Lesson3PoetryObjectives

Topractisestrategiesforreadingpoetry.TostudyimageryandlearntoappreciatepoemsappreciationimpressiondescriptionLiBaiDuFuBaiJuyiGuessandmatcha)AnOldManSellingCharcoalb)ContemplatingonATranquilNightc)LookfromYueyangPaviliond)ReturntoIdyllic(田園的)Lifee)FailtoVisittheHermitf)EnjoyEveningViewinaMountain

WangWeiTaoYuanmingJiaDaoCanyoustillthinkoutsomeotherfamouspoetseitherinChinaorinforeigncountries?Listtheirmostfamouspoems.YoucaneitheruseChineseorEnglish.Whoisyourfavorite?Askyourself1.Whatispoetry?Whydopeoplecreatepoetry?Poetryisnaturalexpressionofhumanemotions.Itiswritteninlines,andrhymed(壓韻的).2.Howtoappreciatepoem?Youcanputyourselfinthesituationsofthepoetandtrytofeelit.PoemBrotherBeautiful,athleticTeasing,shouting,laughingFriendandenemytooMine.(describeaperson)Whatwordsareusedtodescribebrother’scharacteristicsinthispoem?athleticteasingshoutinglaughingChoosewordsfromExercise2.1.Parisisavery________city.2.Healwayssmiles,thatistosay,heis_______eventhoughheisintrouble.3.Australiaisa_____country.4.Hegaveusa(生動的)____descriptionofwhathappenedintheofficeonthatday.romanticcheerfulscenicvivid5.MaggieZhangissucha_______ladythatsheenjoysahighreputation.6.Theroadlooksso______.elegantendlessReadthepoemsonyourbookandgetthemainidea.Tickoutthewordsusedtodescribethebeautyofthemooninthefirstpoem.TickoutthewordsusedtodescribetheappearanceofSantaClause.ReciteLibai’spoem“靜夜思”andReaditsEnglishversionaloud.ATranquilNightbyLibaiBeforemybedafrostoflight,Isithoarfrostupontheground?Eyesraised,Iseethemoonsobright,Headbent,inhomesickness,Iamdrowned.（ABAB)靜夜思李白床前明月光，疑是地上霜。舉頭望明月，低頭思故鄉。Whatisthepoemabout?A.Itconveysthepoet’saffectionforapeacefulnight.B.Itdescribesthepoet’sloveofwinterandnature.C.Itconveysthepoet’ssadnessatbeingfarfromhishomeandfamily.Whatisthetoneofthepoem?A.sadandsentimentalB.cheerfulandlivelyReadthepoemagainandfillinthechart:

StyleLinesandrhymingpatternFeelingsorthemeswordsaboutweatherandthemoonMainideaItconveysthepoet’ssadnessatbeingfarfromhishomeandfamily.romantic4linesABABsadandsentimentalfrosthoarfrost

brightImagesanddescription(A)Itisnighttimeandthereisafullmoon.IamreallysadandmissmyhomeIseethemoonsobright.Headbent,inhomesicknessIamdrowned.Sadwordsinpoem(A)Headbent,nothing,frost,ground,homesicknessdrownedSantaclauseFatherChristmashangvaguesettleinaninstantscratchhoofstoutadj.模糊的定居,安定adj.肥胖的片刻,頃刻n.馬蹄v.抓,撓v.懸掛boundovalwithajerkchimneysleighn.雪橇n.煙囪猛地一動adj.橢圓行的n.一跳,一躍1.Thetrainmovedoff______________.2.Theyrecognizedhim_________.

3.Icanhearthesoundof____clearlyoutsidemycottageonthefarm.4.Santaclausehasa____bodyandacutenose.5.Mindyoudon’t_______thetablewiththosescissors.6.Mel____backinhischairandclosedhiseyes.7.The_____shapeofamanloomedthoughtthefog.withajerkinainstanthoofsstoutscratchsettledvague8.ItisbelievedthattheSantaclauseenteredthehousethroughthe____9.Shehasan_____mirrorandshelikesitverymuch.10.Satanclause’s_____ispulledbydeer.11.Suddenlyahugedogcame____towardsme.chimneyovalsleighboundingWhatispoemBabout?ItisaboutthenightbeforeChristmaswhenSantavisitseachhouse.WhatisthetoneofthepoemB?PoemBhasacheerfullivelytone.Readthepoemagainandfillinthechart:

StyleLinesandrhymingpatternFeelingsorthemesWordsabouttheappearanceofSatanClauseMainideaItisaboutthenightbeforeChristmaswhenSantavisitseachhouse.funnyhumorous

48linesAABAABCBABBB...cheerfullivelyhappy

Ovaleyes,merryface,rosecheeks,cheerynose,cutelittlemouth,beardandmoustacheaswhiteassnow.Imagesanddescription(B)Everythingwasquiet.Thechildrenwereexcitedaboutgettingpresents.Whilevaguedreamsofpresentsdancedintheirheads.Nothingwasmoving,notevenamouse.Imagesanddescription(B)Hewashard-workinganddidn’twanttowasteanytime.Heflewawayquicklyandwasgone.Andawayheflewliketheseedsofathistle.Hedidn’tspeakawordandwentstraighttowork.Post-reading:thinking!Thepoemsaresimilarinsomewaysanddifferentinothers.Listfourwaysthatshowtheyaresimilarandfourwaysthatshowtheyaredifferent.Similar:Thepoemsarebothaboutaspecialnight;Different:PoemAiswrittenearlierthanPoemBSlightdifferencesThewordsareputinaninvertedorderbytherulesofmoderngramm