Section B (2a -3b)
Unit 14 I remember meeting all of you in Grade 7.
In 2014
In 2015
Free talk
What is the most unforgettable thing you
have had in junior high school ?
Discuss it with your partners.
2a
Best memories for you:
What were we doing at that time? Can you remember?
Look! How happy they were!
I feel excited.
Because…...
I feel sad.
Because……
Let's talk about these wonderful mempries.
How do you feel?
If you are graduates, today
is your last class. How do
you feel? What do you think
of your teachers? What do
you want to do in the future?
gentleman n.
绅士；先生
graduation n. 毕业
ceremony n.
典礼；仪式
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 and answer
the questions.
2b
1. What were the students like in Grade 7?
2. How have the students changed?
They were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
They become talented young adults who are full of hope for the future. They’ve all grown up so much.
Read the passage again and answer
the questions.
2c
3. Who should the students thank and why?
4. What will senior high be like?
They should thank people in their lives who helped and supported them--their parents, their teachers and their friends.
It will be harder and that you have many difficult tasks ahead of you.
5. How should the students deal with the future?
They should choose wisely and be responsible for your decisions and actions.
1. Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at No. 3 Junior High School.
（1）graduation作名词，意为“毕业； 毕业典礼”。
如：It was my first job after graduation.
那是我毕业后的第一个工作。
I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation. 我已决定毕业后去西藏。
Language points
（2）ceremony作可数名词，意为“典礼；仪式”，复数形式为ceremonies。
如：All the locals were asked to attend the ceremony.
Language points
2. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today.
（1）first of all意为“首先”。
如：If you want to speak good English, you should first of all listen to good English as often as possible.
如果想英语说得好，首先应当尽可能地经常听好的英语。
First of all, let’s read the new words.
首先，让我们读生词。
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3.You were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
be thirsty for意为“渴望；渴求”，常构成be thirsty for doing sth 渴望做某事；be thirsty for sth 渴望得到某物。
如：Young man should be thirsty for knowledge.
青年人应该渴望知识。
Language points
attend
be thirsty for
none
set out
be proud of
1. It is time to say goodbye, but _____________
of us want to leave.
none
Fill in the blanks with the correct
forms of the words in the box.
2d
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 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
1. The poor children are ____________ (渴望) knowledge.
2. He will _________________ (感激) you.
3. There will be difficulties ______________
(在...前面) you.
4. At last, he _____________ (分离) his parents.
thirsty for
be thankful to
ahead of
separated from
5. ______, the content of any article should be relevant to the reader.
A. First of all B. After all
C. As a result D. For example
6. (天津)--- Mum, I've got the first prize in
the photo competition.
--- ________!
A. Good luck B. Not at all
C. Good idea D. Congratulations
A
D
Homework:
Think of a person or an event from junior
high school that you will never forget. Make
some notes about how this person or event
changed your life in some way.
Who is the person? / What is the event?
When and where did you first meet this person? / When and where did this event happen?
How did you feel when you met this person? / How did you feel when this event happened?
How did this person help you? / What happened later?
How has this person’s advice / event changed your life?
世上无难事，只要肯攀登
"Where there is a will, there is a way.
Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
杰出的人有着目标，其他人只有愿望。
5. ______, the content of any article should be relevant to the reader.
A. First of all B. After all
C. As a result D. For example
6. (天津)--- Mum, I've got the first prize in
the photo competition.
--- ________!
A. Good luck B. Not at all
C. Good idea D. Congratulations
A
D
Thanks for your listening!
