Unit 14
I remember meeting all of you
in Grade 7.
Section B 2a---2e.
What is the most important thing you have learned in junior high school? Discuss the question with a partner.
2a
Read the passage and answer the questions.
2b
1. What kind of text is this? Is it a story,
a speech or a notice?

2. Who do you think wrote it?
3. Who is it for?
It's a speech.
The princlpal of school is probably the person who wrote it.（headmaster)
It's for the graduating students of the school.
=
be thirsty for..渴望..
处理；应付
What …do with…?怎样处理….?
How …deal with…?怎样处理….?
be proud of …为…而自豪/骄傲
=take pride in …
over=during在..期间
现在完成时标志
（三者及以上范围）一个也没有
life生活；生命
考虑consider doing sth.
fail to do sth.未能做某事
be thankful to sb.对某人感激的
不必
犯错
沿途
关键
伴随着..
各自的；分离的
=when
set up
建立
Ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at No. 3 Junior High School. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today. I remember meeting all of you when you were just starting Grade 7 at this school.
2b
女士们先生们：
感谢大家今天来参加第三初级中学的毕业典礼。首先，我想祝贺所有在座的同学们。还记得你们刚步入校园开始七年级学习生活时的样子，
You were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge. And yes, some of you were a little difficult to deal with! But today I see a room full of talented young adults who are full of hope for the future. You’ve all grown up so much and I’m so proud of you.
2b
个个都朝气蓬勃，渴望学习。当然，你们中有些同学的确有点难以对付！但是今天,我看到满堂都是有才干的年轻人,对自己的未来充满期望.你们成长了许多,我为你们感到无比自豪
Although you’ve all worked very hard
over the last three years, none of you
did it alone. I hope you'll remember the important people in your lives who helped and supported you— — your parents, your teachers, your classmates and your friends.
虽然在过去的三年时光里你们都非常努力学习，但你们都不是单枪匹马作战。我希望你们记住在生命中帮助和支持过你们的那些重要的人—父母，老师和朋友。
2b
Please consider what they’ve done for you and what they mean to you. Never fail to be thankful to the people around you.
请认真想一想他们为你做过什么，他们对你来说意味着什么。永远不要忘记对你身边的人存感恩之情。
2b
Lastly, the end of junior high school is the beginning of a new life. I don’t need to tell you that life in senior high school will be harder and that you have many difficult tasks ahead of you.
2b
最后，初中生活的结束其实是新生活的开始。你们一定知道，高中的学习生活将会更加艰难，而且你们将会面临很多困难。
You’ll make mistakes along the way, but the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. But along with difficulties, there will also be many exciting things waiting for you.
2b
你们一路上都会犯错误，但重要的是你们要学会从错误中吸取教训并且永不放弃。然而除了困难，也有很多让人心奋的事情在前面等着你。
Behind each door you open are chances to learn new things, and you have the ability to make your own choices.Choose wisely and be responsible for your decisions and actions.
在每一扇你打开的大门后面蕴藏的是学习新事物的机会，你有能力做出自己的选择。选择要明智，并要为自己的决定和行为负责。
2b
Although you have to go your separate ways now, I wish that in a few years’ time, you’ll come back to visit our school.
虽然你们现在将要开始各自的旅程，但我希望不久以后你们能回母校看看。
2b
As you set out on your new journey, you shouldn’t forget where you came from. The future is yours.
Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon!
同学们，祝你们好运！期待早日与你们相见！
2b
在你踏上新的旅程的时候，不要忘记你来自哪里。未来属于你们！
Task 1
仔细阅读课文，回答2c的问题
What were the students like in Grade 7?

How have the students changed?

Who should the students thank and why?
4. What will senior high school be like?

5. How should the students deal with the future?
They were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
They are now talented young adults who are full of hope for the future.
They should thank the important people in their lives – their parents, teachers and friends. Because these are the people who have helped and supported them.
Life in senior high will be harder and they will have many difficult tasks ahead of them.
They should learn from their mistakes and never give up, choose wisely and be responsible for their own decisions and actions, and not forget where they came from.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box .
attend be thirsty for none set out be proud of
1.It is time to say goodbye , but ___________ of us want to leave .
2.It is always hard to separate from those whom you have spent so much time
with for the past three years. However, we are still excited to _________
on a new journey when we enter senior high school .
3.The teacher can see in our eyes that we ________________ knowledge. She tells us that knowledge will give us wings to fly.
4.We will _________ the junior high graduation ceremony tomorrow. It
is a very special time for us.
5.Our teachers and parents will______________ us because we have grown up
and can be responsible for ourselves.
none
set out
are thirsty for
attend
be proud of
翅膀
Underline the sentences you like in the passage. Tell your partner what they mean and why you like them.
2e
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.
3a
Write a passage about the person or the event you thought about in 3a.
3b
The one person from my junior high school days that I will never forget is Mrs. Wang, my English teacher in Grade 7.
When I first started Grade 7, I was shy and did not sare to speak to anyone. My English was not very good and I felt quite unhappywith myself.
One day Mrs. Wong spoke to me after class. She also told me that she believe I could speak well if I practice more. I was touched by what she said and it made me work harder on my speaking skills.
Mrs. Wong contined to encourage me and I became even more confident. I improved so much that I won an English speech contest that year! I will always be grateful to Mrs. Wong for her advise and support.
Self check
I can't ________ that today is the last day of junior high school.I still ___________ the first day of Grade 7 like it was yesterday. I used to _____ a really shy person,
so on the first day of junior high,I ______ so scared and nervous. I __________ that I would never make any friends.
remember
believe
be
was
thought
But now, I__________ that I was just being silly. Since then, I _____________ so many good friends and I _______ so many good memories with them. Even though I ____ sad that junior high is over, I ________________
forward to new experiences in senior high.
realize
have made
share
am
look \ am looking
Homework
必做：找出演讲稿中你认为写得好的句子，将它们写到练习本上。
选做：任选一个你感兴趣的题目，写篇讲演稿吧。
Thank you!