There is something you must do before graduating.
Go and bid farewell to each of your classmates, because maybe it is the last time you can see them face to face.
Leave your address and telephone number to all your friends.
Take photos with your classmates and your best friend, it is a kind of memory which can last forever.
Take photos with the campus which you live with for three years , but remember to put on your biggest smile you ever have.
Say sorry to your friend whom you never have the courage to apologize to.
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Words and expressions
/rəʊz/ 玫瑰;蔷薇 n. rose
嘲笑;对……一笑置之 laugh at
/'kaIndnəs/ 善举;好意 n. kindness
放弃(努力) give up
尽某人最大的努力 try one’s best
/'dIsə'pɔIntId/ 失望的;沮丧的 adj. disappointed
/bed'saId/ 床边;床头 n. bedside
/nəʊt/ 短笺;便条 n. note
/hu:m/ ……的人,那个人,那些人(用于提供关于正在谈论的某人的信息或补充信息) pron. whom
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Reading and vocabulary
1. Look at the picture and choose the answers to the questions. There may be more than one answer.
1. Who will probably get thanks from the school-leavers?
a) Family.
b) Friends.
c) Teachers.
2. What is the speaker probably going to say?
a) Thank you.
b) Good luck!
c) Cheers!
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2. Find sentences which show:
1.the three things the speaker has learnt
These three things are friendship, effort and trust.
2. the three groups of people the speaker wants to thank
I give the red rose to my friends.
I give the white rose to my teachers...
I give the yellow rose to my parents ...
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3. Answer the questions.
1.Which sentence in Paragraph 4 means“You have to work hard to succeed”?
There is no success without effort.
2.“You only really lose if you give up!” What does the sentence mean?
If you stop trying, you can never succeed.
3.“I’m sure you will be good at music. I know that you will be better at maths.” What did Betty’s father want her to do?
Her father wanted her to work harder at maths and enjoy music.
4. How do you think Betty would write to her father in reply?
She would write and say thank you for the violin and the advice.
5.“I’m sure that you all have your own memories about the happiness of the last three years, and the people whom you want to thank for it...”What does it mean?
It refers to the happiness of the last three years.
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Language points
1. I’m very proud that you have chosen me to speak to you today.
今天你们选择让我演讲,这让我感到很骄傲。
为……感到骄傲/自豪
be proud that 后接从句
be proud of
take pride in
The young mother was proud that her son succeeded.
The young mother took pride in her son’s success.
= The young mother was proud of her son’s success.
这位年轻的妈妈为他儿子的成功感到骄傲。
2. These roses are to thank three groups of people for the three most important things that I have learnt.
这些玫瑰用来表达对三组人的谢意,因为我从他们(那里)学到了最重要的三件事。
thank sb. for sth / doing sth 为……感谢……
They thanked their parents for bringing them up.
他们感谢父母将自己养大。
thanks to 为介词词组,意思是“多亏;由于;因为(含义相当于because of)
Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。
3. I once tried to say“xiexie”, but I said“xiaxia”instead.
我曾经想说“谢谢”,反而却说成了“夏夏”。
instead“反而,反倒”单独使用的时候是副词,
常用于句末。
We’ve no coffee. Would you like tea instead?
我没有咖啡了,喝茶行吗?
It will take days by car, so let’s fly instead.
坐汽车得好几天时间,所以我们还是改乘飞机吧。
4. Of course some people laughed, and I felt quite silly.
当然有些人笑了,我也觉得很傻。
辨析:silly, foolish与stupid 这3个词都有“蠢”的含义:
silly 是一个无伤大雅,甚至显得童稚可爱的词汇,如父母可以说孩子silly,但没有一个父母会认为自己的孩子 foolish 或stupid。
foolish 语气次之,通常形容由于缺乏常识,判断能力有限而做出不恰当的决定。反义词wise。
stupid 语气最强。一般指某人缺乏正常的理解力,智力上有天生的缺陷,所以这是一个贬义词.
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5. Write a speech you might give at your school-leavers’party.
Start your speech by saying what your speech is going to be about.
Dear head teacher, teachers and parents, I’d like to thank you for…
Decide who you want to say thank you to.
There are many people who I’d like to thank.
First, I want to thank…
Decide what you want to thank them for with examples.
They have always given me great help…
Finish your speech by giving best wishes for the future.
Thank you and good luck for the future.
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Exercises
Ⅰ. 单项选择。
1. — Mom, I was the first to reach the top of the mountain.
— Good job, Jack! I’m ____ of you.
A. careful B. proud
C. tired D. afraid
2. It was a difficult time for the quake-hit victims in Ya’an, but they didn’t ____ hope.
A. give up B. give off
C. give in D. give out
3. Math is difficult for him, so he wants to ____.
A. go on B. give up it
C. give back D. give it up
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II. 完成句子。
1. He didn’t give John the money, but he gave it to me instead. (同义句转换)
_______ ___ giving John the money, he gave it to me.
2. 我们班同学都为李老师骄傲。
My classmates _____________ Mr. Li.
3. 没有水鱼就无法生存。
The fish ____ ____ live _______ water.
4. 尽管我学习不好,但我从未放弃过。
___________ I didn’t do well in my lessons, I never_____ ___.
5. 我画画得好,歌唱得更好。
I ___ ____ ___ painting and I ___ _____ ___ singing.
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Homework
Write a passage for your speech at the school leavers’party.
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