Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

writing

Theme: Rules

With a partner, discuss some rules at home that you agree or disagree with. Make some notes in the chart.

Rule Why you agree

or disagree with it

How you think the rule should be cha

nged

Sample dialogue 1:

A: I have a lot of rules at my house.

B: So do I. Can you go to the movies

with friends on Friday nights?

A: Yes. But I have to be

home by 10:00 pm.

B: Me, too.

Sample dialogue 2:A: Do you have lots of rules at home?B: Yes, of course. Only on Saturday afternoon can I go shopping with my friends.A: That’s nice.B: And I can choose my own clothes, but I can’t get my ears pierced. And what about you?A: I’m not so lucky as you.

Write a diary entry explaining which rules you do not agree with at home and how you think the rules should be changed.

Use the following expressions to help you:

I do not agree with…

I think I should be allowed to…

I would like to…

I could… if I…

范文欣赏My parents are strict with me. There are many rules in my family. Let me tell you some of them. I am not allowed to spend too much time watching TV or surfing the Internet on school, and I must go to bed before 23:00, because I have to do homework and get up early the next morning.

范文欣赏I have to clean my room every morning. My parents think it is a very good habit to do so. But I don’t agree with them, because my room is not always dirty.Even I don’t agree with some of the rules, I will obey them. I think my parents won’t do anything that is bad for me.

About writing…

书面表达评分原则

1.内容要点2.运用词汇和结构的数量3.运用语法结构和词汇的准确性4.上下文的连贯。

写作注意点

1. 语态、时态要准确无误。2. 主谓语要一致，主语的人称和数要和谓语一致。3. 注意人称代词的宾格形式。4. 注意冠词用法，例如： He is an honest student. 中的 an 不能写成 a 。5. 注意拼写、标点符号和大小写。标点符号特别注意汉英的不同。

注意语法、句法知识的灵活运用。

Appreciation

讲评时间let's do it better.

1. Revise your composition.2. Preview the new words and expressions in Unit 8.

Homework