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 strategy:
[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.
[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 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 from the reading into
[04:00.35]sentences of your own.
[04:04.13]3b Scan the reading and find more examples to
[04:08.09]place under each heading.
[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 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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