1、选择性必修一 Unit2 Understanding ideas高二年级 英语 1.What：本篇课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得到成功的故事，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。2.Why：旨在帮助同学们通过读前、读中、读后活动深入理解课文，赏析课文，探究主题意义，培养思维能力。3.How：引导同学们感知文章的语篇结构及语言特点，运用语篇相关表达进行交流，汲取积极的人生态度，加深对单元主题的认识。Analysis of the materialLeading-inWe regret to infor
2、m youThink about the following questions:Q1:What might come next in each sentence?Q2:Whats your feeling when you get such replies?We are delighted to inform youTask 1:Look at these two sentences and answer the questions.Leading-inWe regret to inform youWhat might come next in each sentence?We regret
3、 to inform you that your book is rejected/turned down/refusedWe are delighted to inform you that your book is accepted/well receivedWhats your feeling when you get such replies?Teachers opinion:I will be frustrated or depressed if I receive a letter beginning with“we regret to inform you”,while I mu
4、st be filled with joys when the letter begins with“We are delighted to inform you”.We are delighted to inform youFast-reading Task 1:Go through the passage and find out who they are and what they are famous for.Fast-readingFast-readingFast-readingFast-readingJ.K.Rowling Writing the Harry Potter book
5、sThe Bronte SistersCharlotte Bronte:Jane EyreEmily Bronte:Wuthering HeightsAnne Bronte:Agnes GreyJ.D.SalingerWidely-read novel The Catcher in the RyeBackground informationJoanne Rowling:Joanne Rowling is a British author,screenwriter and producer,who uses the pen names J.K.Rowling and Robert Galbrai
6、th.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.Background informationJerome David Salinger:Je
7、rome David Salinger 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 bee
8、n interviewed since 1980.Background informationThe Bronte Sisters:The Bronte Sisters,Charlotte,Emily,and Anne,are well known as a trio(三重奏）of sibling（兄弟姐妹）poets and novelists.They originally published their poems and novels under masculine（男性的）pseudonyms（笔名）,following the custom of the times practic
9、ed by female writers.Their works were accepted as masterpieces of literature.Fast-readingTask 2:Please read the passage fast.Divide the whole passage into 3 parts and get the main idea of each part.Part 1:Para()_Part 2:Para()_Part 3:Para()_Fast-readingFast-readingFast-readingFast-readingTask 2:Pleas
10、e read the passage fast.Divide the whole passage into 3 parts and get the main idea of each part.Part 1:Para(1)_Part 2:Para(2-4)_Part 3:Para(5)_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Three examples of the writers experiences.Perseverance is the key to success.Careful-reading Tas
11、k 1:Read the passage carefully and find out the information about the following questions.Q1:Why were the authors rejected at first?Q2:What did they reply to the rejection?Q3:What achievements did they get at last?Q4:What do you think made them successful?Discuss them with your teammates and fill th
12、e following form.Fast-readingFast-readingFast-readingCareful-readingReasons for rejectionReplyAchievementReasons for successJ.K.RowlingHer book was too _ and _,Children would not be _ in it.She never _ until every publisher _ her _.Harry Potter became a _ success.J.D.SalingerThe publisher didnt know
13、_.He refused to _.The book became an _.Bronte sistersIt was a time when _ were not _ to become writers.The sisters didnt _.They wrote a book of _ under male names.They didnt _ when the book sold 2 copies.Their books are regarded as _ of world literature.Careful-readingReasons for rejectionReplyAchie
14、vementReasons for successJ.K.RowlingHer book was too _ and _,Children would not be _ in it.She never _ until every publisher _ her _.Harry Potter became a _ success.J.D.SalingerThe publisher didnt know_.He refused to _.The book became an _.Bronte sistersIt was a time when _ were not _ to become writ
15、ers.The sisters didnt _.They wrote a book of _ under male names.They didnt _ when the book sold 2 copies.Their books are regarded as _ of world literature.too difficulttoo longinterestedgave upturneddownglobalthe central charactergive upimmediate best-sellerwomenencouragedstop tryingpoemsgive upclas
16、sicsA lot of hard work,a touch of luck and perseverance.Careful-readingTask 2:Choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1.Life Is Hard for Female Writers2.Good Things Come to Those Who Wait3.Never Give Up on Your Dreams4.Successful WritersCareful-readingTask 2:Choose anothe
17、r suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1.Life Is Hard for Female Writers2.Good Things Come to Those Who Wait3.Never Give Up on Your Dreams4.Successful WritersKnowledge learning 1.“We regret to inform you”These are the words that every writer dreads receiving,but words every writer kn
18、ows well.(Para 1 Line 1)regret to inform you是拒稿的委婉表达。e.g.We regret to inform you that it is impossible for us to accept your book.dread+doing=be frightened to do e.g.He dreaded having to go to the dentist.dreadful adj.=terrible dread n.(U)of doing e.g.Her dread of cancer made her change her life sty
