教学文本前：
3a Read the story and answer the questions.
1. Why was Nancy's mom angry with her?
2. Did they solve the problem? How?
教学文本：
Last month，our dog welcomed me when I came home from school. He wanted a walk, but I was too tired. I threw down my bag and went to the living room. The minute I sat down in front of the TV, my mom came over.
“Could you please take the dog for a walk?” she asked.
“Could I watch one show first?”I asked.
“No!” she replied angrily. “You watch TV all the time and never help out around the house! I can't work all day and do housework all evening.”
“Well, I work all day at school, too! I'm just as tired as you are!” I shouted back.
My mom did not say anything and walked away. For one week, she did not do any housework and neither did I. Finally, I could not find a clean dish or a clean shirt.
The next day, my mom came home from work to find the house clean and tidy.
“What happened?” she asked in surprise.
“I'm so sorry, Mom. I finally understand that we need to share the housework to have a clean and comfortable home,” I replied.
教学文本后：
3b 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.
1. Could you take the dog for a walk? (noun) I walked home from school. (verb)
2. Could I watch one show first? __________________________________________
3. I can't work all day. __________________________________________________
4. You watch TV all the time. _____________________________________________
5. “What happened?” she asked in surprise. _________________________________