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课件网) Unit 1 Back to school Reading阅读部分 Before your reading How do you feel on the first day of your high school Why Feelings: anxious, happy, excited… e.g. I felt anxious on the first day of my high school, because I am worried that I cannot make any friends... Before your reading Do you have any expectations for your high school Expectations: beautiful school campus with modern school facilities; selective courses; various activities; less regulations; higher requirement of ability; being at ease with teachers… e.g. One expectation is that I hope students will have more chances to connect with the society and the world. For example, students will be able to apply for exchanging to other schools. High school brings a lot of new experiences to everyone. The speech below was given to new high school students by the principal of a Chinese school on the first day of term. a formal talk that a person gives to an audience The head of a school, college or other educational institution Before your reading How do you think high school will be different from middle school High school is different from middle school in several aspects: Curriculum Activities Stress … Before your reading What do you think the principal will talk about in his speech Expectations for students. Introductions about high school. … Before your reading Read the speech and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Understanding the text Para. 1: Welcome to senior high school! Para. 2: _____ Para. 3: _____ Para. 4: _____ Para. 5: _____ Para. 6: _____ A1 How to read for topic sentences： Reading strategy Definition： A topic sentence tells the main idea of a paragraph. Locations: It is usually at the beginning of a paragraph, but it may also be in the middle or at the end of a paragraph. Read the speech and find the topic sentence for each paragraph. Understanding the text Para. 1: Welcome to high school! Para. 2: _____ Para. 3: _____ Para. 4: _____ Para. 5: _____ Para. 6: _____ I can’t wait to describe to you what senior high school like 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. You alone are responsible for realizing your great potential A1 Explore the sentences I can’t wait to describe to you what high school life is like.(page 2, line 4-5) 我迫不及待地要向你们描述一下高中生活是什么样子的。 句中can’t wait to do意为“迫不及待地要去做某事”，强调心情非常兴奋和急切。类似地表达还有can hardly wait to do sth, 如： Jamie could hardly wait to get started. 杰米迫不及待地像开始。 Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try hard enough.(page 3, line 14-15) 简而言之，潜能是你与生俱来的能力，足够努力，就能开发。 句中put意为“表达，叙述，说明”，put si ... ...
