Unit3ReadingParentsalwaysdiscussinthisQQGroup.dochoresThesedays,theyaretalkingaboutwhetherthekidsshoulddohouseworkornot?[:]ɔLiLu’smother(14762324)19:31:15Kidsalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.PiShu’sfather(348624591)19:29:22Kidsshouldspendtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgrades.YuJie’smother(248676532)19:32:25Iagree.Houseworkisawasteoftime.Theyallthinkthekidsshouldn’tdohousework.ChengMen’sfather(547624491)19:33:22Idisagree.ManyChildrendependontheirparentstoomuch.ZhangBin’sMother(347524487)19:35:56Doingchorescandevelopchildren’sindependence.XuDian’sMother(257523279)19:37:55Itcanalsohelpthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.（公正性）[d'pend]ɪ[d'veləp]ɪ[nd'pendəns]ɪɪTheyallthinkthekidsshoulddohousework.2aDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouoftendotohelpyourparentsathome?2.Doyouthinkkidsshouldhelpoutwithchoresathome?TheSundayMailmagazineDearSir,Idon’tunderstandwhysomeparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithhouseworkandchoresathome.Kidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.Theydon’thavetimetostudyanddohousework,too.Houseworkisawasteoftheirtime.Couldwejustletthemdotheirjobasstudents?Theyshouldspendtheirtimeonschoolworkinordertogetgoodgradesandgetintoagooduniversity.Also,whentheygetolder,theywillhavetodohouseworksothere’snoneedforthemtodoitnow.Itistheparents’jobtoprovideacleanandcomfortableenvironmentathomefortheirchildren.Andanyway,Ithinkdoingchoresisnotsodifficult.Idon’tminddoingthem.Mr.SmithDearSir,Ithinkitisimportantforchildrentolearnhowtodochoresandhelptheirparentswithhousework.It’snotenoughtojustgetgoodgradesatschool.Childrenthesedaysdependontheirparentstoomuch.They’realwaysasking,“Couldyougetthisforme?”or“Couldyouhelpmewiththat?”Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sIndependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaoffairness.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents.Theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.Ourneighbor’ssongotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtota...
