1.But sometimes these hobbies can get in the way of schoolwork...

但是有时候这些业余爱好可能会妨碍学业……

get in the way of“妨碍，阻止”

You mustn’t let your social life get in the way of your studies.

你不可以让社交生活影响你的学业。

1.Some students should be allowed to have Friday afternoons off① to volunteer and help others.

有些学生应当被允许星期五下午休息去做志愿工作来帮助别人。

have...off的含义是“在……时间不工作、休息”。

We usually have Sunday off.

我们通常在星期天休息。

5.Why is it good to volunteer?

为什么做志愿工作有好处？

3b　 PAIRWORK结对练习

Role play.Use the information in 3a to have a conversation.

角色扮演。用3a中的信息来对话。

We should feel more comfortable and that is good for studying.

我们应该感觉更舒服，对学习也有好处。

4　 You and your friend are starting a new Saturday English club.Make a list of rules about what should and should not be allowed.

你和你的朋友发起了一个新星期六英语俱乐部。列出应当和不应当做的规章来。

Members are allowed to use English-English dictionaries.

俱乐部成员可以用英语词典。

SELF CHECK

1　 Fill in the blanks with the words given.Then make your own sentences with the words.

用所给的单词填空,然后用这些单词造句。

Everyone________to have at least① eight hours’ sleep② at night.

每个人在夜里________有不少于8小时的睡眠。

2　 Read this article.Write a letter to the editor agreeing or disagreeing.Explain your reasons.

读文章并把你同意或不同意的事情写给编辑。解释你的理由。

好句共享：

4.What is their idea about vacations?

3.How do they like to study?

2.What kind of clothes do they usually want to wear?

1.What do the students in this article think about the school uniforms?

本篇文章中学生们对校服的看法是什么？

2.I know we get noisy sometimes②,but we learn a lot from each other.

我知道有的时候我们会声音较大，但是我们会相互学习到不少的东西。

(1)sometimes表示“有的时候，间或”。

Sometimes,when Billy is sick,his elder brother has to deliver the newspapers.

有时贝利病倒了,他的哥哥就得去送报纸。

(2)get noisy=become noisy是系表结构。

This skirt is getting dirty;it needs washing.

这件短裙脏了,该洗一洗了。

(3)learn from...表示“向……学习”。

We must learn from Lei Feng.

我们一定要向雷锋学习。

但是我们要注意的是词组learn a lesson from的含义是“从……中汲取教训”，而不是“跟……上课”的意思。

1.Our teachers believe that if we did that,we would concentrate① more on our clothes than our studies.

我们的老师相信假如我们那样做，比起学习来，我们将更会去注意穿戴。

(1)if引导的是一个虚拟语气，表示对某一事情的一种假设。一般现在时态的虚拟语气其方式一般是：If+主语+动词过去时态+其他，主句+would+动词原形+其他。

If I had longer legs,I would run faster.

假如我腿再长一点，我就能跑得更快了。

concentrate on的含义是“将精神集中于某方面”。

Concentrate on your work.

集中精神工作。

A driver should concentrate on the road when driving.

开车时驾驶员的注意力要集中在路上。