(共19张PPT)
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at No. 3 Junior High School. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today.
1. graduation ceremony 毕业典礼
2. first of all 首先
( ) 定语从句
I remember meeting all of you when you were just starting Grade 7 at this school. You were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
3. be full of 充满...
e.g. Her life was full of excitement.
她的生活充满激动人心的事情。
4. be thirsty for 渴望,渴求
e.g. He was thirsty for power.
他渴望拥有权力。
And yes, some of you were a little difficult to deal with! But today I see a room full of talented young adults who are full of hope for the future. You’ve all grown up so much and I’m so proud of you.
5. deal with 处理,对付
e.g. I have a matter of importance to
deal with. 我有要事要处理。
6. grow up 长大;成长
Although you’ve all worked very hard over the last three years, none of you did it alone. I hope you’ll remember the important people in your lives who helped and supported you --your parents, your teachers and your friends. Please consider what they’ve done for you and what they mean to you. Never fail to be thankful to the people around you.
7. be thankful to sb 对某人心存感激
Lastly, the end of junior high school is
the beginning of a new life. I don’t
need to tell you that life in senior high school will be harder and that you have many difficult tasks ahead of you. You’ll make mistakes along the way, but the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. But along with difficulties, there will also be many exciting things waiting for you.
宾语从句
连同
Behind each door you open are chances to learn new things, and you have the ability to make your own choices. Choose wisely and be responsible for your
decisions and actions. Although you have to go your separate ways now, I hope that in a few years’ time, you’ll come back to visit our school.
对......有责任
As you set out on your new journey, you
shouldn’t forget where you came from. The future is yours.
Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon!
出发,启程
Graduation ceremony
First of all
Be full of
Be thirsty for
Deal with
Check your work
毕业典礼
首先
充满
渴望
处理
Grow up
Be thanksful to sb
Along with
Be responsible for sb
Set out
长大
感激某人
连同
对某人负责
出发
Read the passage and answer the questions.
2b
1. What kind of text is this Is it a story, a
speech or a notice
2. Who do you think wrote it
3. Who is it for
It is a speech.
The principal of the school is probably the person who wrote it.
It is for the graduating students of the school.
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
1. What were the students like in Grade7
2. How have the students changed
They were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
They are now talented young adults who are full of hope for the future.
3. Who should the students thank and why
4. What will senior high be like
Their should thank the important people in their lives – their parents, teachers and friends – because these are the people who have helped and supported them.
Life in senior high will be harder and they will have many difficult tasks ahead of them.
5. How should the students deal with
the future
6. What advice would you give to
students who are just starting junior
high school
They should learn from their mistakes and never give up, choose wisely and be responsible for their own decisions and actions, and not forget where they came from.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
attend be thirsty for none
set out be proud of
2d
1. It is time to say goodbye, but _____ of us want to leave.
none
2. It is always hard to separate from those
whom you have spent so much time
with for the past three years. However, we are still excited to ______ on a new journey when we enter senior high school.
3. The teacher can see in our eyes that we
______________ knowledge. She tells us that knowledge will give us wings to fly.
set out
are thirsty for
attend be thirsty for none
set out be proud of
4. We will ________ the junior high
graduation ceremony tomorrow. It is a
very special time for us.
5. Our teachers and parents will
___________ us because we have grown
up and can be responsible for ourselves.
attend
be proud of
attend be thirsty for none
set out be proud of
Underline the sentences you like in the passage. Tell your partner what they mean and why you like them.
2e