2. Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes Unit 3

3. ▲ 单元导航 : 本单元围绕 “ 允许做什么 ” 和 “ 不允 许做什么 ” 来展开。设计了三个任务 型活动。任务一：谈论自己想做的 事情；任务二： 我可以做什么、不 可以做什么。任务三：讨论自己想 做什么、自己需要什么样的生活。

4. ▲ Talk about what teenagers are allowed to do and not allowed to to. ▲ listen and talk about “agree” and “disagree”, and its reasons ▲ talk about rules at home. ▲ Learn to make rules or change rules reasonably. ▲ write rules for some organizations. ▲ activate our language learning I ． Teaching objectives 教学目标 A ． Skill Focus

5. B ． Language Focus 1 、功能句式 Talk about what teenagers are allowed to do and not allowed to do (p18,19) Teenagers should be allowed to… Sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to… Do you think … Listen and talk about “agree” and “disagree”, and its reasons(P19) I think students should be … I disagree. They talk … / I agree.

6. Do you think …? No, I don’t. Talk about rules around students(P20) Don ’ t … I can/can ’ t … I have to … I ’ m allowed/ not allowed to … Learn to make rules or change rules reasonably. (P21,22) I think … I don ’ t think …

7. 2 、词汇 重点词汇 License,silly,earring,design,opportunity,volunteer,local,mess,sleepy,reply,obey,achieve,realistic, Important,succeed,point 词组 At that age,instead of,be a good way,keep sb happy,at present,be proud of,learn from sb,agree with sb,disagree with sb,in fact, chat with

8. 3. 语法 被动语态 主语 +be+done+by c.Cultural focus 1. 培养学生良好的合作意识。 2. 鼓励学生大胆表达自己的想法和意愿。

9. 第一课时 sectionA 1a---2c 第二课时 sectionA 3a---sectionB 2C 第三课时 sectionB 3a-self check 第四课时 reading 课时安排：

10. period1period1 sectionA,1a-2c

11. This is Xiao Jia. He is only 10 years old. But he can drive a bus, or car. Do you agree?

12. Children should not be allowed to drive. I agree. They are not old enough.

13. But in America, sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive.

14. I want to play with my friends. But my father doesn ’ t allow. I think teenagers should be allowed to go out to play with their friends.

15. Parents should allow teenagers to go out with their friends. Parents should allow six-year-olds to drive. Parents should allow fifteen-year-olds to choose their own clothes. Teenagers should be allowed to go out with their friends. Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drive. Fifteen-year-olds should be allowed to choose their own clothes. I ’ m Linda, I think …

16. Teenagers should be allowed to … drive the car

17. go out with their friends Teenagers should be allowed to …

18. do homework with friends. have part-time jobs Teenagers should be allowed to …

19. get their ears pierced have their hair dyed Teenagers should be allowed to …

20. But others disagree. They said teenagers should not be allowed to …

21. “ Cool ” is widely used nowadays. Which do you think teenagers should be allowed to do and which not? a.use mobile phones at school b. use MP3/MP4 c.play computer games d.chat with QQ e.have long hair f.sing and dance well g.wear strange dresses h.go to school in a car Teenagers should be allowed to … / Teenagers should not be allowed to … Make up sentences and give reasons:

22. He just got his driver’s license. She chooses clothes herself. She got her ears pierced.

23. Listen and circle “T” or “F”. 1a 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. TF T FT F

24. Oral Practice (1c: P18) Sample dialogue 1: A: I think teenagers should be allowed to go out with their friends. B: I agree. They are old enough. They can look after themselves well. A: I think teenagers should be allowed to go out with their friends. B: I agree. They are old enough. They can look after themselves well. Sample dialogue 2: A: I think students should be allowed to do homework with their friends. B: I disagree. They talk instead of doing homework. A: I think students should be allowed to do homework with their friends. B: I disagree. They talk instead of doing homework. too wild too young too silly not serious enough not old enough not calm enough

25. 2a Listen and check ( ) what Kathy thinks. Circle “Agrees”, “Disagrees”, or “Doesn’t know” to show what Molly thinks. KathyMolly 1. Sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to work at night. 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. 6. He shouldn ’ t work on weekends. Agrees Disagrees Doesn’t know earring n. 耳环

26. 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.

