Unit 3 Could you please clean your room? take out the trash do 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 shopping see this mess mother clean Review A: What kind of chores did you do last weekend? B: I did the washes. Talk about the housework. Discussion 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. Reading 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. 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) Language points