PART 1 · LEAD-IN
Onwards and upwards
We regret to inform you…
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We regret to inform you…
We regret to inform you…
What does this sentence mean?
✅ 正确！"regret" 意为"遗憾"，这通常是一封拒绝信的开头。
How would you feel if you received such a letter?
（可以多选，点击查看释义）
Disappointed
失望的
Sad
难过的
Determined to try again
决心再试一次
THINK
Does rejection mean the end of the road?
→ 让我们带着问题进入课文，寻找答案。
PART 2 · READ AND DISCOVER
Who faced rejection?
点击人物卡片，了解他们的经历
📚
J. K. Rowling
Author of Harry Potter
👆 点击查看经历
• She received twelve rejections before a publisher agreed to print her first book.
• Her first book eventually became part of the globally successful Harry Potter series.
• Her first book eventually became part of the globally successful Harry Potter series.
📖
J. D. Salinger
Author of The Catcher in the Rye
👆 点击查看经历
• He struggled to get his works published.
• He continued working on The Catcher in the Rye despite rejection and criticism.
• The book eventually became a best-seller.
• He continued working on The Catcher in the Rye despite rejection and criticism.
• The book eventually became a best-seller.
✒️
The Brontë sisters
Writers of literary classics
👆 点击查看经历
• They faced prejudice against women writers.
• They published poems under male names.
• Their novels eventually became classics of world literature.
• They published poems under male names.
• Their novels eventually became classics of world literature.
🎯 Match the Writers with Their Challenges
点击左侧人物，再点击右侧对应的经历进行配对。
Writers
J. K. Rowling
J. D. Salinger
The Brontë sisters
Challenges
A. Faced prejudice against women writers.
B. Received twelve rejections before publication.
C. Continued working on a novel despite rejection and criticism.
得分：0 / 3
What helped them succeed?
Which factor is the key to their success?
Talent
Luck
Perseverance
💡 很好的想法！让我们在课文中寻找答案。
PART 3 · MEET THE WRITERS
From Rejection to Success
点击时间线上的节点，了解每一位作家的奋斗历程
📚 J. K. Rowling
Rejection
收到拒绝信，作品不被认可
Twelve rejections
经历了 12 次拒绝
A publisher accepted
终于有一家出版商接受了她的作品
Global success
哈利·波特系列风靡全球
📖 J. D. Salinger
Rejection & criticism
作品被拒，还遭受批评
Continued writing
坚持写作，从未放弃
Publication
作品得以出版
Best-seller
成为畅销书作家
✒️ The Brontë sisters
Gender prejudice
面对对女性作家的偏见
Male pen names
使用男性笔名发表作品
Continued writing
坚持创作，笔耕不辍
Literary classics
作品成为世界文学经典
1 Did these writers achieve success immediately?
REFERENCE ANSWER
No. They all faced rejection or difficulties before they became successful.
2 What difficulties did they face?
REFERENCE ANSWER
Rowling faced rejections. Salinger faced rejection and criticism. The Brontë sisters faced prejudice against women writers.
3 What did they do after facing rejection?
REFERENCE ANSWER
They kept trying and refused to give up.
💡 点击问题查看参考答案
PART 4 · THINK AND DISCUSS
Is talent alone enough?
探究成功的关键因素
Is talent alone enough to guarantee success?
✅ 正确！光有天赋是不够的。让我们看看课文中是怎么说的。
"Talent alone isn't enough to guarantee success."
仅仅有天赋不足以保证成功。
What else do we need?
（点击关键词查看中文释义）
Hard work
勤奋努力
A touch of luck
一点点运气
Perseverance
坚持不懈 / 毅力
THE KEY
Perseverance is the key.
What can we learn from these writers?
选择一个表达，结合自己的经历分享一下：
Rejection is not necessarily the end.
Keep trying and move onwards and upwards!
Keep trying and move onwards and upwards!
PART 5 · LANGUAGE FOCUS
Key Sentence Patterns
三个核心句型 · 理解 → 判断 → 仿写
1
Despite + noun / noun phrase
ORIGINAL SENTENCE · 原文
"Despite rejections from several publishers, J.D. Salinger refused to give up."