27. I ’ m allowed to doI ’ m not allowed to do A: Do you think teenagers should … B: Yes, I do. I think … /No, I don ’ t. I think … Make a list of things teenagers should and should not be allowed to do. Discuss 2c

28. 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. convenient 方便的

29. Sample dialogue 2: A: Do you think teenagers should be allowed to have mobile phones? B: No, I don ’ t think so. Perhaps students pay more attention to short messages than to their studies.

30. Sample dialogue 3: A: Do you think teenagers should be allowed to have a trip by themselves? B: Yes, I do. They may ask some travel agencies to help them.

31. 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

32. 2. stop doing 停止做某事 He should stop wearing that silly earrings. We two stopped talking. 我们俩个停止了谈话。

33. 3. 主＋ seem to do sth. 好像 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 The question seems quite easy. 那个问题好像很容易。

34. (2) seem+ 名词 That seems a good idea. 那好像是个好主意。 (3) It seems + that 从句 = 主语 +seem to do It seemed that nobody knew anything about the matter. =Nobody seemed to know anything about the matter. 看来没有人知道这件事。

35. I think students should be allowed to do homework with friends. I disagree. They talk instead of doing homework. Sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed to drive. I agree. They aren ’ t serious enough at that age. Do you think sixteen-year- olds should be allowed to work at night? No, I don ’ t.

36. 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. 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. Sentence structure: “sb. + should / should not + be allowed to do...”

37. 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 ? 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 ?

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

39. 6. －你家有什么规定吗？ －噢，我在周一至周五不能外出。 － What rules do you have at home ? － Well, I ’ m not allowed to go out on school nights. 6. －你家有什么规定吗？ －噢，我在周一至周五不能外出。 － What rules do you have at home ? － Well, I ’ m not allowed to go out on school nights.

40. grammar  定义 : 表示主语是动作的承受者.  构成 : 助动词 be+ 及物动词的过去分词。助动词有人称、 时态和数的变化。  含有情态动词的被动语态：情态动词＋ be ＋及物动词的 过去分词。  用法：当我们不知道谁是动作的执行者，或者没有必要指 出谁是动作的执行者，或者只强调动作的承受者时，要用 被动语态。

41. 1. 规则动词的过去分词： 1) 一般情况在动词原形后加 -ed watch---watched 2) 以不发音 e 结尾的加 -d practice---practiced 3) 以辅音加 y 结尾的，去 y 变 i 加 -ed study---studied 4) 以重读闭音节结尾，末尾只有一个辅音字母， 先双写该辅音字母，再加 -ed stop---stopped 2. 不规则动词的过去分词： am is are been have has had do done writewritten gogone

42.  The telephone ___________(invent) by Bell in 1876.  The trees may ____________(plant) in spring.  Teenagers should not ____________(allow) to drive.  English ___________(speak) in Canada.  Math must ___________ (study) well.  We ________(need) to learn English. Finish the sentences was invented be planted be allowed is spoken be studied need

43. Write some of your rules at home Use I ’ m allowed to … I ’ m not allowed to … The more, the better.

44. Section A 3a – sectionB,2c period2period2

45. 1. 应该允许青少年选择自己的服装 Teenagers ______ ______ ______ to choose their own clothes. 2. 安娜想穿耳洞. Anna wants to _____ _____ _____ ______. should be allowed get her ears pierced Revision

46. 3. 我认为不应该允许１６岁的孩子开车． I think ________________ shouldn’t be allowed to drive. sixteen-year-olds

47. 1.Parents should allow their children to choose their own clothes. Children should be allowed to choose their own clothes. 2. Tom invited me to his party. I was invited to the party.

48. We should/shouldn’t be allowed to… What rules do we have at home? I’m allowed to … I’m not allowed to … How about Sun Fie ’ s and Wu Yu ’ s?

49. 3a Read the conversation. Then write Sun Fei’s and Wu Yu’s rules in the chart. Use “Don’t” and “You can’t”. Sun Fei: We have a lot of rules at my house. Wu Yu: So do we. For example, I have to stay at home on school nights. Sun Fei: I usually do, too. But sometimes I’m allowed to study at a friend’s house. What about weekends? Wu Yu: Well. I’m allowed to go to the movies with friends on Friday nights. Sun Fei: Me, too, but I have to be home by 10:00 pm. Wu yu: And on Saturday afternoons, I’m allowed to go shopping with my friends. Sun Fei: That’s nice. Wu Yu: And I’m allowed to choose my own clothes, but I’m not allowed to get my ears pierced yet.

