1、Unit1 Back to school Lead-in When we speak of school life, what can you think of? Lead-in When we speak of school life, what can you think of? School life dream challengeteacher knowledge happiness sadness activity success What is your impression of senior high school life? No Image No Image Watch a
2、 video Wendy： lfeels a bit nervous; lplans to work harder in her studies and join the _. Stephen: lfeels_; lplans to spend more time on _. art club excited English and Physics In what areas do you think you can do well at senior high school? In what areas will you have to work harder? What do you th
3、ink of your new school life? Realizing your potential Question 2: What do you think the principal will talk about in his speech? a speech by the principal on the first day of term Task1: Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Para.6: you alone are responsible for
4、realizing your great potential. Topic Sentence Para.1: Welcome to senior high school! Para.2: I cant wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. Para.3: Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough. Para.4: To fully realize your poten
5、tial, it is important for you to make the most of our school resources. Para.5: Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Tip 1 Topic Sentence A topic sentence tells the reader the main idea of a paragraph. It is usually at the beginning of a paragraph, but it
6、 may also be in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Task2: Read the speech again carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What challenges will students face at senior high school? A new environment, new knowlege and new ways of thinking. 2. What does the principal have confidence in? St
7、udents ability to make a difference to their family, to their community and to their country. 3. What school resources are mentioned in the speech? Classes, teachers, classmates, school facilities and school activities 4. What positive attitude should students develop? They should always look on the
8、 bright side and never lose hope, even in different situations. Task3: How many parts can this speech be divided into? Please use one word to summarize the main idea of each part. Para 1: . Challenges Introduction Conclusion Para 2: . PotentialPara 3-5: . Para 6: . Introduction Body Conclusion Intro
9、duction Body Conclusion Structure of a speech Tip 2 Careful Reading Parallel structure(排比排比) It uses the same pattern of words or sentences to add balance to sentences and make the language in speech more powerful and effective. Today is the start of _, the start of _, the start of _, a new term a t
10、hree-year journey a promising future and the start of _. Please read paragraph one and fill in the blanks. Lines 2-3 Please read paragraph two and answer the following questions 1. What is senior high school life like? 2. What should you do in the senior high school? However, for those of you with p
11、ositive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. The path before you leads to a wor
12、ld full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. Lines 5-7 Lines 7-13 The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. However, for those of you with positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge.
13、 When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. Metaphor(比喻) Parallel structure(排比结构) Please read it aloud and find out what rhetor
14、ical devices(修辞手法) are used? Please read paragraphs 3-5 and fill in the blank below. potential of potential to realize potential make the most of . “What is potential?” you may ask. Put simply, potential is . asking questions(设问) Of equal importance are , useful skills and a . take advantages of you
15、r classes, learn from your and make use of our school facilities. There are also a lot of for you. plan your study, set clear goals and _ your schoolwork with other activities. improve the necessary skills. look on the bright side and never lose hope in hard situations. your natural ability that can
16、 be developed when you try hard enough. meaning ways school resources teachers and classmates school activities good study habits positive attitude balance communication and problem-solving Please read paragraph 6 and answer the following questions below. 1. What is the principals blessing? Be confi
17、dent, do your best and make us proud! 2. How does the principal make his blessing more convincing? As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Quotation(引用) Tip 3 A good speech uses quotations, questions and rhetorical devices as metaphor, parallel sructure to
18、keep the audience interested. Lines 32-35 Lines 31-32 Summary A foreign friend Jack asked about the principals speech. Please summarize it in your own words. Our principal, Mr Xu, gave us new senior high school students a speech on the first day. He described . Faced with challenges, we should take
19、it as a chance to .Then, he told us that potential is . He advised us to in order to grow into a all-round person. Besides, we should because we are accountable for realizing our potential on our own. our senior high school life an ability that can be improved if we work hard. make full use of school facilities and have good learning habits, skills positive attitude. continue to develop our mind and personality acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth
