Unit 7
Teenagers should be allowed
to choose their own clothes.
Section A (3a-4c)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
tiny, cry, field, hug, lift, talk back, awful, teen, regret,
poem, community, keep… away from, chance, make
one’s own decision, educate, manage, society
Key sentences:
1. In many Western countries, teenagers is allowed
to move out at eighteen.
2. Do you think teenagers should be
kept away from the Internet?
Modal Verbs + Passive Voice
Words and expressions
tiny
cry
field
hug
lift
adj. 极小的；微小的
v&n. 哭；叫喊
n.田野；场地
n. & v. 拥抱；搂抱
v.举起；抬高 n.电梯；搭便车
badly
awful
teen
regret
poem
adv.严重地；差；非常
adj.很坏的；讨厌的
n. (13至19岁之间的）青少年
v.&n. 感到遗憾；懊悔
n.诗；韵文
Can you recite the poem?
Do you know the name of the poet?
Lead in
When you have different opinions with
your parents, how do you deal with
that?
keep silent talk back
have a discussion
Read the poem aloud and discuss what the title
means with your partner.
A mother always knows what is best for a child,
even though the child may disagree with the mother.
Mom Knows Best
Presentation
3a
Mom Knows Best
•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 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 now!”
•When I was nine watching scary movies, she
said it’d give me awful dreams.
•But I shouted back angrily, “I should be
allowed to watch it! I’m 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! I’m seventeen now!”
•Now I’m 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!
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?
The first four sentences.
He felt that he was growing up and he did not
want to be treated like a child anymore.
3b
3. How did the writer feel when he was a
teenager and his mom said “Please be
back by ten”?
4. After reading the whole poem, how do
you think the writer feels about his mom?
He was upset because he felt that he was old
enough to be independent and should not be
told what to do.
He loves his mom and is thankful for
what she has done for him.
1. When I was a tiny baby crying all night,
my mom sang to me and stayed by my
side.当我还是一个整夜哭闹的小婴儿时，
妈妈给我唱歌，陪伴在我身边。
（1）tiny (very small in size or amount) adj.
意为“极小的；微小的”。
e.g. The baby put his tiny hand in mine.
那个婴儿把小手放在我的手中。
Language Points
( 2 ) cry 此处用作不及物动词，意为“哭；
叫喊”。
e.g. Don’t cry. Your mom is coming.
别哭了！你妈妈来了。
cry可用作名词，意为“叫喊；大喊；哭”。
e.g. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out
as quickly as he could.
听到呼救声，他尽可能快地跑了出去。
拓展
2. When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug
and lifted me up. 当我受伤跌倒时，她给我拥抱
并把我抱起来。
（1）hug ( an act of putting your arms around sb.
and holding them tightly)此处作名词，意为“拥
抱；搂抱”。give sb. a hug 意为“拥抱某人”。
e.g. Mr. Smith gave his daughter a hug and put
her to bed.
史密斯先生拥抱了一下女儿并安顿她上床
睡觉。
hug 用作动词时意为“拥抱；搂抱”。
e.g. She hugged her sister when she met her.
当遇到了妹妹时，她拥抱了她。
( 2 ) lift此处用作及物动词，意为“举起；抬高”。
e.g. The box is too heavy for me to lift.
这箱子太重，我搬不起来。
拓展
辨析 lift 与 raise
lift 及物动词，意为“举起；抬高”，强调用力把
某物从地面提到一定高度。
raise
及物动词，意为“抬高；提高”，通常发起此
动作的主语是人，其后必须接宾语，可用于被
动语态。
e.g. That package might be too heavy to lift.
那个包裹可能太重，搬不动。
If you have any question, please raise
your hand.如果有什么问题请举手。
lift one's glass 举杯
lift one's head 抬头
lift one's spirits 提起精神
lift one's voice 提高嗓门
lift常用搭配：
lift 还可以作名词
意为“电梯”时，相当 于“elevator”;
意为“搭便车”时，相当于ride；
常构成短语give sb. a lift(让某人搭便车）。
It’s on the sixth floor. Let’s take the lift.
I’ll give you a lift to the station.
3. talk back 回嘴； 顶嘴;顶撞。后用介词to接
顶嘴的对象。
e.g. You should not talk back to your mother.
你不应该对妈妈顶嘴。
英语另有answer (someone) back表述，同为短语动
词，意思与talk back相似，属于英国英语用法。
e.g. For these couple of days just do as your mother
tells you, never ever answer (her) back.
talk about 谈论; 谈到
talk over 商议
talk to 与 ... 说话;
talk with 和 ... 交谈
talk to oneself 自言自语
talk常用搭配：
4. … give me awful dreams.
*awful adj. 很坏的；讨厌的；糟糕的
e.g. This is really an awful movie.
知识延伸:
awful可用在系动词look或feel后面
look/feel awful相当于look/feel ill,
表示“面带病容；感 到不舒服”。
She felt awful. She needed to see a doctor.
—Someone stole my new iPhone 5 last
week.
—______ Did you tell the teacher
about it?
A. That’s OK.
B. How awful!
C. Take care.
D. You should be more careful.
B
5. Now I’m an adult, thinking back to
those times.
times指“时光，岁月，时代”。
有时也会用days表达类似含义。
e.g. People started to play football in
ancient times.
