(
课件网) Unit 2 Onwards and upwards 2 U N I T We Regret to Inform You … To learn about some successful writers and their stories by reading. To be able to draw on a positive attitude towards life from the growth stories of the three writers. 1. Which writer do you admire most Which book is your favourite 2. What qualities 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 4. Have you ever been successful because of persistence Share your story with your partner if you have. What do you know about these writers J.K. Rowling J.D. Salinger Emily Bront 1. Do you know why they are well-known 2. Can you share any stories about them 3. Did you hear of any stories about their difficulties and how did they overcome their difficulties They are considered as successful writers, but their success did not happen overnight. J.D. Salinger USA Jerome 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 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. Emily Jane Brontè (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 had three siblings who reached adulthood: her sisters, Charlotte and Anne, and her brother, Branwell. Emily Jane Brontè UK J.K. Rowling UK 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 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. _____ 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 _____ may have written and hidden several unpublished works.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. Rowling J.D. Salinger Emily Bront Research these writers online and match them to the information. 1 Now share anything else you know about These writers with the class. Read the title, guess what has been omitted by the ellipsis, and predict what this passage is mainly about. We Regret to Inform You … Something sad or disappointing happened. narrative (记叙文) argumentation (论说文) expository (说明文) Read the passage quickly and figure out the genre of the passage. 本文语篇类型为论说文。课文通过夹叙夹议的方式，讲述了几位卓越的作家曾被拒稿的经历和他们坚持不懈最后取得成功的故事，论述了仅靠天赋不足以获得成功，坚持不懈才是成功的关键这一道理。 How does the author support the theme of the text By giving examples. By stating arguments. By making compa ... ...
