1、Unit 1 Back to school Reading(I)&课文填空课文填空What is your senior high school like?Realizing your potentialWarming up1.What do you think of your new school life so far?2.In what areas do you think you can do well at senior high school?In what areas will you have to work harder?Before you read the speech
2、transcript,think about the following questions:1.How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school?senior high schoolmore homeworkmore challengingmore difficultmore friendsmore examinationsmore importantmore effortsmore independentjunior high schoolvsA1 Read the speech tr
3、anscript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.Para.1 Welcome to senior high school!Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 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 rea
4、lize your potential,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.Be confident,do your best and make us proud.A1 Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.A2 Read the sp
5、eech transcript again carefully and answer the following questions.1 What challenges will students face at senior high school?2 What does the principal have confidence in?3What school resources are mentioned in the speech?4 What positive attitude should students develop?A2 Read the speech transcript
6、 again carefully and answer the following questions.Classes,teachers and classmates,school facilities and activities.A new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinking.He has confidence in students ability to make a difference to their family,to their community and to our country.Always look o
7、n the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.A3 Group discussionPara.1:Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.Para.6.As Lao-Tzu wisely said,“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”Para.2:Most impo
8、rtantly,your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.Para.3:“What is potential?”you may ask.parallelismmetaphorasking questionsquotationA3 Group discussion1.How does the principal try to keep his audience interested?What rhetorical devices（修辞手法）（修辞手法）does he use?Fi
9、nd examples from the speech.2.How are you going to realize your potential?School resources:_ classes_ teachers&classmates_ school facilities_ school activitiesUseful skills:_ skills_ skillsA positive attitude:look on the _never lose _Good study habits:_ your study_ goals_ schoolwork with other activ
10、itiesInternal factorsExternal factorsAdvice on realizing potential Building your languagePage 5 B1 answers:1 challenge 2 effort 3 balancing 4 rise to 5 responsible 6 acquire 7 take advantage of 8 confidenceParts of speechsuffixeswordsnouns-ful-les-alverbs-ive-oususeful beautiful,helpful,careful,succ
11、essful,colourful,wonderful endless,priceless,careless,jobless,meaningless,homeless,useless,natural,personal,cultural,national,active,attractive,protective,impressive,creativecontinuous,various,B2B3 The speech uses a number of parallel structures.Find them in the speech.Parallel structures use the sa
12、me pattern of words or sentences.They can add balance to sentences and make the language more powerful and effective.L1.Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.L5.The path before you leads to a world full of challenges:a new environment,
13、new knowledge and new ways of thinking.L15.Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create,what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!B3 The speech uses a number of parallel structures.Find them in the speech.L17.The possibilities are endless,and I have c
14、onfidence in your ability to make a difference to your family,to your community and to our country.L22.Take advantage of your classes,learn from your teachers and classmates,and make use of our school facilities.L25.Of equal importance are good study habits,useful skills and a positive attitude.L26.
15、Carefully plan your study,set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities.L34.Be confident,do your best and make us proud!Use a similar structure to encourage someone who is unhappy.Life full of challenges is the real life,and the process of challenges is the most wonderful part of
16、 life.课文填空课文填空Unit 1 Back to schoolReadingRealizing your potentialHello,everyone!Welcome to senior high school!Today is the start of _ new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of a _ (promise)future.I cant wait _(describe)to you _senior high school life is like.The path before you le
17、ads to a world full of challenges:a new environment,new knowledge and new ways _ thinking.apromisingpromisingto describeto describe whatwhatofofHowever,for those of you with a positive mind,opportunity lies _ each challenge.When you rise _ the challenges,you will have the opportunity to acquire grea
18、t knowledge and enjoy growth.Most _(important),your time and_(person)effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential.inintotopersonalpersonalimportantlyimportantly“What is potential?”you may ask.Put simply,potential is your natural a b i l i t y t h a t c a n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
19、_ _ (develop)when you try hard enough.Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create,what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!The possibilities are_(end),and I have confidence _ your ability to make _ difference to your family,to your community and to
20、our country.Over the next three years,you will discover your potential while you develop as a student and as a person.be developedbe developedendlessendlessinina a To _(full)realize your potential,_ is important for you _ make the most _ our school resources.Take advantage of your classes,learn _ yo
21、ur teachers and classmates,and make use of our school facilities.There are also a lot of school activities for you.Join a club or two,and take _ active part in different sports.fullyfullyitittotoofof fromfromananOf equal _(important)are good study habits,useful skills and a positive attitude._(caref
22、ul)plan your study,set clear goals and balance your schoolwork _ other activities.As a senior high school student,you must make efforts _ improve your communication and problem-solving skills.Last _ not least,always look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations._ time you
23、will find yourself _(grow)into a well-rounded individual.importanceimportanceCarefullyCarefullywithwithtotobutbutInIngrowinggrowingAs Lao-Tzu _(wise)said,”A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”You need to make a _(continue)effort to train your mind and develop your character.Senior high school will help you learn and grow,yet you alone are responsible _ realizing your great potential.Be confident,do your best and make us proud!wiselywisely continuouscontinuousforfor
