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外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册
Unit 1 Growing up
Pre-reading:
Think about it：At what age are you allowed to do the following things in China？
Get a credit card.
Get a driver’s licence.
Get a full-time job.
Get the right to vote.
Get a bank loan.
Get an apartment.
Organise information from the passage and complete the table.
P5
Check the answers
I think it’s strange that I can now take 1_______________, yet I still can’t vote — I don’t think that’s fair, given that
2 ______________________________________________.
I should have a say on 3_____________________________ .
I’ m mature enough to 4_____________________________
_________________________________________________
______________ .
I’m old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes
driving lessons
how the government spends taxes
understand that driving a car also
means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people
Check the answers
At 18, I can do things like getting a credit card. More importantly, I can act on my desire to help others, for example by 5 __________________________________. But although a lot of doors have opened for me, there are still 6 _________________________________.
signing an organ donation agreement
rules to obey and lessons to attend
Check the answers
I thought that once I was 18 and in a full-time job I’d be able to 7 ____________________________, but my salary is not high enough. I also find it hard to save money because of 8 ___________________ and high commuting costs.
move into a rented apartment
the household bills
1. Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you
should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends
them! _____
2. … I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18.
_____
3. When I woke up the next day, there were still rules to obey
and lessons to attend. _____
4. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
_____
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
O
F
F
O
fact vs opinion
a piece of information that can be proved with concrete evidence
a view or judgment about something that can’t be proved
objective
personal and subjective
does not change
may differ according
to different people
In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what does reaching this milestone, the age of majority, really mean Will you be completely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting ways What new responsibilities will this freedom bring Here, three young people tell us what turning 18 means, or meant, to them.
n. 多数；[律]成年 the majority of 大多数的... the minority of 小部分的
Para. 1
1. What is Bethany’s feeling towards turning 18
2. Why can’t she wait to be 18？(List 3 things she wants to do at 18.)
3. What does turning 18 mean for her
Excited；desired.
She wants to vote, get a driver’s licence, have a say on how the government spend taxes.
She thinks she’s already mature enough to
understand that driving a car means taking
responsibility for lives.
Careful-reading
Para. 2
I can’t wait to be 18. One reason is that although I’ve been working ever since leaving school, I won’t be voting in the next general election. Why Because I still won’t be old enough. Surely, if you’re old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes, you should be allowed to have a say on how the government spends them! I’ve also been taking driving lessons, and in fact I will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18. My
n. 大选；普选
adv. 想必, 谅必
在……上有发言权 have no say on ...（没有）
adj.；恰好是，正是；甚至；特有的
mum worries about me being behind the wheel. As an ambulance driver, she’s seen a lot of car accidents involving teenagers and thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence should be 21. But I think I’m already mature enough to understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and lives of other people.
Para. 3
1．What did Lin Ning expect to happen after his 18th birthday
He expected to feel instantly different, as if he had closed the door on his childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world.
2．What did he begin to feel
He began to feel more aware of other people and to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility.
3．What will Lin Ning be doing this time tomorrow
He will be signing an organ donation agreement.
I celebrated my 18th birthday just before I went to university. I expected to feel instantly different, as if I had closed the door on my childhood and stepped into a whole new adult world. But it wasn’t like that. When I woke up the next day, there were still rules to obey and lessons to attend. In fact, the change has been more subtle and gradual than I imagined. Instead of being the selfish teenager I used to be, I
have begun to feel more aware of other people and to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility. To give an example, I will be signing an organ donation agreement this time tomorrow. This was a big decision for me. Of course I asked my parents for their approval first. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed me. I was really surprised when a bank contacted me with a credit card offer. Of course, I would
社会责任感
举个例子
v. 签署
n. 协定, 协议, 契约
v. 认为，考虑；观看
v. 联系，接触
like to have more freedom with money and no doubt I will be getting a credit card at some point, but I currently don’t have a steady income, so getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have!
信用卡；记帐卡
在某种程度上
adv. 当前;目前;眼下
tempt sb to do sth / tempt sb into doing sth 诱惑某人做某事
1. What puzzles Morgan
A．He has had a badly-paid job.
B．He will not be living at home with his parents.
C．He has to start a new job next month.
D．He is not so independent as expected.
Para. 4
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People say that 18 marks a new chapter in our lives, and that we should become more independent. I used to believe this, but the reality for me has been very different. I assumed I’d already have a well-paid job and that I’d be moving into a rented apartment as soon as I turned 18, but how wrong I was! My librarian’s salary means that I’ll be living at home with my parents for a while longer. Because I contribute to the
vt. 假定；承担；呈现
高薪的；收入高的
adj. 租用的；租金的
n. 图书馆馆长; 图书馆管理员 /la bre ri n/
household bills and my commute to work is quite expensive, I find it hard to save any money. I’ll be starting a new job next month, however, so maybe things will get easier. I know I could get a bank loan to pay the deposit on my very own apartment, but I don’t feel ready to make that kind of commitment, and I do like my mom’s cooking. I guess some responsibilities are more about attitude than age.
adj. 家庭的, 家用的
n. 通勤
n. 押金；存款；保证金
n. 承诺；保证；信奉；献身

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