Unit1 Growing up starting out and Understanding ideas The Age of Majority课件-2022-2023学年高中英语外研版2019选择性必修第二册

GrowingupWatchthevideoandanswerthequestionsWhatisacoming-of-ageceremony?Howdopeoplecelebrateinthevideo?Acoming-of-ageceremonyisaneventthatmarksthetimewhenayoungpersonmovesfromchildhoodtoadulthood.InAncientChina,peopleheldatraditional“cappingceremony”foramanattheageof20anda“hair-pinningceremony”forawomanaroundher15thbirthday.OntheSouthPacificislandofPentecost,aceremonyoflanddivingtakesplaceonlyforboys.IntheUS,aparticularlymoderncelebrationtakesplaceforagirloraboyattheageof16.2.Whichcelebrationmakesthegreatestimpressiononyou?Why?StartingoutIfyoucankeepyourheadwhenallaboutyouArelosingtheirsandblamingitonyou;Ifyoucantrustyourselfwhenallmendoubtyou,Butmakeallowancefortheirdoubtingtoo;Ifyoucanwaitandnotbetiedbywaiting,Or,beingliedabout,don`tdealinlies,Or,beinghated,don`tgivewaytohating,Andyetdon`tlooktoogood,nortalktoowise;…Ifyoucantalkwithcrowdsandkeepyourvirtue,Orwalkwithkings-norlosethecommontouch;Ifneitherfoesnorlovingfriendscanhurtyou;Ifallmencountwithyou,butnonetoomuch;IfyoucanfilltheunforgivingminuteWithsixtyseconds`worthofdistancerun-YoursistheEarthandeverythingthat`sinit,And–whichismore-you`llbeaMan,myson!---ByRudyardKiplingIf–RudyardKiplingJosephRudyardKipling(1865-1936)

JosephRudyardKiplingwasanEnglishshortstorywriter,poet,andnovelist.Kiplingisbestknownforhisworksoffiction,alongwithhismanyshortstoriesandhispoems,includingIf.In1907KiplingwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiterature,makinghimthefirstEnglishlanguagewritertoreceivetheprize,andtodateheremainsitsyoungestrecipient.Listenandreadthepoem.Answerthequestions.

Whatisthepoemabout?AccordingtoKipling,whatqualitiesdoeshissonneedto“beaMan”?Tickthosementionedinthepoemandaddyourownideas.□self-belief □honesty□confidence □kindness□modesty □pride□integrity □patience□other________________________Whichofthesequalitiesaremostimportanttoyouasyougrowup?Thepoemisafather’sadvicetohissonaboutthequalitiesneededtobecomeavirtuousorgoodman.UnderstandingideasTheAgeofMajority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。DiscussatwhatageyouareallowedtodothefollowingthingsinChina.•Getacreditcard.•Getadriver’slicence.•Getafull-timejob.•Gettherighttovote.•Getabankloan.•Rentanapartment.Weareallowedtogetafull-timejobandrentanapartmentatsixteen.Gettingacreditcard,gettingadriver’slicence,gettingtherighttovote,andgettingabankloanareallowedateighteeninChina.

Readthepassageandfindoutthemeaningof“theageofmajority”Theageofmajoritymeansthemomentwhenyouturn18,whichisamilestonemarkingthestartofadulthood.Ithinkit`sstrangethatIcannowtake1____________________.yetIstillcan`tvote---Idon`tthinkthat`sfair,giventhat2___________________________.Ishouldhaveasayon3__________________________.I`mmatureenoughto4__________________________.drivinglessonsI’moldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxeshowthegovernmentspendstaxesunderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeopleBethany16,Victoria,AustraliaOrganiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethetable.At18,Icandothingslikegettingacreditcard.Moreimportantly,Icanactonmydesiretohelpother,forexampleby5_________________________.Butalthoughalotofdoorshaveopenedforme,therearestill6________________________.signinganorgandonationagreementrulestoobeyandlessonstoattendLinNing19,Shanghai,ChinaIthoughtthatonceIwas18andinafull-timejobI`dbeableto7____________________.Butmysalaryisnothighenough.IalsofindithardtosavemoneyBecauseof8_______________andhighcommutingcosts.moveintoarentedapartmentthehouseholdbills

Morgan20,Florida,TheUS1.Eighteen–theAgeofIndecision2.Teenagers’HopesfortheFuture3.TheRighttoVote–YourViews4.TurningEighteen–WhatDoesItMean?Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassageandgiveyourreasons.Readthesentencesfromthepassageanddecideiftheyarefacts(F)oropinions(O).1.Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!_____2.…IwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18._____3.WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend._____4.Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage._____Nowlookformoreopinionsinthepassageandtalkaboutwhetheryouagreewiththem.OFFOThink&ShareDoyouthinktheminimumagelimitsinthepassagearesensible?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatrightareyoumostlookingforwardtohavingasanadult?Why?3.Whatdoyouthinkitmeanstobearesponsibleadult?4.Howcanyouusethelanguageyouhavelearntinthepassagetoexpressyourideasclearly?Manyteenagerscan`twaittobe18,becausethatmeanstheywillhavetheright1________(vote),thattheywillhavemore2_________(free)withmoneyandthattheywillhaveanewchaptertheirlives.Butinfact,3_________(turn)18isnotjustthedooroftheirchildhoodclosing.Therewillbemorethanwhattheythinkof.Just4_____Bethanysays,sheshouldtakeresponsibilityforherlifeand