人教版八年级英语下册Unit3_同步话题阅读

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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.

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

② furniture/'fɜ:niʃə（r）/n.家具

③ regard/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 2 / 10

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.

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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. 4 / 10

Yesterday I did all the chores again. My parents went to visit my aunt with my

sisters yesterday morning. They left me 7 at home because I had to do my

homework. When I finished my homework, I found it was really a 8 at home.

They didn’t do any chores. So I cleaned the rooms, 9 the dishes and watered the

garden. Oh! I must look like a 10 .

What should I do? I hate doing chores all alone. Could you give me some advice,

please?

Yours,

John

1. A. no B. some C. every

2. A. never B. hardly C. always

3. A. about B. from C. with

4. A. ask B. help C. teach

5. A. when B. why C. how

6. A. hard B. fair C. much

7. A. alone B. sick C. quiet

8. A. job B. matter C. mess

9. A. bought B. washed C. carried

10. A. cook B. doctor C. servant

When Justin Tong was a child, other kids felt sorry for him. His parents always

made him do lots of housework such as carrying out the rubbish and sending

newspapers. But when he grew up, he was better off than his childhood friends and

lived a happier and healthier life.

This is the finding of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 children in

London. It showed that the children who had worked hard in childhood had a richer and

happier future. “Children who worked in the home or community gained competence（能力）and came to feel they were worthwhile（重要的）members of society, ” said