19、le.Knowledge learning2.The response from a publisher comes back and the writer eagerly opens and reads it,their hearts sinking when they reach that final sentence.(Para 1,Line 6)独立主格结构(Absolute Construction)：名词（代词）+现在分词/过去分词/不定式/形容词/副词/介词短语/名词e.g.Time permitting,I will go with you.=If time permits,I
20、 will go with you.The work done,he went back home.=When the work was done,he went back home.Knowledge learning 3.Everyone knows that success rarely happens overnight,but perhaps not many know that a lot of highly successful writers have previously faced rejection.(Para 1,Line 12)rarely是表示否定意义的副词=not
21、 often,seldom,这类副词置于句首是整个句子需要部分倒装。e.g.We rarely meet each other recently.=Rarely do we meet each other recently.previously=before now or before a particular time(Para 1,Line 15)previous adj.e.g.the previous year Knowledge learning4.When she received her first rejection letter,she decided that it mea
22、nt she now had something in common with her favourite writers,and stuck it on her kitchen wall.(Para 2,Line 4)havein common with=to share the same interests or to have similar characteristics withe.g.We have something in common with each otherthat is the love of peace.Although they are sisters,they
23、have nothing in common with each other.Knowledge learning 5.As we know,Harry Potter became a global success,with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages.(Para 2,line 2 to last line)with复合结构：with+名词（代词）+名词/形容词/副词/介词短语/不定式/现在分词/过去分词 e.g.With the machine he
24、lping us,we will finish the work on time.（原因状语）He used to sleep with the windows open.（伴随状语）The road with fruit trees planted on both sides leads to the mountain village.（定语）Knowledge learning6.All too often writers of great works have had to face criticism along with rejection.(Para 3,Line 1)all to
25、o often=frequently criticism n.批评 名词后缀-sm:realism现实主义，communism共产主义，socialism社会主义 criticize v.批评 e.g.She is always criticizing her friends for being selfish.critical adj.批评的，批判性的 e.g.critical thinkingKnowledge learning7.“I honour endurance,perseverance,industry,talent;because these are the means by
26、which men achieve great ends.”(Para 4,Line 3 to last line)endurance=the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful over a long period of timeindustry=working very hard e.g.No one doubts his endurance,his industry or his integrity.Language practiceTask 1:Organize information from the pa
27、ssage and complete the diagram.Language practiceTask 2:Retell the story of only one writer according to the diagram.Practical applicationTask1:Talk about the following questions and share your ideas with your classmates.Q1:What can you learn from these writers?Q2:What will you do in your future life
28、 as you are inspired by the writers?Practical applicationQ1:What can you learn from these writers?Teachers opinion:I understand that no matter what difficulty I have in my daily life,I will never give up.I do believe that I will realize my dream due to the perseverance,endurance,industry and confide
29、nce.Q2:What will you do in your future life?Teachers opinion:First,I will set a goal.Then,I will do my work with my whole heart.Although patience and persistence are painful,they can gradually bring me good.Practical applicationTask2:Think about the following situations,and share your own ideas with
30、 your classmates.Situation 1:You will be a college graduate.If you are rejected by a famous company,what will you do?Situation 2:If given an opportunity,would you like to be a bird who is ordinary but always happy or an eagle who is beyond the cloud but enduring?Why?Practical applicationSituation 1:
31、You will be a college graduate.If you are rejected by a famous company,what will you do?Teachers opinion:After being rejected,maybe I will feel sad or depressed.But I have to continue to work hard,draw lessons from the past,polish myself,enrich myself and try again.Head for my dream.Practical applic
32、ationSituation 2:If given an opportunity,would you like to be a bird who is ordinary but always happy or an eagle who is beyond the cloud but enduring?Why?Teachers opinion:I would like to be an eagle who is beyond the cloud but enduring.Because I want to fly high to expand my horizon,to suffer the p
33、ain,to experience great hardship,to approach the sun.I do believe no human can repel a firm hope.Homework1.Read the passage fluently after class.2.Tell one story of the three writers to your friends or your family.3.Write another short passage about either Stephen Hawking or Nelson Mandela,including
34、 their personal qualities,their experiences,and their achievements.Vocabulary for reference:perseverance,willpower,determination,patience,leadership,talent and hard workbe well known forfight for racial equalitybe awarded The important thing in life is to h a v e a g r e a t a i m,a n d t h e determination to attain it.As Hugo o n c e s a i d,“P e o p l e l a c k t h e willpower,rather than strength.”I do hope everyone should work hard,because as long as you do everything with all efforts,there is nothing that cannot be conquered.Thank you!
