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Period 2 Section A
3a—4c
Unit 1:Could you please clean the room?
Pairwork
--- Could you please (not)…?
--- Yes, sure. Of course. / All right. / OK.
Ok, but I want to…first.
Sorry. I can’t. I have to…
Make requests and responses
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It’s in a mess.
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3a
Read the story and answer the questions.
Why was Nancy’s mom angry with her?
2. Did they solve the problem? How?
Because Nancy didn’t want to take the dog for a walk.
Yes. Finally, Nancy helped her mom to do the housework.
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3b
Read the sentences below. Underline the sentences from the reading that mean the same thing.
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.
For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I.
The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.
I’m just as tired as you are!
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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.
Could you take the dog for a walk? (noun)
I walked home from school. (verb)
2. Could I watch one show first?
(noun)
I’ve put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.
(verb)
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3. I can’t work all day.
4. You watch TV all the time.
5. “What happened?” she asked in surprise.
(verb)
I have a lot of work to do today.
Please borrow me your watch.
Her beauty surprised me.
(verb)
(noun)
(noun)
(noun)
(verb)
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Language points
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could 与 can 的用法区别
could 与 can 都是情态动词,二者都可用
于表示请求的句子中,但是用法稍有不同。
can 表示一般性的请求,语气较随便,常
用于熟人之间或长辈对晚辈、上级对下级
的场合。例如:
Can you tell us your story, Tony?
请你给我们讲讲你的故事好吗,托尼?
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could 表示有礼貌的请求,语气委婉,
常用于非熟人之间或晚辈对长辈、下级对上级的场合。例如:
Could you pass the salt to me?
请你把盐递给我,好吗?
Could you please clean your room?
请你打扫一下你的房间,好吗?
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She didn’t do any housework and neither did I.
neither作副词,意为“也不”,“Neither +系动词 (助动词或情态动词) +主语”表示前面所述否定内容也适用于另一个人或物。此时也可用nor替换neither使用。
Practise
—我不喜欢这件连衣裙。
— I don’t like