1、UnitUnitBefore-readingWhat did our headmaster/principal do in the school opening ceremony(开学典礼开学典礼)?He gave us a speech.Mr Xu,a principal,will give the new senior high school students a speech on the first day of term.While-readingRead and finish the tasks as quickly as possible.Task1Read the title
2、and guess what the principal will talk about in his speech.P2 The principal will talk about how to realize great potential in senior high school.IntroductionBodyConclusionTask 2Look through the speech again and try to get its structure.Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each
3、paragraph.Task3P4 A1 Check your answers!Listen to the recording and answer the following questions.1.What is potential?2.According to the headmaster,who is responsible for realizing your great potential?3.What challenges will students face at senior high school?4.What does the principal have confide
4、nce in?5.What school resources are mentioned in the speech?6.What positive attitude should students develop?Listening to the recording and answer.Task4Potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.1.What is potential?2.According to the headmaster,who is responsible
5、 for realizing your great potential?Senior high school will help you learn and grow,yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential.3.What challenges will students face at senior high school?Students will face a new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinking.4.What does the
6、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.5.What school resources are mentioned in the speech?School resources include classes,teachers and classmates,school facilities,clubs and diff
7、erent sports.6.What positive attitude should students develop?Students should look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.P4 A2 DiscussionIn pairs,discuss the following questions.How are you going to realize your potential?1.We should make the most of school resources.(t
8、ake advantage of classes,learn from teachers and classmates and make use of school facilities)2.We need develop good study habbits,useful skills and a positive attitude.3.We should be confident and take the chances and challenges.After readinganalyzing,mindmap,summary,retellingRetell the speech acco
9、rding to the mind-map.1123Your _ _ that can be developed.You have the ability to make a difference to _,to _ and to _.123Full 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 _Ma
10、ke a continuous effort to _ and _How to realize your potential?Senior high school lifea new environmentnew knowledgenew ways of thinkingopportunities natural abilityhabitsskillspositive attitudeschool resourcesyour familyyour communityyour countryYou will make achievements in _,_or_.artmedicinetechn
11、ologytrain your minddevelop your characterWhat is potential?potential1.Put simply,potential is your natural ability that 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.
12、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。Sentence analyzing for better understanding2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
13、农民自己盖得房子。In the classroom are forty Chinese students,twenty American students and two teachers.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。完全倒装句完全倒装句常
14、用两种形式：常用两种形式：1.表示表示方位或方式的副词或介词短语方位或方式的副词或介词短语，如：，如：Out rushed the children.In a lecture hall of a university in England sits a professor.注意：如果注意：如果主语是人称代词，不能使用完全倒主语是人称代词，不能使用完全倒装装。如：。如：Here it is.2.such置于句首时置于句首时，如：，如：Such are the facts,no one can deny them.Such was Albert Einstein,a simple man and the 20th centurys greatest scientist.注意：注意：such后的后的be应与其后真正的主语保持一致。应与其后真正的主语保持一致。Write a composition about how to realize your potential.Requirements:1.At least 100 words.2.Try to use what you have learned today.
