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Lesson 17
They’re too strict!
Q: How often do you play computer games? What do your parents say?
Your parents often complain about you.
Role Play
sort （分类） the complaints :
from parents
and
from teenagers
1. He says he’s too busy to spend time with us.
Then, when he is with us, he’s thinking about
other things and he’s too nervous to enjoy
himself. It’s like we’re not important enough or
something. Or his work is too important to
him. It’s not fair.
Complaints from teenagers
2. He doesn’t understand how things are today.
Things were different when he was a teenager
but he’s too stubborn to see that. It’s not easy to
make him understand how I feel. What can I
do?
Complaints from teenagers
3. I told him,“You ‘re too young to have a
motorbike.” He says that all his friends have
motorbikes. But I know he’s not old enough .
He’s too young to ride a motorcycle on the road
in busy traffic. But he won’t listen to me.
Complaints from parents
4. She says one thing and then she says another.
For example, she complains that we’re not rich
enough to buy a new car like all her friends have.
Then she tells us that we’re too interested in
material things. So what does she really want? It
seems I can’t win!
Complaints from parents
5. In her eyes I’m still a child. She thinks that
I’ll go and do something stupid every time. I
leave the house. And she’s not trusting enough.
She doesn’t see that I can look after myself
now. She’s far too strict!
Complaints from teenagers
6. My big problem right now is that she wants to leave home and find an apartment on her own. But she’s not old enough to look after an apartment. I mean her room is totally in a mess. She says she likes it that way but I think she’s just too lazy to clean it up.
Complaints from parents
Read again and choose the main idea
Read p1 and get the main complaint
A. We are not important for him.
B. The father is always very busy, so he doesn’t have much time to be with the child.
C. The father likes his work very much.
Read p2 and get the main complaint
A. The father understands today’s things.
B. Things were the same when the father was a teenager.
C. The father doesn’t understand how the teenagers feel.
Read p3 and get the main complaint
A.The son can’t ride a motorbike on the road.
B. The son doesn’t listen to his parents.
C. It’s difficult for the parents to buy a motorbikde
Read p4 and get the main complaint
A.The parents are not rich.
B. The daughter is too interested in material things.
C. The daughter says one thing and then she says another.
Read p5 and get the main complaint
A.The mother always thinks that the teenager is still a child.
B. The teenager is too young, so he will do something stupid every time.
C. The mother doesn’t trust the teenager at all.
Read p6 and get the main complaint
A.The daughter is too lazy.
B. The daughter wants to leave home and live on her own.
C. The daughter just wants to live in an apartment.
Answer the questions
1. Why can’t the father spend time with his kids?
He’s too busy to He’s too busy to spend time with us.spend time with us.
2. Why is it hard to make the
father
understand how the kid feels?
3. Why doesn’t the parent agree
to buy a motorcycle for him?
2. Why is it hard to make the father understand how the kid feels?
He is too stubborn to see that.
3. Why doesn’t the parent agree to buy a motorcycle for him?He’s too young to ride a motorcycle on the road.
顽固的、
固执的
Match1. She’s not trusting enough.
2.She’s not old enough to look after himself.
3. She complains that we’re not rich enough to buy a new car.
Complaints From parents From teenagers
1.They are too young.2.They always change.3.They are too lazy.
1.Their work is more important than us. It’s not fair.
2.They’re too stubborn to understand us.3.They’re not trusting enough and they’re far too strict.
测一测你的记忆力 你还记得用英语表达不足之处的句子吗？
too + adj. + to do …
not +adj.+ enough to do…
太…而不能
too + adj. + to do …
1. The boy is too young to go to school.
2. I am too short to reach the apples on the tree.
3. The classroom is too small to hold 50 students.
not … enough + to + 动词原型 …
1. They are not clever enough to solve the problem.
2. We’re not rich enough to buy a house.
3. He is not honest enough to be a friend.
Match the expressions from the left with
their synonyms （同义词） on the right
too boring
too young
too impatient
too poor
too expensive
not rich enough
not patient enough
not cheap enough
not old enough
not interesting enough
The child is _____ young ________ look after the baby.
too to
The child is _____ old _________ look after the baby.
not enough to
The baby is ____ old ____ wash dishes.
not enough to
The elephant is ____ big ____ enter the train.
too to
The car is ______ big _________ carry
eight people.not enough to
He is too young to walk.
