2023学年完整公开课版Unit3Teenagersshouldbeallowedtoc

Unit3TeenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothesPeriod1FAMILYRULES1.Don’ttalkloudly.2.Youcan't_______3.Youcan’t______4.Youhaveto____5.______________6.______________Iwanttoplaywithmyfriends.Butmyfatherdoesn’tallow.Ithinkteenagersshouldbeallowed

togoouttoplaywiththeirfriends.Parentsshouldallow

teenagerstogooutwiththeirfriendseverynight.Parentsshouldallow

sixteen-year-oldstodrive.Parentsshouldallow

sixteen-year-oldstochoosetheirownclothes.Teenagers

shouldbeallowedtogooutwiththeirfriendseverynight.Sixteen-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtodrive.Sixteen-year-olds

shouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.DiscussandlearnWhatshouldbeallowedtodo?Teenagers/should(not)beallowedtoteenagerssixteen-year-oldsdriveacardriver’slicensedriveacar.Teenagers/should(not)beallowedtosixteen-year-oldsgetearspierced/sillyearringswearDiscussandlearngetearspierced.DiscussWhatshould(not)beallowedtodo?Teenagers/should(not)beallowedto

teenagerssixteen-year-oldsstayupstayup.I’mgoingtothemallwithJohn.Hejustgothisdriver’slicense.Youcan’tgowithhim.Idon’tthinksixteen-year-oldsshouldbeallowed

todrive.

Listenandcircle“T”or“F”.1aAnnacangotothemallwithJohn.TF2.Annawantstogetherearspierced.TF3.Annaisallowedtochooseherownclothes.TFtoowildtooyoungtoosilly(傻)notseriousenoughnotoldenoughnotcalmenoughA:Idon’tthinksisteen-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtodrive.B:Iagree.Theyaren’tseriousenough.surveySampledialogue2:A:Idon’tthinksixteen-year-oldsshouldbeallowedtogettheirearspierced.B:Iagree.It’stoosillytowearearringsintheschool.Difficultsentences：1,allow“允许/准许”，常用短语，allowsb.todosth

allowdoingsth

Parentsallowteenagerstostudyingroups.父母允许青少年成组一起学习。Ourteacherallowsustogooutforawalk.我们的老师准许我们到外面散散步。Theheadmasterdoesn’tallowmakingnoisesoutsideclass.校长不允许在教室外面吵闹。Heallowssmokinghere.他允许在这儿吸烟。被动句中为：sb.(should)

be

allowedtodosth

某人(应该)被允许做某事如：Thestudentsshouldbeallowedtodesigntheirownuniforms.应该允许学生们设计他们自己统一的制服。2.sixteen-year-olds=sixteen-year-old

children/people

十六岁（的人）（名词）

sixteen-year-old

十六岁的(形容词）

sixteenyearsold

十六岁

Theboyisfiveyears

old.=Heisafive-year-oldboy.3.gettheirearspierced

getsth.done

表示“使…被…"相当于havesth.done.eg.你最好去把头发理了,太长了.Youshouldcutyourhair.=Youshouldgetyourhaircut.4.(足）够……

enough+名词

enoughpeople/water/time/money

形容词+enough

big/tall/seriousenough本节短语汇总beallowedtodosthgooutwithfriendssixteen-year-oldshave\takepart-timejobsgetsthdonechoosetheirownclothesdiver'slicenseseriousenough被允许做某事和朋友一起出去十六岁的孩子参加课余工作让某事被做选择他们自己的衣服驾照足够严肃\庄重Period22aListenandcheckwhatKathythinks.kathy

1.Sixteen-year-oldsshouldnotbeallowedworkatnight.

2.Larryshouldn’tworkeverynight.

3.Heshouldcuthishair.

4.Heshouldstopwearingthatsillyearring.

5.Hedoesn’tseemtohavemanyfriends.

6.Heshouldn’tworkonweekends.√√√√√2a-2Youmaycircle“Agree”,“Disagree”,or“Doesn’tknow”toshowwhatMollythinks.kathymolly1.Sixteen-year-oldsshouldnotbeallowedworkatnight.

2.Larryshouldn’tworkeverynight.

3.Heshouldcuthishair.

4.Heshouldstopwearingthatsillyearring.

5.Hedoesn’tseemtohavemanyfriends.

