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Unit 2
onwards and upwards
starting out & understanding ideas
高2023级英语组
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Who are the people mentioned in the video?
What made them successful?
Watch the video and fill in the blanks.
Stephen Hawking
He was one of the world's leading __________. His book A brief History of Time (时间简史) was published in 1988, which became a ____________.
Nelson Mandela
He was the first _________________of South Africa, who fought passionately against the all-white government's system of _____________ separation (种族隔离). In 1993, he was awarded the Nobel ________Prize.
Xu Beihong
He was a Chinese _______ who created a new form of _____________ art (民族艺术) that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques (绘画技法) with Western _____________ (西方构图) to reflect a modern China.
scientists
best-seller
black president
Peace
artist
national
composition
racial
Have you ever read the following books?
Who are the writers of these books?
pre - reading
《麦田里的守望者》
《哈利波特》
《呼啸山庄》
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2 ______________ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.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 information.
J.K. Rowling
Emily Brontë
J.D. Salinger
J.K. Rowling
J.D. Salinger
Emily Brontë
pre - reading
J.D.Salinger
杰罗姆·大卫·塞林格
Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010) was an American writer known for his widely-read novel The Catcher in the Rye.
Following his early success publishing short stories and The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century. He published his final original work in 1965 and had not been interviewed since 1980.
《麦田里的守望者》
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Emily Jane Bronté
艾米莉·勃朗特
Emily Jane Bronté (1818-1848) was an English writer who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell.
She is best known for her one novel,Wuthering Heights, today a classic of English literature.
Emily had three siblings who reached adulthood: her sisters, Charlotte and Anne, and her brother, Branwell.
《呼啸山庄》
n.同胞兄弟姐妹
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J.K. Rowling
J.K.罗琳
Joanne Rowling is a British author, screenwriter and producer, who uses the pen names J.K.Rowling and Robert Galbraith. She is best-known for writing the Harry Potter books,which to date have been sold over 400 million copies and have won many awards. The books have also been made into films, of which Rowling approved all scripts and was a producer on the final versions.
n.电影剧本作家
迄今为止
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Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
pre - reading
J. K. Rowling
J. D. Salinger
Brontë sisters
We Regret to Inform You
Introduction
Main Body
Conclusion
Paragraph ___
Paragraph ____
Paragraph ___
1
2-4
5
Many successful writers have faced rejection.
Fast reading:
Task 1: What is this passage about?
The passage is about ______ ________ whose books were _____________many times before they were published.
three writers
rejected
Task 2: What is the text type (genre) of the passage?
A. A narration
B. An exposition
C. An argumentation
What can we learn from para. 1?
A. As long as we stick to writing, we can all become writers.
B. It is very normal for many writers to receive rejections of their works.
C.The publishers reply will be a delight to the author.
D. The more successful a writer is, the more rejection letters he receives.
while - reading
Let’s read passage for more detials .
Many successful writers received rejections
Best known for:
Experience of rejection:
Eventual outcome:
J.K. Rowling
She was told that her book was too difficult and too long for children and it was rejected twelve times by publishers....to print 500 copies
Harry Potter became a global success:400 million books sold, ..more than 70 diffenent languages.
Harry Potter
Writer:
Many successful writers received rejections
Best known for:
Experience of rejection:
Eventual outcome:
J.D. Salinger
He received criticism and rejections from several publishers.
The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published.
The Catcher in the Rye
Writer:
Many successful writers received rejections
Q: What is special about J.D.Salinger from other writers mentioned in this passage?
A.He had faced many rejections before his novel was published.
B.He once wanted to give up trying but later changed his mind.
C.He worked on his novel when serving in the army.
D.His novel was not popular when it was published.
Best known for:
Experience of rejection:
Eventual outcome:
Brontë sisters
Women were not encouraged to become writers at that time; Their book of poems which they wrote under male names sold only two copies.
Their novels are regarded as classics of world literature.
Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey
Writer:
Many successful writers received rejections
3.Which of the following can best describe the Brontë sisters?
A.Intelligent and considerate.
B.Talented and strong-minded.
C.Gentle and generous.
D.Wise and hard-working.
Perseverance is the key to success.
Many successful writers received rejections
Q: What is the main theme of the text?
A.Winner takes all.
B.Perseverance prevails.
C.Practice makes perfect.
D.Every trade has its master.
Now read the sentences from the passage and answer the questions.
Q: Why does the author use them like this within the passage?
The author intends to begin with the negative theme of rejection, but then reveal that perseverance can turn a bad beginning into a good ending. Or rather, success comes to those who don’t give up.
In addition, the passage is made complete by the way in which the first sentence is mirrored by the last sentence.
KEY EXPRESSIONS
1. 遗憾去做(para. 1)
2. 害怕做某事(para. 1)
3. 以......为例(para. 2)
4. 像......的话(para. 2)
5. 经常,常常是(para. 3)
6. 奋力做(para. 3)
7. 立刻成为畅销书(para. 3)
8. 以男性的名字(para. 4)
9. 经典之作(para. 4)
10. 仿佛是(para. 5)
11. 一点点(para. 5)
12. 发挥作用(para. 5)
1. regret to do
2. dread doing sth.
3. take for example
4. along the lines
5. all too often
6. struggle to do sth.
7. become an immediate best-seller
8. under male name
9. classics of world literature
10. it seems that
11. a touch of
12. pay a part
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英语选择性必修第一册
2019
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