人教版八年级英语下册Unit3_同步话题阅读

Unit3 Could you please clean your room?

Is it good for students to do some housework?

Some people think students need not do any housework. They think the only thing students need to do is to study well. I don’t think so. It is good for students to do some housework for three reasons.

Firstly, to do some housework can make you independent. You can’t depend on others all your life. So, you should learn to do some housework now.

Secondly, to do some housework can keep you healthy and strong; some hard housework, such as cleaning up the house, gardening and moving the furniture, can be regarded as a kind of physical exercise.

Finally, to do some housework can share your parents’ work. They must be happy if you say "Have a rest, and I will do the housework." after a whole day’s tiring work.

So I think it is good for students to do some housework.

①independent/Indi'pendənt/ adj.独立的；自主的

②furniture/'fɜ:niʃə（r）/n.家具

③regard/ri'gɑ:d/ v.将……认为；把……视为

做家务对学生有好处吗？

一些人认为学生不需要做家务。他们认为学生唯一需要做的事情是学习好。我不这么认为。我将从以下三个原因来说明做家务对学生有好处。

第一, 做家务能让你独立。你不可能生都依赖别人。因此, 现在你应该学会做家务。

第二, 做家务能让你健康、强壮。一些有难度的家务, 如打扫房子、园艺和搬动家具, 被看作是一种体力劳动。

最后, 做家务可分担父母的工作。劳累了一天, 如果你说“休息一下, 我来做

家务”, 他们肯定会高兴。

因此, 我认为, 做家务对学生有好处。

◆ 常用单词

mess 杂乱；不整洁

independence 独立

pass 给；递；走过；通过

lend 借给；借出

waste 浪费；垃圾；滥用

drop 落下；掉下

unfair 不公平的

stress 精神压力；心理负担 fairness 公正性；公平合理性 borrow 借；借用 hate 厌恶；讨厌 provide 提供；供应 fair 合理的；公平的◆ 常用短语

do the dishes 洗餐具

fold the clothes 叠衣服 make one ’s/the bed 整理床铺

take sb.for a walk 带某人散步 do housework 做家务

share the housework 分担家务 do chores 做家务

look after/take care of 照顾；照看 depend on 依赖；依靠

enough stress 足够的压力 in order to 为了

take out the rubbish 倒垃圾 sweep the floor 扫地

clean the living room 打扫客厅 all the time 一直；总是

shout back 大声回应 hate to do sth.讨厌做某事

make sb.do sth.使某人做某事

1 Parents and children is the best gift to each other.

父母和子女，是彼此赠予的最佳礼物。

2.God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助。

编 者 寄 语

get good grades取得好成绩 a waste of time浪费时间

develop children’s independence发展孩子的独立性

help sb.（to）do/with sth.帮助某人做某事

◆常用句子

1. They should spend their time on schoolwork in order to get good grades and get into

a good university.

为了取得好成绩，进入好大学，他们应该把时间花在学业上。

2. It is the parents’ job to provide a clean and comfortable environment at home for their children.

为孩子们在家提供一个整洁舒适的环境是父母的工作。

3. I think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help their parents with housework.

我认为对孩子来说学会如何做家务，帮助父母做家务是重要的。

4. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves.

做家务有助于发展孩子的独立性并教会他们照顾自己。

5. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness.这还会帮助他们明白公平这个道理。

Dear Sir or Madam,

I don’t like doing chores. But I have 1 choice(选择) but to do them because doing chores is a rule in our family. When I come back from school, my mom 2 says, “Could you take out the rubbish?” or “Could you help me 3 cooking?” I know she’s just trying to make me more independent and 4 me how to take care of myself. But 5 does she make me do all the housework? OK, I know I am the oldest and I should do chores. But it’s not 6 for me. My sisters should do them, too.