: _ B: _ ,Homework,
