Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Understanding ideas课件--高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册.pptx

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1、We Regret to Inform YouWe Regret to Inform YouTo know some successful writers and their stories.To figure out the reasons why they achieve success.To understand the passage by using different reading skills.Answer the questions.1.Which writer do you admire most?Which book is your favourite?2.What qu

2、alities does the person you admire have?What is the key to his/her success?3.If you wrote a story for a magazine and it was rejected,what would you do?Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage.Then predict what this passage is mainly about.We Regret to Inform YouWe Regret to Inform YouW

3、hat do you know about these writers?Match them to the information.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily BrontJ.D.SalingerUSAJerome David Salinger(1919-2010)was an American writer known for his widely-read novel The Catcher in the Rye.Following his early success publishing short stories and The Catcher in the

4、 Rye,Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century.He published his final original work in 1965 and had not been interviewed since 1980.Charlotte Bront(1816-1855)and her sisters Emily Bront(1818-1848)and Anne Bront(1820-1849)have charmed,inspired,and even shocked readers from the Vic

5、torian Era to the present.The Bront family was a literary phenomenon better than any other before or since.Emily Bront(1818-1848)was an English writer who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell.She is best known for her one novel,Wuthering Heights,today a classic of English literature.Emily Jane Bront

6、J.K.RowlingUKJoanne Rowling,pen names J.K.Rowling and Robert Galbraith,is a British novelist,best known as the author of the Harry Potter series.The books have gained worldwide attention,won many awards,and sold more than 400 million copies.They have become the best-selling book series in history an

7、d been the basis for a series of Harry Potter films._ has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July._ may have written and hidden several unpublished works._ had to pay to have his/her poetry published.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily BrontJ.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily BrontRead the pass

8、age quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5A.Success rarely happens overnight,and many successful writers have faced rejection.B.Three sisters from Victorian English had great perseverance.C.J.D Salinger also had to face criticism along with rejection.D.Har

9、d work and luck play a part,perseverance is the key.E.Take for example J.K.Rowling.1.What can we learn from the first paragragh?A.As long as we stick to writing,we can all become writers.B.It is very normal for many writers to receive rejections of their works.C.The publisherss reply will be a delig

10、ht to the author.D.The more successful a writer is,the more rejection letters he receive.2.How did she react when J.K.Rowling received her first rejection letter?A.She thought her work was too difficult for children.B.She no longer wantedd to be writer again.C.She continued to write her novel all he

11、r time.D.She decided to print 500 copies of her first book.3.Why did J.D.Sanlinger carry six chapters of his book with him?A.He wanted to relax himself on the battlefield.B.He wanted to read his work to his comrades in the army.C.He knew that his book would be loved by the soldiers.D.He did not give

12、 up his dream of writing.4.Who wrote the novel Jane Eyre?A.Charlotte.B.Robert.C.Anne.D.Emily5.What does the author think i the most important factor to success?A.Perseverance.B.Talent.C.Publishers D.RejectionsOrganize information from the passage and complete the diagram.Introduction_A lot of succes

13、sful writers have previously faced rejection.Example 1Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_J.K.RowlingHarry PotterShe 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.In

14、troduction_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Example 2Writer:_Best know 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.SalingerThe

15、 Catcher in the RyeIntroduction_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Example 3Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Bront sistersJane Eyre,Wuthering Heights and Agnes GreyWomen were not encouraged to become writers at that time.Their book of poems w

16、hich they wrote under male names sold only two copies.Their novels are regarded as classics of world literature.Introduction_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Example 1Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Example 2Writer:_Best know for:_Experien

17、ce of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Example 3Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Conclusion _Perseverance is the key to success.Read paragraph 1 and answer the question.What do these words We regret to inform you.mean to writers?What do they feel when they read them from

18、 a publisher?Have you received these words before?These words mean the writers works are rejected by publishers.Their hearts sink when they reach that final sentence.Some of us may have received these words.For example,one may not be admitted by a key school because low marks.1)Why did J.K.Rowling s

19、tick her first rejection letter on her kitchen wall?Because it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers.What she did showed that she was optimistic.Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.2)Have you read Rowlings books?What do you think of her books?3)Why did the publishers

20、 reject her book?Because publishers consider her book too difficult for children,too long,Children would not be interested in it.What can we learn from her?What difficulties did J.D.Salinger get over to publish his masterpiece?What can we learn from him?Despite rejections from several publishers,J.D

21、.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.Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.What difficulties were the Bront sisters faced with?What c

22、an we learn from them?Victorian England 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.I honour endurance,perseverance,industry,talent;because these ar

23、e the means by which men achieve great ends.Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.1.What can you learn from these writers?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 stories with the class.4.What words and expressions from the passage have you used to tell these stories?Research other writers who had similar experiences online.