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课件网) Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards onwards and upwards 勇往直前！ Can you guess who he/she is 1. I have written and hidden several unpublished works. 2. I am an American writer and my most famous book is a novel The Catcher in the Rye. J.D.Salinger Pre-reading 1. I am an English writer. 2. I had to pay to have my poetry published. 3. My representative work is Wuthering Heights. Emily Bront Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights, Emily Bront ’s only novel, unfolds a tragic love story on the stormy Yorkshire moors. Heathcliff, a rejected orphan, and Catherine’s intense bond fuels revenge, passion, and destruction across generations, probing love’s darkness and class’s cruelty. 1. My work was rejected 12 times. 2. I have the same birthday as my most famous character: 31 July. 3. I am the author of the Harry Potter series. J. K. Rowling What do they have in common they earned themselves international fame for their literary works. But what we don’t know is ...... We Regret to Inform You... Understanding ideas By the end of the class, I will be able to: 1.identify the structure and type of the text; 2.generalize(概括) the frustrations they were faced with and their reactions; 3.grasp the expressions related to the topic and express our own ideas freely; 4.develop a positive attitude towards life and cultivate the spirits of persistence Learning objectives Title Examples Conclusion What is the text type (genre) of the passage Argumentation Fast reading Introduction exposition 说明文 argumentation 议论文 explain / inform / introduce facts learn / understand topic + explanation + summary to persuade / convince accept / agree claim + evidence + strengthen the claim 1. What does “we regret to inform you...” indicate It indicates a rejection. Careful reading Read para. 1 carefully and answer the questions. Inoduction 2.What’s the topic sentence of para. 1 Many successful writers have previously faced rejections. Careful reading Read para. 2-4 carefully and complete the diagram. Examples Example 1 Read para. 2 carefully and complete the diagram. Writer Best known for Problems overcame Rejection experience ●She received comments that the book was _____ ●She received a total of _____ Eventual outcome The book became_____ J.K. Rowling Harry Potter a global success too difficult and too long for children 12 rejections She spent years surviving on little money and her first book received criticism from publishers and was rejected twelve times. How did J.K. Rowling turn her rejection into a success “ I was going to until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen.” —J.K. Rowling n’t give up Careful reading Read para. 2-4 carefully and complete the diagram. Examples Example 2 Read para. 3 carefully and complete the diagram. Writer Best known for Rejection experience He faced _____ from several publishers. Eventual outcome The book became_____ J.D. Salinger The Catch ... ...
