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the Age of Majority 课堂导学
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If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
…
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings – nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run –
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And – which is more – you’ll be a Man, my son!
(Excerpts from If – by Rudyard Kipling)Starting out
如果你能保持头脑清醒
正在失去他们的,并将其归咎于你;
如果你能在所有人都怀疑你的时候相信自己,
但也要考虑到他们的怀疑;
如果你能等待而不厌倦等待,
或者,被欺骗,不要撒谎,
或者,被憎恨,不要让位于憎恨,
然而,不要看起来太好,也不要说话太明智;
…
如果你能与人群交谈并保持你的美德,
或者与国王同行——也不会失去共同的感觉;
如果敌人和亲爱的朋友都不能伤害你;
如果所有的人都和你在一起,但没有一个太多;
如果你能填补这无情的一分钟
60秒的长跑——
你的是地球和其中的一切,
而且——更重要的是——你将成为一个男人,我的儿子!
(摘自吉卜林的《如果》)起步
课文译文
法定年龄
在大多数国家,进入 18 岁便意味着成年。但是到达成年这一里程碑到底意味着什么呢?你将完全主宰自己的生活吗?你能够用新奇的、激动人心的方式来表达自己吗?获得这种自由又会带来什么新的责任呢?接下来,有三位年轻人会为我们讲述年满18岁对他们意味着什么,或是曾经意味了什么。
贝萨妮
16 岁,澳大利亚 维多利亚州
我简直等不及想要到 18 岁了。其中一个原因是虽然我一毕业就工作了,但是我依然不能在下一届大选中投票。为什么?因为我依然不满 18 岁。但是我认为如果一个人已经工作并且交税了,那他应该对政府在支配税收方面有一定的话语权。我也一直在学习驾驶,并且我会在 18 岁当天就去考驾照。妈妈十分担心我开车,作为一名救护车司机,她目睹过太多涉及青少年的车祸,她认为考驾照的法定年龄应该推迟到 21 岁。但是我觉得自己已经足够成熟,知道开车也意味着要对自己和他人的生命负责。
林宁
19 岁,中国 上海
上大学前我刚满 18 岁。我曾经期待马上会有不一样的感觉,就好像自己关闭了童年的大门,踏进一个全新的成人世界。但是事实并非如此。第二天我醒来时,仍然有需要遵守的规则,需要参加的课程。事实上,这种变化比我想象的更微小,更平缓。相比自己之前那个自私的青少年角色,我已经开始更多地关注别人,并且去培养更强烈的社会责任感。比如说,明天这个时候我将会签署器官捐赠意向书。这对我来说是一个重大的决定,做出这个决定我并未征求父母的意见(虽然我知道他们会同意的)。满 18 岁后,社会对待我的方式也改变了。有家银行给我打电话让我办理信用卡的时候,我非常惊讶。虽然我想在花钱方面更为自由,而且毫无疑问我将在未来的某个时间获得一张信用卡,但是我现在还没有稳定的收入,所以现在办理的话可能会让我透支!
摩根
20 岁,美国 佛罗里达州
人们都说 18 岁意味着翻开人生的新篇章,我们应该变得更独立。我曾经也这样认为,但是事实并非如此。我以为我。到 18 岁就能有一份薪水不错的工作,能搬进自己租的公寓,我是多么异想天开呀!作为一个图书管理员,我的工资只够我继续长时间和父母住在一起。因为我要分担家庭账单,而且我的通勤费用很高,所以我发现攒钱非常困难。下个月我会开始一份新工作,也许情况能有所好转。我知道我可以通过贷款来支付购买自己公寓的订金,但我还无法向银行做出这种重大的承诺,而且我真的很喜欢吃妈妈做的饭。我觉得要想负起一些责任,更多的是关乎态度,而不是年龄。
Period 1 the Age of Majority (Reading)
1 学习课文语言和语法知识;
2 掌握成年后责任和义务英语表达。
Task 1. Lead in 用名词写出成年后能获得的法定权利
意图目的:激起兴趣,识记名词
a driving licence
Task 2. Predict for main idea 预测主要内容
意图目的:培养通过标题预测能力
1. What is the passage mainly about according to the title?
The age of majority (法定年龄) means that ________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. Read the first paragraph and check your predication. 快速阅读第1自然,勾出重点词汇,核实预测。
In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what does reaching this milestone, the age of majority, 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.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Task 3. Read and recite阅读每个自然段,然后尽量复述段落主要内容
意图目的:培养阅读能力,提高复述能力
1. 阅读第1自然段,然后填空
Turning 18, I can now take _________________, If I am old enough to __________________________ and _______________________________, I could ___________________________ on how government spends them. But I still won’t be old enough so that I ______________________________________ in the next general election. I think I’m mature enough ______________________________________________
____________________________________________________.
2. 阅读第2自然段,然后填空
__________________________ just before I went to university. There were still _________________ and _________________________________. I have begun to _______________________________other people and to develop ___________________________________. I will be signing __________________ ___________________________ this time tomorrow. I would like to ______________________________ with money and no doubt I will _________________________________________ at some point, but getting a credit card might _________________________________________________ than I have!
