allow的用法

　　1) Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.

　　2) Teenagers should not be allowed to smoke.

　　3) It is not allowed in the museum.

　　4) Do you think we may be allowed to take photos if we don't use a flash?

　　以上四句都含有重要的句型be allowed to do sth.，其中第三句是此句型的一般现在时，一二四句是情态动词与此句型的混合使用。

　　运用：“sb. + should / should not + be allowed to do ...”

　　翻译：

　　我认为应该允许16岁的孩子开车。

　　我不同意，我认为16岁这个年纪太年轻了。

　　你认为应该允许13岁的孩子们做兼职工作吗？

　　安娜可以选择自己的衣服。

　　那个年龄的他们不够稳重。

　　同义句转换

　　They should allow us to have part-time jobs.

　　__________________________________________________________________.

　　We should allow children to spend time with their friends.

　　_________________________________________________________________.

　　The teacher should allow Anna to finish the picture.

　　__________________________________________________________________.

　　2. Explanation

　　1) sixteen-year-olds十六岁的青少年

　　它相当于一个名词,等于sixteen – year- old kids.

　　“一个16岁青少年的表达方式”

　　a kid of sixteen

　　a kid of sixteen years old

　　a sixteen-year-old kid

　　2) He doesn’t seem to have many friends.

　　主＋seem to do sth. 好像

　　e.g. His temperature seems to be all right. 他的体温好像完全正常。

　　seem的其他用法:

　　(1) seem+形容词

　　e.g. The question seems quite easy. 那个问题好像很容易。

　　(2) seem+名词

　　e.g. That seems a good idea. 那好像是个好主意。

　　(3) It seems + that 从句

　　e.g. It seemed that nobody knew anything about the matter.

　　看来没有人知道这件事。

　　IX. Homework

　　Talk about what should be allowed to do or should not be allowed to do in school or your family.

　　Section A 2 (3a-3c)

　　I. Discussion

　　Make 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 to…

　　B: Yes, I do. I think …

　　/No, I don’t. I think …

　　List

　　NO 1. Teenagers should be allowed to…

　　NO 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 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!

　　The title: Mom Knows Best

　　3b. 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 “Please 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 because 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. 呆在我身边 2. 确信，确保

　　3. 远离 4. 拥抱我

　　5. 把我举起 6. 回嘴，顶嘴

　　7. 噩梦 8. 后悔做某事

　　1. When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side.

　　crying all night是现在分词短语，在名词baby后作定语，起修饰名词的作用。

　　e.g. Do you know the young man waiting outside the school gate?

　　你认识在校门外等待的年轻人吗？

　　2. 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.

　　古代人们就开始踢足球了。

　　In those days, people used to write a lot more letters.

　　那时候人们更习惯写信。

　　3. I regret talking back, not listening to Mom.

　　regret vt. 遗憾，后悔

　　（1） regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事（表示对已经发生的事情感到后悔）。

　　（2）regret + n. / pron.

　　（3）regret + that / wh-clause

　　（4）regret to say / tell / inform ... 遗憾地说（告诉等）

　　e.g. I regret taking his advice at that time. 我后悔当初接受了他的建议。

　　I regret to say you failed in the exam. 我遗憾地说你考试不及格。

　　She immediately regretted her decision. 她立即后悔了她的决定。

　　We regret that you are allowed to go out 我们很遗憾你们不能外出。

　　I deeply regret what I said. 我非常后悔说了这些话

　　扩展:

　　remember to do sth.记得要去做某事

　　remember doing sth.记得做过某事

　　forget to do sth. 忘记要去做某事

　　forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事

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