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课件网) Learning Objectives Get the main idea of the passage; Find out what expectations Bethany, Lin Ning and Morgan have or had for turning 18 and what the reality is; Share the understanding about reaching the age of majority. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. What is a coming-of-age ceremony How do people celebrate in the video 2. Which celebration makes the greatest impression on you Why Coming-of-Age Ceremonies A coming-of-age ceremony is an event that marks the time when a young person moves from childhood to adulthood. 1. What is a coming-of-age ceremony How do people celebrate in the video A traditional “capping ceremony” for a man at the age of 20. A “hair-pinning ceremony” for a woman around her 15th birthday. China A ceremony of land diving takes place only for boys. the South Pacific island of Pentecost A particularly modern celebration takes place for a girl or a boy at the age of 16. US Modern celebration of coming of age in China What impressed me most is the ceremony in _____ because _____. 2) I think the celebration in _____ makes the greatest impression on me, because… 2. Which celebration makes the greatest impression on you Why 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. We are allowed to get a full-time job and rent an apartment at sixteen. In addition, we are allowed to do these things at eighteen in China. Here, three young people tell us what turning 18 means, or meant, to them. Now let’s read the passage. (P3) Will you be completely in charge of your own life Will you be able to express yourself in new and exciting ways What new responsibilities will this freedom bring In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what does it really mean Introduction 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. 罗马帝国的第一代皇帝奥古斯都（ Augustus ）在古罗马广场（ Roman Forum ）树立了一块中央石碑，将其作为世界的中心，以此为起点每隔千步置一石碑，碑面刻有皇帝的大名，并标明到某地的距离。罗马的“千步”距离在拉丁语是 mille passus ，合写为 milliarium ，大约等于1 . 48公里。因为这些石碑代表了 milliarium 的距离，所以被也被称为 milliarium ，中文译为“里程碑”。在古罗马广场中央里的那块石碑则被称为“ Milliarium Aureum ”（金色里程碑），是古罗马广场的著名景点之一。 英语单词 mile （英里）就源自拉丁文 mille (一千) 每英里设置的界石,即“里程碑” milestone = mile (英里) + stone (石头) _____ _____ 重要事件，重要阶段，转折点 The Age of Majority In most countries, turning 18 marks the start of adulthood. But what ... ...
