Unit1GrowingupUnderstandingideas课件-高中英语外研版选择性

Unit

1GrowingupUsinglanguageGuess

atwhatageyouareallowedtoenjoythefollowingrights

bylawinChina,16or18?181816181618Howdoyouunderstandthetitle“TheAgeofMajority“?Readtheintroductionparagraphandfindoutthedefinitionof“TheAgeofMajority”thesignificanceofitthingsyoumayfacewhenyoureachit.pun双关A.Eighteen—theAgeofindecisionB.Teenagers’HopesfortheFutureC.TheRighttoVote—YourViewsD.TurningEighteen—WhatDoesItMean?3.Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassage

andgiveyourreasons.3.Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassage

andgiveyourreasons.PossiblefunctionsofatitleHowtochoosethebesttitle?predictingthemainideashowingkeyinformationreflectingtheauthor’sattitudecatchingreaders’interestAgoodtitleshouldbeconcisewhilesummarisingthemainidea,determinethetargetreadersofanarticleandattracttheirattentionandinterest.Readthepassageandorganiseinformationfromitandcompletethetable.Para.1Ican’twaittobe18.OnereasonisthatalthoughI’vebeenworkingeversinceleavingschool,Iwon’tbevotinginthenextgeneralelection.Why?BecauseIstillwon’tbeoldenough.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!I’vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.Mymumworriesaboutmebeingbehindthewheel.Asanambulancedriver,she’sseenalotofcaraccidentsinvolvingteenagersandthinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.1.Whycan’tBethanywaittobe18?Bethany16,Victoria,AustraliaChecktheanswersIthinkit’sstrangethatIcannowtake1_______________,yetIstillcan’tvote—Idon’tthinkthat’sfair,giventhat2______________________________________________.Ishouldhaveasayon3_____________________________.I’mmatureenoughto4____________________________________________________________________________________________.

I’moldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxesdrivinglessonshowthe

governmentspendstaxesunderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelives

ofotherpeoplePara.2Icelebratedmy18thbirthdayjustbeforeIwenttouniversity.Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.Butitwasn’tlikethat.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.2.WhatdidLinNingexpectwhenheturned18?Whatistherealityliketohim?LinNing19,Shanghai,ChinaPara.2Infact,thechangehasbeenmoresubtleandgradualthanIimagined.InsteadofbeingtheselfishteenagerIusedtobe,Ihavebeguntofeelmoreawareofotherpeopleandtodevelopastrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Togiveanexample,Iwillbesigninganorgandonationagreementthistimetomorrow.Thiswasabigdecisionforme.OfcourseIaskedmyparentsfortheirapprovalfirst.Turning18alsochangedthewaythatsocietyviewedme.Iwasreallysurprisedwhenabankcontactedmewithacreditcardoffer.Ofcourse,IwouldliketohavemorefreedomwithmoneyandnodoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint,butIcurrentlydon’thaveasteadyincome,sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!3.WhatchangehasLinNingexperiencedafter

turning18?LinNing19,Shanghai,ChinaChecktheanswersAt18,Icandothingslikegettingacreditcard.Moreimportantly,Icanactonmydesiretohelpothers,forexampleby5__________________________________.Butalthoughalotofdoorshaveopenedforme,therearestill6_________________________________.signinganorgandonationagreement

rulestoobeyandlessonstoattendPara.3Peoplesaythat18marksanewchapterinourlives,andthatweshouldbecomemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawell-paidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingathomewithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmycommutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.4.HowistherealitydifferentfromMorgan’s

expectationsforturning18?Morgan20,Florida,TheUSPara.3I’llbestartinganewjobnextmonth,however,somaybethingswillgeteasier.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofcommitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.5.WhatisMorgan’sunderstandingon

turning18?Morgan20,Florida,TheUSChecktheanswersIthoughtthatonceIwas18andinafull-timejobI’dbeableto7____________________________,butmysalaryisnothighenough.Ialsofindithardtosavemoneybecauseof8___________________andhighcommutingcosts.moveintoa

rentedapartmentthe

householdbills

1.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!_____2.…IwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18._____3.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend._____4.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.

