1、Welcome to the unit Study without thinking back leads to confusion; thinking without study ends in puzzlement. Confucius Welcome to the unit Welcome to the unit Art club very excited English and Physics 1. What do you think of your new school life so far? 2. Whats your plan for your senior high scho
2、ol? Welcome to the unit Reading What?What? Who?Who? When?When? Realizing your potential Reading: Realizing your potential Q: What does the principal talk about in his speech? Q: What are the top sentences of each paragraph? Reading: Realizing your potential Para. 1: Welcome to senior high school! Pa
3、ra. 2: _ Para. 3: _ Para. 4: _ Para. 5: _ Para. 6:_ You alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. I cant wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough. To fully realize your p
4、otential, it is important for you to make the most of our school resources. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Reading: Realizing your potential An Outline The (1) _ of the speech The (2) _ of the speech The (3) _ of the speech opening main body closing
5、 Opening How does the principal open his speech? rhetorical devices 修辞手法修辞手法 parallelism 排比排比 repetition 重复重复 Whats the tone of the speaker? Main body (para.2) What challenges will students face at senior high school? New environment, new knowledge, new way of thinking Whats relationship between opp
6、ortunity and challenge? Main body (para.3) What does the principal have confidence in? Main body (para.3) (Line 20) while you develop as a student and as a person. (Line 10) to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. School is not only a place where we _, but also a place where we_. Main
7、body (para.4-5) There are two ways to realize your potential. Firstly, you need to make the most of our _. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your _ and _, and make use of our _. It is also helpful to join clubs, and _ different sports. Main body (para.4-5) Secondly, good _, useful skills an
8、d _ are of equal importance. Carefully plan your study, _ and _ your schoolwork with other activities. Make efforts to improve your communication and _. Last but not least, always look on_ and never _. In time you will find yourself growing into a _. Main body (para.4-5) In which aspect will you hav
9、e to work harder? School resources School activities Good study habits Useful skills Positive attitude Ending (para.6) Why does the principal use this quotation? Realizing your potential A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step A good speech? Standards Requirements Score10 Clear and l
10、ogical logical structure linking words Audience- oriented age, education, social and economic condition, number of audience. Appealing and interesting quotations rhetorical devices humor ask questions Clear and logical Clear and logical What is senior high school life is like? What is potential? How
11、 can you fully realize your potential? Clear and logical Clear and logical linking words： ： (Line7) However, (line 11) Most importantly, (line 14) Put simply, (line 25) Of equal importance are (line 28) Last but not least, (line 33) yet AudienceAudience- -orientedoriented age education gender social
12、 and economic condition number of audience Appealing and interestingAppealing and interesting Parallelism: Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledg
13、e and new ways of thinking. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! Appealing and interestingAppealing and interesting Metaphor: The start of a three year journey The path before you leads to open the d
14、oor to your potential. Asking questions: “What is potential?” you may ask. Language focus Words Words 1. The possibility to develop or achieve something in the future 2. A new or difficult task that tests sbs ability and skill 3. The same in size, number, amount, value as something else 4. A situati
15、on in which different things exist in equal, correct or good amounts 5. All the qualities and features that make a person different from others potential noun uncountable 1. the necessary abilities or qualities to become successful or useful in the future. 潜力潜力; 潜质潜质 The school helps each student to
16、 _their potential. He is a young player with great potential. realize/reach/achieve/develop This drug has the potential to save lives. He has the potential to become a world-class musician. I have the potential to_. potential noun uncountable 2. possibility 可能性可能性 All medicines have both benefits an
17、d the potential for harm. The company certainly has the potential for growth. I am afraid that he has the potential for violence. potential adjective only before noun likely, possible 潜在的，可能的潜在的，可能的 potential customers/clients potential danger/threat/risk potential problems/conflict 网上购物有被骗的潜在危险。网上购
