Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

We Regret to Inform You... Onwards and Upwards -understanding ideas Book 4 Unit 2 Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements? What made them successful? Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements? Their achievements: Stephen Hawking was one of the world’s leading scientists. Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa. In 1993 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Xu Beihong was a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western composition to reflect a modern China. Stephen Hawking Nelson Mandela Xu Beihong. 2. What made them successful? Their personal qualities of perseverance, willpower, determination, patience, leadership, talent and hard work made them success. Read the poem and answer the questions. 1. What is the key message of the poem? The poem is about perseverance, determination, and willpower. It tells us that we mustn’t quit whatever difficulties we may encounter in life. 2. What is your understanding of the line “Success is the failure turned inside out”? Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed. On the road to success, you have to experience failure first. In other words, “failure is the mother of success”. 5 Have you ever read the following books? Who are the writers of these books? pre - reading 1 ______________ has the same birthday as his /her most famous character: 31 July. 2 ______________ may have written and hidden several unpublished works. 3 ______________ had to pay to have his / her poetry published. Match these writers to the informaion. J.K. Rowling Emily Brontë J.D. Salinger J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Emily Brontë pre - reading Read the title and guess what happened to these writers? We Regret to Inform You... Who are “we”? Who are “you” What kind of response is it? What does this sentence imply? A. Rejection