Unit 2 Onwards and upwards Understanding ideas 导学案-2024-2025学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

XB Unit2 understanding ideas 学案 WeRegret to Inform You…… Activity 1. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions. 1. What does the title imply? A. Rejection B. Approval C. Acceptance 2. What’s the structure of the passage？ Activity 2 Read for genre and structure 1、Read the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A. J. D. Salinger didn’t give up and his book became a best-seller. B. A lot of successful writers previously以前 faced rejections拒绝. C. J. K. Rowling kept trying and finally succeeded. D. Perseverance坚持 is the key to success. E. How the Bronte sisters succeeded. 2、 Read the passage again and finish the structure of the whole passage Paragraph ___1 Introduction Many successful writers have faced rejection拒绝. J. K. Rowling J. D. Salinger Brontë sisters Paragraph _2-4___ Examples We Regret to Inform You Paragraph __5_ Perseverance坚持 is the key to success成功. Conclusion Activity 3 Read for details 1. Read the paragraph and choose the best answer 1.What′s the first thing that every writer will do when they receive the response from a publisher? A. Run back home eagerly. B. Open and read it to the end. C. Wait for a call to come. D. Write back immediately. 2.What can we learn about J.K.Rowling ? A. She was an excellent cook. B. She usually wrote in the kitchen. C. One publisher eventually最终 agreed to print 5,00 copies of her first book. D. She published her novel on the Internet. 3.What does the sentence in paragraph 2 “When she received her first rejection letter, she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers...” mean? A. She decided to remain poor for a long time. B. She decided not to give up like her favourite writers. C. She decided to receive a lot of rejection letters. D. She decided to publish her novel on her own account. 4.Who has served in the army according to the text? A. J.K. Rowling B. J.D. Salinger C. Charlotte Bronte D. Emily Bronte 5.Why did the three sisters write a book of poems using male names? A. Because women weren't supported支持 to be writers. B. Because they got Robert Southey's objection反对. C. Because they wanted to see their words in print. D. Because their novels were unsuccessful. 6.What does “these” refer to in the sentence“because these are the means by which men achieve great ends... A. words B. endurance C. sisters D. endurance, perseverance, industry, talent Activity 4 Read the passage again and finish the following question choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons 1、 Life is Hard Female Writers 2、 Good Things Come to Those Who Wait 3、 Never Give Up on Your Dreams 4、 Successful Writers Activity 6 课文语法填空 Success 1 _________(rare) happens overnight. Many higly2 _________( success ) writers have previously faced rejection. J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter stuck her first rejection letter on the kitchen wall. She continued writing,3_________ (survive) on little money. After a total of twelve 4________ (reject)，her first book was printed. J. D. Salinger also faced criticism along with rejection. He started writing short stories in high school. Even when 5________(serve) in the US Army during the Second World War, he carried on writing his novel. The Catcher in the Rye, which later became 6______ immediate best-seller. Three sisters from Victorian England dreamt of seeing7__________ (they) words in print. With great efforts,Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey are regarded 8__________ classics of world literature. So, talent alone isn't enough9____________(guarantee) success. A lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part10perseverance is the key. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$