Unit 14
I remember meeting all of you
in Grade 7.
Section B 1a-3b
Talk about what you hope to do in the future with your parnter.
A: What do you hope to do in the future?
B: I hope to get a business degree
and become a manager.
Listen to a class discussion. Check (✔) the hopes you hear.
✔
✔
✔
✔
1c
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 sennior high school. Shirley wants to get into a _____ school. Ken is good at ________ and he won a _____ for it. So he wants to be an _________. Mrs. Chen believes in all of them and tells them to “________ ”. To celebrate the end of junior high, they’re having a _____. They ask Mrs. Chen to come, and she is happy to accept the invitation.
Listen again. Complete the passage.
sad
great
pass
music
1d
science
prize
astronaut
go for it
party
Prepare a speech Use the questions to help you.
1e
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.
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?
2b
It's a speech.
The princlpal/headmaster of school is probably the person who wrote it.
It's for the graduating students of the school.
负责人['prɪnsəp(ə)l]
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2c
1. What were the students like in Grade 7?
2. How have the students changed?
They are now talented young adults who
are full of hope for the future.
They were all full of energy and thirsty
for knowledge.
3. Who should the students thank and why?

4. What will senior high be like?
Life in senior high school will be harder
and they will have many diffcult tasks
ahead of them.
They should that their lives--their parents,
teachers and friends--beacuse they are
the people who have helped and supported
them.
5. How should the students deal with the future?
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.
6. What advice would you give to students who are just starting junior high school?
... ...
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，
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. Please consider what they’ve done for you and what they mean to you. Never fail to be thankful to the people around you.
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。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。
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. 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.
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。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. 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.
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。 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。

同学们，祝你们好运！期待早日与你们相见！
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！
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!