8Unit2Iknowthatyouwillbebetteratmaths.Whatdoyouwanttosay?Thinkaboutaspeechataschoolleavers’partyWhoarelikelytobethanked?Thereissomethingyoumustdobeforegraduating.•Goandbidfarewelltoeachofyourclassmates,•becausemaybeitisthelasttimeyoucanseethem•facetoface.•Leaveyouraddressandtelephonenumbertoallyour•friends.•Takephotoswithyourclassmatesandyourbest•friend,itisakindofmemorywhichcanlastforever.•Takephotoswiththecampuswhichyoulivewithfor•threeyears,butremembertoputonyourbiggest•smileyoueverhave.•Saysorrytoyourfriendwhomyouneverhavethe•couragetoapologizeto./rəʊz//'kaIndnəs/玫瑰;蔷薇n.rose嘲笑;对……一笑置之laughat善举;好意n.giveup放弃(努力)kindnessWordsandexpressionstryone’sbest尽某人最大的努力/'dIsə'pɔIntId//bed'saId//nəʊt//hu:m/失望的;沮丧的adj.disappointed床边;床头n.bedside短笺;便条n.whom……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.noteWordsandexpressions1.Lookatthepictureandchoosetheanswerstothequestions.Theremaybemorethanoneanswer.1.Whowillprobablygetthanksfromtheschool-leavers?Family.□b)Friends.□c)Teachers.□2.Whatisthespeakerprobablygoingtosay?Thankyou.□b)Goodluck!□c)Cheers!□√√√√备注:见视频Module8Unit2-1Nowreadthepassageandcheck.Dearheadteacher,teachers,parentsandfellowstudents,I’mveryproudthatyouhavechosenmetospeaktoyoutoday.Ihavethreeroseshere:aredone,ayellowoneandawhiteone.TheserosesaretothankthreegroupsofpeopleforthethreemostimportantthingsthatIhavelearnt.Thesethreethingsarefriendship,effortandtrust.Igivetheredrosetomyfriends.WhenIstartedschoolhere,myChinesewasnotgood,andsomeofmymistakeswereveryfunny.Ioncetriedtosay“xiexie”,butIsaid“xiaxia”instead.Ofcoursesomepeoplelaughed,andIfeltquitesilly.Buttheywerenotlaughingatme.TheytaughtmetosaymanythingsinChineseandkindlyinvitedmetojointhem.Today,thankstotheirkindness,myChineseismuchbetter,andwehavebecomefriends.So,letmesay“xiexie”againtoallofyouforyourhelp.Igivethewhiterosetomyteachers,whohavetaughtmethatthereisnosuccesswithouteffort.WhenIstartedrunninginthe800metres,IalwaysfinishedlastandIjustwantedtogiveup.ButthePEteacher,MsHuang,helpedme.Sheranalongwithme,andshesaid,“Youonlyreallyloseifyougiveup!”Istillcan’trunfastenough,butI’velearnttotrymybest,notonlywithrunningbutwithwhateverelseIdo.Igivetheyellowrosetomyparentsforteachingmethatloveisabouttrust.WhenIwantedtolearntheviolin,myfathertoldmethatIshouldworkharderatmaths.Iwasdisappointed.Then,onthemorningofmybirthday,Iwokeuptofindabeautifulviolinatmybedside.Therewasanotefrommyfather:“I’msureyouwillbegoodatmusic.Iknowthatyouwillbebetteratmaths.”I’msurethatyouallhaveyourownmemoriesaboutthehappinessofthelastthreeyears,andthepeoplewhomyouwanttothankforit,solet’sallstandupandsay,“Thankyou,friends,teachersandparents!Weloveyou!”2.Findsentenceswhichshow:1.thethreethingsthespeakerhaslearnt2.Thesethreethingsarefriendship,effortandtrust.3.2.thethreegroupsofpeoplethespeakerwantstothank4.Igivetheredrosetomyfriends.5.Igivethewhiterosetomyteachers...6.Igivetheyellowrosetomyparents...3.whatthespeakerhaslearntfromeachgroupofpeopleButtheywerenotlaughingatme.TheytaughtmetosaymanythingsinChineseandkindlyinvitedmetojointhem.Igivethewhiterosetomyteachers,whohavetaughtmethatthereisnosuccesswithouteffort.Igivetheyellowrosetomyparentsforteachingmethatloveisabouttrust.3.Answerthequestions.1.WhichsentenceinParagraph4means“You2.havetoworkhardtosucceed”?3.Thereisnosuccesswithouteffort.4.2.“Youonlyreallyloseifyougiveup!”Whatdoesthesentencemean?5.Ifyoustoptrying,youcanneversucceed.6.3.“I’msureyouwillbegoodatmusic.Iknow7.thatyouwillbebetteratmaths.”WhatdidBetty’sfatherwanthertodo?Herfatherwantedhertoworkharderatmathsandenjoymusic.4.HowdoyouthinkBettywouldwritetoherfatherinreply?Shewouldwriteandsaythankyoufortheviolinandtheadvice.5.“I’msurethatyouallhaveyourownmemoriesaboutthehappinessofthelastthreeyears,andthepeoplewhomyouwanttothankforit...”Whatdoesitmean?Itreferstothehappinessofthelastthreeyears.4.Check(√)theanswerstothequestions.Theremaybemorethanoneanswer.1.Whichwordscanyouusetodescribethe2.speechinActivity1?3.careful□excited□moving□polite□4.silly□troubled□warm□worried□5.2.Whichsentence(s)willyouprobablyfindinspeechesataschool-leavers’party?6.a)Thankyou,friends,teachersandparents!□7.b)We’llalwaysstayintouch.□8.c)I’mproudtobechosentospeaktoyou.□9.d)Let’sallstandupandsay…□√√√√√√√Languagepoints1.I’mveryproudthatyouhavechosenmetospeaktoyoutoday.今天你们选择让我演讲,这让我感到很骄傲。beproudthat后接从句beproudoftakepridein为……感到骄傲/自豪后接让人引以为荣的对象,为名词、动词-ing形式•Theyoungmotherwasproudthatherson•succeeded.•Theyoungmothertookprideinherson’ssuccess.•=Theyoungmotherwasproudofherson’ssuccess.•这位年轻的妈妈为他儿子的成功感到骄傲。2.TheserosesaretothankthreegroupsofpeopleforthethreemostimportantthingsthatIhavelearnt.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。thanksb.forsth/doingsth为……感谢……Theythankedtheirparentsforbringingthemup.他们感谢父母将自己养大。thanksto为介词词组,意思是“多亏;由于;因为(含义相当于becauseof)Thankstoyourhelp,weweresuccessful.由于你的帮助,我们得以成功。3.Ioncetriedtosay“xiexie”,butIsaid“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’venocoffee.Wouldyouliketeainstead?我没有咖啡了,喝茶行吗?Itwilltakedaysbycar,solet’sflyinstead.坐汽车得好几天时间,所以我们还是改乘飞机吧。4.Ofcoursesomepeople