1、 Unit 2 Onwards and upwardsUnderstanding ideasUnderstanding ideasResearch these writers online and match them to the information.J.D.SalingerEmily BrontJ.K.Rowling1 _ has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July.2 _ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.3 _ had to p
2、ay to have his/her poetry published.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily Bront生生词词清清障障n.债务，欠款n.速度 进度v.通知，告知v.畏惧，惧怕adv.很少，难得adv 突然，一下子n.拒绝.否决n.名著;经典作品n.（忍）耐力_adv.然而，不过v.锲面不舍，坚持不解n.批评;指责n.手稿，底稿n.黑麦n.畅销书;畅销产品adj.英国维多利亚时代的v.保证;确保n.结果，后果_debtpaceinformdreadrarelyovernightrejection neverthelessperseverecriticism
3、manuscriptryebest-sellerVictorianclassicenduranceguaranteeoutcome Read the passage and match each paragraph with 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.J.K.Rowling kept trying and f
4、inally succeeded.Para.4 D.Perseverance is the key to success.Para.5 E.How the Bronte sisters succeeded.Read each paragraph of this passage and work out the main ideaWe regret to inform you.These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,but words every writer knows well.The response from a pu
5、blisher 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 happens overnight,but pe
6、rhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection.“我们很遗憾地通知您”这些是每个作家都害怕听到的话，但每个作家都很熟悉。出版商的回复回来了，作者急切地打开并阅读，当他们读到最后一句话时，他们的心沉了下来。你可能已经花了很多年放弃你的周末和空闲时间来写你一生的作品，但这是不够的。每个人都知道成功很少在一夜之间发生，但也许没有多少人知道许多非常成功的作家以前面临过退稿信。Main idea:A lot of highly successful writers pr
7、eviously received rejection letters.Take for example J.K.Rowling.When she received 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
8、writing.When she finally finished her first book,she received comments from publishers 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 tha
9、t would happen,she later posted.After a total of twelve rejecions,one publisher eventually 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.以罗琳为例。当她收到第一封拒绝信时，她决定这
10、意味着她现在和她最喜欢的作家有了共同之处，并把它贴在了厨房的墙上。罗琳曾有几年只有很少的钱生活，她把所有的时间都花在写作上。当她最终完成她的第一本书时，她收到了出版商的评论，大意是“对儿童来说太难了”、“太长了”、“儿童不会对它感兴趣”。尽管如此，她还是坚持下来了。“在每个出版商拒绝我之前，我不会放弃，但我经常担心这会发生，”她后来写道。在总共十二次退稿后，一家出版商最终同意印刷500册她的第一本书，正如我们所知，哈利波特在全球获得成功，售出了4亿多本书，并被翻译成70多种不同的语言。Main idea:Harry Potter became a global sucecss after Ro
11、wling received a total of 12 rejection letters.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
12、 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 carried six chapters of The Catcher in the Rye with him and worked on the novel throughou
13、t his war service.When it was eventually published,the book became an immediate best-seller and went on to sell millions and millons of copies.伟大作品的作者常常不得不面对批评和拒绝。J.D.塞林格从高中开始写短篇小说，但后来费尽周折他的作品才得以出版。“我们觉得我们对中心人物不够了解”是他在为麦田里的守望者写的手稿中受到的批评。尽管遭到几家出版商的拒绝，J.D.塞林格还是不放弃。即使在第二次世界大战期间他在美国军队服役时，他也随身携带了麦田里的守望者的
14、六章，并在整个战争期间为这部小说笔耕不辍。当它最终出版时，这本书立即成为畅销书，并继续销售数百万册。Main idea:Writers of great works often have had to face criticism along with rejection.Perhaps the oveall prize for perseverance should go to three sisters from Victorian England who dreamt of seeing their words in print.This,however,was a time when
15、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 male names.Even when the bo
16、ok 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 regarded as classics of world literature.In fact,its within the pages of Jane Eyre that we can find these words:I h
17、onour endurance,perseverance,industry,talent;because these are the means by which men achieve great ends.也许毅力的最高奖项应该颁给来自维多利亚时代的英国的三姐妹，她们梦想看到自己的文字出版。然而，这是一个不鼓励女性成为作家的时代。正如当时的桂冠诗人罗伯特骚塞写给其中一位的信中所说:“文学不能成为女性生活的一部分，也不应该成为。”尽管如此，三姊妹并没有停止努力。他们的回应是用男性的名字写一本诗集。即使这本书只卖了两册，三姊妹仍然没有放弃。他们开始写小说，今天夏洛蒂勃朗特的简爱、艾米莉勃朗特的
18、呼啸山庄和安妮勃朗特的阿格尼丝格雷被认为是世界文学的经典之作。事实上，在简爱的书里，我们可以找到这样的话:“我崇尚耐力、毅力、勤奋、才华；因为这些是人们实现伟大目标的手段.Main idea:Endurance,perseverance,industry,talent are the means by which men achieve great ends.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
19、,perseverance is the key.Keep trying and eventually you will read the words We are delighted to inform you.所以，光有天赋似乎不足以保证成功。虽然大量的努力和一点点运气起了作用，但毅力是关键。继续努力，最终你会读到“我们很高兴通知你”Main idea:Perseverance is the key to success.NoImage1.Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.A.Life I
20、s Hard for Female Writers B.Good Things Come to Those Who Wait C.Never Give Up on Your Dreams D.Successful WritersNoImageCRead the whole passage again and find out right answer to each question.2.What does the sentence in paragraph 2“When she received her first rejection letter,she decided that it m
21、eant she now had something in common with her favourite writers.”mean?A.She decided to remain poor for a long time.B.She decided not to give up like her favourite writers.C.She decided to receive a lot of rejection letters.D.She decided to publish her novel on her own account.B3.What can we learn ab
22、out J.K.Rowling?A.She was an excellent cook B.She usually wrote in the kitchenC.One publisher eventually agreed to print 5,00 copies of her first bookD.She published her novel on the internetC4.Who has served in the army according to the text?A.J.K.Rowling B.J.D.SalingerC.Charlotte BronteD.Emily Bro
23、nte B3.Whats the key to your finally success according to the passage?A.TalentB.A lot of hard workC.A touch of luckD.Perseverance D重重点点短短语语后悔做某事举个例子有.共同的把.贴在.上像.样的话拒绝总共在书中扮演一个角色_regret to dotake for examplehave.in common withstick onalong the lines ofturn downa total ofwithin pagesplay a partOrganiz
24、e information from the passage and complete the diagramIntroduction _Example 1Writer:_Best known for_Experience of rejection_Eventual outcome:_Example 2Writer:_Best known for _Experience of rejection_Eventual outcome:_Example 3Writer:_Best known for_Experience of rejection_Eventual outcome:_Conclusi
25、on: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 received 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 published
