(共29张PPT)
Unit 1 Back to school
Welcome to the unit & Reading
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What challenges will students face at senior high school
A. A new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
B. A new knowledge and interpersonal friendship.
C. A new knowledge and new beginning.
D. A new ways of thinking and interpersonal friendship.
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What will open the door to your potential at senior high school
A. Your positive mind.
B. Your time and effort.
C. Your personal growth.
D. Your ways of thinking.
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Why should you make full use of school resources
A. To develop different skills.
B. To find out what potential is.
C. To take part in various sports.
D. To get your potential fully realized.
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What did the principal say in the opening
What's the purpose of the opening
He said: "Welcome to senior high school!
Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future."
to greet/welcome the students
to inform the students
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new
environment
new
knowledge
new ways
of thinking
acquire great knowledge
enjoy personal growth
devote your time and effort
How to discover one's potential
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Life in senior high school
a world full of challenges
Opportunity to acquire knowledge and enjoy personal growth
rise to challenges
Time and effort: open the door to your potential
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What can 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.
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Definition of potential
Potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.
You will:
· create beautiful works of art;
· make medical advances;
· develop amazing technologies;
· make a difference to your family, community and country
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What is paragraph 3 mainly about
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.
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To fully realize your potential, you are expected to _______.
A. rise to the challenges unconditionally
B. make good use of your school resources
C. have confidence in your abilities
D. discover your potential during the journey
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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 positive attitude and keep the hope alive
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Ways to realize your potential
Make the most of school resources
take advantage of classes
learn from teachers & classmates
make use of school facilities
take an active part in different sports
External factors
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Ways to realize your potential
Good study habits
plan your study
set goals
balance schoolwork with other activities
Useful skills
communication skills
problem-solving skills
A positive attitude
look on the bright side
never lose hope
Internal factors
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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 knowledge and enjoy personal growth.
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How to realize your potential
Make the most of school resources: your classes, teachers, classmates and school facilities and clubs.
Make a continuous effort to train your mind and develop your character.
Have good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude.
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How do you understand what Lao-Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Put our feet on the ground and make progress gradually.
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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 individuals.
C. The skills to communicate and solve problems .
D. The skills to balance schoolwork and other activities.
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The last paragraph is meant to tell us the importance of _________.
A. confidence and duty
B. continuous efforts
C. character building
D. senior school life
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What does the principal appeal to the students to do
He appeals to the students to make a continuous effort to train their mind and develop their character.
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What technique is used to keep the audience interested
A. Quotations.
B. Metaphor.
C. Repetition.
D. Parallelism.
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Understanding the text
Read the speech transcript and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.
Finding topic sentences
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 the middle or at the end of a paragraph.
Tip
Understanding the text
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Welcome to senior high school.
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.
Understanding the text
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
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.
1.What challenges will students face at senior high school
A new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
Understanding the text
Read the speech transcript again carefully and answer the following questions.
2. What does the principal have confidence in
He has confidence in students' ability to make a difference to their family, to their community and to our country.
Understanding the text
3. What school resources are mentioned in the speech
Classes, teachers and classmates, school facilities and activities.
Understanding the text
4. What positive attitude should students develop
Always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations.
Understanding the text
Thank you