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B1U1 Reading
Realizing your potential
Clean the blackboard
Word game
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last but not least
attitude
effort
resource
individual
improve
Well-rounded
lie in
potential
have confidence in
positive
balance
responsible
rise to
Put simply
challenge
path
opportunity
Lead to
goal
senior
character
make the most of
facility
Lead-in
Similar or different?
speech
Mr,Xu
the principal
the first day of the term
welcome
requirements
encouragement
rules?
speech
Realizing your potential
prediction
Task 1. -Find the topic sentence for each paragraph
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5:
Para 6:
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.
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.
Tip 1 Topic Sentence
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.
Skimming (略读)
Be confident, do your best and make us proud.
Introduction
Description of senior high school
Definition of Potential
How to realize our potential
Conclusion
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Skim and find the topic sentences
Opening
Body
Body
Conclusion
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1.What challenges will students face at senior high school? (para.2)
A. A new environment.
B. New knowledge.
C. New ways of thinking.
D. All of the above.
Scanning (扫读)
Task 2 - Ⅰ choose the right answers
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2.What does the principal have confidence in according to Paragraph 3?
A. Students’ability to overcome school challenges any time.
B. Students’ability to acquire greater knowledge than before.
C. Students’ability to make a difference to their family and the society.
D. Students’ability to develop amazing technologies in high school.
Task 2-- choose the right answers
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3. What is potential ?
Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.
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语法功能:
定语从句
定语从句(Attributive Clauses)在句中做定语,修饰一个名词或代词,被修饰的名词,词组或代词即先行词。定语从句通常出现在先行词之后,由关系词(关系代词或关系副词)引出。
关系代词有:who, whom, whose, that, which等。
关系副词有:when, where, why等。
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4. What school resources are mentioned in the speech? (para.4)
A. Some opportunities to train students’ mind and develop students’ character.
B. School classes, school facilities and a lot of school activities.
C. A new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking.
D. Some activities to improve communication and problem-solving skills.
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5.What can we know from what Lao-Tzu said? (para.6)
A.Put our feet on the ground and make progress gradually.
B.Where there is a will, there is a way.
C.Lost time is never found again.
D.You win because you think you can.
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What is high school life like? The path before you 1. _________ (lead) to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. However,opportunity lies in each challenge. When you rise 2._______the challenges, you will have the chance to acquire knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most 3. ____________(important),your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. Potential is your natural ability 4.___________ can be developed when you try hard enough. To fully realize your potential,
leads
that/which
importantly
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Task 2: Ⅱ summarize & fill in the blanks
5._____ is important for you to make the most of our school resources. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school 6.____________(facility).Good study habits, useful skills and 7._____ positive attitude are of equal importance. As a senior high school student, you must make efforts 8.______________ (improve) your communication and problem-solving skills. Last but not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in 9. _____________(difficulty) situations. In time you will find 10 (you) growing into a well-rounded individual.
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Summary
What makes a good speech?
A good speech
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
structure
rhetorical skills
metaphor 暗喻
parallelism 排比
quotations 引用
asking questions 设问
topic sentence
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Para 4 & Para 5
External factors
Internal factors
1. ________________classes
2. __________ teachers & classmates
3. _________ school facilities
4. __________________ school activities
take advantage of
learn from
make use of
take an active part in
Good study habits:
1. _______ your study
2. _______ goals
3. _________ schoolwork
A positive attitude:
1. look on the __________
2. never lose __________
plan
set
balance
bright side
hope
How are you going to realize your potential in your high school?
Useful expressions:
We/ you/ I should do... (be supposed to do ...)
We/ You/ I had better do...
Why not do...
How about doing...
In order to do..., I will do.../ I am going to do.../ I plan to do...
It is advisable ( wise/ beneficial / necessary ) for me/us to do ...
Writing--speech
After receiving the suggestions, Work with your group members and make a speech about how to realize your potential in your high school?
Good morning, my fellow students. It's my pleasure to make a speech here. Since the door to the potential is ready to open, what should we do to prepare for it?Today I am going to talk about .
Firstly, .Secondly, . Thirdly, .....
As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” With my effort, I am confident that .
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Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!
Homework
write a speech about how to realize your potential in your high school
2. preview the language points
Good morning, my fellow students. It's my pleasure to make a speech here. Since the door to the potential is ready to open, what should we do to prepare for it? Today I am going to talk about my plan for my senior high school .
Firstly, in order to enter my dream university in the future, I will try my best to learn from my teachers and classmates, and make a continuous effort to study.
Secondly, to balance my studies and hobbies, I am going to attend some school activities, such as basketball club, reading club and so on.Thirdly, I plan to improve my communication skills, make more friends and try to live independently.
As Lao-Tzu wisely said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” With my effort, I am confident that I can improve myself and make a difference to my family, to our school and to our country.
Possible Version
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