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Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.Doyouever…?goonapicnicwithyourfriendsorparentsDoyouever…?belateforschoolDoyouever…?helpyourmotherwiththehouseworkDoyouever…?worrythatyou’llfailatestDoyouever…?goshoppingwithyourfriendsorbyyourselfDoyouever…?climbmountainswithyourfriendsDoyouever…?gotothecinemawithsomeoneelse1aReadthequestions.Howoftendoyoudothesethings?WriteAforalways,Uforusually,SforsometimesandNfornever.Thentalkwithapartneraboutotherthingsyoudo.Doyouever...1.gettoclasslate?—2.studywithfriends?—3.finishatestearly?—worryaboutfailingatest?—5.…1bTalkaboutyouranswersinla.A:Doyouevergettoschoollate?B:Yes,Isometimesgettoschoollate.1cListenandcirclethethingsin1athatPetertalksabout.Doyouever...1.gettoclasslate?—2.studywithfriends?—3.finishatestearly?—worryaboutfailingatest?—5.…√√1dListenagain.Matchthesesentenceparts.1.Peterisgoingto...__a.takethetest.2.Heisn’tallowedto...__b.passthetest.Peterwasn’t__c.failamathtest.allowedto...4.Hecould...__d.takethetestlater.Heshouldbe__e.gettoclasslate.allowedto...ceabd1eReadthestatements.Thendiscussthemwithyourgroup.1.Petershouldbeallowedtotakethetestlater.2.Studentsneedstrictrules.3.Parentsshouldnotbetoostrictwith4.teenagers.A:IthinkPetershould...B:Idon’tagree.C:Ithink...2aDiscussthequestionsinyourgroups.Areyouallowedtomakeyourowndecisionsathome?Whatkindsofdecisions?ExplanationsParentsshouldnotbetoostrictwithteenagers.父母不应该对青少年要求太严格。strict形容词，意为“严格的；严厉的”，其常见搭配为下：bestrictwithsb.意为“对某人要求严格”。例：Sheisstrictwithherchildren.她对孩子们要求严格。(2)bestrictin/aboutsth.意为“在某方面严格要求”。例：Ourteacherisstrictwithusinourstudies.在学习上我们的老师对我们的要求严格。2bFirst,lookatthetitleofthepassage.Answer“yes”or“no”.Findouthowmanyinyourgroupagreewithyou.Thenreadthepassage.Doesyouranswerchange?LEARNINGACTIVELYWhenyoulearnanynewlanguage,activelyuseitinnewsentencesofyourown.ShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions?ShouldIBeAllowedtoMakeMyOwnDecisions?Manyteenagershavehobbies.Butsometimesthesecangetinthewayoftheirschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirsuccessatschool.Teenagersoftenthinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheirhobbiesasmuchastheywant.Doyouagree?LiuYu,afifteen-year-oldboyfromShandong,isarunningstar.Heisonhisschoolteamandhasalwayswantedtobeaprofessionalrunnerwhenhegrowsup.However,hisparentswon’tallowhimtotrainsomuch.“Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams,”saysMr.Liu.“Andweknowhowmuchhelovesrunning.MywifeandIhavesupportedeveryoneofhisraces.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!Butwethinkoursonneedstothinkaboutotherpossiblejobs.He’sgettingoldernow,soheneedstothinkaboutwhatwillhappenifhedoesn’tendupaprofessionalrunner.”LiuYudoesn’treallyagree.“Well,IthinkIshouldbeallowedtodecideformyself,”hesays.“Myparentshavealwaystaughtmehowimportantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.Iunderstandthis,butI’mseriousaboutrunning.It’stheonlythingI’veeverwantedtodo.”HisparentsbelievethatLiuYushouldstudyhardintheeveningssotheydon’tallowhimtopracticerunningatnight.“Maybehethinksit’stoostrictorunfair,”saysMrs.Liu.“Butwethinkwe’redoingtherightthing.Heneedstospendmoretimeonhishomeworkbecauseitisdifficulttobecomeaprofessionalsportsstar.ButLiuYustilldisagrees.“Iknowmyparentscareaboutme.TheyalwaystalkaboutwhatwillhappenifIdon’tsucceed.ButIwill!I’maquickrunner!IthinkIshouldbeallowedtomakethischoicemyself.OnlythenwillIhaveachancetoachievemydream.”Languagepoints1.Butsometimesthesecangetinthewayoftheirschoolwork,andparentsmightworryabouttheirsuccessatschool.但是有时这些爱好会妨碍他们的学业，并且父母可能担心他们在学业上的成功。2.getinthewayof意为“挡……的路;妨碍”。3.例：Hewouldn’tallowemotionstogetinthewayofhiswork.4.他不会让情绪妨碍自己的工作。(2)success表示抽象意义的“成功”，为不可数名词；表示具体意义的“成功的人或事”，则是可数名词。例：Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败是成功之母。Hisnewbookisagreatsuccess.他的新书获得了巨大成功。2.Ofcoursewewanttoseehimachievehisdreams…我们当然想看到他实现他的梦想……seesb.dosth.意为“看到某人做了某事”。例：Isawherrunintotheroom.我看见她跑进了房间。seesb.dosth.“看见了某人做某事“，强调看见动作发生的全过程。seesb.doingsth.“看见某人做某事”，不是全过程，表示看到的动作正在进行。seesb.dosth.和seesb.doingsth.例：IsawithappenwhenIpassedbylastnight.昨天晚上路过的时候我看到发生了这件事。(强调看到事情从开始到结束的整个过程)Isawhimplayingthegameonthecomputeryesterdayevening.昨天晚上我看到他在电脑上玩游戏。(强调看到的时候正在玩)3.MywifeandIhavesupportedeveryoneofhisraces.我和我的妻子支持他的每一场比赛。support(tohelporencouragesb./sth.bysayingorshowingthatyouareagreewiththem/it)此处用作及物动词，意为“支持；援助；支助”，常用短语supportsb.withsth.,意为“用某物支持某人”。例：Hepromisedtosupportherwith1,000yuan.他答应赞助她一千元。(2)用作不可数名词，意为“支持；资助；援助”。例：Wecouldn’twinthematchwithouttheirsupport.没有他们的支持我们是不会赢得这场比赛的。4.Wehavenothingagainstrunning!我们不反对赛跑！against介词，此处意为“反对”，其反义词为for,意为“支持”，其后可接名词、代词或动词-ing形式。例：Areyoufororagainsttheplan?这个计划你是赞同还是反对呢？I’magainstdoinganythingtillthepolicearrive.我反对在警察到达之前采取任何行动。against的其他含义：①against意为“撞；碰”。例：Therainbeatsagainstthewindow.雨点打在窗户上。②against意为“紧靠；倚”。例：Hestoodwithhisbackagainstthedoor.他背靠门站着。5.Myparentshavealwaystaughtmehowimportantitistoworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity.我父母总是教导我在学校努力学习并考上大学是多么重要。(1)本句为主从复合句。宾语从句中含有how引导的感叹句。感叹句中it为形式主语，其真正的主语是“toworkhardatschoolandenteruniversity”。例：IthinkhoweasyitistospeakEnglish.我认为说英语是多么的容易。(2)enter(tocomeortogointo)意为“进来；进去”，既可用作及物动词也可用为不及物动词。例：Someoneenteredtheroombehindme.有人跟