DisagreesAgreesDoesn’tknowDisagreesAgreesListeningListenagainandnumbertheirreasonsinthecorrectorder.___Itlookscool.___Youngpeopleneedtosleep.___Heneedstospendtimewithfriends.___Heneedstimetodohomework.___Itdoesn’tlookclean.415235.stoptodo…

停下来去干……

stop

doing…

停止（不准）干……6.Hedoesn’tseem

tohavemanyfriends.他看起来没有很多朋友.=Itseemsthathe

doesn’thavemanyfriends.7.Heneedstimetodohomework.他需要时间做作业.(不定式做定语)Keyphrases1beallowedtodo被允许去作2gooutwiththeirfriends与朋友们一起出去3apart-timejob一份兼职工作4gettheirearspierced穿他们的耳朵5theirownclothes他们自己的衣服6driver’slicense驾驶执照7toowild太野性的8seriousenough足够严肃9sillyearring难看的耳环Insteadof替代

onweekends在周末Period33aReadtheconversation.ThenwriteSunFei’sandWuYu’srulesinthechart.Use“Don’t”and“Youcan’t”.SunFei:Wehavealotofrulesatmyhouse.WuYu:Sodowe.Forexample,Ihavetostayathomeonschoolnights.SunFei:Iusuallydo,too.ButsometimesI’mallowedtostudyatafriend’shouse.Whataboutweekends?WuYu:Well.I’mallowedtogotothemovieswithfriendsonFridaynights.SunFei:Me,too,butIhavetobehomeby10:00pm.Wuyu:AndonSaturdayafternoons,I’mallowedtogoshoppingwithmyfriends.SunFei:That’snice.WuYu:AndI’mallowedtochoosemyownclothes,butI’mnotallowedtogetmyearspiercedyet.1.CanSunFeigooutonschoolnights?

2.CanSunFeistudyatafriend’shouse?

3.WhoisallowedtogotothemovieswithfriendsonFriday?4.DoesSunFeihavetobehomeby10:00p.m?

5.Whatisn’tWuYuallowedtodo?

No,shecan’t.Yes,shecan.BothSunFeiandWuYu.Yes,shedoes.Sheisn’tallowedtogetherearspierced.

WriteSunFei’sandWuYu’srulesinthechart.Use“Don’t”and“Youcan”.

SunFeiWuYuDon’tgooutonschoolnights.Don’tgooutonschoolnights.Youcanstudyatafriend’shouse.Youcanstayoutsideuntil10:00pm.YoucangotothemovieswithfriendsonFridaynights.Youcanchooseyourownclothes.Don’tgetyourearspierced.YoucangoshoppingwithfriendsonSaturdayafternoons.YoucangotothemovieswithfriendsonFridaynights.

3aUsefulsentencesandexpressions1,havealotofrules2,atone’shouse3,forexample4,stayathome5,onschoolnights6,studyatafriend’shouse7,gotothemovies8,onFridaynights9,by10:00pm10,onSaturdayafternoons11,goshoppingwith…12,chooseone’sown…13,getone’searspiercedUsefulsentences3b1.I’mnotallowedtogooutonschoolnights,either.泛指用inthemorning/afternoon/eveningatnoon/night,若有修饰语或表具体某日（及其早/中/晚）时用on，e.g:onasunnymorningontheafternoonofMay1st.2.Sodowe.我们家也是(有).

当前者的情况与后者相同：1)用副词too

多用于口语,肯定句末.also

多用正式文体,肯定句中.

either多用于口语,句末,否定句末.

2)用倒装前者肯定，后者用“so+助/情态/be动词+主语”前者否定，后者用“nor/neither+助/情态/be动词+主语”练习:

1)LiMinghadagoodholiday,______________I.2)Hecanswim,___________I.3)Hecan’tliftthebox,__________I.4)IhaveneverbeentoEngland,_____________myfriend.5)Myfriendwillgoabroad,________he.6)Ididn’tgotoschool._________he.7)I’mateacher,__________he.socansodidneithercanneither

