(共16张PPT)
Unit 1 Back to School
Reading (I)
Free Talk
Can you tell the differences between senior school and junior school life
Different timetables/subjects/environments/school rules/ activities/classmates/teachers...
How to handle(处理) these differences and rise to new challenges
Watch a video
Q: Who’s he What is he doing
He is the principal of Yale University.
He is giving a speech.
A principal’s speech transcript
Realizing your potential
Predict:
What do you think the principal will talk about in his speech
Page 4 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 can’t 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 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.
Page4 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
3. What school resources are mentioned in the speech
4. What positive attitude should students develop
1. What challenges will students face at senior high school
2. What does the principal have confidence in
L5-6: A new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
L18-19: He has confidence in students’ ability to make a difference to their family, to their community and to our country.
3. What school resources are mentioned in the speech
4. What positive attitude should students develop
L22-24: Classes, teachers and classmates, school facilities and activities.
L28-29: They should always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations.
Group Discussion
How to rise to new challenges and realize your potential
Turning your challenges into opportunities.
Being confident to take up challenges.
Being positive and never lose hope.
Making the most of your school resources.
Learning from your teachers and classmates.
Developing good study habbits and useful skills....
Where there is a challenge, there is an opportunity.
Write the plans for realizing your potential
Try to use the words and phrases that you have learnt.
Challenges
Opportunities
Para 2
a new environment
new
knowledge
new ways
of thinking
Challenges
Opportunities
Para 2
a new environment
new
knowledge
new ways
of thinking
personal growth
great
knowledge