Warm up-Yes or No
You know my age.
I like TFboys.
You have a
hobby. Your parents think your hobby is not good for
your schoolwork.
Your parents want you to spend more time on
homework .
You want to make your own decisions .
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Should I Be Allowed to
Make My Own Decisions?
Liu Yu
What's his hobby?
Is he allowed to
practice his hobby as
much as he wants?
Who may stop him?
Pre-reading
What's the main idea of this passage?
A. Teenagers' ideas about hobbies.
B. Parents' ideas about hobbies.
C. Teenagers' and parents' different ideas
about hobbies.
Fast-reading
Hobby
School
work
Para
1
Para
2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
________ opinions
Introduction and ___________
opinions
____________ opinions
____________opinions
_______ opinions
Liu Yu’s
Liu Yu’s
His parents’
his parents’
Differen
t
Read quickly, and complete the mind- map.
Read the first paragraph and answer the
questions:
• 1. What do the teenagers think about the
hobbies?
_______________________________.
_______________________________.
• 2. What do the parents might worry about?
_______________________________.
Careful-reading Task 1
Teenagers often think they shuld be allowed to
practice their hobbies as much as they want
Parents might worry about their success at school
Careful-reading Task 2
Read Para.2, complete Liu Yu's information card
Name: Liu Yu
Age: __________________
Hometown:_____________
Hobby:__________________
Dream:
__________________________
15
Shandong
running
professional runner
Task 3
Read Para.2&4, find out Liu Yu's parents' ideas
We know how much he_____________ and
we have_________________ running.
But it's _______ to become a
____________________ .
So he needs to think about what
will happen if he doesn't
___________________________.
We believe he should
__________ in the evenings
and ______________ on his
homework.
01
02
03
04
loves running
nothing against
difficult
professional sports star
end up as a professional runner
study hard
spend more time
Task 4
Read Para.3&5, find out Liu Yu's ideas
I understand how important it is
to_________ at school and _____________ .
But I'm ______ about running. It's the
_________I've ever wanted to do.
And I believe I will _______
because I'm a __________.
So I should be allowed to
_______________________.
Only then will I have a
chance to_______________.
01
02
03
04
work hard enter university
serious
only thing
succeed
make this choice myself
achieve my dream
quick runner
Should I be
allowed to
make my own
decisions?
About
hobbies
Liu Yu's
story
Parents thinks these get in
the way of schoolwork.
Teenagers want to
practice hobbies as much
as they want.
His
dream
About
this
training
a professional
runner
other possible
jobs
don't allow him
to practice
running at
night
be serious
about running,
have a chance
to achieve his
dream
Think about it!
What will you do if you are
Liu Yu?
No Yes
12
I want to practice running tonight.
No, you can't son. You should...
Should teenagers be allowed
to make their own decisions?
No, you
can't son.
You should..
I want to practice
running tonight.
Post-reading
A
a
D
14Discuss
How do they solve the problem ?
Communicate understand and respect
each other
Post-reading
My dream job is__________.
My parents (don't) support
me, because____________
______________________.
In order to realize my dream,
I will__________________
______________________.
1. Read the passage for three
times.(For all)
2. Retell the different ideas of
Liu Yu and his parents.(For
selected)
Thanks for listening.