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Unit 1
Understanding ideas
Growing up
Growing up
Think about it:at what age are you 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.
the age at which you are considered to be an adult legally
成年的法定年龄
Skim the passage and find out the structure.
Introduction
Recount (personal story)
Pre-reading
n. 叙述
Look at the title and the pictures. Predict what the passage is about.
turning 18 (成年)
Here, three young people tell us what turning 18 means, or meant, to them.
Will you be completely in charge of your own life?
Will you be able to express yourself in new and
exciting ways?
What new responsibilities will this freedom
bring?
In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what does it really mean?
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Choose another suitable title. (Activity 3 P4)
A.Eighteen-the Age of Indecision (无决断力)
B.Teenagers' Hopes for the Future
C.The Right to vote--Your Views
D.Turning Eighteen--What Does It Mean?
Pre-reading
1. Why can’t Bethany wait to turn 18?
Read and find
3. Which adjective(形容词) does Bethany use to describe herself?
vote; get a driver’s licence; have a
say on how the government spend taxes
Mature
2.What’s her mother’s attitude to Bethany?
Worried.
expectation
reality
responsibility
1. To have a right to vote
3. To have a say on how the government spend taxes
worry from her mother
More legal
rights
2. To get a driver’s license
Take responsibility for herself and others.
While-reading
Para.1
Read and find
Lin Ning’s expectation:
feel instantly different;
step into a whole new world;
Reality:
obey rules and attend lessons;
change more subtly and gradually;
Reflection on responsibility:
have more freedom and money and get a credit card;
have an unsteady income;
feel more aware of other people and develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.
Lin Ning is growing up to be a more__________ person.
responsible
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Read and find
Morgan’s expectation:
Reality:
Reflection on responsibility:
become more independent;
have a well-paid job and move into a rented apartment;
some responsibilities are more about attitude than age .
have a poorly-paid job and live at home with parents;
find it hard to save money;
don’t ready to pay the deposit;
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Some responsibilities are more about attitude than age .
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Bethany
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_____________________.
The Age of Majority
Lin Ning
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_____________________.
Morgan
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.
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
signing an organ donation agreement
rules to obey and lessons to attend
move into a rented apartment
the household bills
Post-reading
Think & Share
What can we do to meet our
expectations better?
To meet our expectations better, we can :
set a clear _______ ; make _____________ plans and manage _______ properly;
have a ___________ lifestyle;
understand ___________is the best medicine;
ask for help from___________________,____________, and ___________
be aware that through self-belief, ______________, and
_______________, anything is possible.
goal
reasonable
time
healthy
laughter
family members
teachers
friends
hard work
perseverance
goal
reasonable
time
healthy
laughter
family members
teachers
friends
hard work
perseverance
Youth should be sincere and passionate.
Please cherish your youth;
Live up to youth.
responsibility 责任
dedication 奉献
commitment 担当
mission 使命
Thanks for your Listening.
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Sensibility (a)
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