Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册

B4U2 Onwards and upwards go forward and go up： becoming more and more successful 天天向上 Her publishing career started as an editorial assistant on a women's magazine and it was onwards and upwards from there. 1 Understanding ideas We Regret to Inform You... Step 1 Lead-in Watch a video clip, then think and answer the questions. Which movie is this? Harry Potter Step 1 Lead-in What is the movie based on? A true story or a novel? A novel Step 1 Lead-in Who is the writer of Harry Potter? Step 1 Lead-in J.K. Rowling Do you know the other three writers and their masterpieces? Step 1 Lead-in J. D. Salinger Emily Brontë Charlotte Brontë J. D. Salinger Emily Brontë Charlotte Brontë Step 2 Skimming Activity 1 Predict the main idea according to the title and the three writers? . Activity 2 Read the first two and last two sentences of each paragraph and match the main idea. Step 2 Skimming A. As women, the success of the three Bronte sisters is full of hardships, but they didn’t stop trying. B. After many rejections, Harry Potter became a global success and J.K. Rowling succeeded at last. Para. 3 C. A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Para. 4 D. Perseverance is the key to success. Para. 5 E. Although facing criticism with rejection, J.D. Salinger didn’t give up. Para. 1 Para. 2 Activity 3 Summarize the structure. What is the structure of the passage? P1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P4 P3 P2 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P5 A. B. C. D. Step 3 Scanning Narration? Exposition? Argumentation? example 1 Step 3 Scanning Activity 3 Summarize the structure. Brontë sisters J. K. Rowling J. D. Salinger example 2 example 3 Conclusion Introduction A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Perseverance is the key to success. Organize information from the passage and complete the diagram. Step 3 Scanning Introduction _____________________________________________ A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Example 1 Writer: _______________ Best known for:_______________________ Experience of rejection: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Eventual outcome: ______________________________________________________ J. K. Rowling Harry Potter She was told that her book was too difficult and too long for children and it was rejected twelve times by publishers. Harry Potter became a global success. Introduction _______________________________________________ A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Example 2 Writer: _______________ Best known for:_______________________ Experience of rejection: ______________________________________________________ Eventual outcome: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ He received criticism and rejections from several publishers. The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published. J. D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye Introduction _______________________________________________ A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Example 3 Writer: _______________ Best known for:________________________________________ Experience of rejection: ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________Eventual outcome: ______________________________________________________ Brontë sisters Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey 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. 16 What qualities helped the three authors, faced with multiple rejections, finally make their works “a global success” ,“an immediate best-seller”, and “classics of word literature”? Which one is the most important? Step 3 Scanning Success= talent+ hard work + luck + PERSEVERANCE the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties Step 4 Post-reading 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 Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons. Step 5 Share a video about Ma Yun’s experience of rejection. Step 4 Post-reading Step 4 Post-reading What can you learn from these wtiter and Ma Yun’s story? 1、Success comes to those who don’t give up. 2、Perseverrance can turn a bad beginning into a good ending. We regret to inform you... We are delighted to inform you... Summary Step 6 Self-evaluation £  Have I grasped the basic information of the writer---J.K. Rowling? £  Have I got the main idea and the structure of the passage? £  Have I found out the writers, their masterpieces, experiences of rejection or eventual outcome? £  Have I had the awareness of perseverance or learned their never giving up spirit? Step 7 Retell the writers’ stories using what you’ve learned, then share it in the next class. Write a short article to describe any other writer who had similar experiences ，using the words and expressions from the passage. Assignment: choose one of the following as your homework. Hold fast to your dreams and never yield —perseverance always wins in the end. （坚守梦想，永不退缩，坚持到底必能胜利。） $