1、 Unit 2 Onwards and upwardsUnderstanding ideas新标准新标准英语英语高中选择性必修第一册高中选择性必修第一册Activity 1 1 _ has the same birthday as his /her most famous character: 31 July.2 _ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.3 _ had to pay to have his / her poetry published.Match these writers to the informaio
2、n.J.K. RowlingEmily BrontJ.D. SalingerEmily BrontJ.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Activity 2 1 Life Is Hard for Female Writers2 Good Things Come to Those Who Wait3 Never Give Up on Your Dreams 4 Sucessful WritersChoose another suitable title for the passage. Read the passage and match each paragraph with
3、its main idea. Para.1 A. J. D. Salinger didnt give up and his book became a best- seller. Para.2 B. A lot of successful writers previously faced rejections. Para.3 C. Perseverance is the key to success. Para.4 D. J. K. Rowling kept trying and finally succeeded. Para.5 E. How the Bronte sisters succe
4、eded. Fast-reading 1. Whats the main idea of the passage? A.J. K. Rowling succeeded after a lot of failures. B. Most writers had experienced many failures before they succeeded. C. Every writer dreads the words“We regret to inform you. . . D. Rejected by some publishers,J. D. Salinger gave up. 2. We
5、 can infer from the first paragraph that A. each writer succeeded after many failures B. each writer was rejected for poor works C. a lot of writers succeeded overnight D. its common that a writer is rejected by a publisher 3. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Rowlings favorite writers n
6、ever received rejection letters B. Rowling had experienced 12 rejections before she succeeded C. Rowling was very rich before she was successful, D. Rowling never feared that her novel was rejected, 4. Why did the Bronte sisters write a book of poems under male names? A. Because they didnt want to b
7、e famous, B. Because they didnt love their own names, C. Because women weren t encouraged to become writers at the time. D. Because their father didnt allow them to use their own names.What problems did the writers overcome?J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Bront sisters Activity 6 Complete the diagram.Act
8、ivity 6 Complete the diagram.Introduction:Example 1:Writer: Best known for:Experience of rejection: Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. J.K. RowlingShe was told that her book was too difficult and too long for children and it was rejected twelve times by pub
9、lishers.Harry Potter became a global success.Harry PotterActivity 6 Complete the diagram.Introduction:Example 2:Writer: Best known for:Experience of rejection:Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. J.D. SalingerHe received criticism and rejections from several
10、publishers.The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published.The Catcher in the RyeActivity 6 Complete the diagram.Introduction:Example 3:Writer: Best known for:Experience of rejection:Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Bront sis
11、ters 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.Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes GreyConclusion:Perseverance is the key to success.Activity 6 Read
12、 the sentences and answer the questions.1 1 What might come next in each sentence?We regret to inform you that your book is rejected / turned down / refused.We are delighted to inform you that your book is accepted / well-received.2 Which paragraph does each of the sentences come from? Why does the
13、author use them like this within the passage?Activity 6 Read the sentences and answer the questions.2 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
14、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 dont give up. In addition, the passage is made complete by the way in which the fi
15、rst sentence is mirrored by the last sentence.Think & Share1 What can you learn from these writers? Stay true to your dreams and never give up.2 Have you read any books by these writers? Recommend one to your classmates.3 Do you know of any other writer who had similar experiences? Share their stori
16、es with the class.4 What words and expressions from the passage have you used to tell these stories? 1 “We regret to inform you. 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
17、it, their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence. You may have spent years giving up your weekends and free time to write your lifes work, yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that success rarely happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful w
18、riters have previously faced rejection. “我们抱歉地通知您.”这句话,对每个作家来说，既可怕又熟悉。出版商给了回信，作家急切地拆开来读，但读到这最后-句，心随即跌落谷底。你可能已经花费数年，放弃了周末和空闲时间去创作你的毕生作但这往往还不够。大家都明白，成功不是一朝一夕可以获得的;但也许很多人都不知道,很多卓越的作家也都曾被拒稿。 2 Take for example JK. Rowling. When she received her first rejection letter, she decided that it meant she now h
