初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 4

UNIT 4

[00:05.68]Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own

[00:08.66]clothes.

[00:10.52]Should I be allowed to make my own decisions?

[00:15.10]Section 1 Before You Read

[00:18.98]GROUPWORK

[00:21.54]1a In your group,discuss the following questions

[00:26.58]1.How old is a teenager?

[00:30.54]2.What are some of the rules that a teenager

[00:33.83]should obey?

[00:36.09]1b Look at the title of the reading.

[00:40.30]Answer YES or NO.

[00:43.22]Find our how many in your group agree with you.

[00:47.51]Section 2 While You Read

[00:50.15]Learning 1 strategy 2:

[00:52.67]ACTIVATING YOUR LANGUAGE LEARNING

[00:56.32]To really learn any new language,

[00:58.36]you need to "use"it actively 3.

[01:01.67]For example,after reading,do an "active" task

[01:07.06]by using the new language in sentences of your

[01:09.71]own.

[01:11.76]Should I be allowed to make my own decisions?

[01:16.42]Many teenagers have hobbies.

[01:18.91]But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way

[01:22.23]of schoolwork,

[01:23.57]and parents might worry about their child's

[01:26.44]success at school.

[01:28.36]Teenagers often think they should be allowed to

[01:31.47]practice their hobbies as much as they want.

[01:34.55]Do you agree?

[01:37.25]Liu Yu,a fifteen-year-old boy from Shandong,

[01:41.41]is a running star.

[01:43.31]He is on his school running team and has always

[01:47.01]wanted to be a professional 4 athlete.

[01:50.63]However,his parents won't allow him to train

[01:54.08]as much as he would like to.

[01:57.10]"Of course we want to see Liu Yu achieve his

[01:59.98]dreams,says Mr Liu,"

[02:02.35]and we know how much he loves running.

[02:05.39]That's great,and my wife and I have watched him

[02:09.03]in every one of his races.

[02:11.32]We have nothing against running!

[02:14.12]But we do think that our son needs to be

[02:17.00]realistic.

[02:18.47]Now that he is getting older,he needs to think

[02:21.61]about what will happen if he doesn't become a

[02:24.82]professional runner in the end."

[02:28.22]Liu Yu doesn't really agree.

[02:31.13]"Well,I think I should be allowed to make

[02:33.64]decisions for myself,"he says."

[02:37.08]My parents have always taught me the importance

[02:40.17]of working hard and not just to do what I enjoy.

[02:44.01]I understand this.

[02:45.71]But I'm serious about running.

[02:48.34]Being a professional runner is the only thing

[02:51.69]I have ever wanted to do."

[02:54.55]Mr and Mrs Liu believe that Liu Yu should study

[02:58.50]hard in the evenings,

[03:00.18]and so they don't allow him to practice running

[03:03.33]on school nights.

[03:05.38]"I know this might seem strict,"says Mrs Liu,

[03:09.01]"but we think we're doing the right thing.

[03:11.75]He has to understand that very few people can

[03:15.28]become professional athletes.

[03:17.75]It's a very difficult dream to achieve.

[03:21.29]We don't allow him to practice every day because

[03:24.54]we think he needs to spend time on his homework"

[03:28.43]But Liu Yu still doesn't agree.

[03:31.72]"I know my parents care about me,"he says.

[03:35.33]"But they are always talking about what will

[03:38.00]happen if I don't succeed.

[03:40.51]But I will succeed!I think I should be allowed

[03:44.39]to make this decision for myself.

[03:47.07]Only then will I have a chance of achieving

[03:49.93]my dream."

[03:52.51]Section 3 After You Read

[03:55.85]3a Put these phrases 5 from the reading into

[04:00.35]sentences of your own.

[04:04.13]3b Scan 6 the reading and find more examples to

[04:08.09]place under each heading 7.

[04:11.84]3c  Do you think Liu Yu should be allowed to

[04:15.87]practice running?

[04:18.20]Discuss this with a partner.Use the information

[04:22.20]in the reading to support your opinion.

[04:26.27]Section 4  Go For It!

[04:29.78]With a partner,discuss the time you spend on

[04:33.27]schoolwork and on hobbies.

[04:35.95]Imagine that you want to show your parents that

[04:39.21]you can make responsible 8 decisions.

[04:42.47]Plan a schedule to balance the time needed for

[04:46.10]your schoolwork and your hobbies.

[04:49.01]If you have time!

[04:51.54]Do a project on a famous person.

[04:54.56]Write about their childhood and how they became

[04:57.44]successful.

[04:59.06]Display your project on the classroom wall.

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