1、Unit 1 Realizing your potentialLead-inWhat kind of text is it?A.a news B.a novel C.a speechRealizing your potentialA principals speech transcriptA 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
2、 of a paragraph.A1 Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.Read for topic sentencesWelcome to senior high schoolPara.1Para.2The speech transcriptPara.3Para.4Para.5 Para.6I cant wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like.Put simply,potential is your
3、 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 for realizing your great potentia
4、l.OpeningBodyConclusionPara.1-OpeningHe said:“Welcome to senior high school!Today is the start of_,the start of _ and the start of _.”Parellel structure use the same pattern of words or sentences.They can add balance to sentences and make the language more powerful and effective.Please read para.1 a
5、nd fill in the blanks.1What will open the door to your potential at high school?AYour new teachers.BYour positive mind.CYour time and effort.DYour personal growth.2How should you develop your potential at high school?ABy trying hard enough.BBy getting over the challenges.CBy discovering amazing thin
6、gs.DBy making a difference to your family.Please read paras.(25)and choose the best answer.Para.(25)-Body3Why should you make full use of school resources?ATo find out what potential is.BTo get your potential fully realized.CTo take part in various sports activities.DTo develop different skills.4Who
7、 is the text probably given to?ANew high school teachers.BNew doctors in the hospital.CNew nurses in the hospital.DNew high school students.ChallengeOpportunityOpen the door to potentialcoexistWhat is potential?Potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.Listen t
8、o Paragraphs 4-6 twice and fill in the blanks.Make the most of school _:your classes,teachers,_ and school facilities and clubsHave good study _,useful skills and a _ attitudemake a _effort to train your mind and develop your _How to realize your potentialresourcesclassmateshabitspositivecontinuousc
9、haracterThe last paragraph is meant to tell us the importance of _.A.confidence and duty B.continuous efforts C.character building D.senior school lifeFacing the three-year journey,what other useful characters or skills do you think you can develop?Para.6-ConclusionPost-reading Supposing you are the
10、 speaker of this speech,practice and choose one paragraph to show in the class.SummaryStartchallengespotentialsuccessHope you can live a corlor life in senior high,realize your potential and succeed in the future.HomeworkPratice this speech after class.Ive just finished my first day of senior high s
11、chool and I really enjoyed it.Ive been told that schoolwork will present more of a(n)_ in the years ahead,and that the teachers will hold us to higher standards.This means Ill have to put a lot of _ into my studies.Ill also need to be very careful about _ my schoolwork and hobbies.This is all quite
12、new and different from my life at junior high school,but Im sure Ill _ all these challenges.In fact,Im looking forward to being more independent and _ for my own learning.There is so much knowledge I need to _,so Ill work harder than ever.I also plan to _ every opportunity to improve my communicatio
13、n skills.Ill make more friends by joining some clubs.I have _ in my ability to do well at senior high school!challengeeffortbalancingrise toresponsibleacquiretake advantage ofconfidenceParts of speechSuffixes Words Nouns-ful-less-alVerbs-ive-oususeful,helpful,careful,successfulendless,careless,homel
14、ess,uselesspersonal,national,cultural,educationalactive,creative,attractive,impressivevarious,continuousThe speech uses some adjectives.Note the following suffixes and think of more adjectives formed with them.Then fill in the table below with as many words as you can.Forming adjectives with suffixesWe can form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs.Sometimes we need to leave out or change the final letter(s)of a word before adding a suffix,e.g.centre central,decide decisive.