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

51. 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 on 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. Read and answer

52. Useful expressions have a lot of rules at one’s house for example stay at home on school nights study at a friend’s house go to the movies on Friday nights to be home by 10:00 pm on Saturday afternoons go shopping with… choose one’s own… get one’s ears pierced

53. 1. go out with sb 与某人一起外出 2. have part-time jobs 从事业余工作 3. get one’s ears pierced 打耳眼 4. choose one’s own clothes 选择自己的衣服 5. a driver’s license 驾驶执照 6. go to the mall 去市场 7. serious enough 足够严肃 old enough 年级足够大 calm enough 足够沉着 8. sixteen—year—olds 十六岁的孩子们 Key points

54. 9. allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事 allow doing sth 允许做某事 10. cut one’s hair = have one’s hair cut 理发 11. stop doing sth 停止做某事 stop to do sth 停下手中的事去做另一件事 stop sb/sth from doing sth 阻止某物 / 某人 做某事 can’t stop doing sth 禁不住做某事 12. on weekends 在周末 13. need to do sth 需要做某事

55. 14. instead of doing sth 代替做某 instead of sth./sb. 代替某物 / 某人 15. at that age 在那个年龄 at the age of 在某人多大时 16. seem + 形容词 / 名词 / 介词 看上去 … seem to do sth 看上去要做某事 It seems +that 从句 看上去 …… 17. look/ feel/ sound/ taste/ smell 等感官 动词后接形容词

56. 18. so+ 助动词 + 主语 和 … 一样 相关： so + 主语 + 助动词 确实如此 19. on school nights 在上学时间的每个晚上 20. what about/how about doing sth … 怎么 样？（表示建议） 21. go shopping 去购物 22. stay up 醒着不睡, 熬夜 23. clean up 打扫、清除 24. stay at home 待在家里

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

58. 3b PAIRWORK Role play. Cover the conversation in activity 3a and practice. Use the information in the chart. Sample dialogue 1: A: What rules do you have at home? B: Well, I ’ m not allowed to go out on school nights. How about you? A: I ’ m not allowed to go out on school nights, either. But I can study at a friend ’ s house.

59. Sample dialogue 2: 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.

60. Sample dialogue 3: A: Do you have lots of rules at home? B: Yes, of course. Only on Saturday afternoon I can go shopping with my friends. A: That ’ s nice.

61. 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.

62. Task One Talk to other students in the class and find three people who have to follow these rules. Write their names in the chart. Find someone who … name has to go home after school is allowed to stay up until 11:00 pm 熬夜 has to stay at home on school nights. is allowed to watch TV every night has to clean up his or her room every morning 整理 4

63. 1. 我星期五晚上可以和朋友去看电影. I can go to the movies with friends _____ school nights. 2. 我 10 点前必须回家. I _____ ______ be home _____ 10:pm on have toby Exercise

64. 3. 我可以和朋友一起去逛街. I _____ ______ ______ go shopping with friends. 4. 他每天得整理自己的房间. He has to ______ ______ his room. am allowed to clean up

65. 5. 她看书看到半夜才睡. He ________ ______ reading until midnight. stayed up

66. 1. 在我们家有许多家规. We have a lot of rules at my house. 2. 我仍然不允许打耳洞. I’m not allowed to get my ears pierced.

67. 1.I like eating apples. ______________.( 我也一样 ) 2.She can do some washing. ________________. （我也是的） 3. Tom is going to be a teacher. __________________. （她也是的．） So do I So can I So is she

68. 4. I will go shopping this weekend. ____________________.( 他也一样 ) 5. She can’t play soccer. ________________. （我也不会） 6. He never asks the teacher for help. _________________( 汤姆也是的 ) So will he Neither can I Neither does Tom

71. A:Do you ever ? B:Yes, I always/usually/often/sometimes/… No, I never… Practice

72. Do you know the differences between:  always,  usually,  often,  sometimes,  hardly ever  never

73. alwaysusuallyoften sometimes never

74.  get to class late =  study with friends  finish a test early  worry that you’ll fail a test  担心： Read be/arrive late for class worry about/be worried about

75. A:Do you ever… ? B:Yes, I always/usually/often/sometimes/… No, I never… Pair work get to class late study with friends finish a test early worry that you’ll fail a test …

76. 2a Listening Listen and circle the things in activity 1a that you hear. Do you ever … 1. get to class late? 2. study with friends? 3. finish a test early? 4. worry that you ’ ll fail a test?