18、物有被骗的潜在危险。 Online shopping has the potential danger of being cheated. challenge (n.) 1. something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination挑战挑战 Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious challenges we face. Schools must meet the challenge of new technology. face/
19、accept/ meet/rise to a challenge challenge n. when someone refuses to accept that someone or something is right and legal 质疑质疑 a challenge to the authority pose/present a serious challenge to the government challenge v. We challenge you to a rumble（群架）（群架）. Challenge accepted. challenge adj. challen
20、ging Teaching young children is a challenging job. Mike gave him a challenging look. Line 25： Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude are of equal importance. equal： (adj.) 1. the same in size, quantit
21、y, value 相等的，同样的相等的，同样的 Study and thinking are of equal importance/value. equal： (adj.) 1. the same in size, quantity, value 相等的，同样的相等的，同样的 A and B have equal number/amount/ size/length/height =A and B are equal in number/amount/ size/length/height 60 seconds are equal to 1 minute. One second is equ
22、al to one blink of an eye. 金钱不等于成功金钱不等于成功 Money is not equal to success. equal： (adj.) 2. having the same rights, opportunities as everyone else, whatever your race, religion, or sex 平等的平等的 In some countries, women do not have equal rights with men. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all
23、men are created equal The Declaration of Independence All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. Animal Farm George Orwell equal： equal： 3. be able to deal with a problem / piece of work 能成功应对能成功应对 Im not sure he is equal to the task / challenge. 飞行员能成功应对飞行中出现的问题。 equal： v. 等
24、于，比得上等于，比得上 Two plus two equals four. With his last jump he equalled the world record. n. equality racial/social/gender equality n. inequality Line 26 Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. balance： (v.) If you balance A with B, each of the thin
25、gs has the same strength or importance. 使均衡使均衡 balance vegetable with meat balance supply with demand balance： (v.) to put your body or sth else into a position where it is steady and does not fall 使（在某物上）保持平衡；立稳使（在某物上）保持平衡；立稳 How long can you balance on one leg? balance： N. Athletes need a good sen
26、se of balance. She cycled round the corner, lost her balance and fell off. Try to keep a balance between work and play. on balance 总的来说总的来说 On balance, the company has had a successful year. imbalance (adj.) a balanced diet Line 32： You need to make a continuous effort to train your mind and develop
27、 your character. character ： (n.) 1. a combination of qualities such as courage, loyalty, and honesty that are admired and regarded as valuable 品格（勇气、忠诚、诚实等）品格（勇气、忠诚、诚实等） Generosity is part of the American character. Sports can build our characters. He has a cheerful but quiet character. The whole c
28、haracter of the school has changed. In the story, the main character has left his girlfriend and baby. Chinese characters and pronunciation are the hardest parts. Guess the meaning of character: Make a sentence： Phrases and sentences： 1. 欢迎来到高中 Welcome to senior high school！ 2.锦绣前程 a promising futur
29、e 3. 迫不及待地做某事 cant wait to do 4. 你们面前的道路通向一个充满挑战的世界 The path before you leads to a world full of challenges. 5. 积极的心态 a positive mind Phrases and sentences： 6. 机会存在于每个挑战中 opportunity lies in each challenge 7. 克服挑战 rise to the challenges 8. 获得知识，享受个人成长 acquire knowledge and enjoy personal growth 9.开启
30、你潜力的大门 open the door to your potential 10. 简而言之 put simply Phrases and sentences： 11. 与生俱来的能力与生俱来的能力 natural ability 12. 创作美丽的艺术作品创作美丽的艺术作品 create beautiful works of art 13. 取得医学进展取得医学进展 make medical advances 14. 研发惊人的科技研发惊人的科技 develop amazing technologies 15. 对对有信心有信心 have confidence in Phrases and
31、 sentences： 16. 对对有影响有影响/起作用起作用 make a difference to 17. 接下来的三年接下来的三年 over the next 3 years 18. 充分实现你的潜能充分实现你的潜能 fully realize your potential 19. 充分利用学校资源充分利用学校资源 make the most of school resources 20. 利用你们的课程利用你们的课程 take advantage of your classes Phrases and sentences： 21. 使用学校设施使用学校设施 make use of s
32、chool facilities 22. 积极参加运动积极参加运动 take an active part in sports 23. 同样重要的是同样重要的是 Of equal importance are 24. 设立清晰的目标设立清晰的目标 set clear goals 25. 兼顾功课和其他活动兼顾功课和其他活动 balance your schoolwork with other activities Phrases and sentences： 26.努力提高解决问题的能力努力提高解决问题的能力 make efforts to improve problem-solving sk
33、ills 26. 最后但同样重要的是最后但同样重要的是 last but not least 27. 始终保持乐观，永不失去希望始终保持乐观，永不失去希望 always look on the bright side and never lose hope 28. 最后最后 in time 29. 全面成长的人全面成长的人 a well-rounded individual Phrases and sentences： 30.老子曾明智地说过：“千里之行，始于足下”。老子曾明智地说过：“千里之行，始于足下”。 26. 不断努力做某事不断努力做某事 make a continuous effort to 27. 对对负责负责 be responsible for .
