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Unit 1
Growing Up
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Pre-reading
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Think about it:at what age are you allowed to do the following things in China?I am allowed to...
Get a credit card
Get a driver's licence
Get a full-time job
Get the right to vote
Get a bank loan
Rent an apartment
Pre-reading
Predict what the passage is mainly about according to the title and the pictures.
majority 大多数;法定年龄
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Fast-reading
Read the passage and find out the meaning of “the age of majority”.
The age of majority means the moment when you turn , which is a marking the start of adulthood.
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milestone
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II
Fast reading
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Fast-reading
1. Eighteen — the Age of indecision
2. Teenagers’ Hopes for the Future
3. The Right to Vote — Your Views
4. Turning Eighteen — What Does it Mean?
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
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III
Intensive reading
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Intensive – reading
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
I think it’s strange that I can now take __________________. Yet I still can’t vote – I don’t think that’s fair, given that _________________________________________. I should have a say on _________________________________.
driving lessons
I’m old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes
how the government spends taxes
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Intensive – reading
driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
I’m mature enough to ________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________.
understand that
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1. 我迫不及待要再次见到他。
I can’t wait to see him again.
2. 她迫不及待想离开学校。
She can’t wait to leave school.
I can’t wait to be 18.
迫不及待
Para1.
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general election
wage
taxes
be allowed to
have a say
take driving lesson
behind the wheel
ambulance
legal
mature
take responsibility for
大选
(时、日、周)薪
税
被允许做
有发言权
上驾驶课
在驾驶骑车
救护车
合法的
成熟的
对...负责
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Intensive – reading
signing an organ donation agreement
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