Teenagers' Clothing Choice Debate: Enforcing Rules vs. Personal Expression

1. Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

2. Period 3 1.review 2.new structure 3.section A: 1a~2c 4. consolidation and extension 5.in-class exercises

3. Pair work: What rules do you have at school? 5 • We are (not) allowed to… • We have to… • We need to… • We can/can’t… 3 4 • arrive late for class • run in the hallways • eat in the classroom • listen to music in the classrooms or the hallways • fight • use mobile phones 1

4. Have you ever done these things? How often do you do these things? • get to class late • study with friends • finish a test early • worry about failing a test • always 总是 • usually 通常 • often常常 • sometimes有时 • occasionally偶尔 • seldom很少 • hardly ever很少 • never从未

5. What is happening ?

6. 1c Listen and circle things in 1a • study with friends • finish a test early • get to class late • worry about failing a test

7. 1d Listen and match these sentence parts. c a e b d

8. Task 2: Retell the story. First, Peter ______ the bus and he had to _______ to school. Later, he was not allowed to ______ the big math test today because he is not allowed to________________. But he thinks it’s unfair if they don’t give him a chance and he should be allowed to ___________________. So his father suggests him to _________________. And Peter believes that if he ______________________, the teacher _________________. missed walk take get to class late take the test later talk to the teacher explains what happened will agree

9. 1e: Discussions: what is your opinion? 1.Peter should be allowed to take the test later. 2.Students need strict rules. 3.Parents should not be too strict with teenagers. example I think Peter should_________________________, because ______________________. I don’t think Peter should______________, because____________. be allowed to take the test later it’s unfair if they don’t give him a chance be allowed to school has rules and it is essential that students should obey them.

10. The other day, my friends and I talked about the rules that we have in school. At our school, we have to wear uniforms every day. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms are ugly.We think young people should look smart and so we would like to wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes than our studies. We disagree. We would feel more comfortable and that is good for studying. If we can’t do that, we should be allowed to design our own uniforms. That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy. Reading passage

11. It’s also probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening. I know we get noisy sometimes, but we learn a lot from each other. We also think that vacations should be longer. At present they’re too short. Longer vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had an opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital, but I couldn’t because I had to go back to school. It would be a good experience for me because I want to be a doctor when I’m older.

12. Fast reading List the three ideas that the writer talks about. school uniforms study in groups longer vacations

13. 前几天 集中在…… ……和……两者 变得吵闹 互相学习 现在,目前 在当地医院 返回到…… 一个好的经历,体验 Task 1: Find the English phrases according to the Chinese. • the other day • concentrate on… • both…and… • get noisy • learn from each other • at present • at the local hospital • go back to… • a good experience

14. 1. What do the students think about the school uniforms? The students think the uniforms are ugly. 2. What kind of clothes do they usually want to wear? They usually want to wear their own clothes or they want to be allowed to design their own uniforms. Task 2: Answer these questions .

15. 3. How do they like to study? They like to study in groups during the evening. 4. What is their idea about vacations? They think that vacations should be longer. 5. Why is it good to volunteers? Because longer vacations would give volunteers much more time to have a good experience. 6. What does this passage mainly talk about? The school rules.

16. The other day, my friends and I talked about the rules that we have in school. At our school, we have to wear uniforms every day. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms are ugly.We think young people should look smart and so we would like to wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes than our studies. Introduction Rule 1 students’ opinions teachers’ opinions

17. We disagree. We would feel more comfortable and that is good for studying .If we can’t do that, we should be allowed to design our own uniforms. That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy. It’s also probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening. I know we get noisy sometimes, but we learn a lot from each other. We also think that vacations should be longer. At present they’re too short . students’ opinions Solution Suggestion Advantages and disadvantages Suggestion

18. Longer vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had an opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital, but I couldn’t because I had to go back to school. It would be a good experience for me because I want to be a doctor when I’m older. advantage example

19. Fill the blanks and retell the passage wear uniforms ugly smart concentrate would feel more comfortable Design our own uniforms happy learn a lot study in groups getnoisy longer volunteering

20. writing practiceand homework Suppose you are Alice. You reply to the letter by Mike about one school rule on which your classmates have different opinions, including (1) What is the rule? (2) What is your opinion? （3）Why are you for it or against it? 假定你是Alice，给你的笔友(Mike)写一封信。包括以下三个问题：(1) Which is the rule? (2) What is your opinion? （3）Why are you for it or against it? 语句要通顺、连贯，字数约80字。

21. Sample writing Dear Mike, I’m glad to receive your letter and know about your school rules. In our school, we are not allowed to bring a mobile phone to school. My classmates have different opinions on this rule. Some students think it is convenient to get in touch with their parents by using it. Other students think it can distract students from their study.

22. In my opinion, students should not bring it to school. Mobile phone use will affect our study during school hours. Some students are even lost in playing games in the mobile phone. What’s more, they may give much trouble to teachers. For example, some students might use phone messages to cheat during exams. So some schools have stopped students from carrying mobile phones to school. In a word, as students, we should not use a mobile phone at school. Yours Alice