(共37张PPT)
Unit 1
UNIT 1 Growing up
The Age of Majority
To discuss at what age you are allowed to do certain things in China
To read a passage to know what others’ opinions about turning 18
To learn to distinguish facts and opinions
To think about what it means to you when reaching the age of majority and have a positive attitude towards your own life
Nowadays, more and more
high schools hold a ceremony
for their students who turn
18. Some students even wear
hanfu on the ceremony. What do you think of it What’s the meaning behind it How will you celebrate your 18th birthday
1. What is the legal age of majority
2. What would you like to do when you reach the age of majority Why
3. What do you think was the biggest challenge of being an adult
Watch a video and find out more about turning 18.
Zhou Liangyu, an 18-year-old student from Wuhan, joined an emergency response team on flood prevention merely hours after taking the national
college entrance exam, Gaokao
in July. Zhou said he is following
the footstep of his father, who
works for flood control every
summer.
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.
n.执照
n.贷款
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.
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”.
n.成年
n.重大事件;里程碑
This text is a column-style argumentative essay. In the passage, three students from different countries share their understanding of what it means to turn 18.
What is “the Age of Majority”
The age of majority is a legal term used to describe the age at which a minor (未成年人) is no longer considered such. Instead, for all intents and purposes, when a person passes this age, he or she is treated as an adult with adult responsibilities. At this age, the legal control of his or her parents or guardians ceases. The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18, which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood.
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
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
There are 3 people talking about their experience or expectations about the meaning of reaching this milestone, the age of majority.
n.优柔寡断，无决断力
Possible functions of a title: predicting the main idea, showing key information, reflecting the author’s attitude, catching readers’ interest.
How to choose a title: a good title should be concise while summarising the main idea, determine the target readers of an article and attract their attention and interest.
Match the characters with their information.
Characters
Bethany, 16, Victoria, Australia
Lin Ning, 19, Shanghai, China
Morgan, 20, Florida, the US
Information
a. My mum is an ambulance driver.
b. Signing an organ donation agreement was a big decision for me.
c. I've been taking driving lessons, and I'll be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18.
d. I couldn't afford to move into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18 because of my librarian's salary.
e. I'm taking a new job next month.
f. Getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have.
a, c
b, f
d, e
n.救护车
器官捐献
n.图书管理员
v.诱惑
1. Bethany's mother thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence should be 21.
2. Lin Ning is a university student who doesn't have a steady income.
3. Morgan finds it easy to save money because he lives at home with his parents.
4. Lin Ning had thought he needed to obey more rules after he turned 18.
T
T
F
adj.合法的
adj.稳定的
F
v.服从;遵守
Choose the best answers.
1. Which of the following about Bethany is right
A. She doesn't have the right to vote in the next general election.
B. She won't be working until she reaches the age of majority.
C. She will get her
driving licence on
the very day she
turns 18.
D. She wants to
be an ambulance
driver.
n.选举
2. Why does Bethany's mother worry about her driving
A. She thinks Bethany can't afford a car.
B. She doesn't think Bethany will be a good driver.
C. She doesn't want Bethany to be an ambulance driver.
D. She's witnessed
a lot of car
accidents linked
with teenagers.
3. What can we know about Lin Ning
He starts to pay more attention to others.
B. He spent his 18th birthday at his university.
C. He got a credit card the day after his 18th birthday.
D. He gained his parents' permission to donate organs.
4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A. Morgan became more independent as soon as he turned 18.
B. Morgan has already got a well-paid job and can support his family.
C. Morgan’s got a job in a library but his salary is not enough for him to be more independent.
D. Morgan has got ready to pay the deposit on his own apartment.
5. Which of the following can best describe Morgan
A. Confident and smart.
B. Unfortunate but caring.
C. Responsible and realistic.
D. Dependent but creative.
Question 4
Question 5
6. What can we learn from the text
A. There are fewer rules to obey after people become adults.
B. People will be completely in charge of their own lives at 18.
C. Turning 18 means people no longer need support from their parents.
D. After turning 18, people are supposed to take more responsibilities than before.
adj.成熟的;明事理的
n.工资
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 _____________________________. I’m mature enough to _______________________________________________________________________________________.
I’m old
driving lessons
understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people
Bethany
enough to earn a wage and pay taxes
how the government spends taxes
有发言权
n.税
Organise information from the passage and complete the information.
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
_____________________________.
rules to obey and lessons to attend
signing an organ donating agreement
Lin Ning
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.
the household bills
move into a rented apartment
Morgan
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!
O
A fact is anything that can be proved.
Opinions are a person’s ideas, beliefs or judgments about a particular subject. They are often personal and subjective.
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
2. … I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18.
F
Now look for more opinions in the passage and talk about whether you agree with them.
1. 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.
2. …I have begun to feel more aware of other people and to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.
3. … so getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have!
5. 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!
6. I’ll be starting a new job next month, however, so maybe things will get easier.
7. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
4. People say that 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and that we should become more independent.
Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word.
Three young people tell us 1. __________ being 18 years old means, or meant, to them.
Bethany, 2. __________ is a 16-year-old Australian girl, can't wait to be 18. She will take her driving test the day she turns 18. Though her mother worries about her being behind the wheel, Bethany thinks she is mature enough and understands that driving means 3. __________ (take) responsibility for both her life 4. __________ other people's lives.
what
who
taking
and
Lin Ning, a 19-year-old Chinese boy, expected something different to happen 5. __________ (instant) after his 18th birthday. But the change has been more subtle and gradual than he 6. __________ (picture), and he has begun to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility. Turning 18 also changed the way that 7. __________ (social) viewed him. Given his unsteady income, Lin Ning thinks a credit card would encourage him 8. __________ (spend) more money.
instantly
pictured
society
to spend
Morgan, a 20-year-old boy from the US, used to believe he would become more independent and move into a(n) 9. __________ (rent) apartment after he turned 18, but his librarian's salary means he will be living at home with his parents. He believes some responsibilities are 10. __________ (much) about attitude than age.
rented
more
语篇中的回指
回指anaphora：语篇中的某词或短语和上文出现过的内容在语义层面上具有共指的关系。回指是实现语篇衔接的重要手段。
开门见山点出话题
通过问句的形式引出了要讨论的主题
进行回指，没有重复turning 18
通过另一个问句引导读者思考
this freedom概括了第三句
承上启下
回指上一句中的new responsibilities
回指不仅避免了单词的重复和行文的单调，还使文章各部分联系更加紧密，使文章更具有连贯性。
1. Do you think the minimum age limits in the passage are sensible Why or why not
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 some difficulties in life.
2. What right are you most looking forward to having as an adult Why
The right to work. Only by working can a person support himself/herself.
3. What do you think it means to be a responsible adult
It means taking on more responsibilities in the family and society.
4. How can you use the language you have learnt in the passage to express your ideas clearly
have a say on
behind the wheel
take responsibility for
no doubt
sense of social responsibility
make a commitment
organ donation
I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
对……有发言权
开车
对……负责
毫无疑问地，很可能地
社会责任感
作出承诺
器官捐献
我想有些责任更多的是态度而不是年龄。
The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.
—John C. Maxwell
What does reaching 18 or the age of majority mean to you
What will change in your life
Do you have more freedom and responsibilities
Write a short passage about your understanding.
