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

The Age of Majority What is a coming-of-age ceremony? They are students who are about to turn 18 and their parents or teachers. And they're celebrating the coming-of-age ceremony (成人礼). A coming-of-age ceremony is an _______ that marks the time when a young person moves from __________ to _____________. event childhood adulthood In Ancient China, people held a traditional " ____________________________" for a man at the age of 20 and a "hair-pinning ceremony(异礼) " for ________________________________________. How do people celebrate in the video? On the South Pacific island of Pentecost(斯特岛), a ceremony of _____________________takes place only for boys. land diving(陆跳) In the US, a particularly modern celebration takes place for _______________________________________. a girl or a boy at the age of 16 capping ceremony(冠礼) a woman around her 15th birthday Turning 18 means being a man/an adult What can you do when you turn 18 in today's China? What can you do at the age of 18 in today‘s China？ 18 Get a bank loan. Rent an apartment. Get a full-time job. Get the right to vote. Get a driver's licence. Get a credit card. Learning Aims 课程标准要求掌握的项目 1.通过阅读文章，理解文章大意； 2.通过完成各个活动，准确快速获取信息，学会辨别事实与观点，进一步理解课文。 3.引导同学们体会成年的意义与责任，思考如何完善自己、提升自己，树立积极的人生观与正确的生活态度。 1. To learn the main idea of the passage； 2. To learn to distinguish facts from opinions; 3. To understand the meaning and responsibility of adulthood. The Age of Majority 1. Read for the main idea Task 1 2. Read the passage again and find out what “the age of majority” means. The age of majority means the moment when you turn _____, which is a milestone marking_________________________. Tip: Find the key sentence Task 2 Choose another suitable title for the passage. 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? driving lessons I'm not old enough how the government spends taxes take responsibility for my life and the lives of others Fill in the blanks and find out opinions and the facts. Task 3 Group work opinion fact signing an organ donation agreement rules to obey and lessons to attend fact move into a rented apartment my contribution to the household bills opinion opinion fact fact opinion Task 4 Pair Work To be a responsible adult adapt yourself to the change take responsibility positively say “no” when facing temptation The real meaning of the age of majority A year later, you will be turning 18. What would you like to say to your 18-year-old self? Please write a message of no more than 40 words for your 18-year-old self. Task 6 Writing Learning Aims 课程标准要求掌握的项目 1.通过阅读文章，理解文章大意； 2.通过完成各个活动，准确快速获取信息，学会辨别事实与观点，进一步理解课文。 3.引导同学们体会成年的意义与责任，思考如何完善自己、提升自己，树立积极的人生观与正确的生活态度。 1. To learn the main idea of the passage； 2. To learn to distinguish facts from opinions; 3. To understand the meaning and responsibility of adulthood. Task 6 Summary Thanks for your attention! Lavf58.12.100 $$