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泸州老窖天府中学2025年春期高2023级英语学科
第6周 第2课时
Learning objectives:
1. Figure out what it means to you when reaching the age of majority.
2. Strengthen reading skills through kinds of activities.
3. Experience the meaning and responsibility of adulthood.
4. Think about how to improve ourselves and develop a positive
attitude toward life.
Teaching key points:
Comprehend the passage and guide students to make a plan for 18.
Teaching difficult points:
Deeply explore the responsibilities of aduldhood and cultivate students’ critical
thinking.
Coming-of-age ceremony
The coming-of-age ceremony means the moment when you turn _____, which is a milestone marking _____________________
18
the start of adulthood
What is the ceremony 
What does 18 mean to you 
get a credit card
get the right to vote
get a driver’s licence
sign an organ donation
The Age of
Majority
Read for structure.
Introduction
Body(personal story)
What we can get from this introduction 
the meaning
the right
the responsibility
Read for introduction.
Read for body (personal story).
Finish the diagram on your handout.
1. What are their expectations for 18 
2. What are the realities 
3. How do they understand responsibilities 
Expectation
Reality
Understanding of responsibility
1. The right to ______
2. To have a say on __________________________.
3. To get a __________________.
Her mom worries her being _____________________.
Driving a car means
______________________________________________________________.
how the government spends taxes
driving license
behind the wheel
taking responsibility for my life
and the lives of other people.
personal responsibility
(eg. vote, tax,
driver’s licence)
vote
Expectation
Reality
Understanding of responsibility
To feel ____________________.
1.There are still
______________________________.
2.The change has been more
____________________________.
3. He was offered a ____________
but currently doesn’t have__________.
Instead of being the selfish teenager I used to be, I have begun to _________
______________________________________________________________.
instantly different
rules to obey and lessons to attend
subtle and gradual
credit card
a steady income
feel more aware of other people and develop a stronger sense of social responsibility
social
responsibility
Expectation
Reality
Understanding of responsibility
To become more________________
-- having a _________________
and moving into a ______________
1. His librarian’s salary means he will be
______________________________
_______________.
2. It’s hard for him to save money because
________________________________
________________________________.
Some responsibilities are more about___________than_________.
independent
well-paid job
rented department
living at home with his parents for
a while longer
he contributes to the household bills
and his commute to work is expensive
attitude
age
personal
responsibility
(eg. personal finance, a plan for future)
◆ earn a wage and pay taxes
◆ vote in elections
◆ take driving test
◆ personal responsibility
◆ feel different
◆ social responsibility
◆ a new chapter in one’s
life
◆ be more independent
◆ personal responsibility
Read for critical understanding.
responsibility
responsibility
responsibility
Responsibility
1.What caused their differences 
2.What do they share in common 
3. What are their attitudes
towards turning 18 
expected...
thoughtful...
depressed but realistic...
What do you think it means to be a responsible adult 
Think and share
The Age of
Summary.
majority
awareness
judgement
responsibility
independence
trial
yearning
opportunity
Majority
Group project: planning for my 18!
1. Work in groups to
◆interview your group member;
◆make a plan for your 18.
2. Presentation
Get ready for my 18 What to expect What to do
It takes courage to grow up
and become who you want to be.
I hope you’re not alone on this path.
Be bold and expect a lot for the future.
Shoulder the responsibility.
基础过关:报纸第1期第2版reading activity & 第3版
language learning 部分
能力攻关:报纸第2期七选五和完型填空
作业设计
Thanks!
The Age of Majority
Introduction
Personal story
expectation
reality
responsibility
attitude
differences
common
ages
cultures
personal responsibility
social
responsibility