1、unit 7 teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothessection a 2 (3a-3c)i. discussionmake a list of things teenagers should and should not be allowed to do. discuss your list in groups.a: do you think teenagers should be allowed tob: yes, i do. i think /no, i dont. i think listno 1. teenage

2、rs should be allowed tono 2.no 3.ii. reading 1. 3a. read the poem aloud and discuss what the title means with your partner. pay attention to the new words. when i was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side.when i was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to

3、sleep in.when i was two running through the field, she made sure i was safe and kept me from danger.when i fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.when i was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me.but i talked back loudly, “i should be allowed to eat some! give it to me

4、now!”when i was nine watching scary movies, she said itd give me awful dreams. but i shouted back angrily, “i should be allowed to watch it! im not a baby!”when i was a teen going out with friends, she said, “please be back by ten!”but i talked back again “i should not be told what to do! im sevente

5、en now!”now im an adult, thinking back to those times. i coughed for days after eating that ice-cream. and had scary dreams after watching that film. i was late for school from staying out past ten. i regret talking back, not listening to mom. mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best! the

6、 title: mom knows best3b. read the poem again and answer the questions.1. what did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child?2. why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old?3. how did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “pl

7、ease be back by ten”?4. after reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom?keys: 1. she always made sure the writer was safe, happy and comfortable and kept him from danger. 2. because the writer thinks he should be allowed to choose what he wants to do. 3. he felt angry b

8、ecause he thought he should not be told what to do. 4. he feels his mom knows him best. he thinks his mom is the best. he is thankful to his mom.iii. phrases and language points 1. 呆在我身邊 2. 確信，確保 3. 遠離 4. 擁抱我 5. 把我舉起 6. 回嘴，頂嘴 7. 噩夢 8. 后悔做某事1. when i was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to m

9、e and stayed by my side. crying all night是現在分詞短語，在名詞baby后作定語，起修飾名詞的作用。 e.g. do you know the young man waiting outside the school gate? 你認識在校門外等待的年輕人嗎？2. now im an adult, thinking back to those times. times指“時光，歲月，時代”。有時也會用days表達類似含義。 e.g. people started to play football in ancient times. 古代人們就開始踢足球了

10、。 in those days, people used to write a lot more letters. 那時候人們更習慣寫信。3. i regret talking back, not listening to mom.regret vt. 遺憾，后悔（1）regretdoingsth.后悔做了某事（表示對已經發生的事情感到后悔）。（2）regret+n./pron.（3）regret+that/wh-clause（4）regrettosay/tell/inform.遺憾地說（告訴等）e.g. iregrettakinghisadviceatthattime. 我后悔當初接受了他的

11、建議。iregrettosayyoufailedintheexam. 我遺憾地說你考試不及格。sheimmediatelyregrettedherdecision. 她立即后悔了她的決定。weregretthatyou are allowed to go out 我們很遺憾你們不能外出。ideeplyregretwhatisaid.我非常后悔說了這些話擴展:remembertodosth.記得要去做某事rememberdoingsth.記得做過某事forgettodosth.忘記要去做某事forgetdoingsth.忘記做過某事活學活用1.iremember_heratthepartylas

12、tweek. a.tomeet b.beingmet c.meeting d.tohavemet2.dont you forget_ thelightswhenyouleave. a.turningoff b.closing c.toturnoff d.toclose3.iregret_thatwehavenonewsforyou. a.tosay b.saying c.tohavesaid d.havingsaidiv. speaking3c. think about a time you did something even though your mom or dad told you not to do it. share your story with your p