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Understanding Ideas
Book 4
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Who are the people mentioned in the video?
Watch and answer.
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Watch and answer.
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Stephen Hawking
Nelson Mandela
Xu Beihong
What are their achievements?
Watch and answer.
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
Harry Potter
J.K. Rowling
Do you think this book is a global success?
Lead-in
J.K. Rowling
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Guys, Pubilishing(出版) books is not an easy thing. Even Harry Potter is the best seller(畅销书) , it still was rejected (拒绝)12 times.
Fast reading
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
para 1
para 2
para 3
para 4
para 5
J.K.Rowling’s own preserving experience.
Many highly successful writers have previously been rejected.
J.D.Salinger’s story of not giving up.
The key to success is preserverance.
The story of the 3 sisters of Victorian England who never gave up.
Pay attention to the title, the first and last paragraphs and their first and last sentences.(注意标题,首尾段,以及首尾段中的首尾句)
Divide the whole passage into 3 parts and get the main idea of each part.
Fast reading
To introduce the new topic
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Structure
Using examples to support the topic
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.
What’s the genre of the passage ?
A. A narrative essay
B. An expository essay
C. An argumentative essay
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
Many successful writers received rejections
Careful-reading
How do writers feel after receiving these words?
A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.
These are the words that every writer dreads receiving, but words every writer knows well. The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it, their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence.
dread
disappointed
self-doubt
upset
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Detailed reading
“I wasn’t going to give up until evy single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen”
— J.K. Rowling
Detailed reading
J.K. Rowling
Example 1
Harry Potter
A total of 12 rejections
Harry Potter became a global success.
Comments from publishers:
too difficult for children
too long
Children wouldn’t be interested in it.
What do the numbers stand for?
12
500
400
70
12 rejections
agreed to print 500 copies
over 400 million books sold
translated into over 70 languages
“ I wasn’t going to give up until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen”
-- J.K. Rowling
How did J.K. Rowling turn her rejection into a success?
1
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
“I wasn’t going to give up until evy single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen”
— J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter series
She was told that her book was too difficult, too long and not interesting for children;
it was rejected twelve times by publishers.
Harry Potter became a global success.
The Catcher in the Rye
He received criticism and rejections from several publishers.
“We feel that we don’t know the central character well enough”
The book became an immediate best-seller and went on millions and millions of copies.
J.D. Salinger
Comments from publishers:
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Detailed reading
Bronte sisters
Example 3
Jane Eyre
She had to pay to publish her poetry, but only sold 2 copies.
Their novels are regarded as classics of world literature.
Wuthering Heights
Agnes Grey
Comments from publishers:
Literature can’t be the business of a woman’s life, and it ought not to be.
“ I honour endurance,preserverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends...”
“我崇尚忍耐、坚毅、勤奋、天赋;因为只有依靠这些,人们才能实现宏大的目标....”
Perseverance is the key to success.
Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.
Detailed reading
Success=__________+___________+___________+____________
talent
hard work
a touch of luck
perseverance
1. 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 .
2.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.
3.Which of the following can best describe the Brontë sisters?
A.Talented and strong-minded.
B.Intelligent and considerate.
C.Gentle and generous.
D.Wise and caring.
4.What is the main theme of the passage?
A.Winner takes all.
B.Every trade has its master.
C.Practice makes perfect.
D.Perseverance prevails.
Post-reading
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rarely
rejections
best-seller
classics
perseverance
Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.
Summary
Her personal living conditions were tough, and were refused 12 times.
He was rejected several and his country was at war .
The Victorian Age didn’t encourage women to write, only two copies were sold...
war conditions
tough living conditions
gender discriminations
Think and share
What do they have in common?
We’re delighted to imform you that...
success
We regret to inform you it is impossible to accept your writing
rejection
perseverance
hardwork
...
the qualities for success
Think and share
What do they have in common?
Despite rejections from several publishers, J.D. Salinger refused to give up.
What can we learn from these writers?
“I wasn’t going to give up until evy single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen.”
— J.K. Rowling
Nevertheless, the sisters didn’t stop trying. Their response was to write a book of poems under male names. Even when the book sold only two copies,
the sisters still didn’t give up.
Read and think
Attitude matters!
Although life is ups and downs, we should never give up. Perseverance is the key to success.
To retell the passage in your own words within 80 words.
Tips:
1. to try to organise your text just like a grammar filling;
2. to use the words and expressions from the text.
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07 Unit 2-2
FLTRP
英语选择性必修第一册
2019
Other
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