1、Realizing your potentialUnit 1 Reading(2)Module 1Module 1interestingcolorfulenjoyableattractivepromisingchallengingnew school lifeNouns/Verbs+Nouns/Verbs+suffixessuffixesAdjectivesAdjectivesForming adjectives with suffixesWe can form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs.Sometimes we need
2、to leave out or change the final letter(s)of a word before adding a suffix,e.g.centrecentral,decidedecisive.TipParts of Parts of speechspeechSuffixesSuffixesWordsWordsNouns-fuluseful,helpful,harmful,colorful-lessuseless,helpless,harmless,endless-alnatural,national,traditional,culturalVerbs-iveactive
3、,creative,attractive,competitive-ouscontinuous,various前途光明(Para.1)a promising futurebright个人的成长(Para.2)personal growth迎接挑战(Para.2)rise to challenges获得知识(Para.2)acquire knowledgen.acquisition与生俱来的能力(Para.3)natural ability医学进步(Para.3)medical advances利用(Para.4)take advantage ofmake use of充分利用(Para.4)ma
4、ke the most of积极参加(Para.4)take an active part in树立明确的目标(Para.5)set clear goals平衡课业和其它活动(Para.5)balance schoolwork with other activities提升解决问题能力(Para.5)improve problem-solving skillsmake the best of以开始(Para.6)begin with不懈的努力(Para.6)make a continuous effortend with,to begin with你面前的道路通往一个充满挑战的世界。The p
5、ath before you a world full of challenges.leads to拓展：All roads lead to Rome.His carelessness led to the accident.为了充分挖掘潜能，充分利用我们学校资源十分重要。,it is important for you to make the most of our school resources.To fully realize your potential解析：动词不定式做目的状语，置于句首，也可以放在句尾。It is important for you to make the mos
6、t of our school resources to fully realize your potential.放在句首，利用potential的复现，更好承接上文，做到自然过渡。同样重要的是好的学习习惯，有用的技能和积极的态度。are good habits,useful skills and a positive attitude.Of equal importance解析：表语置于句首完全倒装。正常语序：Good habits,useful skills and a positive attitude are of equal importance.倒装是为了承接上文、衔接过渡，eq
7、ual的运用非常巧妙。最后很重要的一点，即使在困境中，也要朝好的方面看，绝不失去希望。,always look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.Last but not least拓展：要点列举的逻辑性。First and foremost.,besides.,last but not least.迟早，你会发现自己已经成长为全面发展的个体。you will find yourself growing into a well-rounded individual.In time/sooner
8、 or later拓展：Homework should be handed in in time.Ive just finished my first day of senior high school 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 s
9、tudies.Ill also need to be very careful about my schoolwork and hobbies.This is all quite 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 Il
10、l work harder than ever.I also plan to every opportunity to improve my communication skills.Ill make more friends by joining some clubs.I have in my ability to do well at senior high school!challengeconfidence acquirerise toeffortresponsible balancetake advantage ofchallengeeffortsbalancingrise tore
11、sponsibleacquiretake advantage ofconfidenceGroup 1l Today is the start of a new term.You will start a three-year journey and you shall have a promising future.l Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.Strategy:Use rhetorical devices such
12、 as parallelism to lay the stress.Polish the sentences using parallelism.l The path before you leads to a world full of challenges:you will meet a new environment,you need to learn more knowledge and also think differently.l The path before you leads to a world full of challenges:a new ,new and new
13、.environmentknowledgeways of thinkingGroup 2l Potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.l“What is potential?”you may ask.Put simply,potential is your natural ability that can be deveoped when you try hard enough.Strategy:Ask questions to keep the audience inter
14、ested.Group 3l A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.l As Lao-Tzu wisely said,“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”Strategy:Use quotations to make the speech more convincing.Group 4l You should be confident and do your best.I think you will make us proud.l Be c
15、onfident,do your best and make us proud!Strategy:Use imperative sentences to make the speech more encouraging.Using parallelism,questions,quotations and imperative sentences Good morning,everyone!It gives me a great honor to give a speech here,to share with you my understanding of senior high school
16、 life.Someone complains that senior high school life is too demanding.Yes,we will surely meet various barriers and we must handle different problems and overcome considerable difficulties.But we cant give up.What we should do is make a continuous effort,take an active part and develop our endless po
17、ssibilities.A saying goes that it is impossible to defeat a person who never gives up.If we are confident,we are bound to have a promising future.GreetingsBody partEncouragementwe are sure to meet various barriers,handle different problems and overcome considerable difficulties.But shall we give up?Of course not.Be confident and we are bound to have a promising future.