77. 1. 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. take the test. b. pass the test. c. fail a math test. d. take the test later. e. get to class late. c e a b d Listen again. Match these sentences parts. 2b Listening

78. 2c GROUPWORK Read the following statements. Then discuss them with your group. 1. Peter should be allowed to take the test later. 2. Students need strict rules. 3. Parents should not be too strict with teenagers. Sentence pattern: A: I think Peter should be allowed to… B: I don’t agree.I don’t think Peter should be allowed to…

79. 根据学校的规定补全对话 School rules No talking in the library Wear uniform Don ’ t arrive late for class Keep the classroom clean Don ’ t listen to pop music A: What are the school rules, Alex? B: Well, we are not 1___ to talk in the library. A: I 2____. I don ’ t think anybody can talk in the library. B: we must wear school uniforms. A: I 3___. We should 4___ 5___to choose our own clothes. B: We mustn ’ t arrive late for class and we must 6___the classroom clean. A: I know. I think that ’ s right. B: We mustn ’ t listen to pop music. A:7___? We mustn ’ t listen to pop songs 8___ the classroom, but we 9___be allowed outside. B: I 10___think this rule is fair,either. allowed agree disagree be allowed keep Really in can don ’ t

80. sectionB 3a - selfcheck period3period3

81. Is our uniform beautiful? Is our uniform comfortable? Do you like to wear the uniform? Discussion What ’ s this ? Do you have to wear the uniform to school? What other rules do you have at school?

82. 3a Read the article and answer: What rules did they talk about?  school uniforms,  studying in groups during the evening,  school vacations

83. 3a Read the article and fill in the blank. Students ’ idea like (why) Dislike (why) Wear uniforms Study in groups during the evening Have long vacations ugly,not comfortable learn a lot from each other would give us time to do things like volunteerings

84. 1. What do the students in this article think about the school uniforms? 2. What kind of clothes do they usually wear? 3. How do they like to study? 4. What are their ideas about vacations? 5. Why are they good for volunteers? Read and answer

85. 1. What do the students in this article think about the school uniforms? 2. What kind of clothes do they usually wear? The students think the uniforms are ugly. They usually want to wear their own clothes or they want to be allowed to design their own uniforms. Read and answer

86. 3. How do they like to study? 4. What are their ideas about vacations? 5. Why are they good for volunteers? They like to study in groups during the evening. They think that vacations should be good for volunteers. Because longer vacations would give volunteers much more time to have a good experience.

87. Explanation 1.the other day= a few days ago 几天前 ( 用于一般过去时 ) 2. concentrate on, 专注于某事 He decided to concentrate on English because he just failed the exam. 他决心专攻英语因为他刚刚考试不及格。 This company concentrates on the Chinese market. 这家公司把重点集中在中国市场。 1.the other day= a few days ago 几天前 ( 用于一般过去时 ) 2. concentrate on, 专注于某事 He decided to concentrate on English because he just failed the exam. 他决心专攻英语因为他刚刚考试不及格。 This company concentrates on the Chinese market. 这家公司把重点集中在中国市场。

88. 2. keep/make + 宾语 +adj. 使 …… 怎么样 We should keep the classroom clean. Good friends often make us happy. make/have/let sb do sth=get sb to do sth 使某人做某事 The joke made all of us ______.(laugh) keep sb doing sth 使某人一直做某事 I’m sorry to keep you waiting so long. 抱歉让你等了这么久。 2. keep/make + 宾语 +adj. 使 …… 怎么样 We should keep the classroom clean. Good friends often make us happy. make/have/let sb do sth=get sb to do sth 使某人做某事 The joke made all of us ______.(laugh) keep sb doing sth 使某人一直做某事 I’m sorry to keep you waiting so long. 抱歉让你等了这么久。

89. 3. get noisy 变得嘈杂，吵闹 make noise ( 不可数 n) 发出噪音 4. learn... from 向 … 学习，从 … 中学习 We should learn from each other. 我们应该互相学习。 I learn to play the piano from Mary. 3. get noisy 变得嘈杂，吵闹 make noise ( 不可数 n) 发出噪音 4. learn... from 向 … 学习，从 … 中学习 We should learn from each other. 我们应该互相学习。 I learn to play the piano from Mary.

