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

Unit 2 Onwards and upwards Understanding ideas To know some successful writers and their stories. To figure out the reasons why they achieve success. To understand the passage by using different reading skills. Do you know the following people? Pre-reading Background information Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage. Then predict what this passage is mainly about. We Regret to Inform You… Figure out the genre of the passage. narrative (记叙文) argumentation (论说文) expository (说明文) Read the passage quickly and choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons. 1. Life Is Hard for Female Writers 2. Good Things Come to Those Who Wait 3. Never Give Up on Your Dreams 4. Successful Writers sold and translated J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger carried with when serving in the Army carried with Emily Brontë We regret to inform you… We are delighted to inform you… Which paragraph does each of the sentences come from? Why does the author use them like this within the passage? “We regret to inform you…” comes from the first paragraph. “We are delighted to inform you…” comes from the last paragraph. 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. Look at these two sentences and answer the questions. We regret to inform you… We are delighted to inform you… What might come next in each sentence? What’s your feeling when you get such replies? We regret to inform you than your book is rejected / turned down/ refused… We are delighted to inform you that your book is accepted / well received… frustrated / depressed filled with joys / exciting Choose the right item from the box and make the summary complete. Change the form when necessary. woman, classic, rejection, talent, chapter, Harry Potter Success rarely happens overnight, and many successful writers have previously faced 1. __________. J.K. Rowling had spent years writing and after twelve rejections, a publisher finally agreed to print 500 copies of her first book, 2. _____________, which has achieved global success. rejection Harry Potter woman, classic, rejection, talent, chapter, Harry Potter Despite criticism and rejection by several publishers, J. D. Salinger never gave up. He carried six 3. _________ of The Catcher in the Rye and finished the entire novel during his war service. When it was finally published, it sold millions of copies. Though 4. ________ were not encouraged to become writers during the Victorian period, the Brontë sisters’ perseverance made their dream come true. Finally their novels became 5. ________ of world literature. So, 6. ________, a lot of hard work, a touch of luck, and perseverance play essential roles in success. chapters women classics talent sisters 哈利波特与致命圣物 哈利波特与被诅咒的孩子 奥利佛戏剧奖 1. What do "we" and "you"refer to? 2. What will be informed "you"? 3. Judging from the word "regret", is the news good or bad? Make predictions through the given title and pictures. Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions. 1. What is the structure of the passage? A. Introduction — Comparison — Conclusion B. Introduction — Question and Solution — Conclusion C. Introduction — Examples — Conclusion D. Introduction — Cause and Effects — Conclusion 2. Divide the passage into three parts and fill in the blanks. We Regret to Inform You Introduction ______________ Conclusion Paragraph ________ Paragraph ________ Paragraph ________ Careful-reading Highly successful writers have previously faced rejection difficulties eventual outcome difficulties eventual outcome difficulties eventual outcome She had spent years surviving on ________. She received a total of ________________. Harry Potter became _________________, and was translated into more than _______________________________. He received _________ on his manuscript for The Catcher in the Rye and _________from several publishers. His book became an immediate ___________ and went on to sell ______________________. She lived in a time when women were not encouraged to ____________ and wrote a book under male names but sold only __________. Her work Wuthering Heights is regarded as________________________________. _____ is the key to success ① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑨ ⑩ ⑪ ⑫ Think and share 1. What do these writers have in common? 2. What made these writers successful? 3. What can we learn from these writers? Presentation Retell the passage with the help of the mind-map. Homework 课时作业（五） Reading comprehension A&B $$