take out the trashdo chores do the dishes sweep the floor make dinner make the bed fold the clothes

A: Could you please make sentences with these phrases in the past tense?B: Sure. I did some chores.

clean the living room help out with at least finish doing sth. be back from shoppingsee this messmother clean

A: What kind of chores did you do

last weekend?

B: I did the washes.

Talk about the housework.

1. 先认真阅读每个题目的意思，弄清要求我们寻找什么信息。

2. 带着问题，再来读短文。在短文中认真寻找我们所需的信息，在有相关内容的地方，应多读几次，认真理解，以找到想要找的信息。

3. 最后 ，再通读一遍，检查一下所找的答案是否正确。

3a. Read the story and answer the questions.1. Did Nancy do any housework that day?

2. Why was Nancy’s mom angry with her?

3. Did they solve the problem? How?

No, she didn’t.

Because she didn’t do any housework.

Yes, they did. They need to share the housework.

3b. Read the story again and read

the sentences below. Underline the

sentences from the reading that

mean the same thing.

1. Neither of us did any housework for

a week.

2. My mom came over as soon as I sat

down in front of the TV.

3. You’re tired, but I’m tired, too.

3c. Decide whether the underlined words

in the sentences are verbs or nouns.

Then write another sentence using the

underlined word in the other form.

1. Could you take the dog for a walk? (noun)

2. Could I watch one show first?

I walked home from school. (verb)

Let’s show a picture to you. (verb)

3. I can’t work all day.

4. You watch TV all the time.

5. “What happened?” she asked in surprise.

It’s difficult to find work in this city.

(noun)

How much is that watch? (noun)

It won’t surprise me if he loses the exam.

(verb)

3a. Read the story and answer the questions.

Last month, our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I threw down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.

“Could you please take the dog for a walk?” she asked.“Could I watch one show first?” I asked.“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house! I can’t work all day and do housework all evening.”“Well, I work all day at school, too! I’m just as tired as you are!” I shouted back.

My mom did not say anything and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. Finally, I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.“What happened?” she asked in surprise.“I’m so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need to share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.

1. New vocabulary

last month, come over, come home from

school , take the dog for a walk,

watch one show, in surprise

all the time, the next day, neither did I

Important sentences

1.The minute I sat down in front of the

TV, my mom came over.

2.For one week, she did not do any

housework, and neither did I.

3. I’m just as tired as you are!

4.We need to share the housework to

have a clean and comfortable home .

1. List all the main phrases of doing chores that you know. （必做）2. Make a conversation between you and your mother, using the sentence pattern “Could you please …? Could I …?” （选做）

He is not a good student ,___________she . My brother can not draw ,__________ I .He won’t play computer, ___________I .He is a good student ______________she.He can swim , ___________________she.He will go home , _______________I . my farther went to work ,___________my mother.