1、选择性必修二 Unit 1 Growing up(1)高二年级 英语Understanding ideasThe Age of MajorityReadingLearning ObjectivesAt the end of this class,you will be able to:1.get the main idea of the passage;2.find out what expectations Bethany,Lin Ning and Morgan has or had for turning 18 and what the reality is;3.share the und
2、erstanding about reaching the age of majority.Warm-upAt what age are you allowed to do the following things in China?lGet a credit card.lGet a drivers licence.lGet a full-time job.lGet the right to vote.lGet a bank loan.lRent an apartment.Pre-readingPredict what the passage is mainly about according
3、 to the title and the pictures.Reading for main idea1.Read the passage and get the main idea.In most countries,turning 18 marks the start of adulthood.But what does reaching this milestone,the age of majority,really mean?Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself
4、in new and exciting ways?What responsibilities will this freedom bring?Here,three young people tell us what turning 18 means,or meant,to them.Reading for main idea2.Read the passage again and find out what“the age of majority”means.In most countries,turning 18 marks the start of adulthood.But what d
5、oes reaching this milestone,the age of majority,really mean?Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways?What responsibilities will this freedom bring?Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1 Eighteen the Age of
6、indecision 2 Teenagers Hopes for the Future 3 The Right to Vote Your Views 4 Turning Eighteen What Does it Mean?Possible functions of a titlel predicting the main ideal showing key informationl reflecting the authors attitudel catching readers interestReading for main ideaIn most countries,turning 1
7、8 marks the start of adulthood.But what does reaching this milestone,the age of majority,really mean?Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways?What responsibilities will this freedom bring?Here,three young people tell us what turning 18 m
8、eans,or meant,to them.Reading for information1.Read the paragraph about Bethany and find out:Why cant Bethany wait to be 18?Why cant Bethany wait to be 18?I 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 election.Why?Bec
9、ause 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!Reading for informationIve also been taking driving lessons,and in fact I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18.My mum worr
10、ies 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 should be 21.But I think Im already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and t
11、he lives of other people.Reading for informationReading for information2.Read the paragraph about Lin Ning and answer the following questions:1)What did Lin Ning expect when he turned 18?2)What is the reality like to him?3)What change has he experienced after turning 18?1)What did Lin Ning expect wh
12、en he turned 18?I celebrated my 18th birthday just before I went to university.I expected to feel instantly different,as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new world.Reading for information2)What is the reality like to him?But it wasnt like that.When I woke up the next
13、 day,there were still rules to obey and lessons to attend.Reading for information3)What change has he experienced after turning 18?In fact,the change has been more subtle and gradual than I imagined.Instead of being the selfish teenager I used to be,I have begun to feel more aware of other people an
14、d develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.Reading for informationTo 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).Reading for informationTurning 18
15、also changed the way that society viewed me.I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card 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 mi
16、ght tempt me to spend more money than I have!Reading for informationReading for information3.Read the paragraph about Morgan and answer:1)How is the reality different from Morgans expectations for turning 18?2)What is his understanding on turning 18?1)How is the reality different from Morgans expect
17、ations of turning 18?Reading for informationI 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.Because I contribute to the househol
18、d bills and my commute to work is quite expensive,I find it hard to save any money.2)What is his understanding on turning 18?Ill be starting a new job next month,however,so maybe things will get easier.I know I could get a loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment,but I dont feel ready to mak
19、e that kind of commitment,and I do like my moms cooking.I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.Reading for informationOrganising informationOrganise information from the passage and complete the table.I think its strange that I can now take 1 yet I still cant vote I dont thin
20、k its fair,given that 2 .I should have a say on 3 .Im mature enough to 4 .driving lessonshow the government spends taxes Im old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other peoplesigning an organ donation agreem
21、ent rules to obey and lessons to attendAt 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 .the household billsmove into a rented apartmentI thought that once I was
22、18 and in a full-time job Id 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.Discuss the questions in the lead part of the passage.lWhat does the age of majority really mean?l Will you be completely in charge of your own life and
