Lesson 3

Objectives To practise strategies for reading poetry. To study imagery and learn to appreciate poems appreciation impression description

Li Bai Du Fu Bai Juyi Guess and match a) An Old Man Selling Charcoal b) Contemplating on A Tranquil Night c) Look from Yueyang Pavilion

d) Return to Idyllic ( 田园的 ) Life e) Fail to Visit the Hermit f) Enjoy Evening View in a Mountain Wang Wei Tao Yuanming Jia Dao

Read the English version of Chinese poems and tell the Chinese meaning If you've a friend who knows your heart, distance can't keep you two apart. You can enjoy a grander sight by climbing to a greater height. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 — 王勃《送杜少府之任蜀州 》 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。 — 王之涣《登鹳雀楼》

Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright; Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned. Yet we called and urged a thousand times before she started toward us, still hiding half her face from us behind her guitar. 举头望明月，低头思故乡 — 李白《静夜思 》 千呼万唤始出来，犹抱琵琶半遮面。 — 白居易《琵琶行》

Can you still think out some other famous poets either in China or in foreign countries? List their most famous poems. You can either use Chinese or English. Who is your favorite? Ask yourself

Who is your favorite poet? poem poetry poet poetic Do you know? 诗 诗意，诗 诗人 有诗歌特点 的 ，充满 诗意的

How can you translate the title? A Night 静夜思 vs Tranquil

How does Santa look like? stout oval eyes (mouth) like a bow

1.What is poetry? Why do people create poetry? Poetry is natural expression of human emotions. It is written in lines, and rhymed( 压韵的 ).

2.How to appreciate poem? You can put yourself in the situations of the poet and try to feel it.

Read the poems on your book and get the main idea. Tick out the words used to describe the beauty of the moon in the first poem. Tick out the words used to describe the appearance of Santa Clause.

Recite Libai’s poem “ 静夜 思 ” and Read its English version aloud. A Tranquil Night by Libai Before my bed a frost of light, Is it hoarfrost upon the ground? Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright, Head bent, in homesickness, I am drowned. （ ABAB) 静夜思 李白 床前明月光， 疑是地上霜。 举头望明月， 低头思故乡。

What is the poem about? A. It conveys the poet’s affection for a peaceful night. B. It describes the poet’s love of winter and nature. C. It conveys the poet’s sadness at being far from his home and family. What is the tone of the poem? A. sad and sentimental B. cheerful and lively

Second reading: Second reading: Read poem A again slowly subjectactionsfeelings I eyes raised, see the moon so bright; heads bent drowned in homesickness Table 1

Second reading: Read poem B again ‘stanza’ subjectsactionsfeelings the family to make oneself comfortable in a new position children --- were sleeping the parents --- wearing… settled themselves dreaming of gifts Table 2

Read poem B again subjectactionsfeelings Santa His oval eyes shined; his face looked so merry; his cute little mouth turned up like a bow; and shouted “Merry Christmas to all ” came down in a single bound went straight to work filled all the stockings turned with a jerk … Table 2(cont’d)

Read poem B and compare with the tape thistle

Read the poem again and fill in the chart: Style Lines and rhyming pattern Feelings or themes words about weather and the moon Main idea It conveys the poet’s sadness at being far from his home and family. romantic 4 lines ABAB sad and sentimental frost hoarfrost bright

Images and description (A) It is night time and there is a full moon. I am really sad and miss my home I see the moon so bright. Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned.

Sad words in poem (A) Head bent, nothing, frost, ground, homesickness drowned

Santa clause Father Christmas

hang vague settle in an instant scratch hoof stout adj. 模糊的 定居, 安定 adj. 肥胖的 片刻,顷刻 n.马蹄 v.抓,挠 v.悬挂

bound oval with a jerk chimney sleigh n. 雪橇 n.烟囱 猛地一动 adj.椭圆行的 n. 一跳, 一跃

1.The train moved off ______________. 2.They recognized him_________. 3.I can hear the sound of ____ clearly outside my cottage on the farm. 4.Santa clause has a ____ body and a cute nose. 5. Mind you don’t _______the table with those scissors. 6.Mel ____ back in his chair and closed his eyes. 7.The _____shape of a man loomed thought the fog. with a jerk in a instant hoofs stout scratch settled vague

8.It is believed that the Santa clause entered the house through the ____ 9.She has an _____ mirror and she likes it very much. 10. Satan clause’ s _____is pulled by deer. 11.Suddenly a huge dog came ____ towards me. chimney oval sleigh bounding

What is poem B about? It is about the night before Christmas when Santa visits each house. What is the tone of the poem B? Poem B has a cheerful lively tone.

Read the poem again and fill in the chart: Style Lines and rhyming pattern Feelings or themes Words about the appearance of Satan Clause Main idea It is about the night before Christmas when Santa visits each house. funny humorous 48 lines AABA ABCB ABBB... cheerful lively happy Oval eyes, merry face, rose cheeks, cheery nose, cute little mouth, beard and moustache as white as snow.

Images and description (B) Everything was quiet. The children were excited about getting presents. While vague dreams of presents danced in their heads. Nothing was moving, not even a mouse.

Images and description (B) He was hard- working and didn’t want to waste any time. He flew away quickly and was gone. And away he flew like the seeds of a thistle. He didn’t speak a word and went straight to work.

Post-reading: thinking! The poems are similar in some ways and different in others. List four ways that show they are similar and four ways that show they are different. Similar: The poems are both about a special night; Different: Poem A is written earlier than Poem B

Slight differences The words are put in an inverted order by the rules of modern grammar. He gave a nod and up the chimney he rose. (fully invented sentence) He gave a nod and he rose up the chimney.

The most important thing in appreciating poetry is getting the impression of the described scenery. Don’t make a fuss over the language. 对某事物大惊小怪 Summary