Unit Four A Garden of Poems

Words and expressions

poem poet poetry intention recite mad pattern dialogue sort fantasy loneliness sadness grammar glory absence district atmosphere introduction translate tale shade extraordinary idiom dust crow apart essay recommend contribute district

put …together play with call up light up come into being send for contribute to stand out limerick sonnet isle embrace hemlock mood rue insane Peru Singapore Robert Frost George Gorden Byron John Keats John Donne John Milton

Alexander Pope William Wordsworth the Lake District Richard Marx

call up belong to come into being contribute to lonely translate extraordinary collection 1. Night Thoughts by Li Bai is one of his most famous poems. It’s about the ___________ of someone who is far away from home. 2. Do you have any idea when this word _____? 3. There are 120 sonnets in the ___________. 4. Many people think that great poets, such as Shakespeare, ____ the world instead of one country.

call up belong to come into being contribute to lonely translate extraordinary collection 5. More and more people are now trying to help those who are suffering from AIDs. Some are offering medical help. Others ___ money ___ them. 6. The old man went to the war museum. The exhibitions _____ his terrible memories of the war. 7. It was _____ hot last summer here. For over 40 days the highest temperature was over 35 ℃. 8. It’s difficult _____ one language into another.

Warming up

Poetry!

A large lady from Corfu, Wished to travel to Peru. But Whether buses or trains Or boarding aeroplanes, There wasn’t a door she’d get through. A teacher from Singapore. Taught at middle school No 4. It didn’t take students long To see something was wrong: The man was as mad as a door!

Poem & poetry sad interesting good dull funny etc meaningful encouraging moving

Listening

If you want to borrow these books, where should you go?

Listen to the dialogue happening in the library and finish the exercise.

Listen to the tape and tick the words that are used by the woman working in the library. ( )poem ( )collection ( )the World Wars ( )The countryside ( )The moon √ ( )the sea ( )nature ( )animals ( )gardens ( )paintings √ √ √ √ √ √

2.Listen t the tape again and answer the following question. 1.What is the dialogue about? The dialogue is about a student who is looking for some poems to read. 2.What kind of book is A Garden of Paint? It’s a collection of poems

3.Which period is meant when we say “between the World Wars”? From 1914 to 1918 4.How should you read a book such as 1001 Songs and Poems in English? You should not read all the poems but go through them and only read those which you like from looking at the title, the topic or the first or last line.

5.Which topic for poetry does the student like? She likes reading about nature. 3.Listen to the tape and fill in the chart below. In collection of poetry , poems are put together because they belong to the same group. Which types of collections and examples are mentioned in the listening text?

Sorted by: Sorted by: Sorted by: Topic Names Period of time A Garden of Poems 1001 Songs and Poems in English English Poems of the Early 17th Century Poetry between the World Wars The Earth is painted Green

Listening in the workbook

1.Listen to the tape and answer the following question. 1.What is the listening text about ? The use of poetry as a help to remember things 2.Why did our ancestors invent poetry? To help them remember their history and practical things.

3.Why do we no longer need poetry to remember our history? Because we can write things down/Because writing was invented. 4.Who sometimes still uses poetry to remember things today? Students/We/People of today do 2.Complete the following short rhymes and\ explain what they are for.

sailed 1.In fourteen-ninety-two, Columbus_________ _________ _________ _________.This rhyme is useful to ______________________ _______________________. blue the ocean remember the year Columbus discovered America September April 2.30 days _______ ________,_________, __________,and__________. All the rest ___________ ____________.Fine! _________ ___________ ____________when 29. has June November have 31 February 28 except e 3._________ before _________ except after ___________, or when sounding like ________, as in ___________ and _________.This rhyme I c a weigh neighbour

is useful to _____________________________ ___________________. remember when to write ei and when to write ie

Speaking

Periods Topics Groups & names Human feelings Song Dynasty Romantic 18th Century Classical Modern Du Fu Li Bai George Gordon Byron Women poets Robert Frost John Keat Shakespeare Japanese African American Periods Fantasy The sea Drinking wine World War Ⅰ Friendship Pets The countryside Peace Nature Love Death Happiness Loneliness Sadness Humour Broken hearts Topics Groups & names Human feelings

John Keats： British poet considered among the greatest in English. His works, melodic and rich in classical imagery, include “The Eve of St. Agnes,” “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” and “To Autumn” (all 1819).

