3a Read the article and then answer the questions..ppt

* 3a Read the article and then answer the questions. The other day, my friends and I talked about the rules that we have in school. At our school, we have to wear uniforms every day. The problem is that all my classmates think the uniforms are ugly. We think young people should look smart and so we would like to wear our own clothes. Our teachers believe that if we did that, we would concentrate more on our clothes than our studies. We disagree. We would feel more comfortable and that is good for studying. If we can’t do that, we should be allowed to design our own uniforms. That would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy. concentrate v.集中；聚集 concentrate on 全神贯注；专心于 study n. 学习；研究 design v. 设计；构思 the other day 几天前，前几天 be good for doing 对…有益 It’s also probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers to study in groups during the evening. I know we get noisy sometimes, but we learn a lot from each other. We also think that vacations should be longer. At present they’re too short. Longer vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. Last summer I had an opportunity to volunteer at the local hospital, but I couldn’t because I had to go back to school. It would be a good experience for me because I want to be a doctor when I’m older. present n.现在 at present 目前；现在 volunteer v. 自愿；自愿服务 n. 志愿者 opportunity n. 机会；时机 have an opportunity to do sth. 有从事某事的机会 local adj. 地方的；当地的 be a good experience for sb. 对某人来说是很有意义的经历 1. What do the students in this article think about the school uniforms? 2. What kind of clothes do they usually wear? The students think the uniforms are ugly. They usually want to wear their own clothes or they want to be allowed to design their own uniforms. 3. How do they like to study? 4. What are their ideas about vacations? 5. Why are they good for volunteers? They like to study in groups during the evening. They think that vacations should be good for vo