19、ad something in common with her favourite writers, and stuck it on her kitchen wall. Rowling had spent years surviving on lttle money, spending all her time writing. When she finally finished ber first book, she received comments from publishers along the lines of too diffcult for children, “too lon
20、g,“Children would not be interested in it. Nevertheless, she persevered.“I wasnt going to give up until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen, she later posted. After a total of twelve rejections, one publisher eventually agreed to print 500 copies of her first
21、book, and as we know, Harry Potter became a global success, with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages. J.K. 罗琳就是其中一位。当她收到第一封拒構信时，她决定把这看是自己与喜爱的作家之间有了共同主身，开把这封使贴在时房的墙上。罗琳过了很多年手拮据的生活，她把所有时间都用来写作。” 当她终于完成第一本书的，出版高给出的评价却是“对孩子来说太难理解“太长”“孩子将末会感六趣”等等。尽管加此，她依然
22、坚持不懈。“我不会放弃的，除作所有的出版商部拒绝我。不过我常常担心这真的会发生。”她后来说。在收到12封拒稿信后，终于有家出族商同意将她的第一本书印刚500題。我们都知道，哈利:波特后来在全球大获成功，销量超过4亿册，被翻译成了70多种不同的语言。 3 All too often writers of great works have had to face criticism along with rejection. J.D. Salinger started writing short stories in high school, but later strugled to get h
23、is works published. “We feel that we dont know the central character well enough was the criticism he received on his manuscript for The Catcher in the Rye. Despite rejections from several publishers, J.D. Salinger refused to give up. Even when serving in the US Army during the Second World War, he
24、carried six chapters of The Catcher in the Rye with him and worked on the novel throughout his war service. When it was eventually publisbed, the book became an immediate best- seller and went on to sell millions and millions of copies. 在被回绝的同时还要遭受批评，这在那些写出伟大作品的作家身_上太普遍了。J.D. 塞林格从高中时就开始写短篇小说了,但之后他的作
25、品却难以发表。“我们觉得自己无法充分理解中心人物。”这是麦田里的守望者的手稿受到的批评。即使被多家出版商回绝，J.D.塞林格也从未放弃。甚至在二战期间，他在美国陆军服役时，还随身携带了麦田里的守望者-书的六章内容，继续对小说进行修改。最终，这本书-一经出版，便立刻成为畅销书，卖出了.上千万册。 4 Perhaps the overall prize for perseverance should go to three sisters from Victorian England who dreamt of seeing their words in print. This, however,
26、 was a time when women were not encouraged to become writers. As the then Poet Laureate, Robert Southey, wrote to one of them: Literature cannot be the business of a womans life, and it ought not to be. Nevertheless, the sisters didnt stop trying. Their response was to write a book of poems under ma
27、le names. Even when the book sold only two copies, the sisters still didnt give up. They started writing novels, and today Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre, Emily Bronts Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontes Agnes Grey are regarded as classics of world literature. In fact, it is within the pages of Jane Eyr
28、e that we can find these words:“I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends. 也许，坚持不懈的最高荣誉应该颁给来自英国维多利亚时代的三姐妹。她们梦想着看到自己的作品出版。然而，这是一个不鼓励妇女成为作家的时代。当时的桂冠诗人，罗伯特.骚塞，在给她们其中一位的信中写道:“文学不可能也不应该成为女人的事业。”尽管如此，三姐妹并没有放弃尝试。她们的应对方式是以男性名字为笔名写了一本诗集。虽然
29、这本诗集只卖出了两册，但她们还是没有放弃，转而开始写小说。如今，夏洛蒂.勃朗特的简.爱、艾米莉.勃朗特的呼啸山庄和安妮.勃朗特的艾格妮丝.格雷被认为是世界文学的经典之作。其实，这正印证了我们在简.爱中读到的:“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.”5 So, it seems that talent alone isnt enough to guarantee success. While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance is the key. Keep try
30、ing and eventually you will read the words “We are delighted to inform you.因此，仅靠天赋似乎不足以保证获得成功。不懈的努力和一点点运气固然很重要，但坚持不懈才是关键。坚持下去，你终会收到这样的回复:“我们高兴地通知您.” After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks. Everyone knows that success 1._（rare) happens overnight, but perhaps not many know that
31、a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced 2._( reject)! When J. K. Rowling received her first rejection letter, she 3._ (stick) it on her kitchen wall. Rowling had spent years 4._( survive) on little money，spending all her time writing. After 5._total of twelve rejections, she succeed
32、ed. As, we know, Harry Potter became a 6._ ( globe) success. J. D. Salinger started writing short stories in high school，but later struggled to get his work 7._( publish). Despite rejections from several publishers, he refused to give up. Perhaps the overall prize 8. _perseverance should go to the B
33、ronte Sisters. There was a time 9. _women were not encouraged to become writers,so they had to write a book of poems under male names. Even when the book sold only two copies ，the sisters still didnt give up. It seems that talent alone isnt enough 10._ ( guarantee) success. While a lot of hard work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance is the key.