23、 able to express yourself in new and exciting ways?l What new responsibilities will this freedom bring?Sharing your understandinglWhat does the age of majority really mean?“The age of majority”is the age at which a child legally becomesan adult and is responsible for the majority of his or her actio
24、ns.Sharing your understandinglWill you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways?No,we cant be completely in charge of our own lives because there will still be rules to obey after turning 18.But with the change brought by adulthood,we may be able
25、 to express ourselves in new and exciting ways.Sharing your understandingl What new responsibilities will this freedom bring?Responsibility and freedom go together.Being adult means taking responsibility for our own lives and the lives of other people.Besides,we need to learn to make good decisions
26、on our own.Whats more,we should remember that some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.Sharing your understandingPost-readingRead the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts(F)or opinions(O).1.Surely,if youre old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes,you should be allowed
27、 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.OFPost-reading3.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 than age.OFfactopiniona piece of info
28、rmation that can be proved with concrete evidencea view or judgment about something that cant be provedobjectivepersonal and subjectivedoes not changemay differ according to different peoplevs.lAs an ambulance driver,she thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence should be 21.lPeople say tha
29、t 18 marks a new chapter in our lives,and that we should become more independent.Opinions:lI will be signing an organ donation agreement this time tomorrow.l no doubt I will be getting a credit card at some point,but I currently dont have a steady income,FactsRetellingThis passage tells us that the
30、age of majority means the moment when you turn 18,which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood.In the passage 3 young people tell us what 18 means or meant to them.RetellingBethany is a 16-year-old girl from Victoria,Australia.She cant wait to be 18 because on one hand she wants the right to
31、vote.She feels unfair since she is old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes but not allowed to have a say on how the government spends them.On the other hand,she desires to get her driving licence.She believes that shes already mature enough to take responsibility for her life and the lives of other
32、people.RetellingLin Ning,19,from Shanghai,China,expected to feel instantly different after his 18th birthday.However,there were still rules to obey and lessons to attend.The change he is experiencing has been more subtle and gradual.Instead of being the selfish teenager he used to be,he has begun to
33、 feel more aware of other people and develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.Besides,he also found that the society viewed him differently.RetellingMorgan,from Florida,the US,is already 20 years old.He expected he would have a well-paid job and be moving into a rented apartment as soon as
34、he turned 18.But the reality is that hell be living at home with his parents for a while longer.And its hard for him to save any money because of the household bills and high commuting costs.He thinks some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.Think&Share1)Do you think the minimum age li
35、mits in the passage are sensible?2)What right are you most looking forward to having as an adult?Why?3)What do 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?Think&ShareI think the minimum age limits in the pas
36、sage are sensible.Take getting driving licence as an example.The 18-year-olds are usually more mature both physically and emotionally than the 16-year-olds.Thus,they will have a better understanding about responsibility than the younger ones.1)Do you think the minimum age limits in the passage are s
37、ensible?Think&ShareIm most looking forward to making big decisions without asking my parents.I know it will be difficult but I really want to experience the feeling of independence.And I have the confidence that I can overcome all the difficulties.2)What right are you most looking forward to having
38、as an adult?Why?Think&ShareI think being a responsible adult means standing up for yourself and what you want.You should be brave enough to adapt yourself to the change and take responsibility positively.Besides,you have to learn to say“no”when facing temptation.3)What do you think it means to be a
39、responsible adult?Think&ShareFrom the passage I learned that when expressing ideas or opinions,I can use facts to support and strengthen them.By giving facts,I can make my opinion stronger and more convincing.4)How can you use the language you have learnt in the passage to express your ideas clearly
40、?SummaryWe read a passage about 3 young people telling us what turning 18 means or meant to them.We learned that at the age of majority,the reality does not always match our expectations.Being 18 doesnt simply mean we can vote or get our driving licence.In fact,it means we have to learn to make good
41、 decisions on our own,adapt ourselves to the reality and refuse temptation sometimes.All in all,we have to be brave enough to take our responsibility.HomeworkChoose one of the tasks to finish:1.Summarize the useful expressions and good sentences on your notebooks and remember them by heart.2.Write a summary of the passage.3.Tell your partner what you think it means to be a responsible adult,using the language you have learnt in the passage to express your ideas clearly.
