Unit5Lesson15 Afamouswriter Do you like to see films? Whats your favourite one? Have you ever read the books or seen the film series Harry Potter? Warm-up Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Porter and the Order of Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Harry Potter series at a graduation ceremony in Harvard University J.K.Rowling J.K. Rowling British writer Graduated from the University of Exeterekst埃克 塞特大学 Born in 1965 Representative代表，继任者，议员， work: the series of Harry Potter Read the text fast and choose the best title. a. A Speech by J.K. Rowling b. J.K. Rowling and the Harry Potter Series c. The Road to Success Reading Reading Help !Reading Help ! Putting events in time order dates,years,then,before,later A The Harry Potter theme park opened. B J.K. Rowlings mother died. C J.K. Rowling separated from her husband. D J.K. Rowling finished her last Harry Potter book. E J.K. Rowling published her first book for adults. F J.K. Rowling got the idea for Harry Potter books. Read again and put the events in the correct order. Ex3 OrderEventYear 1 2 3 4 5 6 f b c d a e 1990 1990 1993 2007 2010 2012 Read and answer the questions. The Harvard students. Who did Rowling give the speech to? It is the period when she was writing the first novel of the Harry Potter books. In which period did she have the biggest failure? Where does she think her success came from? She thinks it is a direct result of her each failures. Which country does the Harry Potter them park open? The United States. Write down the suggestions that are given to David in class. Your OpinionYour Opinion How easy or difficult do you think it is to deal with failure the way J.K. Rowling did? Do you like J.K. Rowling? Yes. I like her. And I agree with her about the way she did to deal with the failure. How easy or difficult do you think it is to deal with failure the way J.K. Rowling did? In my opinion, its too difficult for her to deal with the failure. She got the idea for Harry Potter books. 1990 Her mother died. 1993 She separated from her husband. Then she had to raise her daughter alone. 2007 She finished her last Harry Potter book. 2010 The Harry Potter theme park opened. Then she wrote other books related to the Harry Potter series. 2012She published her first book for adults. Timeline Filter Consolidation She thinks her success is a direct result of her early failures. “Failure meant I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that really mattered to me . I was set free.” What is the reason for her success? 1. raise v.提升； 增加； 养育； 筹集 It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children. raise money 募捐 Language points 2. separate vt.& vi.分开； （使）分离； 区 分； 隔开 adj.单独的； 分开的，分离的； 不同的； 不 相关的 Each villa has a separate sitting-room. Police moved in to separate the two groups. separation n. separately adj 3. direct v.（用建议、指示、有益的情报等 ）指导； 导演（戏剧或电影）； 指示方向； 把对准（某方向或某人） Christopher will direct day-to-day operations. 4. other than 不同，不同于，不； 除了； 绝 不是； There may be alternative methods of substantiation other than written records. rather than （要）而不，与其倒不如 more than 不只是； 很； 超过； 在次以上 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the following vocabulary. raise direct separate other than related to 1. My mother was an amazing woman because she _ four of us kids by herself. 2. I dont know any American people _ you. 3. Most of your mistakes are _ your carelessness. 4. You should _ all your energy into what you like. 5. Her parents _ when she was very young. 6. Her death is the _ result of her illness. raised other than related to direct separated except direct A Famous WriterA Famous Writer Writing Guan Moye whos better known by the pen name Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. In 2012, Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work. However, every successful man must have had a lot of failures before he becomes famous. Complete the passage.Complete the passage. Mo had hard life during his childhood. It was not easy for his parents to _ their children. He had to leave school to work as a farmer and he began working at a cotton factory at the age of 18. raise Later Mo joined in the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), and began writing. Usually he wrote his novels _ work. Although his works was refused many times, he kept _ his energy into writing. other than directing His pen name Mo Yan is _ the subject of his writings. He said that Literature can overcome the barriers (障碍) that _ countries and nations. Mo Yan has written 11 novels, and several novellas (中篇小说) and short story collections. He is the first C