It is too small to carry seven people.
一、用 too…to… 来连接句子：1.he, young, join the army( 参军 )
2. she, old, go to work
3. Jack, angry, say a word
4.Tom, nervous, know what to do
5. we, tired, go on walking
He is too young to join the army.
She is too old to go to work.
Jack is too angry to say a word.
Tom is too nervous to know what to do.
We are too tired to go on walking.
He is not old enough to go
to school.
I am not fast enough to catch up with him.
根据中英文提示词，写出语法正确、意思通顺的英文
1. 你太小了，不能去参加晚会。
You are too young to go to the party.
2. 他不够富有，不能买一个大房子。
He is not rich enough to buy a big house.
go to, you, to, young, the party, are, too
rich, he, is, enough, not, a big house, buy
二、用 not…enough … 来连接句子：1. the girl, old, go to school
the boy, strong, carry the box
1. the woman, patient, take care of her baby,
2. my brother, fast, catch up with me,
3. we, tall, reach the apples , in the tree,
The girl is not old enough to go to school.
The boy is not strong enough to carry the box.
The woman is not patient enough to take care of her baby.
My brother is not fast enough to catch up with me.
We are not tall enough to reach the apples in the tree.
Complete the blanks
This book is _____ boring _____read.
This book is _____ interesting _______ to read.
We’re _____rich enough _____buy a new car.
We’re _____ poor _____ buy a new car.
You’re ______ young _______ go to the party.
You’re _____ old _______to go to the party.
She’s _____patient ________ to look after the children.
She’s _____ impatient _____ look after the children.
too to
not to
too to
too to
not enough
too to
not enough
not enough
1. 他太紧张无法过得高兴 .
2. 他们太穷无法买这座房子 .
3. 你太小不能做这件事 .
4. 他们不到参军的年龄 .
5. 你不够勤奋无法学好英语 .
6. 你不够高 , 无法够到书架上的书 .
He is too nervous to enjoy himself.
They are too poor to buy this house.
You are too young to do this.
They are not old enough to join the army.
You are not hard-working enough to learn English well.
You are not tall enough to reach the books on the shelf.
Test yourself
1. The boy is ______ young ______ go to school.
2. He’s _____ lazy ________ clean up his room.3. He’s _____ old _________ see that horror
movie. 4. She is ____ careful _________ do the job.5. I’m ____ tired ________ study.
too to
too tonot enough to
not enough totoo to
It’s too hot to run around.
看图写句子
The girl is not tall enough to reach the cookies.
The boy is too tired to study.
The car is not big enough to carry
six people.
He is not fast enough to win the
race.
Mr. Smith is not patient enough to
be a teacher.
teacher
too + adj. + to do …
not +adj.+ enough to do…
太…而不能
Summary
2.2 True or False?( ) 1. Bill’s room is not big enough
to keep his surfboard.( ) 2. Melissa’s parents don’t let
her see the horror movie.( ) 3. Lenny can finish her
homework.( ) 4. Patty likes the way her hair
looks.
T
T
FF
Bill My surf board is too big to keep in my bedroom.
Melissa
I’m not old enough to see that horror movie.
Lenny
Patty
My home work is too much (for me) to finish.
My hair looks terrible .
name age activity minimun age
Melissa 16 go to college 18
Bob 14 ride a motorbike 16
Eric 15 drive a car 17
Tom 20 get married 22
Ann 6 go to school 7
根据表格完成句子
For example:
Eric is too young to drive a car.
Eric is not old enough to drive a car.
福
