Unit 3 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

s: she says she’s going to the mall with john. because john just got his license. perhaps she wants to buy a nice t-shirt. but i can’t understand picture 3 clearly. i can only be sure it’s something about piercing ears or earrings.   t: excellent. from the pictures we can just guess the main ideas. after listening to the recording, we can catch their meanings in detail. so listen to the tape carefully. play the recording for the first time. t: all right. most of you have circled “ t ” or “ f ” in the blanks. now i’ll play it a second time, you may check your answers. step iv  oral practice t: please look at the statements in activity 1a and make conversations in pairs. the phrases in the box below can help you. first practice them in pairs.move around the class and check their work. offer language help if needed.t: (a few minutes later) now who’d like to share your ideas with others? gentlemen first, please? sample 1:s1: i think teenagers should be allowed to go out with their friends.s2: i agree. they are old enough. they can look after themselves well.t: great. thank you. you’ve told us you can look after yourselves. another pair, can you tell us something else?sample 2:s3: i don’t think twelve-year-olds should be allowed to get their ears pierced.s4: i agree. it’s too silly to wear earrings in the school.t: wonderful. thanks a lot. not all girls wear earrings now, but in some parts of the country, girls still do so.  and who can give us more examples?sample 3:s5: i think students should be allowed to do homework with friends.s6: i disagree. they talk instead of doing homework.t: very good! thank you very much. do your parents allow you to study with your friends? encourage them to talk more about the reasons and their own opinions.step v  listening practiceask the students to look at the picture on page 19.t: we can see three persons in the picture. are they talking to one another?s: no, two girls are talking, and the boy is working..t: well, what are their conversations about? does molly agree, disagree or not know what kathy thinks? let’s listen to the tape for the first time. please circle “agrees”, “disagrees” or “doesn’t know” to show what molly thinks.play the recording for the first time. then check the answers.t: you’ll hear the same conversation again, this time please number kathy’s and molly’s answers in the correct order.play the recording again, then check the answers.step vi  pairwork