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课件网) Understanding ideas UNIT 1 Growing up Discuss at what age you are 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. Read the passage and find out the meaning of “the age of majority”. The age of majority means the moment when you turn 18, which is a milestone marking the start of adulthood. 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 √ Possible functions of a title: predicting the main idea, showing key information, reflecting the author’s attitude, catching readers’ interest. How to choose a title: a good title should be concise while summarising the main idea, determine the target readers of an article and attract their attention and interest. Organise information from the passage and complete the table. Intensive – reading Organise information from the passage and complete the table. I think it’s strange that I can now take _____. Yet I still can’t vote – I don’t think that’s fair, given that _____. I should have a say on _____. driving lessons I’m old enough to earn a wage and pay taxes how the government spends taxes Intensive – reading driving a car also means taking responsibility for my life and the lives of other people Organise information from the passage and complete the table. I’m mature enough to _____ _____ _____ _____. understand that Intensive – reading signing an organ donation agreement rules to obey 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 _____. But although a lot of doors have opened for me, there are still _____ _____. and lessons to attend Organise information from the passage and complete the table. Intensive – reading move into a rented apartment the household I thought that once I was 18 and in a full-time job I’d be able to _____, but my salary is not high enough, I also find it hard to save money because of _____ _____ and high commuting costs. bills Organise information from the passage and complete the table. 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. 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 ... ...