济慈： (1795-1821) 英国最伟大的诗人之一，他的作品音调优美，古典意象丰富，包括《圣爱格妮斯之前夜》、 《希腊古瓮》和《秋颂》（均写于1819年）。

George Gordon Byron： British poet acclaimed(称赞)as one of the leading figures of the romantic movement. The “Byronic hero”—lonely, rebellious, and brooding—first appeared in Manfred (1817). Among his other works are “Childe Harold”

(1812-1818), “The Prisoner of Chillon” (1816), and the epic satire “Don Juan” (1819-1824). Byron was notorious for his love affairs and unconventional lifestyle. He died while working to secure Greek independence from the Turks.

拜伦·乔治·戈登： (1788-1824) 英国诗人，被公认为是浪漫主义运动的先驱。那象征着孤独、反抗和沉思的“拜伦式英雄”的形象最早出现在曼弗雷德(1817年)里。他的其它著作有《查尔德·哈洛尔德游记》(1812 -1818年)、《希永的囚徒》(1816年）

以及讽刺长诗《唐璜》（1819-1824年）。由于他的恋爱经历和反传统的生活方式，拜伦在当时是名誉扫地的。他死于为希腊脱离土耳其而独立所做的工作中。

Shakespeare： English playwright and poet whose body of works is considered as the greatest in English literature. His plays, many of which were performed at the Globe Theatre in London, including historical works, such as Richard II, comedies,

including Much Ado about Nothing and As You Like It, and tragedies, such as Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear. He also composed 154 sonnets. The earliest collected edition of his plays, the First Folio, contained 36 plays and was published posthumously (1623).

莎士比亚·威廉： (1564-1616) 英国戏剧家和诗人，他的作品被认为是英语文学作品中最伟大的戏剧，其中大多在伦敦的全球戏院演出过，包括历史作品，例如《理查德二世》；喜剧包括《无事生非》和《皆大欢喜》；悲剧包括《哈姆雷特》、

《奥赛罗》和《李尔王》。他还作过154首十四行诗。他最早的戏剧集子，第一对开本，包含了36个戏剧，并在他死后出版(1623年）。

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:    Rough winds do shake the darling buds of  May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: thee: you thou: you art: are hath: has

By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: sometime: sometimes complexion: face fair: beauty

But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, grow’st: grow So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. thy:your eternal: ever-lasting ow’st: own wand’rest:wander, walk about

能否把你 比作夏日璀璨 能否把你比作夏日璀璨？ 你却比炎夏更可爱温存； 狂风摧残五月花蕊娇妍， 夏天匆匆离去毫不停顿。 苍天明眸有时过于灼热， 金色脸容往往蒙上阴翳； 一切优美形象不免褪色， 偶然摧折或自然地老去。 能否把你 比作夏日璀璨 而你如仲夏繁茂不凋谢， 秀雅风姿将永远翩翩； 死神无法逼你气息奄奄， 你将永生于不朽诗篇。 只要人能呼吸眼不盲， 这诗和你将千秋流芳。 孙梁译

1.intention n. 意图; 目的; 打算 ~ of doing/+ to do She went to Paris with the intention of learning French. The president showed his intention to retire. 2.get through You would wonder how such a large animal could get through such a small hole.

All of us have got through the exam. I couldn’t get through to Beijing. I will be with you as soon as I get through the work. He has got through $1000 in less than five days.

3. put …together 把…结合成一整体;装配 She tried to put her thoughts together. He put the pieces of wood together 4. sort vt. 将…分类;整理 ~ out We must sort (out) the good apples from the bad. n.种类；类型 What sort of sports do you like best?

Reading

ENGLISH POETRY

Careful reading 1.Read the text carefully and finish the post-reading exercises. 2.Sum up the main ideas of each paragraph. 3. How many English poets does it introduce in the text?

Read the text carefully and choose the best answer. Modern English came into being from about the end of the ___ century. A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D.19th 2. The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese of the poems by ____. D. Guo Moruo A. Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo 3. Byron's Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of ___. A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry A C B

4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the __ century. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is ___. A. that you have more choice B. that something of the spirit is lost C. that you understand it better D. that you learn how to express yourself in new ways D C

main idea of each paragraph Why we read poetry. Chinese poetry and poets para.3 para.4 para.5 The introduction of English poetry to China More and more people are interested in reading modern poetry in English.

