UNIT 4 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.
SECTION B
1a Read the questions.
How often do you do these things?
Write "A"(for always),"U"(for usually),
"S"(for sometimes) and "N"(for never).
1b PAIRWORK
Talk about your answers in 1a.
Do you ever get to class late?
Yes,I sometimes get to class late.
2a Listen and circle the things in 1a that you
hear. What's the matter,Peter?
I think I'm going to fail a math test,Dad.
You are?Why?
Well,I missed the bus and I had to walk to
school.So?
I'm not allowed to get to class late,and there
was a big test today.
And you weren't allowed to take the test?
That's right.But I know I could pass that test.
Well,Peter,the school has to have rules,you know
I know.But I should be allowed to take the test
later.It's no fair.
I agree.Maybe you could talk to the teacher
after school.
Yeah.Maybe if I explain what happened,
she'll understand.
2b Listen again.Match these sentence parts.
2c GROUPWORK
Read the following statements.
Then discuss them with your group.
I think Peter should...
I don't agreee.
I think...
1.Peter should be allowed to take the test later
2.Students need strict rules.
3.Parents should not be too strict with teenagers.
3a Read the article and then answer the
questions.
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.
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.
3b PAIRWORK
Role play.Use the information in 3a to have a conversation.
What school rules do you think should be changed
Well,I think we should be allowed to wear our own clothes.
What's the reason?
We would feel more comfortable and that is good
for studying.
4 You and your friend are starting an English club.
Make a list of rules about what should and
should not be allowed.
1.Members are allowed to use English-English dictionaries.
Members should be allowed to use dictionaries.
Yes,but they should only use English-English dictionaries.