1、Unit 1 Reading(1)Realizing your potentialModule 1Module 1Unit 1 Reading(1)Module 1Module 1PredictionSkimming andScanningReading StrategyPost-reading ActivityHow do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school?PredictionSkimming andScanningReading StrategyPost-reading Activi
2、tyPredictionSkimming andScanningReading StrategyPost-reading ActivityTitleWhatis your potential?Whyshould we realize our potential?Howcan we realize our potential?PredictionSkimming andScanningReading StrategyPost-reading Activity Skim the passage and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.F i n
3、 d i n g t o p i c sentencesA topic sentence tells the reader the main idea of a paragraph.It is usually at the beginning of a paragraph,but it may also be in the middle or at the end of a paragraph.Tip123456Welcome to senior high school!I cant wait to describe to you what senior high school life is
4、 like.Put simply,potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.To fully realize 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.You alone are responsible
5、 for realizing your great potential.PredictionSkimming andScanningReading StrategyPost-reading Activity123456Welcome the audience!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 r
6、ealize 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.You alone are responsible for realizing your great potential.Welcome to senior high school!BeginningDescribe what senior high school
7、is like.Description of school lifeWhat is potential?Definition of potentialHow to realize your potential?How to realize your potential?Advice on realizing potentialEncouragement and expectationEndingBody partPredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activity What challenges will students face at
8、 senior high school?Para.Para.2 2A new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinking.Whats the importance of rising to challenges?Students 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 doo
9、r to your potential.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activity What is potential according to the principal?Para.Para.3 3Potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.What does the principal have confidence in?He has confidence in students ability to ma
10、ke a difference to their family,to their community and to our country.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activity What school resources are mentioned in the speech?Para.Para.4 4Your classes,teachers,classmates,school facilities and school activities are all resources that can be used to r
11、ealize your potential.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activity What good study habits should students form?Para.Para.5 5Carefully plan your study,set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities.What useful skills should students improve?Students must make efforts to i
12、mprove their communication and problem-solving skills.What positive attitude should students develop?Always look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activity What does the principal expect students to do?Para.Para.6 6He ex
13、pects students to be confident,do their best and make us proud.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading ActivityWhat is the criterion of a good speech?A good speechkeep the audience interestedquotations（引语）telling stories/asking questionsrhetorical devices（修辞手法）metaphor（暗喻）repetition（重复）paralle
14、lism（排比）PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activitymetaphor（暗喻）A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way.For example,if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things,you might say that
15、they are a mouse.Some books are to be tasted,others swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.(in Para.1)PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activityrepetition（重复）Repetition means
16、using the same word again.Franklin RooseveltFor a declaration of war against JapanYesterday,the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.Last night,Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.Last night,Japanese forces attacked GuamLast night,Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
17、Last night,theJapanese attacked Wake Island.And this morning,the Japanese attacked Midway Island.Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.(in Para.1)The path before you leads to a world full of challenges:a new environment,new knowledge a
18、nd new ways of thinking.(in Para.2)PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activityparallelism（排比）Parallelism means using the same pattern of words or sentences.Martin Luther KingI Have a DreamWith this faith we will be able to work together,to pray together,to struggle together,to go to jail
19、together,to stand up for freedom together,knowing that we will be free one day.Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create,what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!(in Para.3)I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family,to y
20、our community and to our country!(in Para.3)PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading ActivityHow does the principal try to keep his audience interested?Find examples from the speech.1.Hello,everyone!Welcome to senior high school!2.Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create,what medic
21、al advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!3.Be confident,do your best and make us proud!Use exclamatory sentences to build a motivating atmosphere.I cant wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like.Use the first person to close the distance between the
22、speaker and audience.“What is potential?”you may ask.Put simply,potential is your natural ability that can be deveoped when you try hard enough.Attract audience by asking questions.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading Activity1.Take advantage of your classes,learn from your teachers and cla
23、ssmates,and make use of our school facilities.2.Join a club or two,and take an active part in different sports.3.Carefully plan your study,set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities.4.Always look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.Use imperativ
24、e sentences to offer advice.As Lao-Tzu wisely said,“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”Use the quotation from famous scholars to encourage the audience.PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading ActivityToday is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and t
25、he start of a promising future.The path before you leads to a world full of challenges:a new environment,new knowledge 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!I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family,to your community and to our country!PredictionreadingReading StrategyPost-reading ActivityHomeworkFinish the exercises in Part B on Page 5
