Unit 1 Back to school Reading Reading II
Unit 1 Back to school Reading (Ⅱ)
Reading II Realizing your potential
In today’s class, we shall ☆ review the text; ☆ discuss how to use some of the words and phrases; ☆ practise using them in different situations.
The structure of the speech Para. 1 A new ______ start Para. 2 A _____ to open the door to your potential chance potential Para. 3 Definition of ______ advantage of school resources Para. 4 Take _____ equally important Para. 5 Habits, skills and attitude are ____ effort and be _____ responsible Para. 6 Make a continuous ____
The structure of the speech Para. 1 A new ______ start Para. 2 Introduction A_____ to open the door to your potential chance potential Para. 3 Definition of ______ Para. 4 Body advantage of school resources Take _____ equally important Para. 5 Habits, skills and attitude are____ effort Para. 6 Make a continuous _____and be ____ responsible Conclusion
1. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. (para. 2) A challenge is something new and difficult which requires great effort and determination. pose represent a challenge (to sb) The strike represented a serious challenge to the government.
face take on accept a challenge meet rise to Martins now faces the biggest challenge of his career. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.
If you challenge someone, you invite them to fight or compete with you in some way. Mike challenged me to a game of chess. Children challenge their parents’ authority (权 威) far more nowadays than they did in the past. question the truth She challenged the newspaper to prove its story. 她要求这家报纸证实报道的真实性.
2. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity to acquire great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. (para. 2) acquire 1. to obtain sth by buying or being given it 2. (of skills or habits) to learn it or develop it through your daily life or experience
Examples The company has just acquired lots of new equipment. How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills?
achieve to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard acquire 1. to obtain sth by buying or being given it 2. (of skills or habits) to learn it or develop it through your daily life or experience
a taste for wine acquire knowledge a reputation a goal achieve success one’s ambition peace of mind I like your earrings—are they a recent acquisition? acquisition
3. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential. (para. 2) (C/U) the physical or mental energy that is needed to do something I know you don’t like her, but please make an effort to be polite. it takes effort to do sth (people) make an effort to do sth (people) spare no effort to do sth It takes effort to get the first prize in the competition. All the students should make an effort to pass the exam. The shopping mall spares no effort to attract more customers.
effortless adj. needing no or little effort 她演奏得似乎毫不费力. She plays with seemingly effortless skill.
4. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! (para. 3) a change, discovery or invention that brings progress technological scientific medical advances Their aircraft were in advance of those used by the US. more developed or modern than sb or sth else The airline suggests booking tickets 21 days in advance. before sth happens or is expected to happen
He advanced his queen to threaten his opponent’s king. (in a game of chess) move or put (sb/sth) forward Such conduct is unlikely to advance your interests. help the progress of (sth); promote (a person, plan, etc) Scientists have advanced a new theory to explain this make or present (a claim, suggestion, etc) phenomenon. The bank advanced me 2000 yuan. pay (money) before it is due to be paid; lend (money)
Our troops have advanced two miles. come or go forward Has civilization advanced during this century? make progress The date of the meeting was advanced from 10 to 3 June. bring (an event) to an earlier date advanced adj. having the most modern and recently developed ideas, methods, etc.
5. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. (para. 4) take (full) advantage of make (full) use of make the most of make the best of to one’s advantage be at an advantage have an advantage over sb give sb an advantage over sb
at an advantage Young workers tend to be ________ when applying for jobs, especially for boys aged 25 like him. As we all know, with the development of science and technology, computer plays a more and more important role in all kinds of fields. It might be _______ to his advantage to take a computer course of some kind. His diligence also gives him an advantage over the other applicants, which _____________ means that he __________ has an advantage over his opponent. After being employed, he can ___________ take full advantage of his smartness and enthusiasm to impress others.
6. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. (para. 5) (of) equal value/importance equal in size/length/height be equal to sth a. to have the ability to deal with a problem, piece of work etc successfully = be up to Are you equal to this job? b. to be as good as something else The architecture here is equal to any in the world.
7. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. (para. 5) give equal importance to two contrasting things for parts of sth to be equal in importance, amount, value, or effect to something that has the opposite effect. Job losses in manufacturing were balanced by job increases in the service sector. keep your balance lose your balance recover/regain your balance I lost my balance and fell on my face. We were struggling to keep our balance as the boat rolled.
8. Senior high school will help you learn and grow, yet you alone are responsible for realizing your great potential. (para. 6) be responsible for Police believe that the same man is responsible for three other murders in the area. take responsibility for (doing) sth it’s sb’s responsibility to do sth 你信任谁来负责为汤姆辩护? Who do you trust to take responsibility for Tom’s defence? 通知我们放假是你的责任。 It’s your responsibility to inform us of any holidays.
Consolidation (rise to) challenge acquire effort advance take advantage of equal balance responsible
B 1 challenge effort confidence acquire responsible balance rise to take advantage of
I’ve just finished my first day of senior high school and I really enjoyed it. I've been told that schoolwork will present more of a(n) _____ challenge in the years ahead, and that the teachers will hold us to higher standards. This means I’ll have to efforts into my studies. I’ll also need to be very put a lot of _____ careful about _____ balance my schoolwork and hobbies. This is all quite new and different from my life at junior high school, but I'm sure I’ll _____ all these challenges. In fact, I’m looking rise to responsible for my own forward to being more independent and _____ learning. There is so much knowledge I need to ______, acquire so I’ll work harder than ever. I also plan to_________ take advantage of every opportunity to improve my communication skills. I’ll make more friends by joining some clubs. I have _______ confidence in my ability to do well at senior high school!
B 2 We can form adjectives by adding suffixes to nouns or verbs. Sometimes we need to leave out or change the final letter(s) of a word before adding a suffix, e. g. centre→central, decide→decisive Parts of speech Nouns Suffixes Words -ful useful, careful, fearful, delightful, colorful, meaningful, wonderful. . . -less endless, careless, fearless, limitless, colorless, useless, worthless, thankless. . . -al natural, practical, national, political, personal, traditional, environmental. . .
Parts of speech Suffixes Words -ive active, creative, motivative, attractive, protective, relative, alternative, representative. . . -ous continuous, envious, various. . . Verbs
B 3 or sentences the same pattern of words balance powerful and effective
Types of parallelism ü Parallelism of words ü Parallelism of phrases ü Parallelism of clauses
Examples from the speech Today is the start of a new term, the start of a three-year journey and the start of a promising future. The path before you leads to a world full of challenges: a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop!
The possibilities are endless, and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference to your family, to your community and to your country. Take advantage of your classes, learn from your teachers and classmates, and make use of our school facilities. Of equal importance are good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude. Carefully plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities.
Use the parallel structure to encourage someone who is unhappy. Being unhappy is of no use. It is meaningful , and. Your mood , and. So, from now on, , , and Remember that you are the master , and !
Homework Look up in the dictionary or a reference book to find out more adjectives that are formed by adding a suffix to a noun or a verb.
Thank you!
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