1、Guess WhomaleBritishscientistphysics and cosmologyblack holesdisabledGuess WhomaleblackpresidentNobel Peace PrizeequalitySouth Africa Guess WhoartistChinesethe 1st half of the 20th centuryink-and-wash paintingreformation of Chinese arthorsesGuess WhoauthorBritish femalea poor single motherwizarding
2、worldHarry PotterActivity 1 1.Who are the people mentioned in the video and what are their achievements?2.What made them successful?NamesAchievementsWhat made themsuccessfulStephen Hawkingwas one of the worlds leading scientists.His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988,which became a b
3、est-seller.Their personal qualities of perseverancewillpower,determination,patience,leadership,talent and hard work made them successful.Nelson Mandelawas the first black president of South Africa,who fought passionately against the all-white governments system of racial separation.In 1993.he was aw
4、arded the Nobel Peace Prize.Xu Beihongwas a Chinese artist who created a new form of national art that combined traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western composition to reflect a modern China.What setbacks have you encountered in your life?Activity 2 2.Why do we feel like quitting?【Which
5、of lifes difficulties are mentioned in the poem?】Things sometimes go wrong;the road seems all uphill:the funds are low and the debts are high.Activity 2 3.What is your understanding of the line“Success is failure turned inside out”?Within each failure are lessons that must be learnt in order to succ
6、eed.On the road to success,you have to experience failure first.In other words“failure is the mother of success.”Activity 2 1.What is the key message of the poem?The poem is all about perseverance,determination and willpower.Never give up especially when things go wrong.It reminds us that there are
7、elements of success within every failure,so we mustnt quit whatever difficulties we may encounter in life.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1 1 _ has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July.2 _ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.3 _ had to pay to have his/her poetry published.Match thes
8、e writers to the information.1 J.K.Rowling 2 J.D.Salinger 3 Emily BrontJ.K.RowlingEmily BrontJ.D.Salinger What do you know about the writer?J.D.SalingerBorn:January 1,1919,New York CityDied:January 27,2010(aged 91)Cornish,New HampshireOccupation:a short story writer,novelistE d u c a t i o n:M a r n
9、 i x C o l l e g e,N e w Yo r k University,Columbia UniversityNotable works:The Catcher in the Rye(1951)Nine Stories(1953)Raise High the Roof Beam,Carpenters and Seymour:An Introduction(1963)Franny and Zooey(1961)u Born:July 31,1965,Yate,near Bristol,Englandu Occupation:an British author who is one
10、of the worlds most successful and wealthiest authors known for her popular childrens books Harry Potter series.u Notable work:Harry PotterHarry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone(1998,film 2001)Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(1998,film 2002)Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban(1999,film 2004
11、)Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(2000,film 2005)Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix(2003,film 2007),Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince(2005,film 2009)Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows(2007,filmed in 2 parts 2010 and 2011)What do you know about the writer?What do you know about the w
12、riter?Emily BrontBorn:July 30,1818,Thornton,Yorkshire,EnglandD i e d:D e c e m b e r 1 9,1 8 4 8,H a w o r t h,YorkshireOccupation:an English novelist and poet who produced but one novel who was perhaps the greatest of the three Bront sisters.Notable work:Wuthering Heights(1847),a highly imaginative
13、 work of passion and hate set on the Yorkshire moors,darkens rather than solves the mystery of her spiritual existence.Activity 2 What problems did the writers overcome?J.K.Rowling She spent years surviving on little money and her first book received criticism from publishers and was rejected twelve
14、 times.J.D.Salinger He received criticism and rejections from publishers.Bront sisters At that time,women were not encouraged to become writers.Their book of poems which they wrote under male names,only sold two copies.Activity 2 1.Whats the thesis statement of the passage?2.What problems did the wr
15、iters overcome?How would you feel if you received a rejection letter?What will be mentioned next according to the last sentence?highly successful writers-have faced rejection how do they respond to it?Activity 4 Complete the diagram.Introduction:Example 1:Writer:Best known for:Experience of rejectio
16、n: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 publishers.Harry Potter became a global success.Harry PotterActivity 4 Complete the diagram.Introductio
17、n: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 publishers.The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published.The Catcher in
18、 the RyeActivity 4 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 sisters Women were not encouraged to become writers at that time.Their book of poems which they wrote under
19、male names sold only two copies.Their novels are regarded as classics of world literature.Jane Eyre,Wuthering Heights and Agnes GreyActivity 4 Complete the diagram.Introduction:Example 3:Writer:Best known for:Experience of rejection:Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced
20、rejection.Bront sisters 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 succes
21、s.“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 it,their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence.You may have spent years giving up your wee
22、kends 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 writers have previously faced rejection.a polite way of saying that you are sorry about it.inform sb ofabout
