(共44张PPT)
Understanding ideas
Unit 1 Growing up
目录
contents
Pre-reading
I
Language points
Ⅳ
Fast reading
II
Homework
Ⅴ
Intensive reading
III
Ⅵ
Post-reading
I
Pre-reading
Pre-reading
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.
Rent an apartment.
Pre-reading
At what age are you allowed to do the following things in China
We are allowed to get a full-time job and rent an apartment at 16. Getting a credit card, getting a driver’s licence, getting the right to vote, and getting a bank loan are allowed at 18 in China.
Pre-reading
Predict what the passage is mainly about according to the title and the pictures.
II
Fast reading
Fast-reading
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 is a milestone marking the start of adulthood.
Fast-reading
1. Eighteen — the Age of indecision
2. Teenagers’ Hopes for the Future
3. The Right to Vote — Your Views
4. Turning Eighteen — What Does it Mean
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
Fast-reading
Possible
functions
of a title
predicting the main idea
showing key information
reflecting the author’s attitude
catching readers’ interest
III
Intensive reading
Intensive – reading
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
I think it’s strange that I can now take __________________. Yet I still can’t vote – I don’t think that’s fair, given that _________________________________________. I should have a say on _________________________________.
driving lessons
I’m old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes
how the government spends taxes
Intensive – reading
driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
I’m mature enough to ________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________.
understand that
Intensive – reading
signing an organ donation agreement
rules to obey
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 ______________________________. But although a lot of doors have opened for me, there are still ________________
_________________________________.
and lessons to attend
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
Intensive – reading
move into a rented apartment
the household
I thought that once I was 18 and in a full-time job I’d be able to ________________________, but my salary is not high enough, I also find it hard to save money because of ____________
______ and high commuting costs.
bills
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
Intensive – reading
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 on our own. What’s more, we should remember that some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
Discuss the questions in the lead part of the passage.
Ⅳ
Post-reading
Post-reading
Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends them!
... I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18.
O
F
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
Post-reading
When I woke up the next day, there were still rules
to obey and lessons to attend.
I guess some responsibilities are more about
attitude than age.
F
O
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
Post-reading
Opinions:
As an ambulance driver, she … thinks the legal age for getting a driving license should be 21.
People say that 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and that we should become more independent.
Now look for more opinions in the passage and talk about whether you agree with them.
1. 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 do you think it means to be a responsible adult
Post-reading: Think and share
1. Do you think the minimum age limits in the passage are sensible Why or why not
Post-reading: Think and share
I think the minimum age limits are sensible. Adults have to take many responsibilities. Being too young means he or she has no ability to face troubles and difficulties in life.
2 .What right are you most looking forward to having as an adult Why
Post-reading: Think and share
The right to be educated and to work. Only by being educated will a person have the ability to be independent and only by working can a person support himself.
It means taking on more responsibilities in the family and society.
3. What do you think it means to be a responsible adult
Language points
V
Language points: Important lexical chunks
1. in charge of
2. can’t wait to do
3. general election
4. have a say on
5. feel / become / be aware of
take charge of 负责
be eager to do
迫不及待做某事
大选
对……有发言权
意识到,注意到
Language points: Important lexical chunks
6. sign an agreement
7. tempt sb to do sth
8. resist the temptation
9. contribute to
签署协议
诱惑某人做某事
抵制诱惑
为……做贡献;是……的原因;投稿,撰稿
Language points: Important sentences
在非正式用语中,表示时间名词的后面常用that引导定语从句,that常常省略。
1. I’ve also been taking driving lessons, and in fact I will be taking my driving test I turn 18.
on the very day
Language points: Important sentences
2. But I think I’m already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
Paraphrase:
But I think I’m already old enough to understand that driving can be dangerous, and that when driving I must be careful to protect my own life and the lives of others.
Language points: Important sentences
2. But I think I’m already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
理解复合句:I’m already … 是 I think 后的宾语从句,省去了连词 that;driving a car … 是 understand 后的宾语从句, driving a car 为动名词作主语。
Language points: Important sentences
2. But I think I’m already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.
be + 形容词 + enough + (for sb) to do sth
He is old enough to take care of himself.
take responsibility for (doing) sth: be responsible for sth
例如:We need to take responsibility for looking after our
own health.
Language points: Important sentences
3. 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 wasn’t like that.
Paraphrase:
I believed that my life would be different as soon as I turned 18, as I was no longer a child and became an adult. But it wasn’t like what I had expected.
Language points: Important sentences
3. 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 wasn’t like that.
as if 引导的从句使用了虚拟语气,与过去事实相反,谓语动词用 had done.
例如: The boy listened as if he had turned to stone.
Gary was behaving as if nothing had happened.
Language points: Important sentences
4. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me. I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card offer.
Paraphrase:
Turning 18 meant that other people regarded me as an adult. I found this surprising when a bank offered me a credit card.
Language points: Important sentences
4. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me. I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card offer.
contact 为动词,意为“联系,联络”。
例如:Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
that 引导的定语从句修饰先行词 the way。
例如:There are several different ways that we can solve this problem.
Language points: Important sentences
5. 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and ____ we should become more independent. I used to believe this, but the reality for me has been very different.
People say that = It is said that 据说
第二个宾语从句前的 that 不省略
People say that
that
6. I assumed I’d already have a well-paid job and that I’d be moving into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18, but how wrong I was!
Language points: Important sentences
assume: 假定,认为
It is assumed that … 普遍认为……
on the assumption that = assuming that 假设
as soon as — immediately / directly
— the instant
Language points: Important sentences
7. My librarian’s salary means that I’ll be living at home with my parents for a while longer. Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money.
Paraphrase:
I work as a librarian but my income is not enough to rent an apartment, so I have to stay with my parents for a period of time. The reason why I can’t save any money is that I have to spend some on my family expenses and much on the journey to work every day.
Language points: Important sentences
7. My librarian’s salary means that I’ll be living at home with my parents for a while longer. Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money.
contribute to 是短语动词,意为“做出贡献”。
例如:The volunteers also contribute to the project.
commute为名词,意为“上下班路程”。
例如:My morning commute takes 45 minutes.
Language points: Important sentences
8. I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I don’t feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my mom’s cooking. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
pay the deposit on … 意为“支付……的订金” 。
例如: We paid the deposit on the house.
Language points: Important sentences
8. I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I don’t feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my mom’s cooking. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
强调谓语动词时,可用 do / does / did,意为 “的确,确实”。
例如:I do get up very early every morning.
Yesterday afternoon, I did go there to visit him.
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase:
I’m aware that it is possible for me to borrow money from a bank to pay the deposit on an apartment for me to live independently from my family, but I don’t want the financial or legal responsibility associated with leasing an apartment, and I like living with my mother because she is a good cook. It would appear that although I’m legally an adult in terms of my age, I don’t yet have an adult’s attitude towards living away from my parents.
Homework
VI
Homework
1. Summarize the useful expressions and good sentences on your notebooks and remember them by heart.
Homework
2. 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.