(共34张PPT)
Unit 1 Back to school
Reading (Ⅱ)
Reading II
Realizing your potential
☆ review the text;
☆ discuss how to use some of the
words and phrases;
☆ practise using them in different
situations.
Para. 1 A new ___________
Para. 2 A __________ to open the door to your potential
Para. 3 Definition of ____________
Para. 4 Take __________ of school resources
Para. 5 Habits, skills and attitude are ________ important
Para. 6 Make a continuous ________ and be __________
chance
potential
advantage
equally
effort
responsible
Para. 1 A new ___________
Para. 2 A__________ to open the door to your potential
Para. 3 Definition of ____________
Para. 4 Take __________ of school resources
Para. 5 Habits, skills and attitude are________ important
Para. 6 Make a continuous _________and be ________
chance
potential
advantage
equally
effort
responsible
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
1. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. (para. 2)
A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination.
a challenge (to sb)
pose
represent
present
The strike represented a serious challenge to the government.
Martins now faces the biggest challenge of his career.
They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80
schoolchildren for an afternoon.
a challenge
face
accept
take on
meet
rise to
If you challenge someone, you invite them to fight or compete with you in some way.
她要求这家报纸证实报道的真实性.
She challenged the newspaper to prove its story.
Mike challenged me to a game of chess.
Children challenge their parents’ authority (权威) far more nowadays than they did in the past.
question the truth
1. to obtain sth by buying or being
given it
2. (of skills or habits) to learn it or
develop it through your daily
life or experience
The company has just acquired lots
of new equipment.
How long will it take to acquire the
necessary skills
Examples
1. to obtain sth by buying or being given it
2. (of skills or habits) to learn it or develop it through your daily life or experience
to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard
achieve
a taste for wine
knowledge
a reputation
achieve
a goal
success
one’s ambition
I like your earrings—are they a recent acquisition
peace of mind
3. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. (para. 2)
(C/U) the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something
it takes effort to do sth
(people) make an effort to do sth
(people) spare no effort to do sth
I know you don’t like her, but please make an effort to be polite.
effortless adj.
needing no or little effort
她演奏得似乎毫不费力.
She plays with seemingly effortless skill.
4. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! (para. 3)
a change, discovery or invention that brings progress
advances
Their aircraft were in advance of those used by the US.
The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in advance.
technological
scientific
medical
more developed or modern than sb or sth else
before sth happens or is expected to happen
He advanced his queen to threaten his opponent’s king. (in a game of chess)
move or put (sb/sth) forward
Such conduct is unlikely to advance your interests.
help the progress of (sth); promote (a person, plan, etc)
Scientists have advanced a new theory to explain this phenomenon.
make or present (a claim, suggestion, etc)
The bank advanced me 2000 yuan.
pay (money) before it is due to be paid; lend (money)
Our troops have advanced two miles.
Has civilization advanced during this century
come or go forward
make progress
The date of the meeting was advanced from 10 to 3 June.
bring (an event) to an earlier date
5. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. (para. 4)
take (full) advantage of
make (full) use of
make the most of
make the best of
to one’s advantage
be at an advantage
have an advantage over sb
give sb an advantage over sb
Young workers tend to be ________________ when applying for jobs, especially for boys aged 25 like him. As we all know, with the development of science and technology, computer plays a more and more important role in all kinds of fields. It might be ______________ to take a computer course of some kind. His diligence also _________________________ the other applicants, which means that he ___________________ his opponent. After being employed, he can _____________________ his smartness and enthusiasm to impress others.
at an advantage
to his advantage
gives him an advantage over
has an advantage over
take full advantage of
6. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. (para. 5)
(of) equal value/importance
equal in size/length/height
a. to have the ability to deal with a problem, piece of work etc successfully
= be up to
Are you equal to this job
b. to be as good as something else
The architecture here is equal to any in the world.
7. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. (para. 5)
I lost my balance and fell on my face.
We were struggling to keep our balance as the boat rolled.
give equal importance to two contrasting things for parts of sth
Job losses in manufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector.
lose your balance
keep your balance
recover/regain your balance
to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect.
8. Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. (para. 6)
be responsible for
Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area.
take responsibility for (doing) sth
it’s sb’s responsibility to do sth
Who do you trust to take responsibility for Tom’s defence
It’s your responsibility to inform us of any holidays.
通知我们放假是你的责任。
你信任谁来负责为汤姆辩护?
(rise to) challenge
acquire
effort
advance
take advantage of
equal
balance
responsible
challenge confidence acquire rise to
effort responsible balance take advantage of
I’ve just finished my first day of senior high school and I really enjoyed it. I've 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 I’ll have to put a lot of _________ into my studies. I’ll also need to be very careful about _________ my schoolwork and hobbies. This is all quite new and different from my life at junior high school, but I'm sure I’ll _________ all these challenges. In fact, I’m looking forward to being more independent and __________ for my own learning. There is so much knowledge I need to ____________, so I’ll work harder than ever. I also plan to__________________ every opportunity to improve my communication skills. I’ll make more friends by joining some clubs. I have _____________ in my ability to do well at senior high school!
challenge
effort
balance
rise to
responsible
acquire
take advantage of
confidence
We 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→decisive
Parts of speech Suffixes Words
Nouns -ful
-less
-al
useful, careful, fearful, delightful,
colorful, meaningful, wonderful...
endless, careless, fearless, limitless,
colorless, useless, worthless, thankless...
natural, practical, national, political, personal, traditional, environmental...
Parts of speech Suffixes Words
Verbs -ive
-ous
active, creative, motivative, attractive, protective, relative, alternative, representative...
continuous, envious, various...
Types of parallelism
Parallelism of words
Parallelism of phrases
Parallelism of clauses
Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future.
The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!
Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers
and classmates, and make use of our school facilities.
Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude.
Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities.
The possibilities are endless, and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community and to your country.
Use the parallel structure to encourage someone who is unhappy.
Homework
Thank you!