Unit1 Understanding ideas課件-高中英語(yǔ)外研版選擇性必修第二冊(cè)

1、Understanding ideasUnit 1 Growing up目錄contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-readingAt what age are you allowed to do the following things in China?Get a credit card.Get a drivers licence.Get a full-time job.Get the right to vote.Get

2、a bank loan.Rent an apartment.Pre-readingAt what age are you allowed to do the following things in China?We are allowed to get a full-time job and rent an apartment at 16. Getting a credit card, getting a drivers licence, getting the right to vote, and getting a bank loan are allowed at 18 in China.

3、Pre-readingPredict what the passage is mainly about according to the title and the pictures.IIFast readingFast-readingRead 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.Fast-rea

4、ding1. 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 reasons. Fast-readingPossible functionsof a titlepredicting the main ideashowing key informationrefle

5、cting the authors attitudecatching readers interestIIIIntensive readingIntensive readingOrganise information from the passage and complete the table.I think its strange that I can now take _. Yet I still cant vote I dont think thats fair, given that _. I should have a say on _.driving lessonsIm old

6、enough to earn a wage and pay taxeshow the government spends taxesIntensive readingdriving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people Organise information from the passage and complete the table.Im mature enough to _.understand thatIntensive readingsigning an or

7、gan donation agreementrules to obeyAt 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 _.and lessons to attendOrganise information from the passage and complete t

8、he table.Intensive readingmove into a rented apartmentthe householdI thought that once I was 18 and in a full-time job Id be able to _, but my salary is not high enough, I also find it hard to save money because of _ and high commuting costs. billsOrganise information from the passage and complete t

9、he table.Intensive readingWhat new responsibilities will this freedom bring?Responsibility and freedom go together. Being adult means taking responsibility for our own lives and the lives of other people. Besides, we need to learn to make good decisions on our own. Whats more, we should remember tha

10、t some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.Discuss the questions in the lead part of the passage.Post-readingPost-readingSurely, 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! . I will be taking my driving test o

11、n the very day I turn 18.OFRead the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).Post-readingWhen I woke up the next day, there were still rules to obey and lessons to attend.I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.FORead the sentences from the p

12、assage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).Post-readingOpinions:As an ambulance driver, she thinks the legal age for getting a driving license should be 21.People say that 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and that we should become more independent.Now look for more opinions in the p

13、assage and talk about whether you agree with them.1. Do you think 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?Post-reading: Think and share1. Do you t

14、hink the minimum age limits in the passage are sensible? Why or why not?Post-reading: Think and shareI 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 troubles and difficulties in life.2 .What right are you

15、most looking forward to having as an adult? Why? Post-reading: Think and shareThe right to be educated and to work. Only by being educated will a person have the ability to be independent and only by working can a person support himself.It means taking on more responsibilities in the family and soci

16、ety.3. What do you think it means to be a responsible adult?Language pointsVLanguage points: Important lexical chunks1. in charge of 2. cant wait to do 3. general election4. have a say on5. feel / become / be aware oftake charge of 負(fù)責(zé)be eager to do 迫不及待做某事大選對(duì)有發(fā)言權(quán)意識(shí)到，注意到Language points: Important lex

17、ical chunks6. sign an agreement7. tempt sb to do sth8. resist the temptation9. contribute to 簽署協(xié)議誘惑某人做某事抵制誘惑為做貢獻(xiàn)；是的原因；投稿，撰稿Language points: Important sentences在非正式用語(yǔ)中，表示時(shí)間名詞的后面常用that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，that常常省略。 1. Ive also been taking driving lessons, and in fact I will be taking my driving test I turn 18.on th

18、e very day Language points: Important sentences2. But I think Im already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.Paraphrase: But I think Im already old enough to understand that driving can be dangerous, and that when

19、driving I must be careful to protect my own life and the lives of others. Language points: Important sentences2. But I think Im already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.理解復(fù)合句：Im already 是 I think 后的賓語(yǔ)從句，省去了連詞 th

20、at；driving a car 是 understand 后的賓語(yǔ)從句, driving a car 為動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)。 Language points: Important sentences2. But I think Im already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people.be + 形容詞 + enough + (for sb) to do sthHe is old enough

21、to take care of himself.take responsibility for (doing) sth: be responsible for sth 例如：We need to take responsibility for looking after ourown health. Language points: Important sentences3. I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole n

22、ew adult world. But it wasnt like that.Paraphrase: I believed that my life would be different as soon as I turned 18, as I was no longer a child and became an adult. But it wasnt like what I had expected. Language points: Important sentences3. I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had clos

23、ed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world. But it wasnt like that.as if 引導(dǎo)的從句使用了虛擬語(yǔ)氣，與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用 had done.例如： The boy listened as if he had turned to stone. Gary was behaving as if nothing had happened. Language points: Important sentences4. Turning 18 also changed the w

24、ay that society viewed me. I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card offer.Paraphrase: Turning 18 meant that other people regarded me as an adult. I found this surprising when a bank offered me a credit card. Language points: Important sentences4. Turning 18 also changed the

25、 way that society viewed me. I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card offer.contact 為動(dòng)詞，意為“聯(lián)系，聯(lián)絡(luò)”。例如：Please dont hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.that 引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾先行詞 the way。例如：There are several different ways that we can solve this problem. Language points: Imp

26、ortant sentences5. 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and _ we should become more independent. I used to believe this, but the reality for me has been very different. People say that = It is said that 據(jù)說(shuō)第二個(gè)賓語(yǔ)從句前的 that 不省略People say that that 6. I assumed Id already have a well-paid job and that Id

27、 be moving into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18, but how wrong I was!Language points: Important sentencesassume: 假定，認(rèn)為It is assumed that 普遍認(rèn)為on the assumption that = assuming that 假設(shè) as soon as immediately / directly the instant Language points: Important sentences7. My librarians salary m

28、eans that Ill be living at home with my parents for a while longer. Because I contribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money.Paraphrase: I work as a librarian but my income is not enough to rent an apartment, so I have to stay with my pa

29、rents for a period of time. The reason why I cant save any money is that I have to spend some on my family expenses and much on the journey to work every day. Language points: Important sentences7. My librarians salary means that Ill be living at home with my parents for a while longer. Because I co

30、ntribute to the household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money.contribute to 是短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，意為“做出貢獻(xiàn)”。例如：The volunteers also contribute to the mute為名詞，意為“上下班路程”。例如：My morning commute takes 45 minutes. Language points: Important sentences8. I know I could get a bank

31、 loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I dont feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my moms cooking. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.pay the deposit on 意為“支付的訂金” 。例如： We paid the deposit on the house. Language points: Important sentences8. I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment,