Unit 1 Understanding ideas 學案-高中英語外研版（2019）選擇性必修第二冊

1、NamesNationalityNamesNationalityBethany(16)AustralianLin Ning2.(19)Morgan(20)AmericanExamplesI will be taking my driving test on the very day I turn 18. I signed a(n) 4. agreement without asking my parents. A bank contacted me to offer me a(n) 5. I cant rent a(n) 8. so rn continue to live withmy par

2、ents. I contribute to the household bills.Unit 1 Understanding ideas一、Think and share.Are you expecting the age of majority? Why or why not?What abilities or skills do you think you should develop when you turn 18?二、Read the text (pp.2-3) and match the characters with the following information (a-f)

3、.My mum is an ambulance driver.Im taking a new job next month.I have been taking driving lessons.Signing an organ donation agreement was a big decision for me.Getting a credit card might tempt me to spend more money than I have.My librarians salary couldnt guarantee me a rented apartment when I turn

4、ed 18.Bethany:Lin Ning:Morgan: 三、Decide whether the following statements are true (T), false (F), or not given (NG). TOC o 1-5 h z Bethanys mother thinks the legal age for getting a driving licence should be 21.()In Australia, a working person under 18 has the right to vote.()Lin Ning is a universit

5、y student who doesnt have a steady income.()Lin Ning had thought he needed to obey fewer rules after he turned 18.()Morgan will move into a rented apartment as soon as he gets a well-paid job.()Morgan finds it easy to save money because he lives with his parents.()四、Fill in the blanks in the chart.

6、Think about how the author supports his views.Opinions on the age of majorityIm already 1. enough to understand the responsibility of being behind the wheel. Apart from being more aware of others, I have begun to develop a stronger sense of social responsibility. The way that 3. viewed me changed. I

7、 used to believe we would become more 6. , but the reality has been very different. When it comes to bearing responsibilities, 7. counts more.五、Write a summary of the text.語篇中的回指回指(anaphora)是指語篇中的某個詞或短語和上文出現(xiàn)過的內(nèi)容在語義層面上有共 指的關系?；刂甘菍崿F(xiàn)語篇銜接的一種重要手段。下面我們結合課文“The Age of Majority”學 習一下回指在文中的具體運用。本文第一句開門見山地點出了

8、文章的話題：“In most countries, turning 18 marks the startof adulthood.。緊接著第二句通過問句的形式引出了文章要討論的主題：“But what does reaching this milestone, the age of majority, really mean?”。在本句中，作者并沒有重復使用 上文中出現(xiàn)過的turning 18,而是用另外一種表達reaching this milestone來進行回指。在第句中，作者并沒有正面回答第二句提出的問題，而是通過另一個問句“Will you be completelyin charg

9、e of your own life ?引發(fā)讀者去思考。第四句What new responsibilities will thisfreedom bring?”依然是個問句，本句中this freedom言簡意賅地概括了第三句中的 becompletely in charge of your own life and able to express yourself in new and exciting wayso 最 后一句承上啟下，其中的what turning 18 means, or meant回指上一句中的new responsibilities,同時自然而然引出了下文三位年輕人

10、的觀點。通過分析我們不難發(fā)現(xiàn)，回指不僅防止了單詞的重復和行文的單調(diào)，還使文章各局部 聯(lián)系更緊密，行文更連貫。Lin Ning: d, e2.F4. NG5. NG四、mature6.FLin Ning: d, e2.F4. NG5. NG四、mature6.FChinese、 略 二、 Bethany: a, c Morgan: b, f 三、l.T3.T4. organ donation6. independent8. apartment4. organ donation6. independent8. apartment7. attitude五、One possible version:T

11、hree young people tell us what being 18 years old means, or meant, to them. Bethany, a16-year-old Australian girl, cant wait to be 18. She will take her driving test the day she turns 18and she understands driving means taking responsibility for both her life and other peoples lives. Lin Ning, a 19-year-old Chinese boy, has begun to develop a stronger sense of socialresponsibility after his 18th birthday. Turning 18 also changed the way that society viewed him. Morgan, a 20-year-old boy from the US, used to believe he would become more indepen