1、外研社（20192019）版 Unit 1 Growing upUnit 1 Growing up -starting out+understandingWatch the video and answer the questions.lWhat is a coming-of-age ceremony?An event marking the time when a person moves from childhood to adulthood.l How do people celebrate in the video?How do people celebrate in the vide
2、o?In Ancient China,a traditional“capping ceremony”was held for a man at 20 and a“hair-pinning ceremony”for a woman around 15.On the South Pacific island of Pentecost,a ceremony of land diving takes place only for boys at the age of 9 or 10.In the US,people get certain rights at 16,like to work or to
3、 drive.Many girls like to celebrate this festival with a sweet 16 party and boys celebrate it in similar ways.At what age are you 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.Read for m
4、ain ideaRead the passage and find out the meaning of“the age of majority”.The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18,which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood.Read for main ideaChoose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1 Eighteen the Age of Indecision2
5、Teenagers Hopes for the Future3 The Right to Vote Your Views4 Turning Eighteen What Does It Mean?What does turning 18 means to them?Organise information from the passage and complete the table.driving lessonsIm old enough to earn a wage and pay taxeshow the government spends taxesunderstand that dri
6、ving a car also means taking responsibility forsigning an organ donation agreementrules to obey and lessons to attendmove into a rented apartmentthe household billsPost-readingPost-readingRead the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts(F)or opinions(O).1 Surely,if youre old enough t
7、o 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
8、 than age._OFFOThink and shareThink and shareWhat do you think it means to be a responsible adult?Read the poem and answer the questions.1 What is the poem about?2 According to Kipling,what qualities does his son need to“be a Man”?Poem appreciationIf you can keep your head when all about youAre losi
9、ng theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;如果周围的人毫无理性地向你发难，你仍能镇定自若保持冷静；如果众人对你心存猜忌你仍能自信如常并认为他们的猜忌情有可原；self-belief confidencecalmnesstolerancePoem appreciationIf you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or,being lied about
10、,dont deal in lies,Or,being hated,dont give way to hating,And yet dont look too good,nor talk too wise;如果你肯耐心等待不急不躁，或遭人诽谤却不以牙还牙，或遭人憎恨却不以恶报恶，既不装腔作势，亦不气盛趾高；patiencehonestytoleranceintegrityPoem appreciationIf you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,Or walk with kings nor lose the common touch;If
11、 neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;If all men count with you,but none too much;如果你跟平民交谈而不变谦虚之态，抑或与王侯散步而不漏谄媚之颜；如果敌友都无法对你造成伤害；如果众人对你信赖有加却不过分依赖；modestykindnessPoem appreciationIf you can fill the unforgiving minuteWith sixty seconds worth of distance run Yours is the Earth and everything tha
12、ts in it,And which is more youll be a Man,my son!如果你能惜时如金利用每一分钟不可追回的光阴；那么，你的修为就会如天地般博大，并拥有了属于自己的世界，更重要的是：孩子，你成了真正顶天立地之人！down-to-earthnessUseful expressions法定成人年龄纪念纪念成年到达里程碑掌管；职责迫不及待做某事迄今，从那时起（一直）the age of majoritymark the start of adulthoodreach the milestonein charge ofcant wait toever since大选挣工资（
13、按周领）交税对有发言权正是我18岁那一天开车；掌管，控制general electionearn a wagepay taxeshave a say onon the very day I turn 18behind the wheel合法年龄成熟 adj./n.意味着承担责任想要做立即；立刻；马上the legal age formature(mature/more mature)mean doing sth.take responsibility forexpect to doinstantly/immediately/directly把的门堵死、拒之门外踏进一个全新的成人世界醒来有规矩要
14、遵守，有课要上不易察觉的，微妙的shut/close the door on step into a whole new adult worldwake(woke woken)upThere were rules to obey and lessons to attend.subtle(subtler/more subtle)对更关注培养很强的社会责任感签署协议器官捐赠赞成；批准Turning 18 also changed the way _ the society viewed me.be/get/feel more aware ofdevelop a strong sense of social responsibilitysign an agreementorgan donationapprove v.approval n.that/in which/省略Turning 18 also changed the way _ the society viewed me.对有更多的自由毫无疑问稳定的收入诱惑某人做抵制诱惑have more freedom withno doubt=undoubtedlya steady incometempt sb.to doresist the temptation
