高二年级 英语 授课者：蒋立耘

TASK 1 Pre-reading Can you name some famous Chinese poets? Can you recite any of their poems?

Chinese poets Du Fu Li BaiWang Wei

When talking about poetry what key words would be expected to find in the text? poem poet, rhyme lines,patterns rhythm Check whether the above key words are in the text.

TASK 2 Listening Listen to the tape and answer the following questions.

How many famous foreign poets are mentioned in the text? Who started the modern English poetry? NameNationality ? ?

William Shakespeare (English) John Donne (English)

Alexander Pope (English) John Milton (English)

John Keats (English) William Wordsworth (English)

George Gordon Byron (English) Robert Frost Modern American Poet

TASK 3 Careful reading To get the main idea for each Para.

Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 The characters of poetry. A look on Chinese poetry. The first period of modern English poetry. The 19 th century modern English poetry. Para. 7 Para. 5 Para. 6 The reason why modern poets have special attraction. The introduction of English poetry to China. The role that poems act as.

II. What do the words in bold refer to? Para. 1 That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read. Poetry plays with sounds,words and grammar.

Para. 3 Despite its short history,there is a lot of good poetry around. English poetry’s

Para. 5 Finally, modern poets have their special ……in the language and images they use. Para. 4 The style and atmosphere in their poems has often… modern poets William Wordsworth, Byron, John Keats

Para. 7 They can help us to understand each other better,… poems and literature

TASK 4 Further understanding

1.What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? ① Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. ② Poetry is difficult to write,but interesting to read. ③ Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.

2.Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Su Dongpo ? Whose of Li Bai ? Li Bai John Donne Robert Frost William Wordsworth George Gordon Byron John Keats Representative works ? use images ? romantic poet(s)

RAIN The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree. It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. 雨 细雨飘飞满天涯，田野树林雨丝斜。 淅淅沥沥敲我伞，朦朦胧胧罩海船。 Images?

Thoughts on a still night Li Bai Before my bed a pool of light, Can it be hoarfrost on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned. Romantic?

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… 能不能让我来把你比作夏日？ 你可是更加温和，更加可爱： 狂风会吹落五月里开的好花儿， 夏季的生命又未免结束得太快 … Sonnets

3.If a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem? What are some differences? Something of the spirit of the original worksspirit is lost. rhythmrhyme line etc.

- Which do you like Chinese poem or English translation? On the Stork Tower The sun along the mountain bows; The yellow river seawards flows, You will enjoy a grander sight By climbing to a greater height.

THE FOUNTAIN Into the moonlight, Whiter than snow, Waving so flower-like When the winds blow! Into the sunshine, Full of the light, Leaping and flashing From morn till night! 喷泉 阳光下， 充满着光辉， 跳跃着、闪烁着 从日出到日落！ 月光下， 比雪更白， 当风吹拂时， 波动有如花！

Quietly, we embrace In a world lit up by words. —— by Mu Dan When people from one country read the poems from another, they will be struck by what is inside the poem, so they will understand each other and become good friends.

Poems and literature can be bridges. Image ( 比喻 ) Poems and literature can be ties that brings the East and the West together. Poems and literature can be fine wine enjoyed by the East and the West.fine wine

Homework: 1. Read the text carefully. 2. Finish the exercises of the text.