3. 阅读第3自然段,然后填空
Turning 18, I assumed I’d already have ________________________________ and that I’d be moving into __________________________________. I find it hard to _____________________________ and I contribute to __________________________. I’ll __________________________________ next month. I know I could get a bank loan to _____________________________________________________.
Task 4. Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons. 选择标题
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?
Task 5. Organise information from the passage and complete the table. Activity 4 P 4
Task 6. Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O) A5P4
1. Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends them! _____________
2. … I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18. _____________
3. When I woke up the next day, there were still rules to obey and lessons to attend. ___________
4. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age. ___________
课后作业任务
①复读课文内容,自主学习课文语言知识点,标注学习中的困难;
②朗读并背诵第3自然段Morgan观点。
Period 2 the Age of Majority (Learning)
1 学习课文语言和语法知识;
2 掌握成年后责任和义务英语表达。
1. Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways?
译:____________________________________________________________________________________
take charge of 负责,掌管
in charge of 负责;掌管
in the charge of sb由……负责/掌管
charge sb. with sth. 指控某人做某事
free of charge 免费
in charge 主管,负责
1 Stern让Travis负责研究小组。
Stern put Travis ________ _______ _______ the research team.
2 秘书负责这件事,直到她的老板回来。
The secretary _______ _______ _______ the matter until her boss returned.
3 我很高兴我的儿子现在执教一支球队。
I’m so glad that my son _______ _______ _______ of a team now.
4 负责这项活动的人说这些票是免费的。
The man _______ _______ _______ the activity said that the tickets _______ _______ _______ _______.
5 换句话说,他们不会向我们收取门票费用,否则他会被收取费用。
In other words, they wouldn’t _______ us for the tickets, or he would _______ _______ _______ it.
2. I can’t wait to be 18.
译:____________________________________________________________________________________
can’t wait to do sth 迫不及待地要做某事
can’t help doing sth. 禁不住做某事
can’t help (to) do sth. 不能帮助做某事
can’t help but do sth. 不得不做某事
1 经过这次漫长而累人的旅行,Mary迫不及待地想回家。
Mary ______ ________ _______ ________ ________ home after such a long and tiring journey.
2 孩子们等不及儿童节的到来了。
The children _________ _________ ___________ the arrival of Children’s Day.
3. One reason is that although I’ve been working ever since leaving school, I won’t be voting in the next general election.
译: _______________________________________________________________________________
ever since: continuously since the time mentioned自从……以后
1 I __________ ___________ Dr Jackson ever since he joined an organization called Chinese Society.
2 Ever since then, I __________ _____________ (practise) playing basketball.
3 We __________ __________ (be) friends ever since we _________ (get) to know each other at school.
4. Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends them!
译: _______________________________________________________________________________
have a say on 对……有发言权
have no/little say in something 对……没有发言权
have the final say 有最终决定权
5. My mum worries about me being behind the wheel!
译: _________________________________________________________________________________
at/behind the wheel: driving a car 在驾驶汽车
1 司机一定是在开车时睡着了。
The driver must have fallen asleep ________ _______ _______.
2 当你开车时,你最重要的责任就是安全驾驶。
When you are _______ _______ _______, your most important responsibility is safe driving.
6. But I think I’m already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
译: _________________________________________________________________________________
take responsibility for sth. / doing sth: 对……负责
have responsibility for (doing) sth. 有做某事的责任
It’s one’s responsibility to do sth. 某人有责任做某事
a sense of responsibility 责任感
be responsible for 对……有责任
responsibility n. 责任
irresponsibility n. 不负责任;无责任感
responsible adj. 负责的
irresponsible adj. 不负责任的
responsibly adv. 负责任地
irresponsibly adv. 不负责任地
1 我们每个人都必须对自己的行为负责。
Each of us must __________ ______________ _________ our own actions.
2 没关系,出了问题我负责。
Don’t worry. If anything goes wrong, I’ll ____________ ____________ ____________ it.
