XB4U1TakingresponsibilityLead-inPleaseenjoyasongandguessthenameofit?1Step

1.Asateenager,whatkindofresponsibilityshouldwetake?

Asateenager,weshouldberesponsiblefor:1.ourstudy2.ourdevelopment3.ourfuture4.ourfamilies…..Lead-in1StepLead-in2.Whatceremonydostudentsattendwhentheyturn18?3.Howdoyoufeelaboutbecominganadult?Why?

Ifeel________,because_________.Iamnolonger...Iammore...Ihavechangedfrom...to...Iusedto...,butnow...Ihavelearnt...

Thecoming-of-age

ceremony1.Whatisthegenreofthispassage?aspeechthetopicHonouredguests,teachersandstudents,itismypleasureandprivilegetowelcomeyouheretodayandpresentmythoughtsonthisspecialoccasion.Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstoreforyou.Don’tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwellequippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.Atschool,youhavegraduallyunderstoodtheimportanceofawell-developedsenseofresponsibility....Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsisalsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.So,dearstudents,takeyourfirststepintotheadultworldbyacceptingyourresponsibilities,sothatadulthoodwillbeanenjoyableandrewardingexperienceforbothyouandthosearoundyou...Iwishyoueverysuccessinyouradultlife!FastreadingReadthebriefversionandunderstandthestructure:1Readandmatchthefollowingparagraphswiththeirrightmainideas.para.2para.1para.3para.5para.4para.6ThethesisstatementofthespeechTheopeningofthespeech.Takingresponsibilityforoneself.Theimportanceofresponsibility.Takingresponsibilityforsociety.Theconclusionofthespeech.1Readandfigureoutthestructureofthespeech.para.2para.1para.3para.5para.4para.6StructurePart1Part2Part3IntroductionBodyConclusion1.Accordingtopart1,whomdoesthespeakerdeliverthespeechto?

A．Teachers. B．Parents.C．Senior1students. D．Senior3students.IhaveseenyougrowfromnervousSenior1studentsintoconfidentyoungadults,whositbeforemetoday,readytoembracethenextphaseofyourlives.Youmustbebothexcitedandanxiousaboutthenewexperiencesthatareinstoreforyou.Don'tworry,foryouareallresponsibleyoungpeople,wellpreparedandwellequippedtosuccessfullymanagethechallengesoftheyearsahead.3StepReadingDetailedreadingPara.1-2WhichistherightattitudetoresponsibilitysuggestedbyprincipalaccordingtoPara.3?“Hopefully,youhavelearnttotreatresponsibilitynotasaweightthatburdensyou,butratherasafoundationwhichwillsupportyourfuturedevelopment.”A.aweighttroublingusB.aninvestmentinsuccessC.ananchorofashipD.areasonforcarelessbehaviorDetailedreadingPara.3DetailedreadingPara.3Whatsituationwouldapersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityface?Apersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessandthoughtlessbehavior.“Ashipwithoutananchorisatthemercyofthewavesandwinds;likewise,apersonwhohasnosenseofresponsibilityisatthemercyoftheirowncarelessandthoughtlessbehaviour.”類比——analogyWhatwritingtechniqueisusedjudgingfrom“l(fā)ikewise”?Effect?*Allowreaderstocomprehendanideamoreeasily.*Arousereaders’interestandaddvisualeffects.Studentsmusttaketheirstudiesseriouslyandaccepttheirresponsibilityforyourownlearning.1.Whatshouldstudentstakepersonalresponsibilityfor?meetdeadlinesforschoolworkfollowteachers’guidanceaimforacademicexcellenceHowever,yourresponsibilitygofarbeyondyourstudies.Asyougothroughyourdailylife,youwillencounter…DetailedreadingPara42.Howtotakeyourstudiesseriouslyandacceptresponsibilityforyourownlearningasastudent?Pleasematchthepracticewiththevirtuebelow.Insteadofbeingquicktoblameothers,analysetheproblem,andifitisindeedyourownfault,bereadytoadmityourmistakeandthencorrectit.Alwaysgiveyourbestinwhateveryousetouttodo,howeverdifficultthatmightbe.Behonestbysayingwhatyoumeanandbymeaningwhatyousay.determinationintegritycourageDetailedreadingPart2---Para.51.Whatwritingtechniqueisusedinthisparagraph?GivingexamplesB.MakingcomparisonsC.PresentingfindingsD.Analysingcauseandeffect2.What’sthefunctionofgivingexamples?A.Toshowthatourenvironmentisbecomingmoreandmorebeautiful.B.Toshowthateveryoneshouldshouldertheresponsibilitytosavenaturalresources.C.Toshowthatbyjointefforts，wecangraduallyandcontinuouslychangeoursocietyforthebetter.D.Toshowthatvolunteerworkbringsloveandwarmthtotheelderly.Youmayhaveheardthe

storyofasmallboywhotriedtosavestarfishleftonthebeachafterastorm,by

throwingthembackintothesea.Passers-bytoldhimthathewaswastinghistime,

forhecouldnotpossiblysavethemall.However,theboywasnotdiscouraged,

believingthathecouldmakeadifferencetotheonesthathesaved.Asaresult,

thepassers-byfeltinspiredandjoinedhiminsavingthestarfish.Similarly,the

littlethingsyoudocanmakeadifference!Forexample,pickingupgarbagearound

yourneighbourhoodcontributestoacleanerenvironment.Reportingaspeeding

carhelpsensureroadsafety.Beingenergy-efficientleadstosavingsofourprecious

naturalresources.Doingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomebringsloveand

warmthtotheelderly.DetailedreadingPara5Apartfrompersonaldevelopment,assumingresponsibilityforyouractionsisalsoimportantforthebettermentofsociety.DetailedreadingPara.5Whatkindoflittlethingscanstudentsdotomakeadifference?

IndividualactionsRewardspickingupgarbagearoundyourneighbourhoodreportingaspeedingcarbeingenergy-efficientdoingvolunteerworkatalocalnursinghomecontributestoacleanerenvironmenthelpsensureroadsafetyleadstosavingsofourpreciousnaturalresourcesbringsloveandwarmthtotheelderlyDiscussswithclassmates.

Whatistherelationshipbetweentakingresponsibilityforyourselfandtakingresponsibilityforsociety?

Societyisanorganicwholethatismadeupofindividuals.We,asindividuals,inevitablyhaveagive-and-takerelationshipwithsocietyasawhole.Inthisrelationship,ourroleisforeveryoneofustotakeresponsibilityforourown

actions--toavoidcarelessandthoughtlessbehaviour.Indoingso,oursocietywillbebetterandinturnbenefiteveryindividual.Whenwegive,wealsoreceive.andviceversa(反之亦然).DetailedreadingPara.6HowdoyouunderstandtheChinesesaying“Jadeisgoodfornothingifnotcarved”inLines46-47?“玉不琢不成器，人不學(xué)不知義?！薄癆mancannotbeperfectedwithouttrials.”Successfullyovercomingthesetrialscanhelpapersonbecomeawell-developedadult.quotation(引用)Whattrialsmayyouencounteronthepathoflifeandhowwillyouovercomethem?hardship困苦failuretemptation誘惑betrayal背叛...Anyway,afterahurricanecomesarainbow.Post-readingcourage,determination,integrity,honesty,perseverancePostreadingItismyprivilege1._____________