Unit 1 Growing up Presenting ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 1 Period 5 Presenting ideas 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. 2.Read the first paragraph 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_________________________. 18 the start of adulthood 1. What is her feeling towards turning 18? 2. Why can’t she wait to be 18? 3. What does turning 18 mean to her? excited; desired vote get a driver’s licence She thinks she’s already mature enough to understand that driving a car means taking responsibility for lives. Fast-reading: Fast-reading: Task 3:How does Lin Ning feel when he turns 18 really? What is his feeling of turning 18? What puzzles Morgan ? A.He has had a badly-paid job. B.He will be living at home with his parents. C.He has to start a new job next month. D.He is not so independent as expected. What is his understanding of turning 18? Fast-reading: Intensive-reading: 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 vote -I don't think that's fair, given that I‘m old enough to 2.________________ and3.__________ I should have a say on how the government 4._______________I'm mature enough to understand that driving a car also means5._________________________my life and the lives of other people. driving lessons earn a wage pay taxes spends taxes taking responsibility for Intensive-reading: At 18, I can do things like getting a credit card.More importantly, I can act on my desire to help others, for example by6.______________ ___________________agreement.But although a lot of doors have opened for me, there are still7._______________ and lessons to attend. signing an organ donation rules to obey I thought that once I was 18 and in a full-time job I'd be able to move into a 8.__________________but my salary is not high enough. I also find it hard to save money because of9.______________________and high commuting costs. Intensive-reading: rented apartment the household bills Post-reading: Summary The Age of Majority Para. 1: Bethany Para. 2: Lin Ning Para. 3: Morgan The things she can do when turning 18 the reason My expectations and the reality of the changes caused by turning 18 My dream and the reality The responsibilities Post-reading: Answer the following questions. 1. What can we know from the passage? A. Bethany is not satisfied with the law. B. Turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. C. Lin Ning is glad to get his first credit card. D. Morgan has got ready to buy his own apartment. 4. What is the passage mainly about? A. Responsibilities of adulthood. B. How to be independent. C. Some views on the right to vote. D. The meaning of “the age of majority”. Post-reading: 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 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. 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 understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people. I celebrated 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 to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility. To give an example, I will be signing an organ donation agreement this time tomorrow. This was a big decision 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! 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 librarians salary means that I'll be living at home with my parents for a while longer. 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. 1 Read the book review and find the information. The Little Prince was written and illustrated by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry during World War Ⅱ. It is a children’s fantasy book, but it is also enjoyed by adults. It tells a story about a pilot who has crashed in the desert. While he is trying to fix his aeroplane, a little prince comes to him. Visiting from another planet, the little prince recounts his adventures to the pilot, and the two become friends. The book talks about the importance of looking beneath the surface of things to uncover their real meanings. I like it because it is simple, and yet it really made me think a lot about life and death, love and responsibility, friendship and loneliness. One of the most memorable characters in the book is a rose, which the little prince fell in love with. I was really touched by the line - “It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” - because it shows how we form special bonds with others by caring and taking responsibility for them. Personally, I think this is a touching book that everyone should read, whatever their age. The Little Prince was written and illustrated by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry during World War Ⅱ. It is a children’s fantasy book, but it is also enjoyed by adults. It tells a story about a pilot who has crashed in the desert. While he is trying to fix his aeroplane, a little prince comes to him. Visiting from another planet, the little prince recounts his adventures to the pilot, and the two become friends. 由...插图 plane crash飞机失事 recount sth to sb 向某人叙述某事 The book talks about the importance of looking beneath the surface of things to uncover their real meanings. I like it because it is simple, and yet it really made me think a lot about life and death, love and responsibility, friendship and loneliness. One of the most memorable characters in the book is a rose, which the little prince fell in love with. I was really touched by the line - “It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” - because it shows how we form special bonds with others by caring and taking responsibility for them. Personally, I think this is a touching book that everyone should read, whatever their age. 揭示真实的意思 被...打动/感动 特殊的联系/纽带 care for 喜欢；照顾 take responsibility for对...负责 在我看来；亲自 • the title of the book: • the name of the author: • the genre: • a memorable character: • a quote from the book: The little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry children’s fantasy a rose “It’s the time you spent on your rose that makes your rose so important.” What can be included in a book review? 2 Read the book review again and answer the questions. 1 What is the plot of the book? The story tells about a pilot who has crashed in the desert. While the pilot is trying to fix his aeroplane, a little prince from another planet comes to him. He recounts his adventures to the pilot, and they become friends. 2 What is the key message of the book? 3 What does the reviewer think of the book? It talks about the importance of looking beneath the surface of things to uncover their real meanings. The reviewer thinks it is a touching book that everyone should read, whatever their age. content of the passage Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 General facts about the book (the title of the book, the name of the author, the writing time of the book, the genre) Plot of the book Comments Paragraph 4 Conclusion and recommendation 3 Choose a book that means a lot to you. Plan a review of it and make notes. General facts about the book: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Plot of the book: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusion and recommendation: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Now write your book review. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 Work in pairs. Make improvements to each other’s book reviews and share them with the class. Sample: A Book Review of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel written by Mark Twain, one of the greatest writers to use everyday English in American literature. It is commonly regarded as one of the first “Great American Novels”. The story takes along the Mississippi River. Huckleberry Finn is a poor white boy who runs away to escape his bad-tempered father. While hiding on an island in the middle of the river, he encounters Jim, a runaway black slave. They find a raft and sail down the river together having many adventures. The story tells how Huckleberry Finn’s encounter with Jim makes him accept Jim as a man and as a close friend. The book shows the writer’s view of so-called “civilization”, and reflects the moral growth of Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn comes to realize that Jim, a slave, is not only a man, but a good man. The book contains much sharp social criticism, especially of slavery and racism. I think the book is well worth reading. Ultimately, it tells a story showing how everyone seeks freedom, and how every human being is entitled to respect. Where to improve your writing? structure Is your passage clearly organized? logic Does it follow a certain order? Do you build transitions by using connective words? language sentence variety grammar Are you sentences grammatically correct? spelling and punctuation Is there any spelling or punctuation mistake? 5 Work in groups and discuss how to make a one-year self-improvement plan. Consider the following: •what you have learnt from the past: •what you plan to achieve: •what you plan to avoid: •what you plan to overcome: 6 Complete the table to help you draft your plan. Goals What to do healthy living Eat more fruit and vegetables. Drink more water. Do exercise three times a week. positive thinking 7 Share your draft with your group and suggest ways to make improvements to each other’s plan. 8 Prepare a short presentation about your plan. Consider the following : 1 the structure of your presentation 2 useful words, expressions and structures 9 Give your presentation to the class. Check your self-improvement plan one year from now to see if you have achieved your goals. 课堂总结 1. How can we write a book review? 2. Talk about your one-year self-improvement plan. $$