_____Readthesentencesfromthepassageanddecideiftheyarefacts(F)oropinions(O).OFFODoyouthinktheminimumagelimitsinthepassagearesensible?Whyorwhynot?Whatrightareyoumostlookingforwardtohavingasanadult?Why?3.Whatdoyouthinkitmeanstobearesponsibleadult?ThinkShare1.Doyouthinktheminimumagelimitsinthepassagearesensible?Whyorwhynot?ThinkShareIthinktheminimumagelimitsaresensible.Adultshavetotakemanyresponsibilities.Beingtooyoungmeansheorshehasnoabilitytofacetroublesanddifficultiesinlife.2.Whatrightareyoumostlookingforwardtohavingasanadult?Why?ThinkShareTherighttobeeducatedandtowork.Onlybybeingeducatedwillapersonhavetheabilitytobeindependentandonlybyworkingcanapersonsupporthimself.3.Whatdoyouthinkitmeanstobearesponsibleadult?ThinkShareItmeanstakingonmoreresponsibilitiesinthefamilyandsociety.思考I’vealsobeentakingdrivinglessons,andinfactIwillbetakingmydrivingtest_________________Iturn18.Iturn18是定语从句，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。ontheverydayontheveryday后的Iturn18是什么从句？Importantsentences(P3)2.ButIthinkI’malreadymatureenoughtounderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeople.

Importantsentences(P3)｝｛理解复合句『』1.I’malready…是Ithink后的宾语从句，省去了连词that；2.thatdrivingacar…是understand后的宾语从句,drivingacar为动

名词作主语。3.be+形容词+enough+(forsb)todosth（某人或物）足够……；常

用来表述某人或某物的能力或特征。4.takeresponsibilityfor(doing)sth:beresponsibleforsth

3.Iexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent,asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.Butitwasn’tlikethat.asif引导的从句使用了虚拟语气，与过去事实相反，谓语动词haddone.Theboylistenedasifhe____________(turn)tostone.Garywasbehavingasifnothing____________(happen).hadturnedhadhappenedImportantsentences(P3)4.__________________18marksanewchapterinourlives,and____weshouldbecomemoreindependent.Iusedtobelievethis,buttherealityformehasbeenverydifferent.第一个宾语从句前的that可以省略；第二个宾语从句前的that不能省略Peoplesaythat=Itissaidthat据说Importantsentences(P4)句子中的两个that可以省略吗？思考Peoplesay

thatthat5.IassumedI’dalreadyhaveawell-paidjobandthatI’dbemovingintoarentedapartmentassoonasIturned18,buthowwrongIwas!1.assume:假定，认为Itisassumedthat…普遍认为……ontheassumptionthat=assumingthat假设2.assoonas:immediately/directly/instantlytheinstant…Importantsentences(P4)6.Mylibrarian’ssalarymeansthatI’llbelivingathomewithmyparentsforawhilelonger.BecauseIcontributetothehouseholdbillsandmycommutetoworkisquiteexpensive,Ifindithardtosaveanymoney.contributeto为短语动词，意为“做出贡献”。commute

为名词，意为“上下班路程”。Importantsentences(P4)7.IknowIcouldgetabankloantopaythedepositonmyveryownapartment,butIdon’tfeelreadytomakethatkindofcommitment,andIdolikemymom’scooking.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.Importantsentences(P3)1.paythedepositon…意为“支付……的订金”。2.强调谓语动词时，可用do/does/did，意为“的确，确实”。Igetupveryearlyeverymorning.Yesterdayafternoon,Iwenttheretovisithim.强调谓语：Idogetupveryearlyeverymorning.强调谓语：Yesterdayafternoon,Ididgotheretovisithim.Inmostcountries,1__________(turn)18marksthestartofadulthood.Whatthismeans2________frompersontoperson.Bethanyisa16-year-oldgirlfromAustralia.Sheiseager3_______(be)18becausesheisstillnotoldenoughtovoteinthegeneral4__________(elect).5B_______,hermumworriesgreatlyaboutherdrivingacar.Butshethinkssheismatureenoughtotakeresponsibilityforherlifeand

the

lives

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other

people.Fillintheblanksandtrytoretellthepassage.turningtobeelectionvariesesidesAsforLinNing,thechangehasbeen4__________(subtle)thanheimagined.Heisn’tselfishanymoreandbecomesaware5_______otherpeopleand6d_______astrongersenseofsocialresponsibility.Hemakesthedecision7_______hewillsignanorgandonationagreement.Turning18alsochangedtheway8_______societyviewedhim.InMorgan’sopinion,turning18doesn’tmeanthathehasbecomemoreindependent.Hissalarya