PATTERN · 句型提炼
Despite + 名词/名词短语, 主句
中文含义：尽管……，仍然……
中文含义：尽管……，仍然……
NOTE · 说明
Despite 是介词，后面接名词或名词短语，不能直接接完整的主谓结构。
💡 互动判断：哪个句子正确？
✅ A 正确！"the difficulties" 是名词短语，符合 "despite + 名词" 的用法。
B 错误：despite 后面不能直接接主语 + 谓语的完整句子。
B 错误：despite 后面不能直接接主语 + 谓语的完整句子。
✍️ 仿写练习
Despite many difficulties, she stuck to her dream.
尽管遇到了许多困难，她仍然坚持自己的梦想。
📝 请模仿句型，写一句你自己的话（可以描述自己或他人面对困难时坚持不懈的经历）：
REFERENCE SENTENCE
Despite many failures, he kept working on his invention.
2
Even when + clause
ORIGINAL SENTENCE · 原文
"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."
PATTERN · 句型提炼
Even when + 主语 + 谓语, 主句
中文含义：即使在……的时候，仍然……
中文含义：即使在……的时候，仍然……
NOTE · 补充说明
原文中的 "Even when serving…" 是省略形式，可以理解为 "Even when he was serving…"。
我们先学习完整的 Even when 引导的时间状语从句。
我们先学习完整的 Even when 引导的时间状语从句。
💡 互动判断：哪个句子使用了完整从句？
💡 A 使用了完整从句（we + face），B 使用了省略形式（facing failure）。
两种表达都正确！本环节的重点是掌握完整从句结构。
两种表达都正确！本环节的重点是掌握完整从句结构。
✍️ 仿写练习
Even when we face failure, we shouldn't give up easily.
即使面对失败，我们也不应该轻易放弃。
📝 请模仿句型，将其运用到新的学习或生活情境中：
REFERENCE SENTENCE
Even when we meet with difficulties, we should keep moving forward.
3
be not enough to do sth.
ORIGINAL SENTENCE · 原文
"Talent alone isn't enough to guarantee success."
PATTERN · 句型提炼
主语 + be not enough to do sth.
中文含义：……不足以做某事。
中文含义：……不足以做某事。
💡 互动填空：选择正确答案
A good idea alone isn't enough ______ success.
✅ 正确！enough 后面使用 to do 结构，表示"足以做某事"或"不足以做某事"。
✍️ 仿写练习
A good idea alone isn't enough to achieve success.
仅仅有一个好主意不足以取得成功。
📝 请模仿句型，表达"仅有某种条件还不足以达成某个目标"：
REFERENCE SENTENCE
Hard work alone isn't enough to make your dream come true.
PART 6 · APPLY AND REFLECT
Keep Moving Onwards and Upwards
综合运用 · 课堂总结
🎯 Writing Challenge
请从以下三个句型中任选两个，各写一句话，表达你对面对困难、坚持努力和取得成功的理解。
1. Despite + noun/noun phrase, …
2. Even when + subject + verb, …
3. … isn't enough to …
✅ 要求：至少使用两个不同句型 · 句意清晰 · 尽量联系自己的学习生活
Sentence 1：
Sentence 2：
REFERENCE EXPRESSIONS
1. Despite many challenges, I keep working hard on my English.
2. Even when I feel tired, I never give up on my goals.
3. Talent alone isn't enough to achieve great things; perseverance matters more.
2. Even when I feel tired, I never give up on my goals.
3. Talent alone isn't enough to achieve great things; perseverance matters more.
🎫 Exit Ticket · 课堂检测
1. What is the key to success according to the text?
Perseverance.
2. Which sentence pattern can express "尽管遇到困难，仍然坚持"?
Despite + noun/noun phrase, main clause.
3. Complete the sentence: Talent alone isn't enough ______ success.
to guarantee
KEEP GOING 💪
Keep trying, and eventually
you will move onwards and upwards!
you will move onwards and upwards!