1、 Unit 11.To master the skills of reading for topic sentences;2.To have a good understanding of the passage;3.To write a letter,encouraging your friend to realize her potential and do her best.Introduce yourself to students in your group.My name is I am a I was born on in I graduated from I like/am f
2、ond of/am good at I hope/think/want Complete the questionnaire alone first.1.How did you feel on your first day at Senior High?excited nervous happy curious proud other _happy 高兴的高兴的nervous 紧张的紧张的excited 兴奋的兴奋的curious 好奇的好奇的proud 自豪的自豪的2.What have you found most impressive about senior high?3.Whatre
3、 the similarities or differences do you know between your junior high and senior high school?给人深刻印象的给人深刻印象的Work in groups.Look at the title of the passage,and then guess what Mr Xu will talk about in his speech.R e a l i z i n g your potential Difficulties Friends Success Challenges Senior high scho
4、ol brings a lot of new experiences to everyone.The speech below was given to new senior high school students by their principal,Mr Xu,on the first day of term.Before you read the speech transcript,think about the following questions:2.What do you think will the principal talk about in his speech?1.H
5、ow do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school?Read for topic sentencesRead the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraphA topic sentence tells the reader the main idea of a paragraph.It is usually at the beginning of a paragraph,but it may also b
6、e in the middle or at the end of a paragraph.Welcome to senior high schoolPara.1Para.2T h e 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 natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.To ful
7、ly 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 potential.Listen and read the passage then choose the right answers.1.What can
8、 we learn from paragraph 2?A.The new journey is not difficult to make.B.Overcoming the challenges will bring about new chances.C.Meeting challenges will help you acquire knowledge and enjoy personal growth.D.Their potential in a new environment will surely be reached.C 2.What is paragraph 3 mainly a
9、bout?A.Students are to develop amazing technologies.B.Students can create beautiful works of art.C.The possibilities are endless for students to make a difference.D.Potential can be developed with enough time and effort.C 3.To fully realize your potential,you are expected to _?A.rise to the challeng
10、es unconditionally B.make good use of your school resources C.have confidence in your abilities D.discover your potential during the journeyB 4.When you are in difficult situations,the principal advise you to _.A.grow into a well-rounded individual B.set clear goals and plan your study C.balance you
11、r homework with your other activities D.take a positive attitude and keep the hope aliveD Read Paragraphs 1-3 carefully and answer the following questions:1.What challenges will students face at senior high school?2.Why is it important for students to rise to the challenges?3.What does the principal
12、 have confidence in?Read for detailsA new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinking.1.What challenges will students face at senior high school?2.Why is it important for students to rise to the challenges?Because when you rise to the challenges,you will have the opportunity to acquire great
13、knowledge and enjoy personal growth.3.What does the principal have confidence in?He has confidence in students ability to make a difference to their family,to theircommunity and to our country.Listen to Paragraphs 4-6 twice and fill in the blanks.Listen for detailsMake the most of school _:your clas
14、ses,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 potentialresourcesclassmateshabitspositivecontinuouscharacter1.What school resources are mentioned in the speech?Classes,teachers and
15、classmates,school facilities and activities.Read Paragraphs 4-6 carefully and answer the questions.2.What positive attitude should students develop?Always look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.3.How do you understand what Lao-Tzu said,“A journey of a thousand miles
16、 begins with a single step.”?Put our feet on the ground and make progress gradually.Critical ReadingRead the last two paragraphs and answer the following questions:1.What does the“useful skills”in Line 25 refer to?A.The skills to train and develop your character B.The skills to become well-rounded i
17、ndividuals C.The skills to communicate and solve problems D.The skills to balance schoolwork and other activities2.The last paragraph is meant to tell us the importance of _.A.confidence and duty B.continuous efforts C.character building D.senior school lifeIn pairs,discuss the following questions.U
18、nderstanding a speechA speech is a formal talk that a person gives to an audience.A good speech keeps the audience interested all the time.To achieve this,the speaker may tell interesting stories or ask questions.A good speech also uses quotations and such rhetorical devices(修辞手法修辞手法)as metaphor,rep
19、etition and parallelism.1.How does the principal try to keep his audience interested?What rhetorical devices does he use?Find examples from the speech.To keep his audience interested,the principal asks the question“What is potential?”and then answers it himself.He also uses rhetorical devices like r
20、epetition and parallelism.For example,“Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of promising future.”“Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create,what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!”the principal also us
21、es a quotation from Lao-Tzu,“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”2.How are you going to realize your potential?It is very important to realize my potential in all areas of my life,not only in my studies.I should make good use of the school resources such as paying attention in c
22、lasses and learning from my teachers and classmates.My school offers many after-school activities and facilities outside of the classroom to help me realize my potential in other areas.Joining a club or doing some sports could help me become a good team worker.challenge confidence acquire rise toeff
23、ort responsible balance take advantage ofMaggie,a new student,wrote about her first day at senior high school.Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.Ive just finished my first day of senior high school and I really enjoyed it.Ive been told that schoolwo
24、rk 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 new and different from my life at junior high school,but
25、Im sure Ill _ all these challenges.challenge confidence acquire rise toeffort responsible balance take advantage ofchallengeeffortbalancingrise toIn face,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
26、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!challenge confidence acquire rise toeffort responsible balance take advantage ofresponsibleacquiretake advantage ofconfidenceForming adje
27、ctives 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.The speech uses some adjectives.Note the following suffixes and think of more adjectives for
28、med with them.Then fill in the table below with as many words as you can.Parts of speechSuffixes Words Nouns-ful-less-alVerbs-ive-oususeful,helpful,careful,successfulendless,careless,homeless,uselesspersonal,national,cultural,educationalactive,creative,attractive,impressivevarious,continuousThe spee
29、ch uses a number of parallel structures.Find them in the speech.Learn thisParallel structures use the same pattern of words or sentences.They can add balance to sentences and make the language more powerful and effective.Use a similar structure to encourage someone who is unhappy.Example Shake off y
30、our unhappiness,get out of your chair and do something that makes youhappy!Your friend Amy wrote to you about her worry of being left behind at senior high school.Please write back,encouraging her to realize her potential and do her best.Assess yourself and choose one from the following items based on your interest and competence:()Polish up your writing to Amy within your group()Summarize the passage in 80 words
