Unit1HonestyandresponsibilityExtendedreadingTakingresponsibilityLead-in1.Whatceremonydostudentsattendwhentheyturn18?Whatistheimportanceofit?

2.Howdoyoufeelaboutbecominganadult?Why?

Part1(Paras.1–2)(1)____________Part3(Para.6)(2)_____________Para.1:(3)_________________________Para.3:(4)_________________________Para.4:(5)_________________________Fillinthemindmapofthespeech.

ReadingIntroductionConclusiontheopeningofthespeechtheimportanceofresponsibilitytakingresponsibilityforoneselfPart2(Paras.3–5)BodyPara.2:theirthesisstatementofthespeechPara.5:takingresponsibilityforsociety（Para1）Honouredguests,teachersandstudents,itismypleasureandprivilegetowelcome

youheretodayandpresentmythoughtsonthisspecialoccasion.尊貴的（Para2）Students,thetimehasarrivedforyoutofullyacceptyourpassageintoadulthood.IhaveseenyougrowfromnervousSenior1studentsintoconfidentyoungadults,

whositbeforemetoday,readytoembracethenextphaseofyourlives.Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstoreforyou.Don'tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwell

equippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.1.Whatattitudeshouldstudentsholdtowardstakingresponsibility?

Theyshouldberesponsiblefortheirsuccessesandfailuresandviewresponsibilityasafoundationfortheirfuturedevelopmentinsteadofaburden.Reading

Para.3（Para3）Atschool,youhavegraduallyunderstoodtheimportanceofawell-developed

senseofresponsibility.Youacceptthatyouareresponsibleforyoursuccessesand

yourfailures.Hopefully,youhavelearnttotreatresponsibilitynotasaweight

thatburdensyou,butratherasafoundationwhichwillsupportyourfuture

development.Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;

likewise,apersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirown

carelessandthoughtlessbehaviour.2.Howshouldstudentstakepersonalresponsibilityandwhatisthereward?Theyshouldberesponsiblenotonlyfortheirstudiesbutalsoforotheraspectsintheirdailylife:beingcourageoustoadmitandcorrectmistakes,beingdeterminedtogoalloutandbeinghonestbymatchingwordswithdeeds.Takingresponsibilitywillhelpbuildastrongcharacter.ReadingPara.4（Para4）Asstudents,youmusttakeyourstudiesseriouslyandacceptresponsibilityforyourownlearning.Thismeansmeetingdeadlinesforyourschoolwork,followingyourteachers'guidance,andofcourse,alwaysaimingforacademicexcellence.However,yourresponsibilitiesgofarbeyondyourstudies.Asyougothroughyourdailylife,youwillencountermanydifficultsituationswherethingsmaygowrong.Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyourownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofcourage.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,howeverdifficultthatmightbe.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofdetermination.Behonestbysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.Thisway,youpractisethevirtueofintegrity.Takingresponsibilityinallaspectsofyoureverydaylife,therefore,willhelpbuildastrongcharacter.3.Whatinfluencedoesassumingresponsibilityforone’sactionshaveonsociety?Itisimportantforthebettermentofsociety.Thelittlethingsapersondoescanmakeadifferencetosocietyandalsoinspireotherpeoplearoundthemtofollowsuit.Reading

Para.5（Para5）Similarly,the

littlethingsyoudocanmakeadifference!Forexample,pickingupgarbagearoundyourneighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeedingcarhelpsensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourpreciousnaturalresources.Doingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomebringsloveandwarmthtotheelderly.Justlikethe“starfishboy",youmayeveninspirepeople

aroundyoutodothesame,whichisanaddedbonus.Workingtogether,wehavethepowertograduallybutcontinuouslyadvanceoursociety.（Para5）Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsisalsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.Societyisanorganicwhole,andassocial

beings,wehavearesponsibilitytomakeacontribution.Youmayhaveheardthestoryofasmallboywhotriedtosavestarfishleftonthebeachafterastorm,bythrowingthembackintothesea.Passers-bytoldhimthathewaswastinghistime,forhecouldnotpossiblysavethemall.However,theboywasnotdiscouraged,

believingthathecouldmakeadifferencetotheonesthathesaved.Asaresult,

thepassers-byfeltinspiredandjoinedhiminsavingthestarfish.（Para6）So,dearstudents,takeyourfirststepintotheadultworldbyacceptingyourresponsibilities,sothatadulthoodwillbeanenjoyableandrewardingexperience

forbothyouandthosearoundyou.Sometimes,responsibilitiesmayweighheavilyonyou.However,justastheChinesesayinggoes,"Jadeisgood-for-nothingifnotcarved."Amancannotbeperfectedwithouttrials.Sowtheseedsofsuccesstodayandyourharvestwillbegreattomorrow.Iwishyoueverysuccessinyouradultlife!Havingawell-developedsenseofresponsibilitymeansacceptingresponsibilityforthesuccessesandfailuresinlifeandviewingresponsibilitynotasaburdenbutasafoundationthatisnecessaryforfutureself-development.Withoutthesenseofresponsibility,one’sbehaviourwouldbecarelessandthoughtless.Takingresponsibilityinallaspectsofone’sdailylife,however,helpsbuildastrongcharacter,whichembodiesthevirtuesofcourage,determinationandintegrity.Virtueisitsownreward.Furthermore,takingresponsibilityhelpsmakesocietybetter.Littlethingscanmakeadifference.Itisthroughactionsthatothersareinspiredtojoinin.Reading

Writeasummary.ReadParagraph2andanswerthequestion.Howdoestheprincipalrelatethetopictotheaudience?Theprincipalexpresseshisunderstandingoftheaudience’smixedfeelingsbystandinginthestudents’shoes.Healsocomfortsandencouragestheaudiencewithpositivecomments,boostingtheirconfidenceandstimulatingtheirinterestinhisspeech.Carefulreading——writingtechniqueUnderlinesentencesusingwritingtechniquesintermsofanalogy,parallelstructureandexamplesandtelltheireffects.Analogy:Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;likewise,apersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessandthoughtlessbehaviour.(Lines14–16)Effect:Itmakesiteasierforreaderstocomprehendanewidea,arousetheirinterestandaddvisualeffect.Carefulreading——writingtechniqueParallelstructures:Asyougothroughyourdailylife,youwillencountermanydifficultsituationswherethingswillgowrong.Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyourownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Thisway,youpracticethevirtueofcourage.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,howeverdifficultthatmightbe.Thisway,youpracticethevirtueofdetermination.Behonestbysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.Thisway,youpracticethevirtueofintegrity.(Lines19–26)Effect:Parallelstructuresfunctionasameansofcreatingaharmoniousflowandrhythm,whichcancaptureareader’sattentionandmakethespeechmoreconvincingandpersuasive.Examples:Forexample,pickingupgarbagearoundyourneighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeedingcarhelpsensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourpreciousnaturalresources.Doingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomebringsloveandwarmthtotheelderly.(Lines36–40)Effect:Givingexamplesmakestheargumentmoreconvincingandaccessible..

DiscussionWhatistherelationshipbetweentakingresponsibilityforyourselfandtakingresponsibilityforsociety?Societyisanorganicwholethatismadeupofindividuals.We,asindividuals,inevitablyhaveagive-and-takerelationshipwithsocietyasawhole.Inthisrelationship,ourroleisforeveryon