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

Section B 2 3a-Self Check

Revision Dear friends, I am unhappy these days because my parents don’t allow me to practice ______ as much as I would like to. I am ________ about running. I want to be a professional ______. I believe I can _______ my dream. But they are always talking about what will happen if I don’t _________. running serious runner achieve succeed

I know my parents ______ about me, but they don’t believe in me I know my parents ______ about me, but they don’t believe in me. They think running may _____ in the way of my schoolwork. So they don’t _____ me to practice running at night. They think I need to think about other possible jobs. care get allow

What should I do. Should I be allowed to make my _____ decision What should I do? Should I be allowed to make my _____ decision? How much time should I spend on my training and my schoolwork? I need your help. Please write to me soon! own

Self Check take do get achieve make go shopping photos my dream 1. Match the words in the two columns and choose five phrases to make sentences. take do get achieve make go shopping photos my dream ears pierced part-time work a choice

I would like to get my ears pierced when I am twenty-one years old. take do get achieve make go shopping photos my dream ears pierced part-time work a choice get ears pierced I would like to get my ears pierced when I am twenty-one years old.

take photos This is a good place for tourists to take photos. do part-time work It is common for university students to do part-time work to help pay for their studies. achieve my dream I hope to achieve my dream of becoming a doctor.

make a choice It is difficult for me to make a choice between these two bags as I like both of them. go shopping I go shopping with my parents every Saturday afternoon.

2. Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the words in brackets. Translate them into Chinese. 1. No matter how many difficulties we have, I believe all problems can ________ (solve) in the end. be solved 不管我们有多少困难，我相信所有 的难题到最后都可以得以解决。

2. Mobile phones should __________ (keep) off during the meeting. 3. Teenagers under eighteen must _______________ (not allow) to smoke or drink. be kept not be allowed 2. 开会时手机应该保持关机状态。 3. 18岁以下的青少年决不允许喝酒或抽 烟。

4. Many parents think going to school must _________ (put) first, so teenagers should __________________ (not encourage) to work part-time. be put not be encouraged 4. 许多父母认为青少年在学校学习 应该放在首位，因此他们不应该被 鼓励去做兼职工作。

中考链接 1. The river smells terrible. People must ________________ dirty thing into it. (南京市中考题） A. be stopped to throw B. be stopped from throwing C. stop to throw D. stop from throwing

2. This book _______ often _______ from the library. (北京市中考题） A. aren’t; take away B. taken away C. isn’t; taken away D. be taken away

Discussion With a partner, discuss some rules at home that you agree or disagree with. Make some notes in the chart. 3a

I don’t think we should be allowed to play computer games. Sure, I agree with it. Because it is bad for us, we should follow the rule.

Hum, I think we should be allowed to have part-time jobs? I agree. We can learn a lot from working.

I don’t think we should be allowed to watch TV? Well, I don’t agree with it. I think the rule should be changed. We can watch TV on the weekends.

Rule Why you agree or disagree with it How you think the rule should be changed can’t play computer games agree -- sitting in front of the computer for hours playing games isn’t good no need to be changed

Why you agree or disagree with it Rule Why you agree or disagree with it How you think the rule should be changed can’t watch TV should be allowed to watch good TV programs (such as documentaries); should be allowed to watch TV programs on weekends. disagree – Some TV programs are good for students; need to relax sometimes

Use the following expressions to help you: I do not agree with … I think I should be allowed to … I would like to … I could … if I …

Write a diary entry explaining which rule(s) you do not agree with at home and how you think the rule(s) should be changed.