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课件网) Realizing your potential 1. potential Potential risks/problems Realize/achieve/fulfill/develop one’s (full) potential in management Have the potential to swim/for swimming 2. senior 1) He is senior to me by 3 years, he is also senior to me in the company. 2) She is my senior by 2 years in the junior/senior high school. Realizing your potential Hello, everyone! 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. 3. path 1) This path leads to the summit. 2) A path runs under the trees. 4. challenge 1) He challenged me to finish the work quickly. 2) face/accept/take on/rise to the challenge 3) It is a challenging job as a teacher. 5. thinking 1) I had to do some quick thinking. 2) She explained her thinking on this question. 6. positive 1) You should have a positive mind. 2) I am not positive about what will happen next. 3) Thinking positively is good to health. 7. opportunity 1) It is lucky for me to have an opportunity to study abroad in China. 2) take/seize/use the opportunity 3) miss/lose/waste the opportunity 8. lie in 1) Success lies in hard work. 2) You made your bed, now lie in it. 3)The Pecking University lies in Beijing. 9. rise to 1) rise to the challenge/emergency 2) arise/rise/raise Arise-arose-arisen Difficulties arose in his work. Rise-rose-risen The number rises by 10%. Raise-raised-raised She raised her head. 10. acquire 1) get/gain/obtain/acquire knowledge 2) Nothing is more important than the acquirement of knowledge. 11. effort 1) She made an effort to dance well. 2) She made efforts to study well. 3)She spared no effort to finish her task. 4)She put an effort into looking after her baby. I can’t wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. However, for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. 12. advance 1) Please call a taxi in advance. 2) She went abroad to advance her career. 3) advanced technology/English 13. amazing 1) It is amazing for you to have such an opportunity. 2) I was amazed at/by her wide knowledge. 3) To my amazement, she got up so late today. 4) I stared at her in amazement. 14. confidence 1) He has confidence in cooking. 2) He is confident of/about sports. 3) He is confident that he will come tomorrow. 15. make a difference 1) One false step will make a great difference. 2) He made no difference to this program. 3) I can tell the difference between an apple and a pineapple. “What is potential ” you may ask. Put simply, potential is your natural ability that can be developed when you try h ... ...
