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

The Age of Majority OfficePLUS 高二五班 熊 希 2 Guessing Game Are you looking forward to be an adult? And why? What else can you do at 18 in China? 4 Skimming the passage 1. Where can you possibly read for a text like this? 2. What’s the genre of this passage? A. column B. novel C. diary In a magazine. introductory recount (personal story) 5 Scanning the passage Read the introductory and find out the meaning of “the age of majority”. The age of majority means the moment when you turn _________, which is a milestone marking _____________________ Anaphora (回指)是指在语篇中的某个词或短语和上文出现过的内容在语义层面上有共指的关系。是实现语篇衔接的一种手段。 18 the start of adulthood 6 Read recount 1 and answer the following questions. 1). What’s her feeling towards turning 18? 2). Why can’t she wait to be 18? 4). What does turning 18 mean for her? Excited and desired a. expects to have the right of ___________. b. expects to have a say on ________________________________. c. expects to take her _________test. voting how the government spends the taxes driving She thinks she’s already mature enough to understand that driving a car means taking responsibility for her live and the lives of other people. 3).What's Bethany’s mother's attitude towards her driving? A. happy B. worried C. approval 7 Read recount 2 and fill in the blanks. At 18, I think the change has been more ______ and _________than I imagined. Instead of being _______, I feels more aware of ____________. I can do things like getting ____________.More importantly, I can act on my desire to help others, for example by _________________________. But although a lot of doors have opened for me, There were still rules to ______ and lessons to attend ______. subtle gradual a credit card signing an organ donation without my parents’ approval obey attend selfish other people individual responsibility Develop a strong sense of social responsibility. 8 Read recount 3 and complete the table. Name ` Expectatio