Unit 14 I remember all of you in Grade 7. Section B

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1a. Write about what you would like to do in the future. 1. get a business degree and become a manager 2._______________________________________ 3._______________________________________ Presentation 1b. Talk about what you hope to do in the future. A: What do you hope to do in the future? B: I hope to get a business degree and become a manager. degree n. （大学）学位；度数； 程度 manager n. 经理；经营者

1c. Listen to a class discussion. Check ( ✔ ) the hopes you hear.

1d. Listen again. Complete the passage. Today is the students’ last class. Bob feels_______ about it and thinks Mrs. Chen’s classes have been __________.The students talk about what they want to do in the future. Bob hopes to ______the exam to get into senior high school. Shirley wants to get into a _________school. Ken is good at_________ and he won a________ for it. So he wants to be a(n)___________. Mrs. Chen believes in all of them and tells them to “ _______________________”. To celebrate the end of junior high, they are having a________________. They ask Mrs. Chen to come, and she is happy to accept the invitation. sad great pass music science prize astronaut I believe in you, all of you. graduation cake

1e. Prepare a speech for your graduation. Use the questions to help you. Present your speech to your group. How have you changed since you started junior high school? Who has helped you most? What advice have your parents given you? What will you do after you graduate? What are you looking forward to?

2b. Read the passage and answer the questions. 1. What kind of text is this? Is it a story, a speech or a notice? A speech. 2. Who do you think wrote it? The head teacher. 3. Who is it for? The students who are going to graduate from junior middle school.

Language points 1.First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today. 首先，我要恭喜今天在这的所有同学。 （ 1 ） first of all 意为 “ 首先 ” ，是英语中的常见连接词，其他常见的 连接词还有 at first ， firstly ， secondly ， then ， next 等。 （ 2 ） congratulate 动词，意为 “ 祝贺 ” ，常用搭配 congratulate sb. on sth.“ 祝贺某人某事 ” ， congratulate sb. for (doing) sth.“ 祝贺某人 做某事 ” 。 congratulate 的名词形式是 congratulation ，常用复数形 式表示恭喜。 ◆即学即练 ①首先，让我告诉你这个消息。 ____ ____ _____, let me tell you the news. ② “ 我刚通过了驾照考试！ ”“ 恭喜恭喜！ ” —I’ve just passed my driving test! —________! 答案：① First of all ② Congratulations

2. You were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge. 你们都如此充满活力，渴求知识。 be thirsty for 意为 “ 渴望；渴求 ” ， thirsty 意为 “ 口渴的；渴望的 ” 。 ◆即学即练 Can I have a glass of water? I’m so ____. A. hungry B. tired C. moved D. thirsty 答案： D 3.Never fail to be thankful to the people around you. 要永远对身边的人报以感恩之心。 thankful 意为 “ 感谢；感激 ” ， be thankful to sb. for sth. 意为 “ 为某 事而感谢某人 ” ， be thankful to do sth.“ 做某事感到欣慰 ” 。 ◆即学即练 She was ____(thank) that Cindy was there. 答案： thankful

4. ahead 副词，意为 “ 向前面；在面前 ” ， ahead of 意为 “ 在 …… 前面 ” ，常构成搭配 ahead of time ，意为 “ 提前；事前；预先 ” 。 ◆即学即练 如果你要来，能不能事先告诉我？ Can you tell me ____ _____ _____ if you’re coming? 答案： ahead of time 5.Choose wisely and be responsible for your decisions and actions. 明智地做出选择，对你的决定和行为负责。 responsible 形容词，意为 “ 有责任心的 ” ，其名词形式是 responsibility ，意为 “ 责任 ” ， be responsible for 意为 “ 对 …… 有责 任；负责任 ” ，在这个短语中，如果主语是人，则表示 “ 应负责的 ，有责任的 ” ，如果主语是物，则表示造成事实的 “ 成因 ” 。 ◆即学即练 It’s time you started acting like a ____( 有责任心的 ) adult. 答案： responsible

6. separate 形容词，意为 “ 单独的；分离的 ” ， go one’s separate ways 指 “ 分道而行，分手 ” ； separate 还可作动词，意为 “ 分开；分 离 ” ，常构成 separate… from ，意为 “ 使 …… 和 …… 分离 ” 。 ◆即学即练 Use ____( 分开的 ) knives for different meat. 答案： separate 7. set out 意为 “ 出发；启程 ” ，常用搭配有 set out on a journey/drive ，意为 “ 开始旅程 ” ， set out to do sth. 意为 “ 开始干某事 ” 。 set 的其他搭配： set up 建立 set about doing sth. 着手干某事 ◆即学即练 他们开始了旅行的最后一程。 They ____ _____ ____ the last stage of their journey. 答案： set out on

2c. Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. What were the students like in Grade 7? They were so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge. 2. How have the students changed? They become full of talented young adults who are full of hope for the future and they have all grown up so much. 3. Who should the students thank and why? Their parents, teachers and friends. Because they supported them.

4. What will senior high be like? The life in senior high school will be harder. 5. How should the students deal with the future? Learn from their mistakes and never give up. 6. What advice would you give to students who are just starting junior high school? Choose wisely and be responsible for their decisions and actions.

Writing 3a. Think of a person or an event from junior high school that you will never forget. Make some notes about how this person or event changed your life in some way. Who is the person? / What is the event? When and where did you first meet this person? / When and where did this event happen? How did you feel when you met this person? / How did you feel when this event happened? How did this person help you? / What happened later? How has this person’s advice / event changed your life?

Writing 3b. Write a passage about the person or event you thought about in 3a. · Describe the person/event. ·Explain how you feel about this person/event. · Describe how this person/event has changed your life.

Sample My favorite teacher is Zhang Shishun. He has short hair. He ' s of medium build. He likes reading all kinds of books ， writing notes and keeping doing exercises every day. He dislikes smoking ， drinking wine and talking idly. He ' s outgoing and energetic. He can make a speech for four hours. He ' s very patient and is never angry with his students. He has a positive way of looking at his students who have difficulties learning. He said ， “I ' m happy to have such students. It ' s these students that give a chance to show my ability to educate them.” I ' m not good at learning at the beginning. By and by ， I make great progress because he keeps encouraging me and never say something bad to me.

Self Check 2.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. was be remember believe thought realize have madehave shared am am looking

Practice 完成句子 1. 我弟弟过去常常在操场上打羽毛球。 My brother _______ ________ play badminton on the playground. 2. 如果你跟人说话礼貌些，你将会交到更多朋友。 If you talk to people politely, you will ________ more __________. 3. 自那以来, 发生了许多变化。 Many changes have taken place_______ _______. 4. 我有很高兴的消息要与你分享。 I have very happy news to_______ _______ you. 5. 他们在期待着她的来访。 They are______ _______ _______ her visit. 答案： 1. used to 2. make; friends 3. since then 4. share with 5.looking forward to

Homework Write a passage to give your opinions about your favorite teacher.