Unit1GrowingupStartingout&UnderstandingideasBYMICHELLEStartingOut??

Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisacoming-of-ageceremony?Howdopeoplecelebrateinthevideo?2.Whichcelebrationmakesthegreatestimpressiononyou?Why?

Whatisacoming-of-ageceremony?Acoming-of-ageceremonyis

an

event

that

marksthetimewhenayoungpersonmovesfrom_________to____________.childhoodadulthood成人禮Howdopeoplecelebrateinthevideo?cappingceremony冠禮hair-pinningceremony筓(ji)禮land-divingceremony陸跳禮a16party生日禮InAncientChina,peopleheldatraditional“cappingceremony”foramanattheageof20anda“hair-pinningceremony”forawomanaroundher15thbirthday.OntheSouthPacificislandofPentecost,aceremonyoflanddivingtakesplaceonlyforboys.IntheUS,aparticularlymoderncelebrationtakesplaceforagirloraboyattheageof16.Whichcelebrationmakesthegreatestimpressiononyou?Why?Listenandreadthepoem.Answerthequestions.1

Whatisthepoemabout?2

AccordingtoKipling,whatqualitiesdoeshissonneedto“beaMan”?□self-belief □honesty □confidence □kindness □modesty □pride□integrity □patience □other___________________________________Thepoemisafather’sadvicetohissonaboutthequalitiesneededtobecomeavirtuousorgoodman.√√√√√√√perseverancewillpowerdeterminationWhichofthesequalitiesaremostimportanttoyouasyougrowup?JosephRudyardKipling約瑟夫·魯?shù)聛喌隆ぜ妨諦ritishnovelist,short-storywriterandpoet.HewonNobelPriceforLiteraturein1907becauseofhisnovelTheJungleBooks(老虎！老虎！).HeisknowforhispoemIf（假如）andGuanaDin(營房謠).UnderstandingIdeasTheAgeofMajorityDiscussatwhatageyouareallowedtodothefollowingthingsinChina.?Getacreditcard.?Getadriver’slicence.?Getafull-timejob.?Gettherighttovote.?Getabankloan.?Rentanapartment.Weareallowedtogetafull-timejobandrentanapartmentat16.Gettingacreditcard,gettingadriver’slicence,gettingtherighttovote,andgettingabankloanareallowedat18inChina.Pre-readingPredictwhatthepassageismainlyaboutaccordingtothetitleandthepictures.Pre-readingWhatisthegenreofthispassage?A.columnB.novelC.diary書、報紙印刷頁上的)欄;（報刊的）專欄，欄目Readthepassageandfindoutthemeaningof“theageofmajority”.While-readingTheageofmajoritymeansthemomentwhenyouturn18,whichisamilestonemarkingthestartofadulthood.Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassageandgiveyourreasons.1.Eighteen—theAgeofindecision2.Teenagers’HopesfortheFuture3.TheRighttoVote—YourViews4.TurningEighteen—WhatDoesitMean?Possiblefunctionsofatitlepredictingthemainideashowingkeyinformationreflectingtheauthor’sattitudecatchingreaders’interestBethanyWhycan’tBethanywaittobe18?[[[[WhatdidLinNingexpectwhenheturned18?Whatistherealityliketohim?Whatchangehasheexperiencedafterturning18?LinNing[[[[Morgan[[[[HowistherealitydifferentfromMorgan’sexpectationsforturning18?Whatishisunderstandingonturning18?Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.Ithinkit’sstrangethatIcannowtake__________________.YetIstillcan’tvote–Idon’tthinkthat’sfair,giventhat______________________________________.Ishouldhaveasayon_________________________________.I’mmatureenoughto_____________________________________________________________________________________________.drivinglessonsI’moldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxeshowthegovernmentspendstaxesunderstandthatdrivingacaralsomeanstakingresponsibilityformylifeandthelivesofotherpeopleAt18,Icandothingslikegettingacreditcard.Moreimportantly,Icanactonmydesiretohelpothers,forexampleby______________________________.Butalthoughalotofdoorshaveopenedforme,therearestill_________________________________.signinganorgandonationagreementrulestoobeyandlessonstoattendIthoughtthatonceIwas18andinafull-timejobI’dbeableto________________________,butmysalaryisnothighenough,Ialsofindithardtosavemoneybecauseof__________________andhighcommutingcosts.moveintoarentedapartmentthehouseholdbills