90. 5. have an opportunity to do sth/of doing sth. =have a chance to do sth / of doing sth 有做 … 的机会 have no opportunity to do 没机会做 … I hope to have an opportunity to go to the States. I have no opportunity to have a talk with her 6. experience: 可数 n. 经历 ；不可数 n. 经验 She has______ ( 很多 )experience in teaching. =She is an ___________ ( 有经验的 )teacher. much experienced

91. What rules do you think should be changed in the school? Why?

92. In groups,talk about our school rules. A: What school rules do you think should be changed? B: I think we should be allowed to wear our own clothes. A: What ’ s the reason? B: we would feel more comfortable and that is good for studying. A: How about you? C: I don ’ t think so. I think we should go to school in uniform. A: … 3b

93. wear uniforms A : I think we should be allowed to… because… B : I disagree.I don’t think we should be allowed to … because… be for ( 正方 ) be against( 反方 )

94. 4 You and your friend are starting an English club. Make a list of rules about what should and should not be allowed. 1.Members are allowed to use English-English dictionaries. 2.…

95. Make a list of rules about your English club. 1. Members are allowed to work with a group. 2. Members are allowed listen to English. 3. Members are allowed play games with their classmates. 4. Members are allowed sing English songs. 5. Members are allowed to write letters and emails. 6. Members are allowed act out simple dialogues. 7. Members are allowed to write simple sentences.

96. 1. get to class late 上课迟到 2. study with friends 和朋友学习 3. finish a test early 早考完试 4. fail a test =don’t pass a test 考试不及格 5. take a test later 过后补测 6. strict rules 严格的规矩 7.be strict with sb. 对某人严格要求 in sth. 对某事严格要求 8. miss the bus 错过班车 Phrases on Page 21

97. Phrases on Page 22 1. the other day 几天前, 前几天 2. talk about sth. 谈论谋事 3. have to 不得不 / 必须 4. look smart/clean 看起来活泼 ( 聪明 )/ 干净 5. would like to do … 想干 …… sth. 想要 …… = want ( to do) sth. 6. concentrate on … 专注于, 全神贯注于 …… 这家公司把重点放在中国北方. The company _______________________. 7. get to doing … 着手做某事 他吃完晚饭后就着手作作业.

98. 8.be good to sb. 对 … 某人 … 有好处 / 利 / 益 for sth. 对 … 某事 … 有好处 / 利 / 益 at sth. 擅长于 ……. 9. be a good way to do… 是做 …… 的好办法 10. a good idea 好主意 11. learn from each other 互相学习 12. at present 目前, 现在 13. have an opportunity to do … 有机会做 ……

99. 1. Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary. finish allow choose need clean up 1.You have to be 18years 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 n. 混乱；杂乱；肮脏

100. 1. We have finished our conversations about friendship. 2. No one is allowed to spit on the floor in our school. 3. Have you ever been chosen to take part in the competition? 4. They need to change the parts of the machines. 5. Teenagers should be allowed to clean up the table at home after meals. Make sentences with the words and phrases.

101. 2. Read this article. Write a letter to the editor agreeing or disagreeing. Explain your reasons. Helping and learning At our school, we sometimes have a special day to help others. Last year we went to an old people’s home and sang songs and performed a play for them. The old people were very happy. We should be allowed to take time to do things like that more often. For example, we should visit primary schools and help teach young students. I want to be a teacher when I’m older so it would be a great experience for me. Other students would like to do other jobs. old people’s home 敬老院

102. For example, my friend Tian Ge wants to write for a newspaper. She should be allowed to volunteer at the newspaper office once a week. On Friday afternoons, many students are sleepy after a long week of classes. Some students should be allowed to have Friday afternoons off to volunteer and help others. sleepy adj. 困倦的 ; 不活跃的

103. Dear Editor ， I would like to reply to the article “Helping and learning” in your last newsletter. I agree with most of your ideas. The article said that students should be allowed to take time to visit the old people, primary schools and help teach young students. I quite agree with you about this. As for having Friday afternoon off, I think it’s necessary for most students, because after a long week of classes, we are too tired. yours Olivia Dear Editor ， I would like to reply to the article “Helping and learning” in your last newsletter. I agree with most of your ideas. The article said that students should be allowed to take time to visit the old people, primary schools and help teach young students. I quite agree with you about this. As for having Friday afternoon off, I think it’s necessary for most students, because after a long week of classes, we are too tired. yours Olivia A sample version:

104. Write a letter in page23 to the editor agreein or disagreeing. Explain your reasons.

105. Try to understand each other.

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107. 李宇春 She wants to be a singer. What does she want to be?

