Unit Three

Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clo

thes?

Shiqi Middle School Li Guojun

Do you have any rules at school ？

Do your parents allow you to do the following things?

Do you have any rules at home?

Do you agree?

This is Xiao PangHe is a ten-year-old boy.But now he can drive a bus, or car.

Obey the family rules!

• As a teenager, we have a lot of rules at our house. Can you write down some of them?

• I am allowed to …• I am not allowed to…

Listen and circle “T” or “F” .1a1a

1.Anna can go to the mall with John. （ ）

2.Anna wants to get her ears pierced. （ ）

3.Anna is allowed to choose her own clothes. （ ）

T

F

T

It looks cool.

Young people need to sleep.

He needs to spend time with friends.

He needs time to do homework.

It doesn’t look clean.

4

1

5

2

3

2b Listen again. What are Kathy’s and Molly’s reasons? Number their reasons in the correct order.

Sample dialogue 1:

A: Do you think teenagers should be

allowed to have mobile phones?

B: Yes. It’s convenient for students

and their parents to communicate

with each other.

Sample dialogue 1:

A: Do you think teenagers should be

allowed to have mobile phones?

B: Yes. It’s convenient for students

and their parents to communicate

with each other.

2c PAIRWORK Make a list of things teenagers should and should not be allowed to do. Discuss your list with your partner.

Read the conversation and answer the following questions.

3a

1. Can Sun Fei go out on school nights? 2. Can Sun Fei study at a friend’s house? 3. Who is allowed to go to the movies with friends o

n Friday?

4. Does Sun Fei have to be home by 10:00 p.m?

5. What isn’t Wu Yu allowed to do?

No, she can’t.

Yes, she can.

Both Sun Fei and Wu Yu.

Yes, she does.

She isn’t allowed to get her ears pierced.

Write Sun Fei’s and Wu Yu’s rules in the chart. Use “Don’t” and “You can’t”.

Sun Fei Wu Yu

Don’t go out on school nights.

Don’t go out on school nights.

You can study at a friend’s house.

Don’t go out after 10:00 pm.

You can go to the movies with friends on Friday nights.

You can choose your own clothes.

Don’t get your ears pierced.

You can go shopping with friends on Saturday afternoons.

You can go to the movies with friends on Friday nights.

Key phrases

1 be allowed to do 被允许去作

2 go out with their friends 与朋友们一起出去

3 a part-time job 一份兼职工作

4 get their ears pierced 穿他们的耳朵

5 their own clothes 他们自己的衣服

6 driver’s license 驾驶执照

7 too wild 太野性的

8 serious enough 足够严肃

9 silly earring 难看的耳环

10 Instead of 替代

11 on weekends 在周末

Pairwork:1a&1b Pairwork:1a&1b

A: Do you ever A: Do you ever get to class lateget to class late??B: Yes, I B: Yes, I sometimessometimes get to class late. get to class late.

study with friends finish a test early worry that you’ll fail the test

usually, often, hardly ever, never…

2b:listening1.Peter is going to …2.He isn’t allowed to …3.Peter wasn’t allowed to…4.He could …5.He should be allowed to…

a.a.take the test.take the test.b.b.pass the test.pass the test.c.c.fail the math test.fail the math test.d.d.take the test later.take the test later.e.e.get to class late.get to class late.

ceabd

• the other day a. at this time; nowthe other day a. at this time; now• concentrate on… b. chance concentrate on… b. chance • at present c. several days ago at present c. several days ago • opportunity d. of the place one opportunity d. of the place one

lives inlives in• local e. keep one’s mind local e. keep one’s mind

on on

Match the words and expressions with their meanings.

Reading : 3a

1. What do the students in this 1. What do the students in this

article think about the school article think about the school

uniforms?uniforms?

2. What kind of clothes do they 2. What kind of clothes do they

want to wear?want to wear?

3. How do they like to study?3. How do they like to study?

The students think the The students think the

uniforms are ugly.uniforms are ugly.

They want to wear their own They want to wear their own

clothes.clothes.They like to study in groups They like to study in groups

during the evening.during the evening.

Read then answer the following Qs.

4. What are their ideas about 4. What are their ideas about

vacations?vacations?

5. Why it is good to volunteer? 5. Why it is good to volunteer?

They think that vacations should They think that vacations should

be longer.be longer.

Because longer vacations Because longer vacations

would give would give

volunteers much more time to volunteers much more time to

have have

a good experience.a good experience.

Volunteering is good Volunteering is good

experience for experience for

future jobs.future jobs.

_______________, my friends and I talked about the rules___________________. At our school, we have to ______________ every day. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms are ugly. We think young people should _________ and so we would like to ____________________

The other day

wear uniforms

look smart

wear our own clothes.

