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Unit 2: Onwards and Upwards
starting out + understanding ideas
1. What does the title “onwards and upwards” mean?
1) walk toward(s) the house
2) look forward(s); (look forward to …)
3) walk backward(s)
4) He can’t wait to drive homeward(s). (向家的方向)
Everybody will be homeward bound. (要回家的)
5) downward(s); upward(s)
6) He developed a lung cancer, and died afterwards.
onwards & upwards
positive
1. come on
2. keep on …
3. carry on ...
4. cheer on …
Starting out:
1. Who are mentioned?
2. What difficulty did
they meet?
3. How did they overcome
these difficulties?
(What made them successful?
1. Who are mentioned?
three famous men in history
(Steven Hawking, Nelson Mandela; Xu Beihong)
2. What difficulty did they meet?
1) Hawking: ________________________________________________________
2) Mandela: ________________________________________________________
3) Xu: _____________________________________________________________
3. What made them successful?
1) Hawking: ________________________________________________________
2) Mandela: ________________________________________________________
3) Xu: _____________________________________________________________
a disease affecting his brain and nerves.
in prison / jail 27 years for fighting against racial separation.
a poor family; his father …
never give up; perseverance and willpower.
fight against…; determination, patience and leadership
His experience became the basis of …
His struggle and study in Europe …
4. Their similar qualities in overcoming challenges
face hardship
fight (against) challenges
perseverance + willpower + hard work
move onwards and upwards
Useful expressions in the video
1. _____________ hardship (面对困难、艰辛时)
2. one of the _________ (lead) scientists
3. an ____________and curious man (即聪明 有好奇的)
4. He _____________ a disease which affected his brain and nerves. (患病)
5. As his disease __________, … (随着疾病的发展)
6. __________ (死去)
7. ____________ extreme hardship (经历极端的艰苦)
8. fight___________ against racial separation (有激情地、热情地反对种族隔离)
9. his eventual ________ (释放)
10. ___________ and ____________ can overcome a challenge. (坚持与意志力)
11. achieve his local _____________ (获得当地的认可)
12. __________ a serious disease (逐渐患上)
in the face of
leading
suffered from
progressed
pass away
go through
passionately
release
Perseverance willpower
recognition
develop
intelligent
Listen and read the poem, and answer …
1. What is the key message of the poem?
(moral, social idea in a book / speech )
2. What life’s difficulties are mentioned?
3. What is your understanding of the line “Success is failure turned inside out”?
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New vocabulary
慢慢地、沉重地走
忧虑、担心、在意
奇怪
坚持
淡色、浅色
1. What is the key message of the poem?
(a moral, social idea in a book / speech )
(要旨、要点、信息)
Don’t quit whatever difficulties you may
encounter in life.
perseverance, determination, willpower,
elements of success within failure
2. Which life’s difficulties are mentioned?
Things sometimes go wrong.
The road seems all uphill.
The funds are low.
The debts are high.
Care presses you down.
Life is full of twists and turns.
Failure turns about.
The pace seems slow.
Another blow is on the road.
3. Success is failure turned inside out. ?
1) There is a lesson inside
any failure.
2) draw / learn a lesson
3) Failure is the mother
of success.
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Make sense of a poem by reading and translating
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Read and translate …
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Underline the following expressions (page 17)
1. Don’t quit.
2. When things go wrong, …
3. go uphill
4. When the fund is low, …
5. When the debt is high, …
6. But you have to sigh.
7. When care is pressing you down.
8. Life is queer with its twists and turns.
9. Many a failure turns about.
10. stick out
11. The pace seems slow.
12. stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit.
13. It is when things seem worst that you must not quit.
1. Don’t quit. (give up …)
1) quit – ____________– _____________
2) quit – quitting – quitting
3) quit _________ (smoke)
4) I have decided to quit the city / company / position.
( )
smoking = give up smoking; (give up on sb. / sth.)
离开 离任
quit / quitted quit / quitted
2. When things go wrong, … (出问题 出差错) = become
1) go crazy / wild (变得疯狂)
2) His hair has gone grey. (变得花白)
3) The milk goes sour easily. (变酸)
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4) His dream came true. = became
3. When the debt is high, …
1) ____ debt (负债 欠债)
2) fall / slip _____ debt
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“b”字母不发音的单词
debt 债务
climb 攀爬
bomb 炸弹 爆炸
tomb 坟墓
comb 梳子 梳理
dumb 哑的 不发声的
in
into
4. But you have to sigh.
1) sigh ( ) ≠ sign ( )
叹气 v. 签名
his signature (n.)
sign one’s name on the paper
sign a will (签遗嘱)
sign up for sth. (报名参加)
5. When care is pressing you down.
-- care
1) take (good) care of … ( )
2) care about … ( )
3) care for … ( )
4) health care ( )
5) care ( )
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-- press (v. )
pressure (n. )
pressing (adj. )
照顾 照看
在意 关心
照顾 照料; 喜欢
健康护理
忧虑 焦虑;关心; …
press the button
_______ pressure
给人压迫感的
紧急的 不容忽视的
under
6. Life is queer (strange / odd) with its twists and turns.
1) twist ( )
-- Don’t twist his arm.
-- The stream / river twists / winds its way through the forest.
扭曲 弯曲 扭动 蜿蜒 曲折
7. Many a failure turns about.
1) many a student = ______________
= more than one student (单数形式,表复数意思)
2) Many a student ______seen the movie. (很多学生都已看过…)
many students
has
8. … turn about (发生 = happen)
-- An accident came about at the crossroads. (= ___________ )
-- His drunk driving brought about the crash. ( )
happen
让…发生
9. He might have won, had he stuck it out.
= He would have won, if he had stuck it out.
