Unit7Teenagersshouldbeallowedtochoosetheirownclothes.SectionB(3a-3b)人教版九年級（全）LearningObjectives

Bytheendoftheclass,wewillbeableto:1.knowhowtoexpressagreementanddisagreementaboutrules;2.reflectonhowrulesshouldbechangedtobebetter;3.consolidatetheusageofpassivevoicewithmodalverbsthroughwritingpractice.Watchthevideoandfigureoutwhatrulesarementionedinthevideo.Whatdoyouthinkoftheserules?Reasonableorunreasonable?InGermany,youarenotallowedtostoponthemotorwayunlessyouhaveanaccidentoryourcarbreaksdown.Ifyourpetroltankisempty,it’syourownfault.Andyouwillhavetopayafine.InGreece,touristsarenotallowedtowearhighheeledshoeswhenvisitinghistoricsites.InSingapore,youarenotallowedtochewguminpublic.Ifyoudoandyouspityourgumoutontothestreet,youcouldpayupto1000dollars.Doyouknowanyotherstrangerulesinothercountriesorplaces?Doyouagreeordisagreewiththem?FreeTalkWhatrulesdoyouhaveathome?Doyouhaveanyrulesabouteating,sleeping,housework,homework,ormakingfriends?I’mnotallowedto...Imust...Imustnot/cannot......Doyouagreewiththeserules?Whyorwhynot?Whichoftheserulesdoyouthinkshouldbechanged?Why?Withapartner,discusssomerulesathomethatyouagreeordisagreewith.Makesomenotesinthechart.RuleWhyyouagreeordisagreewithitHowyouthinktheruleshouldbechangedcan’tplaycomputergamescan’twatchTVPre-writingRuleWhyyouagreeordisagreewithitHowyouthinktheruleshouldbechangedcan’tplaycomputergamesagree—sittinginfrontofthecomputerforhoursplayinggamesisn’tgoodforourhealth.noneedtobechangedSampleRuleWhyyouagreeordisagreewithitHowyouthinktheruleshouldbechangedcan’twatchTVdisagree—notallTVprogramsarebadforstudents;needtorelaxsometimes,ratherthanspendallthetimestudyingshouldbeallowedtowatchTVprogramsthathaveeducationalvalue(suchasdocumentaries);shouldbeallowedtowatchTVprogramsonweekendsRuleWhyyouagreeordisagreewithitHowyouthinktheruleshouldbechangedmustbehomefordinnereverydaydisagree—takesawayopportunitiestospendtimewithfriends;makeslifeboringshouldbeallowedtohavedinnerwithfriendsaslongasIdon’tstayouttoolateanditdoesnotclashwithanyimportantfamilyactivityWhile-writingUsethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou:

Idonotagreewith…IthinkIshouldbeallowedto...Iwouldliketo...Icould…ifI...Writeadiaryentryexplainingwhichrule(s)youdonotagreewithathomeandhowyouthinktherule(s)shouldbechanged.DearDiary,Idonotagreewith______________________________.IfI___________________,IthinkIshouldbeallowedto_______________________________________________.Iwouldliketo___________________________________.CouldI___________ifI__________________________?ASampleStyleDearDiary,IdonotagreewiththerulethatImustbehomefordinnereveryday.Thisisbecausetheruleaffectsmysociallife.Ittakesawayopportunitiesformetospendtimewithmyfriends.Asaresult,mylifeisquiteboringsometimes.IthinkIshouldbeallowedtohavedinnerwithmyfriendsonceinawhile.Forexample,IwouldliketohangoutwithmyclassmatesafterdinneronsomeFridays.IhopemyparentswillallowmetodothisifIpromisenottostayouttoolateandifthereisnoimportantfamilyactivityonthosedays.HowtomakehomerulesCallafamilymeetingtobrainstormsomerules.Whenyou'remakinghomerules,it'simportanttomakesureeveryoneisonboard.Sit

downwithallthefamilymembers.Explainthatyouwanttocomeupwithafewhomerules

forallthefamilymemberstofollow.Haveaconversationaboutwhichrulesyouallthinkarethemostimportant,andhowyouplantocarryoutyourrules.Writedownyourlistofrulesusingclear,simplelanguage.Onceyou'vecomeupwithafewbasicrules,writethemdown.Thiswillhelpeveryone

rememberwhattheyare.Keepyourlanguageclearandsimplesothattherulesareeasyfor

thewholefamilytounderstand.Supplementaryreading·Forexample,youmightwritesomethinglike,“Allthe

homeworkmustbefinished

forthedaybeforeplayingvideogames.”·Avoidvaguelanguage,like“behaveyourself”or“begood”.

Setspecific,clearrules

sothatallthefamilymemberscanunderstandexactlywhattheyareexpectedtodo.Reviewtherulesaftersometimeandchangethemiftheyaren'tworking.Everyfewmonths,sitdownwithanyotheradultinthehouseholdandtalktothem

abouthowwelltherulesareworking.Ifyouhavetroubleenforcingacertainrule,

brainstormsomepossiblesolutions.Trytochangerulestomeettheteenagers’changing

needs.Forexample:·Youmightneedtochangetheconsequences(后果)fornotfollowingacertainrule,

ormakesurethateveryoneisfollowingtherulesconsistently(一以貫之地).·Thinkofproperconsequenceforbreakingfamilyrules.Hereisanexample.FamilyruleConsequenceBadschoolbehavioratschoolNopocketmoneyforaweekBreakingcurfewonceNoplayingoutsideforaweekPoorgradesPlus30-minutestudyoncertainsubjectDirtywordsMorehouseworkAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.Itisnecessaryforallthefamilymemberstotakepartinmakingthehomerules,isn'tit?2.

Whyshallwemakethelanguageintherulesclearandsimple?3.What’stheantonym(反義詞)oftheunderlinedword

“vague”?Usethewordinthe

passage.4.What'sthesynonym(近義詞)oftheunderlinedword

“enforce”?Usethewordor

phraseinthepassage.5.Whatshouldbedone,iftheteenagerhastroublefollowingtherule?6.Doyouagreewiththefamilyrulesandtheconsequencesintheform?Pleasegiveyour

reasons.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutmakingfamilyrules?Putthestepsintothe

rightorder.A.Clearandsimplelanguageshouldbeusedinrules.B.Ca