108. Liu Xiang wants to be a professional runner. 刘 翔

109. I like playing football very much. I want to be a professional football player. But my parents don ’ t agree. Should I be allowed to make my own decisions?

110. Listen and complete Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can____________ schoolwork, and parents might their child’s success at school. Teenagers often think they should be allowed to their hobbies as much as they want. Do you agree? worry about practice get in the way of

111. Liu Yu, a fifteen-year-old from Shandong, is a running star. He is on his school running team, and has always wanted to be a p athlete. However, his parents won’t allow him to train as much as he would like to. “Of course we want to see Liu Yu,” achieve his dreams rofessional Listen and complete

112. says Mr Liu, “and we know how much he loves running. That’s great, and my wife and I have him in every one of his. We have nothing against running! But we do think about that our son needs to be. Now that he is getting older, and he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end.” watched races realistic

113. 1.What does Liu Yu want to be? He wants to be a professional runner. Read the first part and answer: Liu Yu 2. What do parents worry about? They worry about child’s study at school. 3.Do his parents allow him to train as much as he likes? No,they don’t.

114. Read the rest part and answer: Liu Yu 1.Is Liu Yu serious about running? 2. Are his parents strict with him? 3.Does Liu Yu believe himself? Yes, he is. Yes,they are. Yes, he does.

115. 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 4. Parents think he should spend time on homework. 6.Parents think he needs to be realistic. TRUE FALSE

116. Parents ’ PointsLiu 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 athlete They worry about his_______ at school. success enjoys They 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

117. Section3 Points show Yu’s parents care about him. Points show that Yu is unhappy with his parents. They want him to achieve his dreams; they watch all his races. He doesn’t agree with his parents; he wants to be allowed to make decisions; he thinks his parents don’t believe in him.

118. Section3 get in the way of 妨碍 (be) serious about 对 … 是认真的 spend time on 花时间 … Can you make your own sentences?

119. Section3 Playing games on line day after day often gets in the way of children’s study. They are serious about playing football. I spend a lot of time on learning English.

120. Read and fill in the blanks Many teenagers have hobbies. But sometimes these hobbies can ______________schoolwork, parents worry about their child ’ s ___________. _________ do Liu Yu ’ s parents. Liu Yu is _________ his school running team, he is _______________ running, he wants to become a _______________ runner. In order to ___________ his dream, he hopes his parents can allow him ____________ as much as he would like to. Though his parents _________________running, they do think that their son needs to be realistic. They ___________Liu Yu, they always teach him the _______________ working hard. They don ’ t allow Liu Yu to practice running on school nights. They think he needs to __________ time on his homework. They are always talking about what will happen if Li Yu doesn ’ t _____________. But Liu Yu thinks he should be allowed to _________________ for himself. And only then will he have a _______________________ his dream. get in the way of successSo on serious about professionalachieve to train have nothing against care about importance of spend succeed make decisions chance of achieving

121. Solutions On one hand, we should make our parents know we can spend suitable time on study and hobbies, and we’ll be realistic if we can’t achieve our dreams. On the other hand, we should understand our parents’ worries, after all, we’re not old enough to make all of our decisions.

122. Choose the best answer 1.They should____ practice their hobbies. A. allowed to B. be allowed to C. are allowed 2.Liu’s parents think he needs _____ realistic. A. be B. to C. to be 3.Liu Yu should spend time_____ his homework. A. in B. with C. on 4.Liu Yu is serious _____running A. about B. in C. with 5. They have taught me the ______working hard. A. important of B. importance of C. of importance B C C A B

123. Fill in the blanks with the words. worry about achieve allow him to in…team get in the way of 1. Parents might ___________their child’s success at school. 2.These hobbies can _______________schoolwork. 3.Liu Yu is ____his school running_______. 4.His parents won’t____________ train as much as he would like to. 5.We want to see Liu Yu _________his dreams. worry about get in the way of in team allow him to achieve

124. DO YOU think Liu Yu should be allowed to practice running? Discuss it with your partner. A: I agree with Liu Yu. Because … B: I disagree with him. Because …