hassowillneitherdidsois3bPAIRWORKRoleplay.Covertheconversationinactivity3aandpractice.Usetheinformationinthechart.Conversation1A:Whatrulesdoyouhaveathome?B:Well,I’mnotallowedtogooutonschoolnights.Howaboutyou?A:I’mnotallowedtogooutonschoolnights,either.ButIcanstudyatafriend’shouse.Conversation2:A:Ihavealotofrulesatmyhouse.B:SodoI.CanyougotothemovieswithfriendsonFridaynights?A:Yes.ButIhavetobehomeby10:00pm.B:Me,too.Conversation3:A:Doyouhavelotsofrulesathome?B:Yes,ofcourse.OnlyonSaturdayafternoonIcangoshoppingwithmyfriends.A:That’snice.B:AndIcanchoosemyownclothes,butIcan’tgetmyearspierced.Andwhataboutyou?A:I’mnotsoluckyasyou.4GROUPWORKTalktootherstudentsintheclassandfindthreepeoplewhohavetofollowtheserules.Writetheirnamesinthechart.Findsomeonewho…NameNameNamehastogohomeafterschoolisallowedtostayupuntil11:00pmhastogetupearlyonweekendsisallowedtowatchTVeverynighthastocleanuphisorherroomeverymorning熬夜7.though(虽然)与but(但是);because(因为)与so(所以)不能同时用在同一个句子.___\_____Iamallowedtochoosemyownclothes,butI’mnotallowedtogetmyearspiercedyet.=ThoughIamallowedtochoosemyownclothes,___\__I’mnotallowedtogetmyearspierced.8.stayup不去睡,熬夜九年级人教新目标Unit3Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.SectionB(1a-2c)1a

Readthequestions.Howoftendoyoudothesethings?Write“A”(foralways),“U”(forusually),“S”(forsometimes)and“N”(fornever).1.Doyouevergettoclasslate? 2.Doyoueverstudywithfriends?3.Doyoueverfinishatestearly?4.Doyoueverworrythatyou’llfailatest?

Doyouever…S

SNAPAIRWORK1bSampledialogue1:A:Doyouevergettoclasslate?B:Yes,Isometimesgettoclasslate.Sampledialogue2:A:Doyoueverworrythatyou’llfailatest?B:Yes,Ialwaysworryaboutthat.Sampledialogue3:A:Doyoueverforgettodoyourhomework?B:Oh,no.Ineverforgettodomyhomework.

gettoclasslatestudywithfriendsfinishatestearlyworrythatyou’llfailatest2aListenandcirclethethingsthatyouhear.1.Peterisgoingto__2.Heisn’tallowedto__3.Peterwasn’tallowedto__4.Hecould…__5.Heshouldbeallowedto__2bListenagain.Matchthesesentencesc.failamathtest.e.gettoclasslate.a.takethetest.b.passthetest.d.takethetestlaterbceda2cGroupworkDiscussthefollowingsentenceswithyourgroup.Petershouldbeallowedtotakethetestlater.Studentsneedstrictrules.Parentsshouldnotbetoostrictwithteenagers.Completethesentences.1.Parentsshould_____teenagers________(允许…锻炼)everyday.2.Mike______(被允许)towatchTVeverynight.3._____________________(十六岁大的孩子不应该被允许)todrive.4.Ihavetofinishmyhomeworkafterschool.(变同义句)Ihaveto___myhomework___afterschool.5.Theystayedathomeyesterday.Theydidn’tgocampingyesterday.(合并为一句)Theystayedathome______________campingyesterday.6.Bobistooyoungtodrive.（变同义句）Bobisn’t________todrive.Completethefollowingsentences.1.SunFeihadagoodtimelastweek.________./_________.(我也一样)2.WeiMingisn’toutgoing._________./______________.(我也一样)3.MrHuang___very____________.(对我们要求很严格)4.Thedictionarycanbeused.(变一般疑问句)____thedictionary________?5.Myfatherwrotethebooklastyear.（变被动语态)Thebook________bymyfatherlastyear.PhrasesonPage211.gettoclasslate上课迟到2.studywithfriends和朋友学习3.finishatestearly早考完试4.failatest=don’tpassatest

考试不及格

5.takeatestlater过后补测6.strictrules严格的规矩bestrictwithsb.对某人严格要求

insth.对某事严格要求8.missthebus错过班车1.

They

often

clean

their

classroom

after

school.

Their

classroom

__

often

______

by

them

after

school.2.

Li

Lei

gave

Tom

a

new

pen

last

week

A

new

pen

_________

Tom

last

week.填空（改为被动语态）is

cleaned

was

givento3.

A

lot

of

people

in

China

can

speak

English

now

.

English

____________

by

a

lot

of

people

in

China

now.4.

I

have

learned

English

for

about

two

years.

English

______

______

_

for

about

two

years.can

be

spoken

has

been

learned

5.

They

will

publish

these

story-books

next

month.

