Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

Section A 1a-2d

Presentation Do your parents allow you to watch TV? Yes, they do. You are allowed to watch TV. allow sb. to do sth. be allowed to do sth.

Do your parents allow you to exercise? Yes, they do. You are allowed to exercise.

Do your parents allow you to smoke? No, they don’t. You are not allowed to smoke.

Do your parents allow you to drive? No, they don’t. You are not allowed to drive.

drive 驾驶 driver 驾驶员，司机 driver’s license　 驾驶证 n. 证；证件

I am not allowed to…… play computer games watch TV listen to music My family has some rules. Look at these pictures and tell me what they are. I am not allowed to…… play computer games watch TV listen to music make my room a mess

Do your parents allow you to choose your own clothes? No, they don’t. You should be allowed to choose your own clothes.

Do your parents allow you to get your ear pierced? No, they don’t. You should not be allowed to get your ear pierced.

pierce v. 扎；刺破；穿透 get her ears pierced 穿耳 wear earring　戴耳环 n. 耳环；耳饰

Obey the school rules! As a teenager, you have a lot of rules at school. Can you write down some of them?

Students should be allowed to speak English loudly. Students shouldn’t be allowed to sleep in class. Students shouldn’t be allowed to make noises. Students shouldn’t be allowed to throw the rubbish in the classroom. Students shouldn’t be allowed to get to class late.

allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 be allowed to do sth. 被允许做某事 should be allowed to do sth. 应该被允许做某事

1a Read the statements below. Circle A for agree or D for disagree.

1. Teenagers should not be allowed to smoke. A D 2. Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive. A D 3. Students should not be allowed to have part-time jobs. A D 4. Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to get their ears pierced. A D 5. Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. A D

Listening 1b Listen and circle T for true or F for false. 1. Anna can go to the shopping center by bus. T F 2. Anna wants to get her ears pierced. T F 3. Anna wants to choose her own clothes. T F

Practice 1c Look at the statements in la and make conversations. A: I don’t think sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive. B: I agree. They aren’t serious enough.

Key phrases 1. be allowed to do 被允许去做 2. the shopping center 购物中心 3. driver’s license 驾驶执照 4. sixteen-year-olds 16岁的孩子 5. be worried about your safety 担心你们的安全

6. part-time jobs 兼职工作 7. get their ears pierced 穿他们的耳朵 8. their own clothes 他们自己的衣服 9. serious enough 足够严肃

2a What does Molly think of Kathy’s statements 2a What does Molly think of Kathy’s statements? Listen and circle A for Agree, D for Disagree or DK for Doesn’t Know. Kathy Molly 1. Sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to work at night. A D DK

Kathy Molly 2. Larry shouldn’t work every night. 3. He should cut his hair. 4. He should stop wearing that silly earring. 5. He doesn’t seem to have many friends. A D DK

_____ Young people need to sleep. _____ He needs to spend time with 2b Listen again. What are Kathy’s and Molly’s reasons? Number their reasons in the correct order. _____ 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

Practice 2c Make a list of things teenagers should and should not be allowed to do. Discuss your list with your partner. A: Do you think teenagers should ...? B: Yes, I ... / No, I ...

Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. Where do they go for school trip? 2. Does Mr. Smith allowed students to take photos? They go to art museum for school trip. No, he doesn’t. He says they must not take photos. It’s not allowed in the museum.

3. How to take photos? They can take photos without a flash.

2d Role-play the conversation. Sandy: I’m really excited about seeing the famous paintings by Picasso. Wu Lan: Me, too! I’m glad Mr. Smith chose the art museum for our school trip this year. Sandy: I’m going to bring my new camera to take lots of photos!

Wu Lan: Oh, no. Mr. Smith says we must not take photos Wu Lan: Oh, no. Mr. Smith says we must not take photos. It’s not allowed in the museum. Sandy: That’s too bad! Do you think we may be allowed to take photos if we don’t use a flash? Wu Lan: Hmm ... I think they just want to protect the paintings. So if you don’t use a flash, then it might be OK.

Sandy: Yeah. I think we should be allowed to do that Sandy: Yeah. I think we should be allowed to do that. I’ll bring my camera anyway.

Language points 1. Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. 2. Teenagers should not be allowed to smoke. 3. It is not allowed in the museum. 4. Do you think we may be allowed to take photos if we don’t use a flash?

以上四句都含有重要的句型be allowed to do sth. 其中第三句是此句型的一般现在时，一二四句是情态动词与此句型的混合使用。

活学活用 “sb. + should / should not + be allowed to do ...” 1. 我认为应该允许16岁的孩子开车。 I think sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive.

2. 我不同意，我认为16岁这个年纪太年轻了。 I disagree. I think sixteen is too young. 3. 你认为应该允许13岁的孩子们做兼职工作吗？ Do you think thirteen-year-olds should be allowed to take part-time jobs?

4. 安娜可以选择自己的衣服。 Anna is allowed to choose her own clothes. 5. 那个年龄的他们不够稳重。 They are not serious enough at that age.

同义句转换 They should allow us to have part-time jobs. __________________________________ __________________________________. 2. We should allow children to spend time with their friends. ____________________________________________________________________. We should be allowed to have part-time jobs. Children should be allowed to spend time with their friends.

3. The teacher should allow Anna to finish the picture Anna should be allowed to finish the picture.

Explanation 1. sixteen-year-olds 十六岁的青少年 它相当于一个名词, 等于sixteen – year- old kids. “一个16岁青少年的表达方式” a kid of sixteen a kid of sixteen years old a sixteen-year-old kid

2. He doesn’t seem to have many friends. 主＋seem to do sth. 好像 e.g. His temperature seems to be all right. 他的体温好像完全正常。 seem的其他用法: (1) seem+形容词 e.g. The question seems quite easy. 那个问题好像很容易。 38

e.g. That seems a good idea. 那好像是个好主意。 (3) It seems + that 从句 e.g. It seemed that nobody knew anything about the matter. 看来没有人知道这件事。 39

Homework Talk about what should be allowed to do or should not be allowed to do in school or your family.