Unit1Backtoschool(1)Welcometotheunit&Reading(I)WatchavideoVideoscriptRachel:(facingcamera)Hello!I’mRachelfromSchoolNews,andI’mtalkingtostudentsabouttheirfirstdayofseniorhighschool.(talkingtoWendy)So,Wendy,areyounervous?Wendy:Yes,abit.ButI’mreallylookingforwardtoschoolthisyear.Rachel:Andhowwillthisyearbedifferentfromlastyear?Wendy:Well,I’llhavetoworkabitharderinmystudies.IthinkI’llalsohavethechancetojoinmoreclubsandmakesomenewfriends.Ilovepainting,soIwanttogototheArtClubandmeetotherpeoplewiththesameinterest!Rachel:Great.Thanks,Wendy.(facingcamera)Now,let’shearfromStephen.(talkingtoStephen)Welcome,Stephen.Whatdoyouthinkofourschoolsofar?Stephen:Well,Rachel,it’sverydifferentfrommyjuniorhighschool.I’mveryexcitedaboutmyclasses.Rachel:Whichsubjectsareyoumostinterestedin?Stephen:IlikeEnglishandPhysics.Ithinkthey’llbemuchmoredifficultthantheywereatjuniorhighschool,soI’llspendmoretimeonthesesubjects!Rachel:Well,goodluck,Stephen.(facingcamera)ThankstoWendyandStephen.That’sallfornow!We’llbebacknextweekwithmorenews.DiscussthetwoquestionsinpairsonPage1andthenactoutyourinterview.1.Whatdoyouthinkofyournewschoollifesofar?

2.Inwhatareasdoyouthinkyoucandowellatseniorhighschool?Inwhatareaswillyouhavetoworkharder?Watchthevideoagainandtrytofinishyourowninterview.—Aprincipal'sspeechtranscriptRealizingyourpotentialReading(1)01UnderstandingtheideaofthespeechPara.1

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Ican’twaittodescribetoyouwhatseniorhighschoollifeislike.Putsimply,potentialisyournaturalabilitythatcanbedevelopedwhenyoutryhardenough.Tofullyrealizeyourpotential,itisimportantforyoutomakethemostofourschoolresources.Ofequalimportancearegoodstudyhabits,usefulskillsandapositiveattitude.Beconfident,doyourbestandmakeusproud.A1Readthespeechtranscriptandfindthetopicsentenceforeachparagraph.Para.1

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Ican’twaittodescribetoyouwhatseniorhighschoollifeislike.Putsimply,potentialisyournaturalabilitythatcanbedevelopedwhenyoutryhardenough.Tofullyrealizeyourpotential,itisimportantforyoutomakethemostofourschoolresources.Ofequalimportancearegoodstudyhabits,usefulskillsandapositiveattitude.Beconfident,doyourbestandmakeusproud.A1Readthespeechtranscriptandfindthetopicsentenceforeachparagraph.Welcomeofstudents’arrivalDefinitionofpotentialAdviceonrealizingpotentialDescriptionofschoollifeAdviceonrealizingpotentialExpectationofstudentsanewenvironmentnewknowledgenewwaysofthinkingChallengesOpportunitiesA2Q1:Whatchallengeswillstudentsfaceatseniorhighschool?anewenvironmentnewknowledgenewwaysofthinkingChallengespersonalgrowthgreatknowledgeOpportunitiesWherethereisachallenge,thereisanopportunity.Challengesandopportunitiescoexistintheworld.Turnyourchallengesintoopportunities.Nochallenge,noopportunity.Facethechallengebravely,holdtheopportunitytightly,andadjustyourstateofmind,successisrightatthecorner!DefinitionofpotentialTheprincipal’sunderstanding?Theprincipal’sexamples?Yourunderstanding?Yourpotential?Canpotentialbedevelopedwhenyoutryhardenough?A2Q2:Whatdoestheprincipalhaveconfidencein?Schoolresources:___classes___teachers&classmates___schoolfacilities___schoolactivitiesUsefulskills:_____skills_____skillsApositiveattitude:lookonthe_____neverlose______Goodstudyhabits:_____yourstudy_____goals_____schoolworkwithotheractivitiesInternalfactorsExternalfactorsAdviceonrealizingpotentialUnderstandingthestructureofthespeech02Ofequalimportancearegoodstudyhabits,usefulskillsandapositiveattitude.Carefullyplanyourstudy,setcleargoalsandbalanceyourschoolworkwithotheractivities.Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,youmustmakeeffortstoimproveyourcommunicationandproblem-solvingskills.Lastbutnotleast,alwayslookonthebrightsideandneverlosehope,evenindifficultsituations.Intimeyouwillfindyourselfgrowingintoawell-roundindividual.TS-SS-SS-SS-CSThestructureofParagraph5:TS:topicsentenceSS:supportsentenceCS:conclusionsentenceOfequalimportancearegoodstudyhabits,usefulskillsandapositiveattitude.Carefullyplanyourstudy,setcleargoalsandbalanceyourschoolworkwithotheractivities.Asaseniorhighschoolstudent,youmustmakeeffortstoimproveyourcommunicationandproblem-solvingskills.Lastbutnotleast,alwayslookonthebrightsideandneverlosehope,evenindifficultsituations.Intimeyouwillfindyourselfgrowingintoawell-roundindividual.Tofullyrealizeyourpotential,itisimportantforyoutomakethemostofourschoolresources.Takeadvantageofyourclasses,learnfromyourteachersandclassmates,andmakeuseofourschoolfacilities.Therearealsoalotofschoolactivitiesforyou.Joinaclubortwo,andtakeanactivepartindifferentsports.ThelinkbetweenparagraphsPara.1

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Ican’twaittodescribetoyouwhatseniorhighschoollifeislike.Putsimply,potentialisyournaturalabilitythatcanbedevelopedwhenyoutryhardenough.Tofullyrealizeyourpotential,itisimportantforyoutomakethemostofourschoolresources.Ofequalimportancearegoodstudyhabits,usefulskillsandapositiveattitude.Beconfident,doyourbestandmakeusproud.Welcomeofstudents’arrivalDefinitionofpotentialAdviceonrealizingpotentialDescriptionofschoollifeAdviceonrealizingpotentialExpectationofstudentsThestructureofthespeechIntroduction(attractive)Body(clear&convincing)Conclusion(impressive)Understandingthelanguagestyleofthespeech03TellingstoriesGivingexamplesBeinghumorousUsingstatisticsA3Howdoestheprincipaltrytokeephisaudienceinterested?FindPara.1:Todayisthestartofanewterm,thestartofathree-yearjourneyandthestartofapromisingfuture.Para.6.AsLao-Tzuwiselysaid,“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”Para.2:Mostimportantly,yourtimeandeffortatseniorhighschoolwillopenthedoortoyourpotential.Para.3:“Whatispotential?”youm