Unit1 Could you please clean your room?
Section A  1a-2d
初中英语教学设计Step 1 Warming-up
      Use the pictures to warm up.
Step 2 Presentation
  1. Watch the photos and talk about them “What does he do every day?’ and learn these phrases: do chores, do the dishes, make the bed, take out the rubbish, fold the clothes, do the laundry, clean the living room.
2. Look these phrases and practice the conversation: Could you please take out the rubbish? Sure. / Sorry, I can’t. I have to finish homework first.
3. 1a Do you do these chores at home? Discuss them with your partner.
Step 3 Listening
      1b Listen. Who will do these chores? Check (√) Peter’s mother or Peter.
Chores
Peter’s mother
Peter
do the dishes
 
 
sweep the floor
 
 
take out the rubbish
 
 
make the bed
 
 
fold the clothes
 
 
clean the living room
 
 
Step 4 Practice
    1c Make conversations about the chores in 1a.
Make conversations.
      Examples
A: Could ? 
B: Yes, sure. /All right. /No problem./Certainly.
  Sorry, I can't. I have
  Sorry, I can't. I
Step 5 Listening 2a&2b
Peter asks his father if he can do four things. What does his father say? Check (√) “yes” or “no”. Listen again. Draw lines to the reasons.
Peter wants to…
Peter’s father says…
His father’s reasons
go out for dinner.
      Yes     No
I have to do some work.
go to the movies.
    Yes      No
You have to clean your room
stay out late.
    Yes     No
I need to eat breakfast.
get a ride.
    Yes     No
You have a basketball game.
Step 6 Practice
      2c  Make conversations using the information in 2a and 2b
          A: Could I use your computer?
          B: Sorry. I’m going to work on it now.
          A: Well, could I watch TV?
          B: Yes, you can. But first you have to clean your room?
      2d  Role –play the conversation
Step 7 Language points and summary
1. Tony, could you please help out with a few things?
help out 动词短语，表示在某人繁忙或遇到困难时“给予帮助”。help和out之间还可以加入具体的“人”。
  e.g. He helped me out with my task.
    他帮我完成了任务。
    They helped (us) out with the clean-up. 
他们帮助我们做大扫除。
2. Could I at least finish watching this show?
at least  至少
e.g. We should brush our teeth at least twice a day.
    我们每天应该至少刷两次牙。
3. Yes, because Mom will be back from shopping any minute now.
be back 回来
  e.g. I won't be back till 11:00.
    我11点以前回不来。
any minute now 
一种常见的口语表达法，相当于“随时；马上；在任何时刻”的意思，表示事情有可能在极短的时间内发生或眼下就要发生。
  minute还可以用second, moment, time等词替换。
  e.g. Don't worry, he will come here any minute now.