6. I was late for school from staying out
past ten.
*from在这里表示原因，意思是“因为
”。
e.g. She did it from a sense of duty.
她做这事是出于责任感。
*stay out 不回家； 避开
e.g.
I don’t stay out late on weekdays.
工作日的时候我不在外面呆得很晚。
His father told him to stay out of trouble.
他父亲叫他避开是非之地。
7. I regret talking back, not listening to
Mom
regret v. 后悔；惋惜；感到遗憾
（1）regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事
（2）regret + n. / pron.
（ 3）regret + that / wh-clause
（4）regret to say / tell / 遗憾地说（告诉）
辨析：regret to do sth. 和 regret doing sth.
regret to do sth. 很遗憾 / 抱歉要 做某事 (事情还
没有做)
e.g. I regret to tell you that you can’t pass the
examination.
regret doing sth. 很后悔 / 抱歉做了某事 (事情已
经做过了)
e.g. I don’t regret telling her what I thought.
知识链接
Translation
当我是个小宝宝整夜哭闹的时候，妈妈依偎在我身旁，
唱歌送我入梦乡，
在我累了饿了的时候，妈妈给我食物，那温暖的臂膀
就是我的床。
当我奔跑在田野上，她确保我的安全，让我远离危险。
在我摔倒受伤的时候，她给我拥抱，扶我站好。
七岁的我剧烈咳嗽，她说我不适合吃冰淇淋，
我却大声反驳：你必须同意，我就要定了！
九岁时我看恐怖电影，她说：这种电影会将噩梦给你
带来，我却愤怒地咆哮：我就该看这样的电影，别拿
我当小孩！
青少年的我开始和朋友们外出闲逛了，她叮咛道：十
点以前一定要回来！
我又顶嘴：我都17岁了，不需要你告诉我什么该不该！
现在我长大了，回想当初的时光，
吃了冰淇淋我咳嗽不止，
看了恐怖电影让我噩梦连连，
上学迟到只因10点还在外游荡。
我真的后悔啊！后悔不该顶嘴，后悔没有听从妈妈
的忠告；
妈妈最了解（孩子），她只是想怎样对我最好！
I don’t think sixteen-
year-olds should be
allowed to drive.
I agree. They aren’t
serious enough.
Do you think teenagers
should be encouraged to
make their own
decisions?
No, I don’t agree with
this. Teenagers are too
young to make their
own decisions.
Grammar Focus
Teenagers should not
be allowed to have part
-time jobs.
I disagree. They can
learn a lot from
working.
Do you think we may
be allowed to take
photos if we don’t use a
flash?
If you don’t use a
flash, then it may be
OK.
结构:
肯定：情态动词+ be +动词的过去分词
否定：情态动词+not+ be +动词的过去分词
一般疑问句：情态动词+主语+be+动词的
过去分词？
特殊疑问句：疑问词+情态动词+主语+be+
动词的过去分词？
情态动词的被动语态
用所给词的正确形式填空：
1. Teenagers should be _________ (allow) to
choose their clothes.
2. Sixteen-year-olds _____ (be) not allowed to
drive.
3. He should stop _________ (wear) those silly
earrings.
4. Young people need ________ (sleep) about 8
hours at least.
allowed
are
wearing
to sleep
Exercises
5. We should pass the test instead of _________
(fail) the test.
6. We have a lot of _______ (rule) at school.
7. I think your father ____ (be) strict with you!
8. You have to ______ (be) 18 before you are
allowed to drive.
failing
rules
is
be
1. You must clean your bedroom every day.
Your bedroom must be cleaned every day.
2. Parents should encourage teenagers to do social work
for their community.
Teenagers____________________
______________________________________.
3. Can Lucy do her homework tomorrow instead?
Can__________________________________________
should be encouraged
her homework be done tomorrow instead?
Rewrite the sentences according to the example.
to do social work for their community.
4a
4. Do you think we must keep teenagers away from
the Internet?
Do you think teenagers______________________
______________?
5. Parents should give teenagers chances to make
their own decisions.
Teenagers_________________________________
_______________.
must be kept away from
should be given chances to make their
own decisions
the Internet
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms
of the words in brackets.
Should teenagers ___________(ask) to move out
when they start working? In many Western
countries, teenagers ___________(allow) to
move out at eighteen. Their parents believe that
be asked
are allowed
4b
they should ___________(educate) to take care
of themselves from a young age. This way, when
they _______(start) working they can manage
their own lives. However, in most Asian
societies, it is not common for teenagers to
_______(move)
be educated
start
move
out. Chinese parents believe that it is better for
children to live with parents who can
_____(take) care of them. But the young should
then look after their parents as they get older.
That is why many Chinese adults ___________
(continue) to live with their parents.
take
continue
A: Members should be allowed to use dic-
tionaries.
B: Yes, but they should only use English-English
dictionaries.
You and your friend are starting an English
club. Make a list of rules about what should
and should not be allowed.
4c
Summary
1. Learned a poem.
2. Modal Verbs + Passive Voice
Homework
1. Practice the poem on Page 51, 3a.
2. Memorize the language points.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank
you!
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