Unit 3 Reading Should I be allowed to make my own decisions? Reading She wants to be a singer.What does she want to be? Liu Xiang wants to be a professional runner. What are you going to be in the future?To do this, what will you do?Do your parents agree what you do? 1.What does Liu Yu want to be?He wants to be a professional runner.2. What do parents worry about? They worry about child’s study at school.3.Do his parents allow him to train as much as he likes?No ,they don’t. 4.Is Liu Yu serious about running?5. Are his parents strict with him?6.Does Liu Yu believe himself?Yes, he is. Yes ,they are.Yes, he does. 1. Liu Yu wants to be a writer.2. Parents worry about his study .3.Liu loves running so much. 5.Liu Yu isn’t serious about running.4.Parents think he should spend time on homework.6.Parents think he needs to be realistic. Parents’ PointsLiu Yu’s Points →→→→He wants to be a_________________.Work in groups He is serious about ________.runningHe just wants to do what he ______ . He _______himself.professional athleteThey worry about his_______ at school. successenjoysThey think he should ______ time on study.spendThey think he needs to be ________.realisticThey think it is a very difficult dream to______. achievebelieves Choose the best answer1.They should____ practice their hobbies. A. allowed to B. be allowed to C. are allowedB 3.Liu Yu should spend time_____ his homework. A. in B. with C. on C2.Liu’s parents think he needs _____ realistic. A. be B. to C. to beC 4.Liu Yu is serious _____running A. about B. in C. with5. They have taught me the ______working hard. A. important of B. importance of C. of importanceAB Fill in the blanks with the words.worry about achieve allow him to in…team get in the way of1. Parents might _____________their child’s success at school.2.These hobbies can _______________schoolwork. worry aboutget in the way of 3.Liu Yu is ____his school running_______.4.His parents won’t____________ train as much as he would like to.5.We want to see Liu Yu _________his dreams.team allow him toachievein Section3get in the way of 妨碍(be) serious about 对…感兴趣的 / 是认真的spend time on 花时间做Can you make your own sentences? Section3 Playing games on line day after day often gets in the way of children’s study. They are serious about playing football. I spend a lot of time on learning English. Section3Points show Yu’s parents care about him.Points show that Yu is unhappy with his parents. They want him to achieve his dreams; they watch all his races. He doesn’t agree with his parents; he wants to be allowed to make decisions;he thinks his parents don’tbelieve in him. Do you think Liu Yu should be allowed to practice running? Discuss this with your partner. Use the information in the reading to support your opinion.
