Unit 1 Growing Up Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 1 Growing up Period 2 Understanding ideas 作者编号：33001 1 Know the meaning of the title and the main idea of the passage. To find out what expectations（期望） Bethany, Lin Ning and Morgan has or had for turning 18 and what the reality（现实） is. Develop a deep understanding of the age of majority . Learning objectives 作者编号：33001 Q1: How old are you? Q2: What would you like to do when you are 18? Lead-in 作者编号：33001 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. Rent an apartment. Pre-reading 作者编号：33001 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. 1 P2 We are allowed to get a full-time job and rent an apartment at sixteen. In addition, we are allowed to do these things at eighteen in China. 作者编号：33001 Fast reading What’s the genre（体裁） of this passage? A. column(专栏文章) B. novel C. diary introduction recount (personal story) n. 叙述 While-reading a part of a newspaper or magazine which appears regularly and deals with a particular subject (特定的主题）or is written by a particular writer(报刊的)专栏，栏目 作者编号：33001 What does “The Age of Majority” mean ? Read the introduction In most countries, turning eighteen 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 eighteen means, or meant, to them. the age at which you are considered to be an adult legally 法定年龄 The age of majority means the moment when you ________, which is a milestone marking____________________ . turn 18 the start of adulthood 作者编号：33001 In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what does it really mean? ◆ Will you be completely in charge of your life? ◆ Will you be 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. Now let's read the passage. While-reading 作者编号：33001 1.What does Bethany feel when she turns 18? A. Desired. B. Frightened. C. Worried. D. Confused. 2. Why can't Bethany wait to be 18? Bethany 作者编号：33001 What did Lin Ning expect when he turned 18? 2) What is the reality like to him? 3) What changes has he experienced after turning 18? Lin Ning He expected to feel instantly different, as if he had closed the door on his childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world. There were still rules to obey and lessons to attend. ① He began to feel more aware of other people and to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility. ②Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me. 作者编号：33001 Morgan I used to believe__________________________ I assumed I’ d already have a well-paid job and that I’ d be ______________________ but my salary is not enough. I also find it hard to save money because I contribute to the ___________ and ____________to work is expensive. I know I could _______________________________ but I am not ready for it. moving into a rented apartment household bills my commute get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own department we should be more independent after turning 18 作者编号：33001 A. Eighteen – the Age of Indecision B. Teenager’s Hopes for the Future C. The Right to Vote – Your Views D. Turning Eighteen – What Does It Mean? *simple; *summarize the main idea: *determine the target readers; *attract reader’s attention and interest. Choose another suitable title for the passage. How to choose a title : Post-reading 作者编号：33001 Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O). 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. F F O O 作者编号：33001 The Age of Majority What did they expect to do when they truned 18? What were the reality? ◆ earn a wage and pay taxes ◆ vote in elections ◆ take driving test ◆ Her mum still worries about her. ◆ feel different ◆ obey rules and attend classes ◆ develop a stronger sense of ... ◆ the way that society viewed him also changed ◆a new chapter in one’s life ◆ be more independent ◆ still need to live at home with his parents, because... 作者编号：33001 Growing up is not the time to make hard and fast decisions. This is the time to make mistakes. . Try to make as many mistakes as you can! Be bold and expect a lot for the future. No one can define you but you! 作者编号：33001 The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up. —John C. Maxwell 在我们生命中，最重要的一天就是完全为我们的选择负责任时。那一天，是我们真正成长的一天. 作者编号：33001 Organise information from the passage and complete the table. 作者编号：33001 I think it's strange that I can now take 1_______________yet I still can't vote - I don't think that's fair, given that 2 __________________________ _______________. I should have a say on 3 ______________________________. I'm mature enough to 4 ________ ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________ . driving lessons I'm old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes how the government spends taxes understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people 作者编号：33001 At 18, I can do things like getting a credit card. More importantly, I can act on my desire to help others, for example by 5 _____________________________________ But although a lot of doors have opened for me, there are still 6 _________________________________. signing an organ donation agreement rules to obey and lessons to attend 作者编号：33001 I thought that once I was 18 and in a full-time job I'd be able to 7 __________________________________, but my salary is not high enough. I also find it hard to save money because of 8____________________ and high commuting costs. the household bills move into a rented apartment 作者编号：33001 Conclusion & Review 作者编号：33001 Para 1：I can't wait to be 18. One reason is that although I've been working ever since leaving school, I won't be voting in the next general election. Why? Because I still won't be old enough. 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 on them! I've also been taking driving lessons, and in fact I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18. can’t wait to do 急切地做某事 general election 大选 have a say on 对..有发言权 the day you went away (the day 相当于连词) the moment he arrived election n.选举，推选，当选 elect v.选举 ，推选 elective adj.选举的，可选择的 作者编号：33001 My mum worries about me being behind the wheel. As an ambulance driver, she's seen a lot of car accidents involving teenagers and thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence should be 21. 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. behind the wheel 驾驶汽车 involve 牵涉，牵连，涉及 legal 法定的；合法的 take responsibility 负责 作者编号：33001 Para 2: I celebrate my 18th birthday just before I went to university. 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 subtle and gradual than I imagined. Instead of being the selfish teenager I used to be, I have begun to feel more aware of other people and develop and a stronger sense of social responsibility. expect to do 预料，预计，期待 instantly 立即，马上 attend vt.出席，参加 attend school/lessons/wedding/funeral/meeting vi. 照料，处理，对付 attend to sb/sth subtle 细微 feel/become/be aware of 意识到，注意到 unexpected：出乎意料的 raise the awareness 提高意识 作者编号：33001 To give an example,I will be signing an organ donation agreement this time tomorrow. This was a big dcision for me and I made it without asking my parents(although I knew they would approve). Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me. I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card offer. 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. sign an agreement 签署协议 approve 同意 view看待；对待 no doubt 毫无疑问 currently 现在；此时 tempt sb to do sth 诱惑某人做…… approve - n. approval resist the temptation 抵制诱惑 approve of - be in favour of 作者编号：33001 Para 3: People say that 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and that we should become more independent. I used to believe this, but the reality for me has been very different. I assumed I'd already have a well-paid job and that I'd be moving into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18, but how wrong I was! My libarian's salary means that I'll be living at home with my parents for a while longer People say that = It is said that 据说 第二个宾语从句前的that不省略 assume: 假定，认为 as soon as = immediately = directly = the instant It is assumed that 普遍认为 on the assumption that = assuming that 作者编号：33001 Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money. I'll be starting a new job next month, however, so maybe things will get easier. 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. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age. contribute to 1.增加，为...做贡献 2.是……的原因，导致 3.投稿，撰稿 4.捐赠 commute 上下班路程；通勤 things 情况 deposit 订金 commitment 承诺 作者编号：33001 1. have a say on sth 2. behind the wheel 3. take responsibility for 4. take driving lessons 5. take a driving test 6. at some point 7. develop a stronger sense of social responsibility 8. pay the deposit 9. make a commitment 在某事上有发言权 在驾驶 对……负责 学习驾驶 考驾照 在某一时刻 培养更强的社会责任感 付定金/押金 做出承诺 作者编号：33001 Homework What does reaching 18 or the age of majority mean to you? What will change in your life? Do you have more freedom and responsibilities? Write a short passage about your understanding. 作者编号：33001 $$