Fill in the blanks.Fill in the blanks.

that we have in school

Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would _____________________our clothes than our_______. We disagree. We would _____________________and that___________________. If we can’t do that, we should be allowed to ______our own uniforms. That would be __________ to keep both teachers and students happy.

concentrate more onstudies

feel more comfortableis good for studying

designa good way

It’s also probably a good idea for parents to _______________________________ during the evening. I know we________ sometimes, but we _________________. _____. We also think that vacations _______________. __________they’re too short.

allow teenagers to study in groupsget noisy

learn a lot from eachother

should be longerAt present

Longer vacations would give us time to do things________________. Last summer I ___________________________ at the ______hospital, but I couldn’t because I had to________________. It would be _________________for me because I want to be a doctor when I’m older.

like volunteeringhad an opportunity to volunteerlocal

go back to schoola good experience

•Self Check• Fill in each blank with the cor

rect word given. Change the form of the word if necessary.

finish, allow, choose, need, clean up1.You have to be 18 years old before you are _________ to drive a car.2.What time do you _______ basketball practice today?3.Please __________ the classroom. It’s a real mess.4.I can’t ________ which pair of jeans to buy. They both look good on me.5.Everyone ______ to have at least eight hours’ sleep a night.

allowed finish

clean up

choose

needs

In this article, how many ideas can you find?Helping and Learning

Have Friday afternoon off to volunteer and help others

Volunteer at the newspaper office

Visit primary schools and help teach young students

Go to an old people’s home

Have a special day to help others

….The article said that students should be allowed to take time to help others.

spend time helping others.

I agree. Because volunteering is good experience for future jobs. It also said students should be allowed to have Friday afternoon off to volunteer and help others. I disagree. The students’ work is mainly study. They must study hard on weekdays and they can do volunteer work on weekends.

Yours,

xxx

ReadingReading

Read the passage and circle “TRUE”, or “FALSE”.

1. Liu Yu wants to be a writer. TRUE FALSE

2. Parents worry about his study . TRUE FALSE

5.Liu Yu isn’t serious about running.

3.Liu loves running so much.

TRUE FALSE

TRUE FALSE

TRUE FALSE

4. Parents think he should spend time on homework.

6.Parents think he needs to be realistic.

TRUE FALSE

每晚 8 小时睡眠一所敬老院小学放假答复妨碍实现梦想做决定考虑最终… 的重要性

8 hours’ sleep a night an old people’s home primary school have … off reply to get in the way of… achieve the dream make decisions think about in the end the importance of…

对…认真的关心在…花费担心同意非常脏

be serious about … care about spend … on … worry about agree with a real mess

1. get in the way (of)... 妨碍 ...例 : 自行车放在那里会妨碍别人的 . The bikes over there will get in the way of others. 2. success (n.) successful (adj.) succeed (v.)3. do does did 用在另一个动词前表示强调 .例 : 他真的讲的很好 . He does speak well. 4. in the end = finally = at last 最后 .5. only 处于句首 , 并后跟状语时 , 全句需要倒装 .例 : 只有到那时 , 他才明白 .Only then did he understand it.只有这样我们才能把英语学好 .Only in this way can we learn English well.

Summary of reading:

1. 这个孩子的懒惰是他进步的障碍。 ( g

et in the way of )

2. 他每天花大量的时间打篮球。 ( spend time on )

3. 那个山村里的孩子们渴望上学。 ( be serious about )

1. 这个孩子的懒惰是他进步的障碍。 ( g

et in the way of )

2. 他每天花大量的时间打篮球。 ( spend time on )

3. 那个山村里的孩子们渴望上学。 ( be serious about )

The boy’s laziness got in

the way of his making great progress.

He spends much of his time on basketball

every day.

The children in that

mountain village are serious about going to school.

3a Chinese---English3a Chinese---English

4. 家长关心孩子，孩子也应关心家长。 ( ca

re about )

5. 每一个人都有机会实现自己的梦想。 ( achieve )

6. 大部分成年人在日常生活中都比青少年实际得多。 ( realistic )

4. 家长关心孩子，孩子也应关心家长。 ( ca

re about )

5. 每一个人都有机会实现自己的梦想。 ( achieve )

6. 大部分成年人在日常生活中都比青少年实际得多。 ( realistic )

Parents care about their children

and children should care about their parents, too.

Everyone will have a chance to achieve his

dreams.

Most adults are more realistic than teenagers

in daily life.

Parents’ Points Liu Yu’s Points

→→

→

→

He wants to be a

_________________.

Work in groups

He is serious about ________.running

He just wants to do what he ______ .

He _______himself.

professional athleteThey worry about his_______ at school. success

enjoysThey think he should ______ time on study.spend

They think he needs

to be ________.realistic

They think it is a very difficult dream to______. achieve believes