1、Strating out1.Watch the video and answer the questions.Who are the people metioneded in the video and waht are their achievements?Stephen Hawking was one of the worlds leading scientists.His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988,which became a best-seller.Nelson Mandela was the first bl
2、ack president of South Africa,who fought passionately against the all-white governments system of racial separation.In 1993,he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.Xu Beihong was a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western c
3、omposition to reflect a modern China.Their personsonal qualityes of perseverance,will power,determination,patientionce,leadership,talent and hard work made them secessful.What made them successful?2.Read the poem.Answer the question.D Dont quitont quitWhen things go wrong as they sometimes will,When
4、 the road youre trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile,but you have to sigh,When care is pressing you down a bit,Rest if you must,but dont you quit.请别放弃请别放弃情势时而不顺利情势时而不顺利，此，此乃意中之事乃意中之事,举步维艰举步维艰向上向上时时,口袋空空，口袋空空，债台高筑时债台高筑时,想要微笑却想要微笑却得得叹息时叹息时,忧忧虑重虑
5、重重压住重压住时时,必要必要之时请休息之时请休息,但你别放弃但你别放弃.埃德加阿尔伯特盖斯特(Edgar Albert Guest,1881 1959）是20世纪上半叶一位高产的美国诗人，以“人民诗人”著称。Life is queer with its twists and turns.As every one of us sometimes learns,And many a fellow turns about,When he might have won had he stuck it out;Don give up though the pace seems slow-You may
6、sueceed with another blow.命运起伏多古怪命运起伏多古怪,尽管有时会知道尽管有时会知道,(意指有时我们也没了解到命运多变性质意指有时我们也没了解到命运多变性质)只要坚持就胜利只要坚持就胜利有人却转身离去有人却转身离去脚步放慢没关系脚步放慢没关系但请千万别放弃但请千万别放弃还差一击就胜利还差一击就胜利 Success is failure turned inside outThe silver tint of the clouds of doubt.And you never can tell just how close you are,It may be near w
7、hen it seems so far;So stick to the fight when youtre hardest hit-Its when things seem worst that you must not quit.反转之间定成败反转之间定成败疑云后面是曙光疑云后面是曙光距离成功多近距离成功多近你却从来不自知你却从来不自知也许只在咫尺，也许遥不可及也许只在咫尺，也许遥不可及;即使遭到最重击，也要坚持不放弃即使遭到最重击，也要坚持不放弃情况变得再糟糕情况变得再糟糕 也要挺住不放弃也要挺住不放弃 What is the key message of the poem?Which o
8、f lifes difficulties are mentioned in the poem?What is your understanding of the line“Sucess is failure turned inside you”?Do you like tpoem?Give your reasons.The poem is all about perseverance,determination and willpower.Never give up especially when things go wrong.It reminds us that there are ele
9、ments of success within every failure,so we mustnt quit whatever difficulties we may encounter in life.Things sometimes go wrong;the road seems all uphill;the funds are low and the debts are high.Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succeed.On theroad to success,you have t
10、o experience failure first.In other words,failure is the mother of success.Studentsown answers.1.Research these writers on line and match them to the information.Understanding ideas1.has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July.2.may have written and hidden several unpublished work
11、s.3.had to pay to have his/her poetry published.J.K.RowingJ.D.SalingerEmily Bronte Background Information Joanne Rowling is a British author,screenwriter and producer,who uses the pen names J.K.Rowling and Robert Galbraith.She is best-known for writing the Harry Potter books,which to date have been
12、sold over 400 million copies and have won many awards.The books have also been made into films,of which Rowling approved all scripts and was a producer on the final versions.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them The Crimes of GrindelwaldJerome David Salinger(塞林格）塞林格）January 1st,1919January 27th,20
13、10 A great American writerHis representative works include:The Catcher in the Rye麦田里的守望者 Franny and Drouet弗兰尼和卓埃Raise the Roof高举屋梁Carpenter木匠们The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as one of the classic works of American literature in the 20th century.Emily Jane BrontJuly 30th,1818December 19th,1848An E
14、nglish writer and poet in the 19th centuryOne of the three famous Bronte sisterThe author of Wuthering Heights,the world famous literary masterpieceWuthering Heights is also the only novel in Emily Bronts life,but it is this book that established Emily Bronts position in the history of English liter
15、ature and world literature.Fast reading1.Read the text quickly and choose another suitable title for the passage.A.Life is Hard for Female Writers B.Good Things Come to Those Who Wait C.Never Give Up on Your Dreams D.Successful Writers2.Read the passage and find out what problems the writers overcam
16、e.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerBronte sistersShe spent years surviving on little money and her first book receivedcriticism from publishers and was rejected twelve times.He received criticism and rejections from publishers.At that time,women were not encouraged to become writers.Their book of poems which
