1、 Understanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第二册高中选择性必修第二册Activity 1 Discuss at what age you are allowed to do the following things in China. Get a credit card. Get a drivers licence. Get a full-time job. Get the right to vote. Get a bank loan. Rent an apartment.We are allowed to get a full-time job and ren
2、t an apartment at sixteen. Getting a credit card, getting a drivers licence, getting the right to vote, and getting a bank loan are allowed at eighteen in China.Activity 2 Read the passage and find out the meaning of “the age of majority”The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18, which i
3、s a milestone marking the start of adulthood.Activity 3 Listen to the passage and then answer the questions.A. She took a job when she graduated.B. She wont vote in the coming general election.C.She has passed the driving test.D. Her mother saw many car accidents concerning teenagers.A. One cant dri
4、ve a car under 21. B.A driver should be responsible for everyones life.C.One mustnt drive a car after drinking. D. Its necessary for everyone to drive a car after getting a driving licence.A. He must attend lessons when he was 18.B. He must obey the rules like before when 18.C. His parents agreed wi
5、th his decision.D.He refused the credit card offer. A. Because his income is too small. B. Because his parents need looking after. C. Because he wants to get a new job. D. Because he doesnt move into a rented apartment. A.The Right to VoteYour Views B.Teenagers Hopes for the Futur C.Eighteen-The Age
6、 of Indecision D.Turning Eighteen-What Does It Mean?Activity 4Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1. Eighteen the Age of Indecision2. Teenagers Hopes for the Future3. The Right to Vote Your Views4. Turning Eighteen What Does It Mean?Answer: 4Activity 5. Read the passa
7、ge quickly and then fill in the blanksThe meaningThe meaningof turning18of turning18BethanysBethanysopinionopinionLin NingsLin NingsopinionopinionMorgansMorgansopinionopinionget the right to 1.get the right to 1._,have ,have a a say on taxes and get a say on taxes and get a driversdrivers 2.2._feel
8、3.feel 3._othersothers ; ; develop a strongrdevelop a strongr sense of sense of social 4.social 4._still 5.still 5._ _ with his parents;with his parents; some responsibilities aresome responsibilities are more more about 6.about 6._than agethan agevotevotelicencelicencemore aware ofmore aware ofresp
9、onsibilityresponsibilityliveliveattitudeattitudeActivity 6Organise information from the passage and complete the table . Bethany1. driving lessons2. Im old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes3. how the government spends taxes4. understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my li
10、fe and the lives of other peopleLin Ning5. signing an organ donation agreement6. rules to obey and lessons to attendMorgan7. move into a rented apartment8. the household bills Activity 7Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).1. Surely, if youre old enoug
11、h 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 abo
12、ut attitude than age._Answers: O; F; F; ONow look for more opinions in the passage and talk about whether you agree with them.Think & Share1.Do you think the minimum age limits in the passage are sensible? Why or why not?2. What right are you most looking forward to having as an adult? Why?3. What d
13、o you think it means to be a responsible adult? 4. How can you use the language you have learnt in the passage to express your ideas clearly?Activity 8 Fill in the blanksThree young people who come from different countries tell us what turning 18 1._ ( mean)to them.Bethany thinks its not 2._( fair)
14、that she cant vote and take her 3._ (drive) test because she is not old enough to have these rights. Lin Ning holds the idea 4._he can do things 5._getting a credit card. More 6._ (important),he can act on his desire to help others. Although a lot of doors have opened for him,he currently doesnt hav
15、e 7._ steady income. Besides, Morgan doesnt agree with the view of the majority- -18 means becoming 8._ (independence).His salary is not high enough so he finds it hard 9._ (save) money. In his opinion, some responsibilities are 10._( many) about attitude than age.meansunfairdrivingthatlikeimportant
16、ly a independent to save more 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 到底意味者什么呢?你将完全主率自己的生活吗?你能够用新奇的，激动八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。1 1 cant wait to be 18. One reason is that although Ive been working ever since leaving school,I wont be voting in the next general elect
17、ion. Why? Because I still wont be old enough. Surely, if youre old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends them! Ive also been taking driving lessons, and in fact I will be taking my driving teston the very day I turn 18. 我简直等不及想要到18岁了。其中
18、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- -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-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。1 My mum worries about me being behind the wheel. As an ambulance driver, shes seen a lot of car accidents involving teenagers and thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence
19、should be 21. But 1 think Im already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.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。2 I celebrated my 18th birthday just before I went
20、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 wasnt 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 subrle and gradual
21、 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 responsibilty. 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
22、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。2 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). Turming 18 also changed the way that society viewed me. I was really sur
23、prised when a bank contacted me with a credit ard 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 dont have a steady income, so getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have!比如说,明天这个时候我将
24、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-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!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 r
25、eality for me has been very different. I assumed Id already have a well-paid job and that Id be moving into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18, but how wrong I was! My librarians salary means that Ill be living at home with my parents for a while longer. 人们都说18岁怠味看翻廿人生的新篇章，我们应该变得更独立。我曾经也这样认为，
26、但是事实并非如此。我以为我一-到18岁就能有-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- -起。3 Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money. Ill be starting a new job next month, however, so maybe things will get easier. I know I coul
27、d get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I dont feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my moms cooking, I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.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。不过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
28、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。Thank You课文语法填空Three young people who come from different countries tell us what turning 18 means to them.Bethany thinks its not unfair that she cant vote and take her driving test because she is not old enough to have these rights. Lin Ning hold
29、s the idea that he can do things like getting a credit card. More importantly,he can act on his desire to help others. Although a lot of doors have opened for him,he currently doesnt have a steady income. Besides, Morgan doesnt agree with the view of the majority- -18 means becoming independent.His salary is not high enough so he finds it hard to save money. In his opinion, some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