23、sthdread doing sth to thinkconj.little,seldom,scarcelyface sth,be faced with“We regret to inform you.”These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,but words every writer knows well.“我们抱歉地通知您”这句话，对每个作家来说，既可怕又熟悉。1.regret doing sth.后悔/遗憾做了某事 regret to do sth.后悔/遗憾去做某事 regret that.（某人）后悔很抱歉地通知
24、您，您的申请未能通过。We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.他很后悔提及那些事。He regretted ever having mentioned it.很抱歉我不能接受您的邀请。I regret that I am unable to accept your invitation.2.dread doing sth.害怕做某事 dread to do sth.害怕去做某事 dread that.（某人）害怕我害怕生病。I dread being sick.我害怕去想到如果真的有火灾，将会发
25、生什么。I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here.她害怕孩子会被带走。She dreaded that her child might be taken from her.动词不定式to inform和动名词receiving在句中作宾语：有些动词后面通常用动词的-ing形式作宾语，如：avoid,enjoy,mind,feel like等。有些动词后面通常用动词不定式to do作宾语，如：want,offer,decide,fail,refuse,ask,pretend,intend,attempt,
26、teach,discuss等。有些动词后面可以用这两种形式作宾语，且意思基本相同，如：like,love,prefer,hate,start等。独立主格名词（代词）名词（代词）+现在分词现在分词-明天假设天气好，我们就进行比赛。明天假设天气好，我们就进行比赛。We shall play the match tomorrow,weather permitting.名词（代词）名词（代词）+过去分词过去分词-如果给我们更多的时间，我们会把工作做得更好。如果给我们更多的时间，我们会把工作做得更好。More time given,we should have done the job much bet
27、ter.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 writing.When she finally finishe
28、d 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”.take.for example=take.as an examplestick stuck stucksimilar to sth like sthWhen she received her first rejection letter,she decided that it meant
29、she now had something in common with her favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall.当她收到第一封拒稿信时，她决定把这看作是自己与喜爱的作家之间有了共同之处，并把这封信贴在厨房的墙上。have.in common with.与有共同点 这两种文化有很多共同点。The two cultures have a lot in common.我和Jane没有共同点。I have nothing in common with Jane.Nevertheless,she persevered.“I wasn
30、t 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 book,and as we know,Harry Potter became a global success,with over 400 million boo
31、ks sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.despite the fact thatperseverance1.to reject 2.to reduce the noiseheat.in total 总计agree to doAll too often writers of great works have had to face criticism along with rejection.J.D.Salinger started writing short stories in high schoo
32、l,but later struggled to get his 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.too frequentlystruggle forto doget sth doneThe novel details two days in the life of 16-year-old Holden Caulfield a
33、fter he has been expelled from be forced to leave prep school.Confused and disillusioned,Holden searches for truth and rails against complain about sth/sb the“phoniness”of the adult world.He ends up exhausted and emotionally unstable.The Catcher in the Rye takes the loss of innocence as its primary
34、concern.Holden wants to be the“catcher in the rye”someone who saves children from falling off a cliff,which can be understood as a metaphor for entering adulthood.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
35、 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 was eventually published,the book became an immediate best-seller and went on to sell millions and millions of copies.despite the fact thatserve as;serve sb sth
36、=serve sth to sbto try hard to improve or achieve sth Perhaps the overall 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 women were not encouraged to become writers.As the then Poet Laureate,Robert South
37、ey,wrote to one of them:“Literature cannot be the business of a womans life,and it ought not to be.”to be given to sb/sth dream ofabout doingA Poet Laureate is a person who has been officially chosen to write poetry for the countrys important occasions.Poet LaureateRobert Southey,(born Aug.12,1774,B
38、ristol,Gloucestershire,Eng.died March 21,1843,Keswick,Cumberland),English poet and writer of miscellaneous(各种各样的)prose who is chiefly remembered for his association with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth,both of whom were leaders of the early Romantic movement.Robert SoutheyNevertheless
39、,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 Brontes Wuthering Heights and Anne Brontes Agnes Grey are regard
40、ed as classics of world literature.In fact,it is 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.”under the name of.by means ofend:an aim or a purpose So,it seems that talent alone
41、 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.”guarantee sththatBasic human rights are now guaranteed.a very small amounthave/play a part(in sth):to
42、be involved in sthKeep trying and eventually you will read the words“We are delighted to inform you.”坚持下去，你终会收到这样的回复：“我们高兴地通知您”delighted:adj.very pleased and happy 愉快的，高兴的我很高兴你能留下来。I was delighted that you could stay.她用玩具取悦孩子。She delighted the children with toys.这是我见过的最令人愉快的花园。It was the most deligh
43、tful garden I had ever seen.Activity 4 Read the sentences and answer the questions.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
44、 sentences come from?Why does the author use them like this within the passage?Activity 4 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 paragra
45、ph.“We are delighted to inform 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 b
46、y the way in which the first sentence is mirrored by the last sentence.regret to inform youdread doinghighly successful writersface rejectiontake.for examplehave sth in common withsurvive on little moneyturn downa total ofagree to do抱歉地通知您害怕做某事卓越成功的作家面临拒稿（拒绝）以.为例和.有共同点靠微薄的钱度日（生活拮据）拒绝总计.同意做某事be trans
47、lated in to different languagesall too oftenface criticism along with refectionstruggle to doget his works publishedserve in the armywork on the novelthroughout his war servicethe prize for perseverance should go to.被翻译成不同的语言时常，经常面临回绝并遭受批评争取斗争做某事出版他的作品在军队服役致力于写小说在战时服役期间坚持不懈的荣誉应该颁给.dream of doingsee their words in printunder ones name under the name ofbe regarded as classics of world literatureachieve great endsguarantee successa touch of luckplay a part（in）sthbe delighted to inform you梦想做某事看到他们的作品（文字）出版以.的名字被视为世界文学的经典之作实现宏大的目标保证获得成功一点点运气在.中起作用高兴地通知您