17、they wrote under male names only sold two copies.Intensive readingOrganize information from the passage and complete the diagram P 16Introduction _Example 1Writer:_Best known for_Experience of rejection_Eventual outcome:_Example 2Writer:_Best known for _Experience of rejection_Eventual outcome:_Exam
18、ple 3Writer:_Best known for_Experience of rejection_Eventual outcome:_Conclusion:Never give up on your dreams Many successful writers received rejectionsJ.K.RowlingSalingerBronte sistersShe received 12 rejectionsHarry Potter series Harry Potter became a global success.The catcher in the RyeHe receiv
19、ed rejections from several publishersThe book became an immediate success.Wuthering HeightsJane EyreAgnes GreyTheir works are regarded as classics of world literature Emily Bronte had to pay to have her poetry publishedPost reading“We regret to inform you.”“We are delighted to inform you.”1.What mig
20、ht 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.Read the sentences from the passage and answer the questions.2.Which paragraph does each of the sentences come from?“We regret
21、to inform you.”comes from the first paragraph.“We are delighted to inform you.”comes from the last paragraph.3.Why does the author use them like this within the passage?The author intends to begin with the negative theme of rejection,but then reveal that perseverance can turn a bad beginning into a
22、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 first sentence is mirrored by the last sentence.Language pointsWe regret to inform you.These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,but words every writer knows we
23、ll.The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads 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
24、 happens overnight,but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection.regret to do sth 很遗憾地去做某事regret doing sth 后悔做过某事定语从句，修饰先行词the wordsdread sth/doing sth害怕做某事独立主格结构，作结果状语spend.doing.花费时间做了某事副词，在以前副词，在一夜之间Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received
25、 her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall.Rowling had spent years surviving on little money,spending all her time writing.When she finally finished her first book,she received comments from publis
26、hers along the lines of too difficult for children,too long,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 rejecions,one publisher ev
27、entually agreed to print 500 copies of her first book,and as we know,Harry Potter became a global sucecss,with over 400 millon books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.take for example以.为例have something in common with.与.有相同之处，此处指她也将面临一次次的退稿along the lines of.大概是.的话，像.的话ne
28、vertheless,尽管是这样被动语态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 struggled to get his works published.We feel that we dont know the central character well enough was the criticism he received
29、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 carried six chapters of The Catcher in the Rye with him and worked on the novel throughout his war service.When it w
30、as eventually published,the book became an immediate best-seller and went on to sell millions and millons of copies.all too often 经常，常常是批评和拒绝，along with.和.struggle to do 费力去做某事get something done使某事得以做好定语从句，修饰先行词the criticism动词的-ing形式作时间状语被动语态立刻成为了畅销书Perhaps the oveall prize for perseverance should g
31、o to three sisters from Victorian England who dreamt of seeing their words in print.This,however,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.Neverth
32、eless the sisters didnt 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 didnt give up.They started writing novels,and today Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre,Emily Bronts Watbering Heights and Anne Brontes Agnes Grey are re
33、garded as classics of world literature.In fact,its within the pages of Jane Eyre that we can find these words:I honour endurance,perseverance,industry,talent;because these are the means by which men achieve great ends.毅力定语从句修饰先行词three sisters,dream of doing 梦想某事发生定语从句修饰先行词a time,此处a time表示一个时期，可数名词停
34、止做某事under ones name以.的名字经典之作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 trying and eventually you will read the words We are delighted to inform you.it seems/seemed that.仿佛是.一点点，一丢丢play a part(in
35、 doing)在.上发挥作用keep doing 持续做某事我们很高兴地通知阁下.遗憾地告诉你遗憾地告诉你以以举例举例和和有共同之处有共同之处拒绝某人拒绝某人把把翻译成翻译成经常地；频繁地经常地；频繁地努力努力/挣扎着做某事挣扎着做某事起作用起作用；扮演角色扮演角色 1.regret to tell you _ 2.take.for example _ 3.have.in common with _ 4.turn sb down _ 5.translate.into _ 6.all too often _ 7.struggle to do sth _ 8.play a part _9.stick.on _ 10.survive on _ 11.along the lines _ 12.a total of _ 13.along with _ 14.regard.as _ 15.under.names 粘上粘上靠靠生存生存总共，总计总共，总计认为认为是是 用用名字名字与与一起一起,沿沿(顺顺)着着类似于（提及的方式或东西）类似于（提及的方式或东西）Homework1.Perseverance is the key to success.Do you agree or disagree,why?(in about 50 words)
