1、UnitUnit 1 1 P2 Reading Before reading What is your first impression of our school? Senior high school brings a lot of new experiences to everyone. What do you expect in your senior high school? How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school? Mr Xu, a principal, will g
2、ive the new senior high school students a speech on the first day of term. Now lets read the speech. While-reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. Task 1 Read the passage and find out what the principal talks about in his speech. P2 The principal talks about how to realize great po
3、tential in senior high school. 2. How to fully realize your potential? Read carefully and answer. Task 2 Potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. J
4、oin a club or two, and take an active part in different sports. 1. What is potential? 3. According to the headmaster, who is responsible for realizing your great potential? Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. Read the spe
5、ech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Task 3 P4 A1 Read the speech transcript again carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What challenges will students face at senior high school? Students will face a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. 2. Wha
6、t does the principal have confidence in? The principal has confidence in the students ability to make a difference to their family, to their community and to their country. 3. What school resources are mentioned in the speech? School resources include classes, teachers and classmates, school facilit
7、ies, clubs and different sports. 4. What positive attitude should students develop? Students should look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. Task 4 P4 A2 P4 A3 1 Task 5 How does the principal try to keep his audience interested? What rhetorical devices does he use?
8、The principal asks questions and uses quotations to keep his audience interested. He uses and . Find examples from the speech. Quotation repetition parallelism Repetition and parallelism 1 2 3 Your _ _ that can be developed. You will make achievements in _, _or _. You have the ability to make a diff
9、erence to _, to _ and to _. 1 2 3 Full of challenges and_ : _,_ and _ . Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your _. Make the most of our _ Have good study _, useful _ and a _ Make a continuous effort to _ and _ What is potential? How to realize your pot
10、ential? Senior high school life a new environment new knowledge new ways of thinking opportunities natural ability habits skills positive attitude school resources your family your community your country art medicine technology train your mind develop your character potential _ are responsible for r
11、ealizing your great potential. You alone Try to retell the passage according to the graphic organizer. 6 After reading analyzing, mindmap, summary, retelling Introduction Body Conclusion 1 Look through the speech again and try to get its structure. 1. Put simply, potential is your natural ability th
12、at can be developed when you try hard enough. 定语从句 put simply 简单地说简单地说; ; 简而言之简而言之 Put simply, she made us happy. 简单地说简单地说, , 她让我们很快乐。她让我们很快乐。 Put simply, our living standards are getting better. 简而言之简而言之，我们的生活水平正在变好。，我们的生活水平正在变好。 简单地说，潜力是你天生的能力，当你足简单地说，潜力是你天生的能力，当你足 够努力的时候，你就可以开发出来。够努力的时候，你就可以开发出来。
13、 Sentence analyzing for better understanding 2 时间状语从句 2. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Nearby are houses built by the peasants themselves. 附近是农民自己盖得房子。附近是农民自己盖得房子。 In the classroom are forty Chinese students, twenty American students and two teache
14、rs. 教室里有四十名中国学生，二十名美国学生和两位教室里有四十名中国学生，二十名美国学生和两位 老师。老师。 本句为本句为完全倒装句完全倒装句，即将谓语完全放在主语之即将谓语完全放在主语之 前。前。因主语较长，使用倒装结构可以使句子更因主语较长，使用倒装结构可以使句子更 为平衡为平衡。 主语 谓语 同样重要的还有良好的学习习惯、实用的同样重要的还有良好的学习习惯、实用的 技能和积极的态度。技能和积极的态度。 Discussion In pairs, discuss the following questions. 1. How to deal with the opportunities a
15、nd challenges in your senior high school? 2. How are you going to realize your potential? Conclusion 课时重点回顾课时重点回顾 cant wait to do sth lie in rise to put simply make a difference make the most of take advantage of last but not least in time 1.1.迫不及待要去做某事迫不及待要去做某事 2. 2. 在于在于 3. 3. 能够处理能够处理 4.4.简单地说，简而
16、言之简单地说，简而言之 5. 5. 起作用，有影响起作用，有影响 6. 6. 充分利用，尽情享充分利用，尽情享 受受 7. 7. 利用利用 8. 8. 最后但同样重要的最后但同样重要的 9.9.终于，最后终于，最后 注注: : 另附另附 word word 文档。文档。 点击此处链接点击此处链接 Individual activity 1. 高中是学生发展独立思维的重要阶段。高中是学生发展独立思维的重要阶段。 (thinking) High school is an important stage for students to develop independent thinking. 2.
17、 经过一段时间后，你会对自己更有信心。经过一段时间后，你会对自己更有信心。(in time) In time you will have more confidence in yourself. 3. 你应该尽量利用每一个学习机会。你应该尽量利用每一个学习机会。(take advantage of) You should take advantage of every learning opportunity. Translating. 1. What is your senior high school life like? 2. What is potential and how to realize your potential? 3. How to find the topic sentence in each paragraph? 4. Do you know how to make a good speech? How to keep the audience interested all the time? SelfSelf- -evaluationevaluation Write a passage to use parallel structure to encourage someone who is unhappy. (P5 B3)