Development of English poetry the earliest English poetry English poetry in the 19th century modern English poets

Why does poetry play with sounds? Para.1 Why? Why does poetry play with sounds? To make poetry difficult to write To make poetry interesting to read To call up all the colours and feelings To create curious images of a dream world

What do fine poems share? Para. 2 Chinese poets and poetry Du Fu (712-770 ) Wang Wei (701-761) Li bai (701-762) Who? How? What do fine poems share?

Their poems stand for the features that all good Chinese poetry shares. No other poems have ever been hung on the halls except theirs. Their poems influenced the patterns of Chinese poems. Though there are many wonderful poems, theirs are among the best.

Para.3 Early English poem Difficult to understand feature Famous for his plays and sonnets Shakespeare Famous for the use of surprising images Donne

The absence of rhyme at the end of sentence John Millton Writing the best poetry in England in the 18th century Pop

Para. 4 The 19th century English poets John Keats Romantic/long poems Wordsworth Byron

Stand close to us both in the language and images they use Para. 5 Modern poets Stand close to us both in the language and images they use Robert Frost

More and more people are interested to read modern Para. 7 More and more people are interested to read modern poetry in English

Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the setting sun; Their reflections on the shimmering waves Always linger in the depth of my heart.

To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream To where the green grass is more verdant; Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. But I cannot sing aloud Quietness is my farewell music; Even summer insects heap silence for me Silent is Cambridge tonight!

How do you like the poem? Why? Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Gently I flick my sleeves Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away How do you like the poem? Why?

① ② ③ ④ ⑤ ⑥ ⑦ ⑧ ⑤ George Gordon Byron ① William Shakespeare 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 ⑤ George Gordon Byron ① William Shakespeare ⑥ John Keats ② John Donne ③ John Milton ⑦ William Wordsworth ④ Alexander Pope ⑧ Robert Frost

The Language Point

1. play with 玩,与……逗玩，玩弄 The boy is playing with a toy plane. It’s dangerous to play with fire. Don’t play with him. He is in a bad mood.

2.call up I’ll call you up tomorrow. This song called up memories of my childhood. The picture called up memories of our class trip. He was called up in 1993. In most countries men are called up at the age of eighteen. He called up all the information from the computer and formed a report on that subject.

3. stand out 突出，显眼，远远超过 His red hair made him stand out in the crowd. The road sign is easy to read: the words stand out well. Her work stands out from the rest as the best. 4.most adv very He is a most smart boy. The book is most interesting. Whatever happens ,I shall most certainly attend the meeting.

I will take your place in your absence. 5. absence n. 不在，缺席，缺乏 I will take your place in your absence. The sailor returned after an absence of two years. Darkness is the absence of light. adj. absent She was absent from the meeting because of illness.

6. atmosphere n. 气氛，情绪，大气 The atmosphere changed as soon as she walked in. The atmosphere over dinner was warm and friendly. 7. introduction It’s time to make introductions. Mary was shy at her introduction to the company introduce vt introduce sb to sb introduce sth into sp

8.translate vt. 翻译 Can someone translate this poem into plain English for me? n. translation translator make / do a translation 9.no matter how/what/when/who/where… 引导让步状语从句,相当于however/whatever /whenever/whoever/wherever… No matter how interesting the book is, I have no time to read it.

No matter how hard it is raining, I will go to the party. 10. embrace 拥抱 vt&n They embraced each other warmly. He held her in a warm embrace. 11. light up 照亮，使放光彩，点上（烟）吸起来 The fire lit up her face. Light up a pipe The child was so happy that his face lit up with pleasure.

12. come into being 出现，形成，产生 The Republican Party came into being in 1854. No one knows when such a custom first came into being. 13.send for 派人去请(取) He sent for sb. to repair the TV. I will send for a taxi. He sent the waiter for a packet of cigarettes.

Integrating Skills

Read and Answer the questions

1. How does the writer feel when he is listening to music and to the song words? 2.What kind of feeling has he when the writer locks the door and reads poems aloud? 3.What song words does the writer like? 4. Does the writer like long poems?

5.what does the writer read when he has had a bad day at school? 6.what’s the main idea of the passage?

The Language Points

1.feel good ;feel well 2.shade 色彩的浓淡深浅,暗部，荫，阴凉处 the shades of night He is sitting in the shade of a tree. 3.fall into

4. apart adv. 相隔，除去，单独地 The two houses stood 500 metres apart. You never see them apart these days apart from 除了 Apart from his nose he’s quite good-looking. Apart from them I had no one to talk to.