These

-storybooks

___

__

_________

next

month.

will

be

published

Reading3aWHatschoolrulesdoyouhave?Doyouliketowearuniform?DiscussionWhatdidtheytalkabout?3aAskandanswer.1.Whatdothestudentsinthisarticlethinkabouttheschooluniforms?2.Whatkindofclothesdotheywanttowear?3.Howdotheyliketostudy?4.Whatistheirideaaboutvacations?5.Whyisitgoodtovolunteer?Thestudentsthinktheuniformsareugly.Theywouldliketoweartheirownclothes.Thestudentswouldliketostudyingroups.Theythinkvacationsshouldbelonger.Volunteeringisagoodexperienceforfuturejobs.3bWhatschoolrulesdotheythinkshouldbechanged?

rulesshouldbechangedreasonWearourownclothesfeelmorecomfortable,goodforstudyingstudyingroupslearnalotfromeachotherhavelongervacationsagoodexperienceA:Whatschoolrulesdoyouthinkshouldbechanged?B:Well,Ithinkweshouldbeallowedtowearourownclothes.A:What’sthereason?B:Wewouldfeelmorecomfortableandthatisgoodforstudying.

Theotherday,myfriendsandItalkedabouttherulesthatwehaveinschool.Atourschool,wehavetowearuniformseveryday.Theproblemisthatallmyclassmatesthinktheuniformsareugly.Wethinkyoungpeopleshouldlooksmartandsowewouldliketowearourownclothes.Ourteachersbelievethatifwedidthat,wewouldconcentratemoreonourclothesthanourstudies.Wedisagree.Wewouldfeelmorecomfortableandthatisgood

forstudying.Ifwecan’tdothat,weshouldbeallowedtodesignourownuniforms.Thatwouldbeagoodwaytokeepbothteachersandstudentshappy.concentrate

v.集中；聚集

concentrateon

全神贯注；专心于studyn.

学习；研究design

v.

设计；构思theotherday

几天前，前几天begoodfordoing

对…有益beallowedtodosth.允许做某事agoodwaytodosth.做某事的好方法

It’salsoprobablyagoodideaforparentstoallowteenagerstostudyingroupsduringtheevening.Iknowwegetnoisysometimes,butwelearnalotfromeachother.Wealsothinkthatvacationsshouldbelonger.Atpresentthey’retooshort.Longervacationswouldgiveustimetodothingslikevolunteering.LastsummerIhadanopportunitytovolunteeratthe

localhospital,butIcouldn’tbecauseIhadtogobacktoschool.ItwouldbeagoodexperienceformebecauseIwanttobeadoctorwhenI’molder.present

n.现在

atpresent

目前；现在volunteer

v.

自愿；自愿服务n.

志愿者opportunity

n.

机会；时机haveanopportunitytodosth.

有从事某事的机会local

adj.

地方的；当地的beagoodexperienceforsb.

对某人来说是很有意义的经历It’s+adj.+forsb.todosth.对于某人来说做某事是…的。theotherday前些天talkedabout谈论theproblemisthat问题是looksmart看起来漂亮ourownclothes我们自己的衣服concentrateon…全神贯注于isgoodforstudying对学习有好处3aReadingprobably大概=maybe=perhapslearn…from向…学习atpresent=now目前giveustimetodo给我们时间去作haveanopportunityto有机会做…=haveachancetodogetnoisy

变得嘈杂agoodwaytokeepbothteachersandstudentshappy.

一个使学生和老师都高兴方法。

(keep+sb.+adj.使某人…)

1.2.concentrate...on

专注于某事

HedecidedtoconcentrateonEnglishbecausehejustfailedtheexam.

他决心专攻英语,因为他刚刚考试不及格。Explanation

ThiscompanyconcentrateontheChinesemarket.

这家公司把重点集中在中国市场。

3.atpresent

此刻,现在＝atthistimeNowIcan’thelpyouatpresent

－I’mtoobusy．我现在帮不了你－实在太忙了。

4.haveanopportunitytodosth.,

有做…的机会

havenoopportunitytodo没机会做…IhopetohaveanopportunitytogototheStates.Ihavenoopportunitytohaveatalkwithher.

5.begoodfor对…有好处有益于（…thatisgoodforstudying…）

ThisbookisgoodforstudyingEnglish.

这本书对学英语有益。

Sunshineisgoodforplants.

阳光对植物有益。

6.learn...from

向…学习，从…中学习

Weshouldlearn

fromourmistakes.

我们应从错误中学习。Writingwhatshouldandshouldnotbeallowed.Sampledialogue:

A:Membersshouldn’tbeallowedtospeakChinese.B:Iagree.Onlyinthisway,canyouimproveyourEnglish.44MakealistofrulesaboutyourEnglishclub.Thenmakeconversationswiththeserules.

