1、Coming-of-age ceremony 成人礼成人礼 When turning 18,what things are you allowed to do in China?Getting a credit card,getting a drivers licence,getting the right to vote，and getting a bank loan are allowed at eighteen in China.1.Be completely in charge of your own life?2.Be able to express yourself in new
2、and exciting ways?3.What new responsibilities will this freedom bring?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Learning AimsLearning Aims1.To know the 3 students1.To know the 3 students attitude towards the attitude towards the age of majority.age of majority.2.To enlarge vocabulary and improve reading 2.To en
3、large vocabulary and improve reading skills.skills.3.To understand that adulthood means 3.To understand that adulthood means responsresponsi ibility and improvement.bility and improvement.n.n.执照执照n.n.选举选举adj.adj.合法的合法的adj.adj.成熟的成熟的v.v.服从服从adv.adv.立即立即Words reviewadj.adj.难以觉察的难以觉察的adj.adj.逐渐的逐渐的v.v.
4、赞成赞成 adj.adj.稳定的稳定的v.v.诱惑诱惑n.n.订金订金n.n.投入，花费投入，花费 ；承诺承诺Words reviewRead the passage and choose another suitable title.1 Eighteen-the Age of Indecision2 Teenagers hopes for the future 3The Right to Vote-Your Views 4 Turning Eighteen-What Does It Mean?Read para 1 Read para 1 1.Why wont Bethany have th
5、e right to vote?2.Whats her mothers attitude to Bethany?1.Why wont Bethany have the right to vote?A.Because she doesnt earn a wage and pay taxes.B.Because she doesnt take her driving test.C.Because she is under 18.D.Because she may be behind the wheel.2.Whats her mothers attitude to Bethany?A.She is
6、 proud of her.B.She treats her as a child.C.She never worries about her safety.D.She thinks her daughter is mature enough.答案:C 答案:B Read para 1Read para 11.What did Lin Ning expect to happen after his 18th birthday?2 What does he begin to feel?3 What will Lin Ning do after his 18th birthday?Read par
7、a 2 Read para 2 1.What did Lin Ning expect to happen after his 18th birthday?He He expected to feel instantly different,as if expected to feel instantly different,as if hehe had closed the door on had closed the door on hishis childhood and stepped childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world.
8、into a whole new adult world.2 What does he begin to feel?He began to feel more aware of other people and to He began to feel more aware of other people and to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.Read para 2 Read para 2 3 What will Lin
9、Ning do after his 18th birthday?He He willwill sign an organ donation agreement.sign an organ donation agreement.1.What did Morgan use to assume（假定）as soon as he turned 18?He assumed hed ready have a well-paid job and that hed He assumed hed ready have a well-paid job and that hed be moving into a r
10、ented apartment.be moving into a rented apartment.2.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.答案:D Read para 3 Read para 3 迫不及待做某事迫不及待做某事大选大选对对有发言权有发言权负责负责在驾驶汽车在驾驶汽车器官捐赠
11、器官捐赠无疑，很可能无疑，很可能在某个时候在某个时候家庭账单家庭账单对对做贡献做贡献contribute toLanguage points Many teenagers cant wait to be 18,because that means they will have the right 1.(vote),that they will have more 2._（free)with money and that they will have a new chapter in their lives.But in fact,3._ （turn)18 is not just the doo
12、r of their childhood closing.There will be more than what they think of.Just 4._Bethany says,she should take responsibility for her life and the 5._（life)of other people.Meanwhile,according to Lin Ning,as an adult,he should begin to feel more aware 6._other people and to develop a 7._（strong)sense o
13、f social responsibility.However,for Morgan,becoming more independent 8._（be)one of his longings.But the reality is quite different.He has to live with his parents for a while longer,because he finds 9._hard to save any money.He could get 10._ bank loan to pay the deposit on his own apartment,but he doesnt feel ready to do that,and he likes his mothers cooking.freedomfreedomturningturningasasliveslivesofofisisitita ato vote Fill in the blanks according to the passage.What turning 18 means to you？I will.I can .
