Would you mind turning down the music?

1. unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music? Period 1 Section A1a—2b

2. Lead-in I think it is a little hot in our classroom, and I want to ask someone to open the window. What can I say?

3. Brainstorm 1 Open the window, please. 2 Could you please open the window? 3 Can you open the window? 4 Would you please open the window? 5 Wouldyou like to open the window? 6 Why don’t you open the window? 7 Why not open the window? 8 You should open the window. 9 You’d better open the window. Would you mind opening the window?

4. Would you mind …? Would you mindcleaningthe living room? No, not at all. I’ll do it right away.

5. A: Would you mind doing the dishes? B: No, not at all. do the dishes A: Would you mind cleaning the yard? B: No, not at all. clean the yard

6. turn down the music A: Would you mind turning down the music? B: I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away. A: Would you mind taking out the trash? B: OK. I’ll do it right away. take out the trash

7. move the bike A: Would you mind moving the bike? B: Sorry. I’ll do it in a minute.

8. Would you mind not listening to music in the classroom? Sorry, I won’t do it again. Please don’t listen to music in the classroom. You shouldn’t listen to music in the classroom. You mustn’t listen to music in the classroom. Could/would you please not listen to music in the classroom? You’d better not listen to music in the classroom.

9. A: Would you mind not wearing those old jeans? B: OK. I’ll put on another pair.

10. not play baseball here A: Would you mind not playing baseball here? B: I’m sorry. I won’t do it again.

11. It’s time to get up. A:Would you mindgettingup ? A: Would you mind notsleeping late ? B: I’m sorry, I won’t do it again.

12. Would you mind doing sth. 表示礼貌地提出要求，并希望得到许可的用语。“你是否介意做…？” “你介意做…吗？”， 是一种比较客气的表达方式。 Eg. Would you mind opening the window? 你介意打开窗户吗？ 如果要表示“你是否介意不要做…？”、 “你介意不要做…吗？”，只需在doing 前面加not。 Eg. Would you mind not sitting in front of me? 如果表示不介意时，可用如下用语来表达：Certainly not. / Of course not. / Surely not. No, not at all. Sorry/Ok, I will do it right away/ in a minute. Sorry, I won’t do it again. I’m sorry, I’ll do it right away/ in a minute.

13. A: Would you mind (not) doing…? B: No, not at all. /Certainly not. OK. I’ll do it right away / in a minute. I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. clean the yard not play basketball here cook for me not play computer games not smoke

14. No, not at all. Would you mind turning down the music? 1a Match the requests with the things a d c b a. Would you mind cleaning the yard? ______ b. Would you mind not playing baseball here? ______ c. Would you mind moving your bike? ________ d. Would you mind turning down the music? _______

15. 1b Listen and number the requests. a. Would you mind cleaning the yard? ______ b. Would you mind not playing baseball here? ______ c. Would you mind moving your bike? ________ d. Would you mind turning down the music? _______ 2 4 3 1

16. A: Would you mind turning down the music? B: No, not at all. A: Would you mind cleaning the yard? B: Sorry, I’ll do it right away. A: Would you mind moving your bike? B: Not at all. I’ll do it right away. A: Would you mind not playing baseball here? B: We are sorry. We’ll go and play in the park.

17. 2a Listening __ Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes? __ Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans? __ Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room? __ Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom? __ Pete, would you mind getting up? 5 2 4 3 1

18. 2b Listening 1. ____ Sorry. I won’t be long. 2. ____ I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away. 3. ____ OK. I’ll do them in a minute. 4. ____ OK. I’ll put on another pair. 5. ____ OK, dad. I’ll get up now. d c a _____________ b (of jeans) e

19. Conversation 1 Man: Pete, would you mind getting up? It’s eleven o’clock! You have to clean the yard! Pete: OK, Dad, I’ll get up now. Conversation 2 Woman:Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans? They look terrible. Nick: OK, I’ll put on another pair (of jeans). Conversation 3 Girl 1:Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom? I need to take a shower. Nancy: Sorry. I won’t be long. Conversation 4 Woman: Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room? Jenny: I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away. Conversation 5 Man: Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes? Sarah: OK. I’ll do them in a minute.

20. Sarah, would you mind doing the dishes? Ok. I’ll do them in a minute. Nick, would you mind not wearing those old jeans? OK. I’ll put on another pair. Jenny, would you mind cleaning your room? I’m sorry. I’ll do it right away. Nancy, would you mind getting out of the bathroom? Sorry. I won’t be long. Pete, would you mind getting up? OK, dad. I’ll get up now.

21. Would you mind…? Would you mind not…? 2C Pairwork

22. Role play

23. If B doesn’t finish his homework,… B, would you mind finishing your homework? If C copies others’ homework,… C, would you mind not copying others’ homework? If D doesn’t listen to the teacher, D, would you mind listening to the teacher?

24. If E sings in the dormitory,… E, would you mind not singing in the dormitory? If F doesn’t turn off the lights,... F, would you mind turning off the lights? If G plays basketball in the classroom,… G, would you mind not playing basketball in the classroom?

25. open the door clean the blackboard water the flowers listen to the teacher carefully … not shout in the classroom not sleep in class not play computergames not be late for class … A: Jim, would you mind …? would you mind not …? B: No, not at all. Certainly not. /Of course not./Sure not. I’m sorry. I won’t do it again. Ok, I’ll do it in a minute. I’m sorry, I’ll do it right away.

26. Groupwork Tomorrow is your birthday. You are going to have a birthday party at home . So you have to do a lot of things to make your room more beautiful and get ready for the party. Now you want to ask your friends to help you.

27. Work in groups of four and make dialogues. A: Jim, would you mind sweeping the floor? B: Not at all. I’ll do it right away. A: Lucy, would you mind …? C: …

28. III. 翻译下列句子： • 你介意做些家务吗？---好， 我马上做。 • 2.请你帮我学习英语好吗？ 好的， 开始吧。 • 3. 请你不要在卧室里吸烟好吗？ 对不起， 我不会了。 • 4.请你不要在这儿踢足球好吗？ 对不起， 我们到操场上去踢足球。 Would you mind doing some housework? ---Ok, I’ll do it right away. Would you mind helping me with my English? ---Ok, let’s begin. Would you mind not smoking in the bedroom? ----I’m sorry, I won’t do it again. Would you mind not playing soccer here? ---- Sorry, we’ll go and play on the playground.

29. Homework: • 你将外出旅游，请你给Nancy写一封e-mail。让她帮忙照看你的家（用上“Would you mind…?”句型）