Membersareallowedtoworkwithagroup.2.MembersareallowedtolistentoEnglish.3.Membersareallowedtoplaygameswiththeirclassmates.4.MembersareallowedsingEnglishsongs.5.Membersareallowedtowritelettersandemails.6.Membersareallowedactoutsimpledialogues.7.Membersareallowedtowritesimplesentences.ExampleA:Membersshouldbeallowedtousedictionaries.B:Yes,buttheyshouldonlyuse

English-Englishdictionaries.()1.

Students

__

to

use

E-mail

English

in

everyday

writing.

A.

may

not

B.

can’t

C.

shouldn’t

D.

shouldn’t

be

allowed()2.

_____

middle

school

students

allowed

to

use

mobile

phone

at

school?

A.

Do

B.

Did

C.

Are

D.

Can选择填空D

C

()3.--Jack,a___likeyoushouldbestayathomeatthistime.--OK,Dad.A.

fourteenyearsold

B.

fourteen-years-oldC.

fourteen-year-oldC()4.I

don’t

think

teenagers

should

be

allowed

to

drive

,

because

they

are

__.

A.

not

enough

serious

B.

not

serious

enough

C.

too

serious

D.

to

seriousB

()5.

I

have

to

stay

at

home

______

school

nights.

A.

in

B.

at

C.

on

D.

for()6.

Many

students

will

be

______

if

the

class

is

boring.

A.

sleep

B.

sleepy

C.

sleeping

D.

sleptC

B

SectionB短语总结failatest考试不及格（失败）

takeatest参加考试

passthetest通过考试2.bestrictwith对某人严格要求3.theotherday前几天4.wouldliketodosth想做某事

=wanttodosth=feellikedoingsth5.concentratemoreon更专注于…6.begoodfor对…有好处7.keepsb/sth+形容词保持某人/某物出于某种状态keep(sb)doingsth保持（某人一直）做某事8.both…and……和…都，两个都…9.ingroups以小组的形式10.learnfromeachother相互学习11.atpresent在目前12.haveanopportunitytodosth.

有一个机会做某事13.anEnglish—Englishdictionary

一本英英词典14.Howdoyoulike…=Whatdoyouthinkof…你认为…怎么样？15.anoldpeople’shome一所养老院16.have+一段时间+off放…的假用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

Allthe_______(member)ontheteamarestrictintheirwork.2.Ben’scousinisataxi______(drive).3.Therewereafew_____________(disagree)betweenthetwoparties.4.Recent______(study)showthatwomenstillgetpaidalotlessthanmen.5.Heissorrytohavelosttwo____________(opportunity)tostudyinEngland.opportunitiesmembersdriverdisagreementsstudies根据汉语提示完成下列句子，每空一词。1.目前，他正在度假。

__________,heisonholiday.2.他对教学工作一直专心致志。

Healways______________histeaching.3.老师应该严格要求学生。

Teachersshould____________theirstudents.Atpresentconcentratesonbestrictwith4.我们应该向优秀的学生学习。

Weshould__________theexcellentstudents.5.公路的两旁必须多种些树。

Moretrees______________onbothsidesoftheroad.learn

frommust

be

planted改错

Ithinkteenagersshould

allow

togooutwiththeirfriends.2.Hedoesn’t

seem

havemanyfriends.3.Heshouldstop

wearthatsillyearring.4.Jackhavetocleanuphisroomeverymorning.beallowedtohavewearinghas5.Parentsallowteenagerstostudyongroupsduringevening.inSELFCHECKfinishallowchooseneedcleanupYouhavetobe18yearsoldbeforeyouaretodriveacar.Whattimedoyoubasketballpracticetoday?3.Pleasetheclassroom.It’sarealmess.4.Ican’twhichpairofjeanstobuy.Theybothlookgoodonme.5.Everyonetohaveatleasteighthours’sleepanight.allowedfinishcleanupchooseneedsWehavefinished

ourconversationsaboutfriendship.2.Nooneisallowedtospitonthefloorinourschool.

Makesentenceswiththewordsandphrases.3.Haveyoueverbeenchosentotakepartinthecompetition?4.Theyneedtochangethepartsofthemachines.5.Teenagersshould

cleanupthetableathomeaftermeals.

