内容正文:
Unit 1 Growing up
The Age of Majority
Lead-in
Enjoy a short video.
Q1: How old are you?
Q2: How many years do you need to be 18?
Q3: What does that mean be 18 in China?
Q4:What will your parents do at that day?
Lead-in:
Pre-reading:
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.
Get a bank loan.
Get an apartment.
Fast-reading:
Task1:Read the passage quickly and finish the exercise
1.What is genre (体裁)of this passage?
A.column B.novel C.diary
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.
Fast-reading:
Task 2:What's Bethany’s mother's attitude towards her driving?
A. happy
B.worried
C.approval
Fast-reading:
Task 3:How does Lin Ning feel when he turns 18 really?
A.Instantly different.
B.Almost as usual.
C.Free and excited.
Fast-reading:
Task 4:Why does Morgan want to live with his parents?
A. Because his income is too small.
B. Because his parents need looking after.
C. Because he wants to get a new job.
Intensive-reading:
Task 1: Read the passage carefully and finish Step3 on your learning paper.
1.Choose another suitable title for the passage .
A.Eighteen – the Age of Indecision
B.Teenagers’ Hopes for the Future
C.The Right to Vote – Your Views
D.Turning Eighteen – What Does It Mean?
Learning to learn
Possible functions of a title:
predicting the main idea,
showing key information,
reflecting the author’s attitude,
catching readers’ interest.
Intensive-reading:
Task 2: Complete the table on Page5
I think it's strange that I can now take1.______________________,yet I still can't vo