Unit 1 Back to School Welcome to the unit 课件（共27张PPT)译林版(2019)必修第一册

Unit 1 Back to school
Welcome to the unit
Welcome
What do you think of/How do you like/How do you feel
about your new school life so far?
delighted
joyful
cheerful
glad
anxious
nervous
worried
excited
thrilled
curious
proud
annoyed
angry
mad
frightened
afraid
fearful
scared
classmates/teachers
outgoing/confident/energetic/humorous/strict/kind
Welcome
Wendy:
feels a bit nervous;
plans to work harder in her studies and join the .
Stephen:
feels _________ .
plans to spend more time on .
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Watch the video and finish the following exercise.
Wendy:
feels a bit nervous;
plans to work harder in her studies and join the ___________.
Stephen:
feels ___________,
plans to spend more time on ______________________.
Art Club
very excited
English and physics
Realizing your potential
A principal’s speech transcript
Reading:
What is a speech?
A speech is a form of verbal or nonverbal communication that is delivered for a given purpose. Good speech communication serves as an important aspect for many professions in terms of promoting proper communication between individuals.
A speech is usually made up of an opening, a body and a conclusion.
Read the text fast and find the topic sentence for each paragraph.
{4C3C2611-4C71-4FC5-86AE-919BDF0F9419}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.
Be confident, do your best and make us proud.
Opening
Conclusion

Body

The structure of the speech
Welcome
02
Description of school life
03
Definition of potential
04
Advice on realizing potential
01
05
Importance of habits, skills and attitude
06
Expectations
Para.1-Opening
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 welcome the students
to inform the students

1. Who is the speaker most likely talking to?
A. Primary school students
B. Junior high school graduates
C. College freshmen
D. Senior high school students
2. Why does the speaker mention the three "starts"?
A. To explain the rules of the new school
B. To stress the importance of the new stage
C. To introduce the school’s history
D. To complain about the challenges ahead
D
B
Para.1
Body
Para.2
-Para.5
Definition of potential
Ways to realize potential
Importance of senior high school
Lead to a world full of ________
lead us to acquire ________
and enjoy ________________
Open the door to your ________
Potential is your ________ ________ that can be developed
when you try hard enough
Make the most of ________ ________
Good study habits, useful skills and _____________
are equally important.
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4-5




challenges
knowledge
personal growth
potential
natural
ability
school
resources
a positive attitude
1.Which of the following is NOT a challenge of senior high school mentioned?
A. New environment
B. New knowledge
C. New teachers
D. New ways of thinking
C
Para.2
2. What does "potential" mean in paragraph 3?
A. A kind of school activity
B. Natural ability that can be developed with effort
C. A difficult challenge in study
D. A goal set by teachers
3. Why does the speaker have confidence in the students?
A. Because they have good grades in junior high
B. Because the school has excellent teachers
C. Because they will discover potential in senior high
D. Because their parents will support them
B
C
Para.3
4. What is the purpose of the advice in paragraph4?
A. To help students realize their potential
B. To ask students to follow school rules
C. To encourage students to take more rest
D. To tell students to focus on exams
5. Which activity does the speaker NOT suggest?
A. Joining a club
B. Taking part in sports
C. Playing computer games all day
D. Making use of school facilities
A
C
Para.4
6.How should students develop good study habits?
A. By studying without planning
B. By setting clear goals
C. By ignoring other activities
D. By copying others’ homework
7. Why does the speaker advise keeping a positive attitude?
A. Because it helps deal with difficulties
B. Because it makes students more popular
C. Because it can improve physical health
D. Because it helps get higher scores easily
B
A
Para.5
8.Why does the speaker use this proverb?
A. To tell students to take the first step and keep trying
B. To explain how to walk a long distance
C. To show the importance of traveling
D. To advise students to be patient in exams
A
Para.6
Para.6-Conclusion
1. What does the principal appeal to the students to do?
2. What technique is used in this part to keep the audience interested?
He appeals to the students to make a continuous effort to train their mind and develop their character.
Quotation is used. A sentence said by
Lao-Tzu is quoted by the principal.
What other techniques are used in the speech to keep the audience interested all the time?
Parallelism
(uses the same pattern of words, phrases or clauses.)
1. Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future. (para. 1)
Welcome
Reading
Language appreciation
3. 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)
2.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. (para. 3)
More examples of parallelism
Welcome
Reading
Language appreciation
Para. 2: The path before you leads to a world full
of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge
and new ways of thinking.
Para. 6. As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “ A journey 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.
What techniques does the principal use?
Welcome
Reading
1. What challenges will students face at senior high school?
-A new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
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.
Read the speech transcript again and
answer the following questions. (P4A2)
3. What school resources are mentioned in the speech?
-Classes, teachers and classmates, school facilities and activities.
4. What positive attitude should students develop?
-Always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations.
Read the speech transcript again and
answer the following questions.
Try hard enough and achieve your potential!
Welcome
Reading
What did you grab from this speech?
No challenge, no opportunity.
Turn your challenges into opportunities.
Where there is a challenge, there is an opportunity.
Welcome
Reading
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Suffixes
Words
Nouns
-ful
-less
-al
useful, careful, fearful, delightful,
colorful, meaningful, wonderful...
endless, careless, fearless, limitless,
colorless, useless, worthless...
natural, practical, national, political, personal, traditional, environmental...
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Verbs
-ive
-ous
active, creative, attractive, protective, relative, alternative, representative...
continuous, envious, various...