Whatnewresponsibilitieswillthisfreedombring?Responsibilityandfreedomgotogether.Beingadultmeanstakingresponsibilityforourownlivesandthelivesofotherpeople.Besides,weneedtolearntomakegooddecisionsonourown.What’smore,weshouldrememberthatsomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.Workinpairsanddiscussthequestion.Readthesentencesfromthepassageanddecideiftheyarefacts(F)oropinions(O).Post-reading1Surely,ifyou’reoldenoughtoearnawageandpaytaxes,youshouldbeallowedtohaveasayonhowthegovernmentspendsthem!______2...IwillbetakingmydrivingtestontheverydayIturn18.______3WhenIwokeupthenextday,therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.______4Iguesssomeresponsibilitiesaremoreaboutattitudethanage.______OFFOLookformoreopinionsinthepassageandtalkaboutwhetheryouagreewiththem.Doyouthinktheminimumagelimitsinthepassagearesensible?Whyorwhynot?Ithinktheminimumagelimitsaresensible.Adultshavetotakemanyresponsibilities.Beingtooyoungmeansheorshehasnoabilitytofacetroublesand、difficultiesinlife.Whatrightareyoumostlookingforwardtohavingasanadult?Why?I’mmostlookingforwardtomakingbigdecisionswithoutaskingmyparents.IknowitwillbedifficultbutIreallywanttoexperiencethefeelingofindependence.AndIhavetheconfidencethatIcanovercomeallthedifficulties.Whatdoyouthinkitmeanstobearesponsibleadult?Ithinkbeingaresponsibleadultmeansstandingupforyourselfandwhatyouwant.Youshouldbebraveenoughtoadaptyourselftothechangeandtakeresponsibilitypositively.Besides,youhavetolearntosay“no”whenfacingtemptation.Howcanyouusethelanguageyouhavelearntinthepassagetoexpressyourideasclearly?FromthepassageIlearnedthatwhenexpressingideasoropinions,Icanusefactstosupportandstrengthenthem.Bygivingfacts,Icanmakemyopinionstrongerandmoreconvincing.SummaryvotelicencemoreawareofresponsibilityliveattitudeThegreatestdayinyourlifeandmineiswhenwetaketotalresponsibilityforourattitudes.That'sthedaywetrulygrowup.

—JohnC.MaxwellLanguagePointsWillyoubecompletelyinchargeofyourownlife...?你將完全主宰自己的生活……嗎？inchargeof負(fù)責(zé)，掌管【歸納拓展】inthechargeof（=inone’scharge）由……負(fù)責(zé)/掌管

takechargeof負(fù)責(zé)，掌管

freeofcharge（=forfree）免費(fèi)

chargesb.somemoneyforsth.因某物向某人收費(fèi)

chargesb.withsth.指控某人做某事Ican’twaittobe18.我簡直等不及想要到18歲了。can’twaittodosth.=canhardlywaittodosth.迫不及待地要做某事【歸納拓展】can’thelpdoingsth.禁不住做某事can’thelp（to）dosth.不能幫助做某事can’thelpbutdosth.不得不做某事Hearingthenews,shecouldn’thelplaughing.Icouldnothelpbutagreewithher.◆單句語法填空（2）Ijustcan’thelp

（buy）thingswhetherIneedthemornot.（3）Hisparentswereout.Hecouldnothelpbut

（cook）forhimself.（4）Whentheyknewtherewasapandainthepark,

thechildrencouldhardlywait__________（see）it.buyingcooktosee...thinksthelegalageforgettingadrivinglicenceshouldbe21.……認(rèn)為考駕照的法定年齡應(yīng)該推遲到21歲。legaladj.合法的；法律的，與法律有關(guān)的Itislegaltodosth.做某事是合法的。take/seeklegaladvice聽取/尋求法律咨詢thelegalsystem/profession法律體系/專業(yè)【單詞積累】legaladj.→legallyadv.合法地；法律上illegaladj.非法的，違法的，不合法的→illegallyadv.非法地 ◆單句語法填空（1）Itislegal

（be）behindthewheelwhenyouareattheageof18.（2）Hewaschargedwithperforming

（legal）activities.◆翻譯句子（3）在大多數(shù)國家，酒后駕車是違法的。______________________________________________________tobeillegalItisillegaltodriveafterdrinkinginmostcountries.WhenIwokeupthenextday，therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonstoattend.第二天我醒來時，仍然有需要遵守的規(guī)則，需要參加的課程。obeyv.服從；遵守 obeyacommand/anorder服從指揮/命令 obeyrules/thelaw遵守規(guī)則/法律【單詞積累】dis-+obey→disobeyv.不服從；違抗 ◆完成句子（1）Asajuniorclerk,youmust

