Should I be allowed to make my own decisions? Unit 3 Reading Should I be allowed to make my own decisions?

Reading

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

Liu Xiang wants to be a professional runner.

Think about it What are you going to be in the future? To do this, what will you do? Do your parents agree what you do?

1.What does Liu Yu want to be? He wants to be a professional runner. 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.

4.Is Liu Yu serious about running? Yes, he is. 5. Are his parents strict with him? Yes ,they are. 6.Does Liu Yu believe himself? Yes, he does.

1. Liu Yu wants to be a writer. Ture or False 1. Liu Yu wants to be a writer. 2. Parents worry about his study . 3.Liu loves running so much.

Parents think he should spend time on homework. 5.Liu Yu isn’t serious about running. 6.Parents think he needs to be realistic.

They think he should ______ time on study. Work in groups Parents’ Points Liu Yu’s Points → He wants to be a _________________. They worry about his_______ at school. success professional athlete → He just wants to do what he ______ . They think he should ______ time on study. enjoys spend → He is serious about ________. They think he needs to be ________. running realistic → They think it is a very difficult dream to______. He _______himself. believes achieve

Choose the best answer They should____ practice their hobbies. A. allowed to B. be allowed to C. are allowed B

C 2.Liu’s parents think he needs _____ realistic. A. be B. to C. to be C 3.Liu Yu should spend time_____ his homework. A. in B. with C. on

A 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

Fill in the blanks with the words. worry about achieve allow him to in…team get in the way of worry about 1. Parents might _____________their child’s success at school. 2.These hobbies can _______________schoolwork. get in the way of

in 3.Liu Yu is ____his school running_______. team allow him to 4.His parents won’t____________ train as much as he would like to. 5.We want to see Liu Yu _________his dreams. achieve

Can you make your own sentences? Section3 After You Read Can you make your own sentences? get in the way of 妨碍 (be) serious about 对…感兴趣的/是认真的 spend time on 花时间做

After You Read Playing games on line day after day often Section3 After You Read 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.

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

Discuss Do you think Liu Yu should be allowed to practice running? Discuss this with your partner. Use the information in the reading to support your opinion.