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Growing up
Book 5 Unit 1
B5U1
Starting out &
Understanding ideas
Starting out
Watch the video and answer the questions.
What is a coming-of-age ceremony
How do people celebrate in the video
Activity 1
Starting out
What is a coming-of-age ceremony
An event marking the time when a person moves from
childhood to adulthood.
How do people celebrate in the video
In Ancient China, a traditional “capping ceremony” was held for a man at 20 and a “hair-pinning ceremony” for a woman around 15.
On the South Pacific island of Pentecost, a ceremony of land diving takes place only for boys at the age of 9 or 10.
In the US, people get certain rights at 16, like to work or to drive. Many girls like to celebrate this festival with a sweet 16 party and boys celebrate it in similar ways.
Activity 1
How do students in high schools celebrate the age of majority
Lead in
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.
Rent an apartment.
Activity 1
Read for main idea
Read the passage and find out the meaning of “the age of majority”.
Activity 2
The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18, which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood.
Read and choose
Activity 3
What do the three persons have in common
A. All of them can get their driving licence.
B. The reality of becoming an adult is far away from their imaginations.
C. They would like to take on social responsibility by helping others.
D. They experienced their adulthood as they had expected before.
Read for details
Activity 3
Name Rights Limits/beyond imagination)
Bethany 16
Lin Ning 19
Morgan 20
vote in the next generation;have a say on how the government spends taxes ; take driving test
take driving lessons
sign an organ donation agreement
get a credit card
rules to obey and lessons to attend
should become independent: have a well-paid jib; move into a rented apartment
get a bank loan and pay the deposit on the apartment
Name Rights Limits/beyond imagination)
Bethany 16
Lin Ning 19
Morgan 20
vote in the next generation;have a say on how the government spends taxes ; take driving test
take driving lessons
sign an organ donation agreement
get a credit card
rules to obey and lessons to attend
should become independent: have a well-paid jib; move into a rented apartment
get a bank loan and pay the deposit on the apartment
Retell
Retell : The age of ,majority isn’t like the imagination, for sb, he/she assumed that ... ,but actually...
Read for details
Activity 3
Name Rights Limits/beyond imagination)
Bethany 16
Lin Ning 19
Morgan 20
vote in the next generation;have a say on how the government spends taxes ; take driving test
take driving lessons
sign an organ donation agreement
get a credit card
rules to obey and lessons to attend
should become independent: have a well-paid jib; move into a rented apartment
get a bank loan and pay the deposit on the apartment
Other than getting some rights, responsibility is very important for adults. Which person is responsible in your opinion why
Read for main idea
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
1 Eighteen – the Age of Indecision
2 Teenagers’ Hopes for the Future
3 The Right to Vote – Your Views
4 Turning Eighteen – What Does It Mean
Activity 3
Recall and complete
Activity 4
driving lessons
I’m old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes
how the government spends taxes
understand that driving a car also means taking responsibility for…
signing an organ donation agreement
rules to obey and lessons to attend
move into a rented apartment
the household bills
Post-reading
Read the sentences from the passage and decide if they are facts (F) or opinions (O).
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. _____
Activity 5
O
F
F
O
1. What right are you most looking forward to having as an adult Why
2. In your opinion, what does it mean to be a responsible adult
Think and share
Useful expressions
have the right to do 有权利去做某事
earn a wage挣钱（工资）
pay taxes交税
have a say on在......方面有话语权
take responsibility for sth/to do sth对......负责
a sense of social responsibility社会责任感--responsible adj.负责的
sign an agreement签合同
tempt sb to do sth 诱惑某人去做某事--temptation n.
contribute to 有助于；贡献；投稿
make a commitment 作出承诺

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