（服從上級官員）atalltimes.（2）Ifeveryone

（遵守交通規(guī)則）,safetywillbemuchimproved.（3）Asasoldier,whatyoushoulddofirstis

（服從指揮）.obeyaseniorofficer

obeysthetrafficrulesobeythecommand...nodoubtIwillbegettingacreditcardatsomepoint...……毫無疑問我將在未來的某個時間獲得一張信用卡……nodoubt無疑，很可能【歸納拓展】without/beyonddoubt確實，無疑

beindoubt不確定，沒把握Thereisnodoubtabout/that...毫無疑問……Thereissomedoubtabout/whether...對……有些疑問?！魡尉湔Z法填空（1）Youcancomplain,butIdoubt

it’llmakeanydifference.（2）Thereissomedoubt

theofficialsofthecitycantakeresponsibilityforthisincident.（3）Someresearchersbelievethatthereisnodoubt

acureforAIDSwillbefound.（4）Sheneverdoubtedforamoment

shewasright.◆完成句子（5）Thefutureofthestadiumis

（不確定）becauseofalackofmoney.（6）Sallywas

（無疑）oneofthebestsaleswomeninherfirm.if/whetherwhetherthatthatindoubtno/beyond/withoutdoubt...sogettingacreditcardmighttemptmetospendmoremoneythanIhave!……所以現(xiàn)在辦理的話可能會誘使我透支！

temptv.誘惑，引誘 temptsb.todosth.誘使某人做某事 temptsb.intodoingsth.誘使某人做某事【單詞積累】temptationn.引誘，誘惑；誘惑人的東西 ◆單句語法填空（1）Icouldn’tresistthe

（tempt）toapplyforaloan.（2）Iwastempted

（take）thedayoff.（3）Theoldman

（tempt）togiveallhismoneytothecheat.（4）Thecolourfulpicturestemptedme

steppingintotheshop.temptationtotakewastemptedintoChooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassageandgiveyourreasons.為這篇文章選出另一個合適的題目，并給出你的理由。suitableadj.合適的 for適合…… todosth.適合做某事【歸納拓展】befitfor（要求、目標(biāo)、需要等）合適/適合于……beappropriatefor（某事物）適合于（特定的時間、場合）berightfor（某事物）對……來說完全合適/beproperfor（工具、設(shè)備、方法等）對……來說正確/適當(dāng)◆單句語法填空（1）AsfarasIamconcerned,heisnotsuitable

asteadyjob.（2）Thefour-dayhikebeginsslowlybutquicklychangesintoadifficultjourney____________（suit）forthoseinexcellentshape. （3）Somegraduatesfinditchallengingtofinda

（suit）jobaftergraduation.（4）Heisnotsuitable

（drive）anambulance.forsuitablesuitabletodriveIexpectedtofeelinstantlydifferent，asifIhadclosedthedooronmychildhoodandsteppedintoawholenewadultworld.我曾經(jīng)期待馬上會有不一樣的感覺，就好像自己關(guān)閉了童年的大門，踏進(jìn)一個全新的成人世界?！揪涫椒治觥勘揪涫侵鲝膹?fù)合句，asif引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句，從句使用了與過去事實不符的虛擬語氣。

asif好像，似乎（=asthough）（1）既可以引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句，又可以引導(dǎo)表語從句。（2）從句表示的情況是事實或具有很大的可能性時，用陳述語氣；從句表示的情況與事實不符時，用虛擬語氣。（3）asif引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句時，從句常用省略形式“asif+不定式/分詞/形容詞/介詞短語等”

從句情況從句謂語形式與現(xiàn)在事實相反過去式（be用were）與過去事實相反had+過去分詞與將來事實相反would/could/might/should+動詞原形◆單句語法填空（1）Don’thandlethevaseasifit

（be）madeofsteel.（2）［2019·天津3月卷］Mary’sdescriptionofthepartywassovividthatIfeltasifI_________（be）there.（3）Elizarememberseverythingexactlyasifit

（happen）yesterday.（4）Tomraisedhishandasif

（say）something.（5）Shestoodatthedoorasif

（wait）forsomeone.◆完成句子（6）

（看起來好像）hedidn’tcareabouteverythingaroundhim.（7）Hetreatsthepoorboy

（好像他就是他自己的兒子）.（8）Theychattedonthetrain

（好像他們是老朋友）formanyyears.（9）Itseemsasif

（我們隊要贏了）.werehadbeenhappenedtosaywaitingItseemsasifasifhewerehisownsonasiftheyhadbeenoldfriendsourteamisgoingtowinWhenIwokeupthenextday，therewerestillrulestoobeyandlessonsto