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Unit 1 Growing up
Starting out & Understanding ideas
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CONTENTS
Starting out
Understanding ideas
Lead in
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Homework
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Lead in
Part 1
Brainstorm
1. Have you ever heard of a coming-of-age ceremony to celebrate “being grown up”
2. What do you know about it
Starting out
Part 2
Audiovisual Activity
Watch the video and answer the questions.
What is a coming-of-age ceremony How do people celebrate in the video
Which celebration makes the greatest impression on you Why
What is a coming-of-age ceremony How do people celebrate in the video
A coming-of-age ceremony is an event that marks the time when a young person moves from childhood to adulthood.
Audiovisual Activity
2. Which celebration makes the greatest impression on you Why
In ancient China, people held a traditional “capping ceremony” for a man at the age of 20 and a “hair-pinning ceremony” for a woman around her 15th birthday. On the South Pacific island of Pentecost, a ceremony of land diving takes place only for boys. In the US, a particularly modern celebration takes place for a girl or a boy at the age of 16.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling
English journalist, short-story writer, poet and novelist
the Nobel Prize Winner(1907)
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Rudyard Kipling
Listening and Reading
Listen and read the poem. Answer the questions.
The poem is a father’s advice to his son about the qualities needed to become a virtuous or good man.
1. What is the poem about
Listening and Reading
2. According to Kipling, what qualities does his son need to “be a Man” Tick those mentioned in the poem and add your own ideas.
□ self-belief □ honesty
□ confidence □ kindness
□ modesty □ pride
□ integrity □ patience
□ other ______________________
3. Which of these qualities are most important to you as you grow up
Understanding ideas
Part 3
Group Discission
Discuss at what age you are 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.
Who are the three young people
How old are they and where are they from
Before reading
Bethany
16, Victoria, Australia
Morgan
20, Florida, the US
Li Ning
19, Shanghai, China
The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18, which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood.
Read the passage and find out the meaning of “the age of majority”
First reading
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
Second reading
Eighteen – the Age of Indecision
Teenagers’ Hopes for the Future
The Right to Vote – Your Views
Turning Eighteen – What Does It Mean
Second reading
How to choose a title
a good title should be concise
summarize the main idea
determine the target readers of an article
attract their attention and interest
Functions of a title
predicting the main idea
showing key info m nation
reflecting the author’s attitude
catching readers’ interest
I’m old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes
how the government spends taxes
understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people
driving lessons
Last reading
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
Last reading
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
signing an organ donation agreement
rules to obey and lessons to attend
the household bills
Last reading
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
move into a rented apartment
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
1. 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! _____
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 than age._____
F
O
F
O
Last reading
A fact is a thing that is known or proved to be true.
An opinion is a view or judgmentl about something.ic.what someonethinks about something.
Conclusion
Kipling’s poems
Three teenager’s opinions on what turning 18 means to them
The meaning of the coming-of-age ceremony
new responsibilities
more freedom
a correct understanding
Conclusion
Think & Share
Do you think the minimum age limits in the passage are sensible Why or why not
What right are you most looking forward to having as an adult Why
What do you think it means to be a responsible adult
How can you use the language you have learnt in the passage to express your ideas clearly
Homework
Part 4
Homework
Write a summary about what the three young people think about becoming an adult. (All)
Interview your friends if you want and take a note of his/her understanding of what it means when he/she is 18 years old (Ss who are interested in interviewing)