Unit 1 Understanding ideas 学案-高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

1、NamesNationalityNamesNationalityBethany(16)AustralianLin Ning2.(19)Morgan(20)AmericanExamplesI will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18. I signed a(n) 4. agreement without asking my parents. A bank contacted me to offer me a(n) 5. I cant rent a(n) 8. so rn continue to live withmy par

2、ents. I contribute to the household bills.Unit 1 Understanding ideas一、Think and share.Are you expecting the age of majority? Why or why not?What abilities or skills do you think you should develop when you turn 18?二、Read the text (pp.2-3) and match the characters with the following information (a-f)

3、.My mum is an ambulance driver.Im taking a new job next month.I have been taking driving lessons.Signing an organ donation agreement was a big decision for me.Getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have.My librarians salary couldnt guarantee me a rented apartment when I turn

4、ed 18.Bethany:Lin Ning:Morgan: 三、Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). TOC o 1-5 h z Bethanys mother thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence should be 21.()In Australia, a working person under 18 has the right to vote.()Lin Ning is a universit

5、y student who doesnt have a steady income.()Lin Ning had thought he needed to obey fewer rules after he turned 18.()Morgan will move into a rented apartment as soon as he gets a well-paid job.()Morgan finds it easy to save money because he lives with his parents.()四、Fill in the blanks in the chart.

6、Think about how the author supports his views.Opinions on the age of majorityIm already 1. enough to understand the responsibility of being behind the wheel. Apart from being more aware of others, I have begun to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility. The way that 3. viewed me changed. I

7、 used to believe we would become more 6. , but the reality has been very different. When it comes to bearing responsibilities, 7. counts more.五、Write a summary of the text.语篇中的回指回指(anaphora)是指语篇中的某个词或短语和上文出现过的内容在语义层面上有共 指的关系。回指是实现语篇衔接的一种重要手段。下面我们结合课文“The Age of Majority”学 习一下回指在文中的具体运用。本文第一句开门见山地点出了

8、文章的话题：“In most countries, turning 18 marks the startof adulthood.。紧接着第二句通过问句的形式引出了文章要讨论的主题：“But what does reaching this milestone, the age of majority, really mean?”。在本句中，作者并没有重复使用 上文中出现过的turning 18,而是用另外一种表达reaching this milestone来进行回指。在第句中，作者并没有正面回答第二句提出的问题，而是通过另一个问句“Will you be completelyin charg

9、e of your own life ?引发读者去思考。第四句What new responsibilities will thisfreedom bring?”依然是个问句，本句中this freedom言简意赅地概括了第三句中的 becompletely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting wayso 最 后一句承上启下，其中的what turning 18 means, or meant回指上一句中的new responsibilities,同时自然而然引出了下文三位年轻人

10、的观点。通过分析我们不难发现，回指不仅防止了单词的重复和行文的单调，还使文章各局部 联系更紧密，行文更连贯。Lin Ning: d, e2.F4. NG5. NG四、mature6.FLin Ning: d, e2.F4. NG5. NG四、mature6.FChinese、 略 二、 Bethany: a, c Morgan: b, f 三、l.T3.T4. organ donation6. independent8. apartment4. organ donation6. independent8. apartment7. attitude五、One possible version:T

11、hree young people tell us what being 18 years old means, or meant, to them. Bethany, a16-year-old Australian girl, cant wait to be 18. She will take her driving test the day she turns 18and she understands driving means taking responsibility for both her life and other peoples lives. Lin Ning, a 19-year-old Chinese boy, has begun to develop a stronger sense of socialresponsibility after his 18th birthday. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed him. Morgan, a 20-year-old boy from the US, used to believe he would become more indepen