Unit 1 Growing up Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 1 Growing up 1 Listen and read the poem. Answer the questions. 1　What is the poem about? 2　According to Kipling, what qualities does his son need to “be a Man”? □ self-belief □ honesty □ confidence □ kindness □ modesty □ pride □ integrity □ patience □ other ___________ The poem is a father’s advice to his son about the qualities needed to become a virtuous or good man. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Which of these qualities are most important to you as you grow up? 01 Pre-reading Discussion The Age of Majority 到达法定年龄 Think about it：at what age you are allowed to do the following things in China？ Get a credit card. Get a driver's licence. Get a full-time job. Get the right to vote 投票选举 Get a bank loan. 贷款 Get an apartment. What does “The Age of Majority” mean? The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18, which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood. 02 Fast reading Read the passage quickly and finish Step2 on your learning paper. 1.What is genre体裁 of this passage? A.column专栏文章 B.novel C.diary D.notice In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what does reaching this milestone, the age of majorily, really mean?Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways? What new responsibilities will this freedom bring? Here, three young people tell us what turning 18 means, or meant, to them. 2.What's Bethany’s mother's attitude towards her driving? A. happy B.worried C.approval赞成的 D. indifferent中立的 3.How does Lin Ning feel when he turns 18 really? A.Instantly different. B.Almost as usual. C.Free and excited. D.sad but real I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world. But it wasn't like that. When I woke up the next day, there were still rules to obey and lessons to attend. In fact, the change has been more subrle and gradual than I imagined. My librarian's salary means that I'l