1. graduation ceremony 毕业典礼 2. first of all 首先
1. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today. congratulate 意为“祝贺”，常用于以下结 构: congratulate sb.; 祝贺某人 congratulate sb. on (doing) sth. 在某方面祝贺某人 如：
learn much knowledge;
know the importance of study ……
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For the students.
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【拓展】 congratulation是它的名词形式，且常用 其复数形式，可以单独使用，也可以用 于congratulations to sb.结构中。如： Congratulations! I hear you’ve passed the math exam. Congratulations to you.
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4. What will senior high school be like? Life in senior high will be harder and they will have many difficult tasks ahead of 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.
1. I want to congratulate you with all my heart. 2. Jane congratulated me warmly on my new job. 3. Sandy congratulated Bob on winning the table
tennis game.
They should thank the important people in their lives – their parents, teachers and friends. Because these are the people who have helped and supported them.
• gentleman 先生；绅士 gentlemen • graduation 毕业 • ceremony 典礼
• attend the graduation ceremony • 参加毕业典礼 • first of all 首 先 • congratulate 祝贺 congratulation（n） • thirsty 口渴 • be thirsty for 渴望；渴求 • thankful 感激 • be thankful to 对某人心存感激 • lastly 最后 • task 任务
do sports to keep healthy and so on……
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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.
2. How have the students changed? They are now talented young adults who are full of hope for the future.
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3. Who should the students thank and why?
• ahead 向前面；在前面 • ahead of 在、、、前面 • along with 连同；除、、、以外还 • responsible 有责任心的 • be responsible for 对、、、有责任心 • separate 单独的；分离的 • separate from 分离；隔开 • set out 出发；启程 • wing 翅膀
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2c Read the passage again and answer the questions.
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1. What were the students like in Grade7? They were all so full of energy and thirsty for knowledge.
• 6. What advice would you give to students who are just starting junior high school?
study hard make plans ask …for help learn from mistakes and never give up
What is tyou have learned in junior high school? Discuss
the question with a partner.
learn some new subjects: （physics ; chemistry and biology…）