1、Unit 1 Back to school Reading (I)&课文填空课文填空 What is your senior high school like? Realizing your potential Warming up 1.What do you think of your new school life so far? 2.In what areas do you think you can do well at senior high school? In what areas will you have to work harder? Before you read the
2、 speech transcript, think about the following questions: 1.How do you think senior high school will be different from junior high school? senior high school more homework more challenging more difficult more friends more examinations more important more efforts more independent junior high school vs
3、 A1 Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Para. 1 Welcome to senior high school! Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 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
4、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. Be confident, do your best and make us proud. A1 Read the speech transcript and find the topic sen
5、tence for each paragraph. A2 Read the speech transcript again carefully and answer the following questions. 1 What challenges will students face at senior high school? 2 What does the principal have confidence in? 3What school resources are mentioned in the speech? 4 What positive attitude should st
6、udents develop? A2 Read the speech transcript again carefully and answer the following questions. Classes, teachers and classmates, school facilities and activities. A new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. He has confidence in students ability to make a difference to their family,
7、 to their community and to our country. Always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. A3 Group discussion Para. 1: Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future. Para. 6. As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “ A journey
8、 of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Para. 2: Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. Para. 3: “ What is potential?” you may ask. parallelism metaphor asking questions quotation A3 Group discussion 1.How does the principal try to
9、 keep his audience interested? What rhetorical devices （修辞手法）（修辞手法） does he use? Find examples from the speech. 2.How are you going to realize your potential? School resources: _ classes _ teachers & classmates _ school facilities _ school activities Useful skills: _ skills _ skills A positive attit
10、ude: look on the _ never lose _ Good study habits: _ your study _ goals _ schoolwork with other activities Internal factors External factors Advice on realizing potential Building your language Page 5 B1 answers: 1 challenge 2 effort 3 balancing 4 rise to 5 responsible 6 acquire 7 take advantage of
11、8 confidence Parts of speech suffixes words nouns -ful -les -al verbs -ive -ous useful beautiful, helpful, careful, successful, colourful, wonderful endless, priceless, careless, jobless, meaningless, homeless, useless, natural, personal, cultural, national, active, attractive, protective, impressiv
12、e, creative continuous, various, B2 B3 The speech uses a number of parallel structures. Find them in the speech. Parallel structures use the same pattern of words or sentences. They can add balance to sentences and make the language more powerful and effective. L1.Today is the start of a new term, t
13、he start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future. L5.The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. L15.Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing
14、technologies you will develop! B3 The speech uses a number of parallel structures. Find them in the speech. L17.The possibilities are endless, and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community and to our country. L22.Take advantage of your classes, learn fr
15、om your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. L25.Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. L26.Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. L34.Be confident, do your best and make us p
16、roud! Use a similar structure to encourage someone who is unhappy. Life full of challenges is the real life, and the process of challenges is the most wonderful part of life. 课文填空课文填空 Unit 1 Back to school Reading Realizing your potential Hello, everyone! Welcome to senior high school! Today is the
17、start of _ new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a _ (promise) future. I cant wait _(describe)to you _senior high school life is like. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways _ thinking. a promisingpromising to des
18、cribeto describe whatwhat ofof However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies _ each challenge. When you rise _ the challenges , you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy growth. Most _(important), your time and_ (person) effort at senior high school will o
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22、. Join a club or two, and take _ active part in different sports. fullyfully itit toto ofof fromfrom anan Of equal _(important) are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude._(careful) plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork _ other activities. As a senior high sc
23、hool student, you must make efforts _ improve your communication and problem-solving skills. Last _ not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. _ time you will find yourself _ (grow)into a well- rounded individual. importanceimportance CarefullyCarefu
24、lly withwith toto butbut InIn growinggrowing As Lao-Tzu _(wise) said, ”A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” You need to make a _ (continue)effort to train your mind and develop your character. Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible _ realizing your great potential. Be confident, do your best and make us proud! wiselywisely continuouscontinuous forfor
