高中英语选修二Unit1GrowingupTheAgeofMajority课件

1、Growing upGrowing upWatch the video and answer the questionsWhat 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. In Ancient China, people held a traditional “capping cer

2、emony” 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 16.2. Which

3、celebration makes the greatest impression on you? Why?Starting out Watch the video and answer theIf you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;If you can wait and not be t

4、ied by waiting,Or, being lied about, dont deal in lies,Or , being hated, dont give way to hating,And yet dont look too good, nor talk too wise;If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,Or walk with kings-nor lose the common touch;If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;If all men coun

5、t with you, but none too much;If you can fill the unforgiving minuteWith sixty seconds worth of distance run-Yours is the Earth and everything thats in it, And which is more-youll be a Man, my son!-By Rudyard KiplingIf If you can keep your head whenRudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) J

6、oseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling is best known for his works of fiction, along with his many short stories and his poems, including If. In 1907 Kipling was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English language writer to recei

7、ve the prize, and to date he remains its youngest recipient.Rudyard KiplingJoseph Rudyard Listen and read the poem. Answer the questions. What is the poem about? 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

8、 honesty confidence kindness modesty pride integrity patience other _ Which of these qualities are most important to you as you grow up?The poem is a fathers advice to his son about the qualities needed to become a virtuous or good man. Listen and read the poem. AnswUnderstanding ideasThe Age of Maj

9、orityUnderstanding ideasThe Age of 寒窗十二载，今日终承责。六月桂花香，今朝终成人。行冠礼，束簪辫，黄发总角，将逝长河。知礼仪，懂感恩，将立于世，将载于人。南有樛木，葛藟累之。乐只君子，福履绥之。南有樛木，葛藟荒之。乐只君子，福履将之。南有樛木，葛藟萦之。乐只君子，福履成之。幽谷中生冰肌花，而来年有一十八。直应头似雪，始得见成人。寒窗十二载，今日终承责。六月桂花香，今朝终成人。Discuss at what age you are allowed to do the following things in China. Get a credit card. G

10、et a drivers licence. Get a full-time job. Get the right to vote. Get a bank loan. Rent an apartment. We are allowed to get a full-time job and rent an apartment at sixteen. Getting a credit card, getting a drivers licence, getting the right to vote, and getting a bank loan are allowed at eighteen i

11、n China.Discuss at what age you are al 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. Read the passage and find I think its strange that I can now take 1_. yet I still cant

12、vote-I dont think thats fair, given that2_. I should have a say on 3_.Im mature enough to 4_.driving lessonsIm old enough to earn a wage and pay taxeshow the government spends taxesunderstand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other peopleBethany16, Vict

13、oria, AustraliaOrganise information from the passage and complete the table.driving lessonsIm old enough At 18, I can do things like getting a credit card . More importantly,I can act on my desire to help other, for example by 5_.But although a lot of doors have opened for me, there are still6_.sign

14、ing an organ donation agreementrules to obey and lessons to attendLin Ning19, Shanghai, Chinasigning an organ donation agre I thought that once I was 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 of8_and high commuting costs.m

15、ove into a rented apartmentthe household billsMorgan20, Florida, The USmove into a rented apartmentth1. Eighteen the Age of Indecision2. Teenagers Hopes for the Future3. The Right to Vote Your Views4. Turning Eighteen What Does It Mean?Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reas

16、ons.1. Eighteen the Age Read 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 to have a say on how the government spends them! _2. I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn

17、 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._Now look for more opinions in the passage and talk about whether you agree with them.OFFORead the sentences from the paThink & ShareDo you t

18、hink 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? 4. How can you use the language you have learnt in the passage to express your ideas clearly?Think &

19、ShareDo you think the All teenagers cant wait to be 18. That means they would have the right 1_(vote). That means they would have more freedom 2_money and that they would have a new chapter in their 3_(life). But in fact, turning 18 is not just the door of their childhood closing. There will be more than their thinkin