3 He has had to shoulder the _____________ (responsible) of his father’s mistakes.
4 政府计划出台新的法律,迫使父母对孩子的教育承担更多的责任。
The government plans to bring in new laws forcing parents to _________ ___________ ___________ _________ the education of their children.
7. I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world.
译: _________________________________________________________________________________
instantly adv. immediately 立即,马上
as if=as though 似乎;好像
seem (to be)+adj. 好像……
seem to do/be doing/have done好像要做
It+seems/seemed(+to sb. )+that...好像…;似乎…
There seems to be... 好像有……
It seems as if/as though... 似乎是……
1 你好像有什么心事似的。
________ _________ _________ _________ you have something on your mind.
2 引擎似乎有些问题。
_________ _________ _________ _________ something wrong with the engine.
3 他继续工作,好像什么都没有发生过。
He kept working _________ _________ nothing had happened.
8. Although I knew they would approve.
译: _________________________________________________________________________________
approve v. 赞成,同意;批准;认可
approve vi. 赞成;同意
approval n. 批准;认可;赞成
disapprove v. 不批准;不赞成
disapproval n. 不赞成
approve of 批准;通过;认可;核准
1 汤姆的父亲不赞成他参军。
Tom’s father doesn’t __________ _________ him joining the army.
2 这个设计你赞成吗?
Does the design meet with your ______________?
3 她的家人极不赞同她的行为。
Her family strongly _________ _________ her behavior.
9. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me.
译: _________________________________________________________________________________
the way方式,方法,后跟定语从句:
1 What surprised me was not what he said but the way ________ he said it.
2 I don’t know the way ________ he tempted the old man to buy the house.
3 The room was completed the way ________ she wanted.
10. Of course, I would like to have more freedom with money and no doubt I will be getting a credit card at some point, but I currently don’t have a steady income, so getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have!
译: _________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
doubt + that从句 (主句为否定句或疑问句)
doubt + if/whether从句 (主句为肯定句)
doubt + (about/as to) whether从句
doubt + that从句
no doubt: 毫无疑问
There is no doubt that… 毫无疑问……
in doubt 不肯定;不确定
without/beyond doubt 毫无疑问;的确
doubtful adj. 有疑问的,不确定的
1 我怀疑汤姆是否拿走了我的表。
I doubt __________Tom took my watch away.
2 毫无疑问,他是我教过的最聪明的学生。
He is _________ _________ the cleverest student I’ve ever taught.
3 毫无疑问,他这样做是故意的。
There is ________ ________ ________ he did it on purpose.
4 结果不再令人怀疑,因为那个运动员突然完全控制住了局面。
The outcome was no longer ________ ________, because that athlete suddenly was in complete control.
5 我们没有理由怀疑他。
We have no reason to doubt him.
tempt v. 诱惑,引诱
tempt sb. to do sth. 诱使某人做某事
tempt sb. into doing sth.诱使某人做某事
temptation n. 引诱;诱惑;诱惑人的东西
1 什么也不能促使他作出这样的决定。
Nothing could __________ him _________ _________ such a decision.
2 这个新项目旨在吸引年轻人学习工程学。
The new program is designed to _________ young people _________ _________ engineering.
3 如果你把贵重物品放在车上,会招来小偷的。
If you leave valuables in your car it will _________ thieves.
4 桌上那包糖果对那孩子是个难以抗拒的诱惑.
The bag of sweets on the table was too strong _________ _________ for the child to resist.
5 我忍不住打开那封信。
I couldn’t resist the _______________ (tempt) to open the letter.
6 色彩丰富的图片诱惑着我走进了商店。
The colorful pictures _________ me _________ step into the shop.
11. I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I don’t feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my mom’s cooking.
我知道我可以通过贷款来支付购买自己公寓的订金,但我还无法向银行做出这种重大的承诺,而且我真的很喜欢吃妈妈做的饭。
commitment n. 投入,花费
commit v. 犯(错误) ;投入(钱、时间等);承诺
commit a mistake (an error/crime) 犯错误
commit oneself to sth. 献身于……
1 女性犯罪比男性少。
Women _________ fewer ________ than men.
2 和他们会面并不表示我们会承诺什么。
Meeting them doesn’t ________ us ________ anything.
3 这个项目已经投入了很多钱。
A lot of money has been ________ ________ this project.
4 政府投入 40 多亿美元的食物和医药援助。
The government __________ ___________ __________ food and medical aid of over $4 billion
5 我想有些责任更多的是态度而不是年龄。
I guess some _______________ are more about attitude than age.
课后作业任务
1 复读课文内容,准备词汇过关;
2 完成课后作业。
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