-- If you _____________ hard, you _________________ the test yesterday.
had worked
would have passed
= _____ you worked hard, you would have passed the test.
Had
10. stick it / sth out (坚持下去 坚持到底)
1) stick -- _______ -- ________ (粘住,粘贴)
a sticker; ______ rice (糯米); …
be stuck in the traffic jam
(被困住 = be caught in the traffic jam)
2) Choose to stick _____ the fight when you’re hardest hit.
-- stick to traffic rules (坚持… 不违背…)
-- stick to your promise
stuck stuck
sticky
to
11. The pace seems slow. (速度 步速)
1) _______ pace with … (与…速度一致)
2) Don’t pace up and down there.
keep
12. It is when things seem worst that you must not quit.
(You must not quit when things seem worst.)
-- It is / was … that … (强调句型)
1) I recognized him when he took off his hat.
-- It was when he took off his hat that I recognized him.
2) My mom didn’t go to sleep until I returned home.
-- It was not until I returned home that Mom went to sleep.
3) I found my first job in Chengdu.
-- It was in Chengdu that I found my first job.
Unit 2: Onwards and Upwards
understanding ideas: We Regret to Inform You …
Before reading
J.K. Rowling
J.D. Salinger
Emily Brontë
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 them with the right information
Clue 1
Date of Birth
Date of Birth
J.K.Rowling
?
1965.7.31
Harry Potter
1980.7.31
What do you know about them? Match them with the right information
J.K. Rowling
J.D. Salinger
Emily Brontë
1. _____ has the same birthday as his / her most famous
character: 31 July. (character 人物、角色)
2. _______ may have written and hidden several
unpublished works.
3. _____ had to pay to have his / her poetry published.
Clue 2
What do you know about them? Match them with the right information
J.K. Rowling
J.D. Salinger
Emily Brontë
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.
What do you know about them? Match them with the right information
J.K. Rowling
J.D. Salinger
Emily Brontë
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.
Read this passage and put it into ________ parts,
and find the main idea of each part.
Part 1: (paragraph _____)
Main idea: __________________________________________________
Part 2: (paragraph _____)
Main idea: __________________________________________________
Part 3: (paragraph _____)
Main idea: __________________________________________________
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2-4
5
A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.
Three writers’ experiences of getting rejected.
Perseverance is the key to success.
introduction
supporting examples
conclusion (the main message of this passage)
1. Read and complete the title and ending sentences.
1) We regret to inform you __________________.
2) We are delighted to inform you _________________.
Underline the following expressions
1. 遗憾地告诉你…
2. 害怕、担心
3. 下沉、下陷
4. 读到最后一句时
5. 很少一下子就发生了
6. 一个非常成功的作家
7. 面对拒绝
8. 与…有共同点
9. 把…贴在墙上
10. 但是 (adv.)
11. 拒绝某人(短语)
12. 发布、公布信息(单词)
13. 总共12次拒绝
14. 经常、总是 (短语)
15. 在部队服役
16. 整个服役期间
17. 立马就成畅销品
18. 梦想看到自己作品能出版
19. 忍耐力
20. endurance, perseverance, industry …
21. 确保成功
22. a touch of luck
Underline the following expressions
1. 遗憾地告诉你…
2. 害怕、担心
3. 下沉、下陷
4. 读到最后一句时
5. 很少一下子就发生了
6. 一个非常成功的作家
7. 面对拒绝
8. 与…有共同点
9. 把…贴在墙上
10. 但是 (adv.)
11. 拒绝某人(短语)
regret to inform you
dread
sink
reach the final sentence
… rarely happen overnight
a highly successful writer
face rejection
have something in common with …
stick it on the wall
nevertheless
turn sb. down
Underline the following expressions
12. 发布、公布信息(单词)
13. 总共12次拒绝
14. 经常、总是 (短语)
15. 在部队服役
16. 整个服役期间
17. 立马就成畅销品
18. 梦想看到自己作品能出版
19. 忍耐力
20. endurance, perseverance, industry …
21. 确保成功
22. a touch of luck
post
a total of 12 rejections
all too often
serve in the army
throughout the service
become an immediate best-seller
dream of seeing one’s works in print
endurance
(n. 勤奋、勤劳;= diligence )
guarantee
(一点点、一丝丝)
Confusing sentences
1. Perhaps the overall prize for perseverance should go to the three sisters.
2. Literature can’t be the business of a woman’s life, and it ought not to be.
3. I honor endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are means
by which men achieve great ends.
4. She received comments from publishers along the lines of
“too difficult for children”
Confusing sentences
1. Perhaps the overall prize for perseverance should go to the three sisters.
1)
2)
Confusing sentences
2. Literature can’t be the business of a woman’s life, and it ought not to be.
1)
2)
Confusing sentences
3. I honor endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are means
by which men achieve great ends.
1)
2)
Confusing sentences
4. She received comments from publishers along the lines of
“too difficult for children”
1)
Grammar in the text
1. The writer ________ (eager) opens and reads it, his heart sinking.
2. A lot of ________ (high) successful writers have faced rejection.
3. A lot writers have __________ (previous) faced rejection.
4. “I feared that would happen,” she _______(post).
5. All too often writers of great works have to face criticism along ______ rejection
6. _______ rejections from several publishers, he refused to give up.
7. Take ______ example J.K. Rowling.
8. She has something in common _____ her favorite writer.
9. She survived _____ little money for many years.
10. They had to face criticism along ______ rejections.
11. He worked _____the novel throughout his war service.
12. It was a time ______ women were not encouraged to be writers.
13. Their response was to write a book of poems ______ a male name.
14. Never give up _____ your dreams.
eagerly
highly
previously
posted
with
Despite
for
with
on
with
when
under
on
on
Lavf56.40.101
Tencent APD MTS
Lavf58.20.100
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