HelpingandlearningAtourschool,wesometimeshaveaspecialdaytohelpothers.Lastyearwewenttoanoldpeople’s

homeandsangsongsandperformedaplayforthem.Theoldpeoplewereveryhappy.Weshouldbeallowedtotaketimetodothingslikethatmoreoften.Forexample,weshouldvisitprimaryschoolsandhelpteachyoungstudents.IwanttobeateacherwhenI’moldersoitwouldbeagreatexperienceforme.Otherstudentswouldliketodootherjobs.oldpeople’shome

敬老院

Forexample,myfriendTianGewantstowriteforanewspaper.Sheshouldbeallowedtovolunteeratthenewspaperofficeonceaweek.OnFridayafternoons,manystudentsaresleepy

afteralongweekofclasses.SomestudentsshouldbeallowedtohaveFriday

afternoonsofftovolunteerandhelpothers.sleepy

adj.困倦的;不活跃的Heoften______lateonweekends.Lastnightheworkedlate.Hewasso_______,soonhefell_______.asleepsleepysleepsDearEditor，

Iwouldliketoreplytothearticle“Helpingandlearning”inyourlastnewsletter.Iagreewithsomeofyourideas.ThearticlesaidthatstudentsshouldbeallowedtotaketimetovisitAsampleversion:

theoldpeople,primaryschoolsandhelpteachyoungstudents.Iquiteagreewithyouaboutthis.AsforhavingFridayafternoonsoff,Ithinkit’snecessaryformoststudents,becauseafteralongweekofclasses,wearetootired.Reading1a

Inyourgroup,discussthefollowingquestions.

Howoldisateenager?Whataresomeoftherulesthatateenagershouldobey?

FreetalkWhatareyougoingtobeinthefuture?Todothis,whatwillyoudo?Doyourparentsagreewhatyoudo?ShouldIbeallowedtomakemyowndecisions?Ilikeplayingfootballverymuch.Iwanttobeaprofessionalfootballplayer.Butmyparentsdon’tagree.Fastreading1.WhatdoesLiuYuwanttobe?Hewantstobeaprofessionalrunner.2.Dohisparentsallowhimtotrainasmuchashelikes?No,theydon’t.1.LiuYuwantstobeawriter.2.Parentsworryabouthisstudy.3.Liulovesrunningsomuch.Carefulreading5.LiuYuisn’tseriousaboutrunning.Parentsthinkheshouldspendtimeonhomework.6.Parentsthinkheneedstoberealistic.TrueorfalseFTTTFTParents’PointsLiuYu’sPoints

→→→→Hewantstobea_________________.Workingroups

Heisseriousabout________.runningHejustwantstodowhathe______.He_______himself.professionalathleteTheyworryabouthis_______atschool.

successenjoysTheythinkheshould______timeonstudy.spendTheythinkheneedstobe________.realisticTheythinkitisaverydifficultdreamto______.achievebelieves

Putthesephrasesfromthereadingintosentencesofyourown.3a

getinthewayof______________________________________________________________2.(be)seriousabout______________________________________________________________3.Spendtimeon______________________________________________________________Playingvideogamescangetinthewayofdoingmyhomework.I’mseriousaboutgettinggoodresultsatschool.IspendalotoftimeonEnglish.ShouldIbeallowedtomakemyowndecisions?Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesehobbiescangetintheway

ofschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirchild’ssuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?getintheway

妨碍LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolrunningteam,andhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalathlete.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainasmuchashewouldliketo.“OfcoursewewanttoseeLiuYuachieve

hisdreams,”saysMrLiu,“andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.That’sgreat,andmywifeandIhavewatchedhimineveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwedothinkthatoursonneedstoberealistic.Nowheisgettingolder,andheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tbecomeaprofessionalrunnerintheend.”achieve

v.完成;实现realistic

adj.现实的;注重实际的

LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsformyself,”hesays.“MyparentshavealwaystaughtmetheimportanceofworkinghardandnotjusttodowhatIenjoy.Iunderstandthis.ButI’mseriousaboutrunning.BeingaprofessionalrunneristheonlythingIhaveeverwantedtodo.”teach—

taught—taughtimportancen.

重要;重要性beseriousabout

对…热衷的;对…极感兴趣的

MrandMrsLiubelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheevenings,andsotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningonschoolnights.“Iknowthismightseemstrict,”saysMrsLiu,“butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Hehastounderstandthatveryfewpeoplecanbecomeprofessionalathletes.It’saverydifficultdreamtoachieve.Wedon’tallowhimtopracticeeverydaybecausewethinkheneedstospendtimeon

hishomework.”ButLiuYustilldoesn’tagree.“Iknowmypa