1、successwisdomcouragebeliefthinkingdiligenceperseveranceintelligenceconfidencecompetencecooperationdeterminationRealizing your potentiallead-in What is the most impressive English speech you can remember?Why does it impress you so much?Have you ever given an English speech in public before?If so,what
2、 was your speech about and how did it go?If not,why havent you?The most impressive English speech I have ever listened to is the one given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University.His speech was structured simply and the way he gave the speech was emotional because his stories are inspiring.Thats why I
3、find it most impressive and still inspiring even after his death.I gave an English speech about my hometown Xinning,when I traveled abroad.At first I could hardly face that many people in front of me.But I was more proud than nervous to introduce my city to all those foreigners.They finally thanked
4、me and wanted to visit Langshan later.We had a great time.I never spoke in public before because I couldnt think of anything funny to hold the audiences attention for a long time.I was also afraid that I would be too nervous to say anything.Work in groups.Look at the title of the passage,and then gu
5、ess what Mr Xu will talk about in his speech.R e a l i z i n g your potential Difficulties Friends SuccessChallenges Senior high school 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 y
6、ou read the speech transcript,think about the following questions:1.How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school?At senior high school,lessons will be more demanding with more knowledge to learn,more examinations to take and more homework to do.This will require me t
7、o focus more on my studies and make a continuous effort.This is good,though,because perseverance and diligence are good qualities that I need to develop,and I would love to challenge myself.I think senior high school will be an important period of my life and will help shape my future.2.What do you
8、think the principal will talk about in his speech?when I read the title“Realizing your potential”and look at the pictures,I believe that the principal will talk about how to be a successful senior high student.He will welcome the new senior high students and encourage them to work hard to become bet
9、ter students.He might also talk about what they can expect to experience at senior high school.Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.A 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
10、the middle or at the end of a paragraph.Finding for topic sentencesRealizing your potentialI 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 realize your potential,it is important f
11、or 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 schoolChoose the best answers.1.What can we learn from paragraph 2?A.The new journey is
12、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 about?A.Students are to develop amazing technolog
13、ies.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 challenges unconditionally B.make good use of your schoo
14、l 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 your homework with your other activities D.take a p
15、ositive attitude and keep the hope aliveD 5.What can we know from what Lao-Tzu said?A.Put our feet on the ground and make progress gradually.B.Where there is a will,there is a way.C.Lost time is never found again.D.You win because you think you can.AListen and read the speech transcript again carefu
16、lly and answer the following questions.1.What challenges will students face at senior high school?2.What does the principal have confidence in?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
17、 our country.3.What school resources are mentioned in the speech?Classes,teachers and classmates,school facilities and activities.4.What positive attitude should students develop?Always look on the bright side and never lose hope,even in difficult situations.Realizing your potentialSenior high schoo
18、lFull of _:a new environment,new knowledge and new ways of thinkingOffering students the opportunity to _ great knowledge and enjoy personal growthThree years to discover your potential through effortPotentialYour natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enoughWith _ possibilitieschal
19、lengesacquireendlessComplete the table.Realizing your potentialHow to realize your potentialMaking the most of _Taking advantage of classes,learning from teachers and classmates,and making use of school facilitiesTaking an active part in school _Good study habits,useful skills and a(n)_ attitudePlan
20、ning study,setting clear _ and balancing schoolwork with other activities_ communication and problem-solving skillsLooking on the bright side and never losing hopeschool resourcesactivitiespositivegoalsImprovingNoImageNoImageDiscuss the following questions.A speech is a formal talk that a person giv
21、es 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,repetition and parallelism.NoImageNoImageUnderstanding a speechNoIm
22、age1.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 repetition and paralle
23、lism.For example,“Today is the start of a new term,the start of a three-year journey and the start of promising future.”NoImage“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 uses a quotation
24、 from Lao-Tzu,“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”NoImage2.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 classes
25、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 player.NoImageWhat is the purpose of the principals s
26、peech?Do you think the title of this speech is good?If so,why?If not,can you think of a better one?The principal means to welcome the students to a new stage of life and prepare them for developing their potential to the full at senior high school.In my opinion,the title is perfect.It is brief,eye-c
27、atching and comes straight to the point,which makes it easy to remember.How do you find this speech and why?This speech is very helpful and motivating.It clearly answers my questions as a new senior high school student:how I should spend the next three years and realize my potential.Also,the speech
28、connects to its title in a clear way.I think that I will try to do what the principal encourages us to.What is the relationship between realizing ones potential at senior high school and achieving ones life goal?I firmly believe that the skills and abilities one acquires at senior high school will d
29、etermine ones success in the future.As a successful journalist,for example,one needs to be able to absorb,analyze and evaluate information promptly 及时地及时地 and accurately.Developing skills of interpersonal communication together with critical thinking at senior high school will play a critical role i
30、n achieving ones life goal.NoImagechallenge confidence acquire rise to effort 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
31、 of senior high school and I really enjoyed it.NoImageIve 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 ho
32、bbies.This is all quite new and different from my life at junior high school,but Im sure Ill _ all these challenges.challengeeffortbalancingrise tochallenge confidence acquire rise to effort responsible balance take advantage ofNoImageIn fact,Im looking forward to being more independent and _ for my
33、 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 communication skills.Ill make more friends by joining some clubs.I have _ in my ability to do well at senior high school!responsibleacquiretake advantage ofconfidencecha
34、llenge confidence acquire rise to effort responsible balance take advantage ofNoImageForming 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 deci
35、sive.The 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.NoImageNoImageParts of speechSuffixes Words Nouns-ful-less-alVerbs-ive-oususeful,helpful,careful,successful,beautiful,meaningful,c
36、olorfulendless,careless,homeless,useless,jobless,fearless,harmlessnatural,personal,national,cultural,educational,governmentalactive,creative,attractive,impressive,protectivecontinuous,dangerous,poisonous,variousNoImageThe speech uses a number of parallel structures.Find them in the speech.Learn this
37、Parallel structures use the same pattern of words or sentences.They can add balance to sentences and make the language more powerful and effective.A parallel structure is the repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence.What are the functions of parallel structures used in a speech?Para
38、llel structures have a significant effect in a speech.By repeating the same structure,the speech sounds more convincing and persuasive,leaving the audience with the impression that the words they are listening to is the most important.Use a similar structure to encourage someone who is unhappy.Shake
39、 off your unhappiness,get out of your chair and do something that makes you happy!NoImageComplete the summary.Today is the start of your three-year journey.You have to deal with new 1._.However,you will 2._ great knowledge and discover your potential through your effort.To fully achieve your potenti
40、al,it is important for you to 3._ _ _ _ school resources.Besides,study habits,useful skills and a(n)4._ attitude are equally important.In time you will become a(n)5._ individual.challengesacquiremake the most ofpositivewell-roundedYour 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.
