Unit 4 Unit 4 A garden of PoemsA garden of Poems

Reading Reading

English PoetryEnglish Poetry

Pre-readingPre-reading 1.Can you name some famous C1.Can you name some famous C

hinese poets?Can you recite any hinese poets?Can you recite any of their poems?of their poems?

2.Write down five key words tha2.Write down five key words that you would expect to find in a tet you would expect to find in a text about poetry.xt about poetry.

(Poem ,poet,rhyme ,style,image ,literature ,language, form ,line ,etc. )

卜算子卜算子 ** 咏梅咏梅毛泽东毛泽东

风雨送春归，飞雪迎春到，风雨送春归，飞雪迎春到，已是悬崖百丈冰，犹有花枝俏。已是悬崖百丈冰，犹有花枝俏。

俏也不争春，只把春来报。俏也不争春，只把春来报。待到山花烂漫时，她在丛中笑。待到山花烂漫时，她在丛中笑。

3.Scan the text to answer the following 3.Scan the text to answer the following questions .questions .

1)Check whether the five key words t1)Check whether the five key words that you write down for question 2 are hat you write down for question 2 are in the text.in the text.2)Some English poetry reminds reade2)Some English poetry reminds readers of Chinese poetry .Whose poetry rers of Chinese poetry .Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li minds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai ?Whose of Su Dongpo ?Bai ?Whose of Su Dongpo ?

Listening and ReadingListening and Reading Listen to the tape and read the text carefully Listen to the tape and read the text carefully

and choose the best answer for each of the fand choose the best answer for each of the following questions :ollowing questions :

1.Modern English came into being from abo1.Modern English came into being from about the middle of the ________century.ut the middle of the ________century.

A.16 th B. 17 th C. 18 th D. 19 th A.16 th B. 17 th C. 18 th D. 19 th

2.The poetry of Marvell reminds Chinese re2.The poetry of Marvell reminds Chinese readers of the poems by_________.aders of the poems by_________.

A. Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo A. Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo D. Guo Moruo D. Guo Moruo

A

C

3. Byron’s “Isles of Greece”is an example of _3. Byron’s “Isles of Greece”is an example of _____________

A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern p C. nature poetry D. modern poetry oetry

4. The wider public in China discovered En4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the ______glish poetry at the beginning of the ________century.__century.

A.17 th B .18 th C .19 th D. 20 th A.17 th B .18 th C .19 th D. 20 th

B

D

5. The advantage of reading English 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is _____.poetry in Chinese translation is _____.

A. that you have more advice A. that you have more advice B. that something of the spirit is lost B. that something of the spirit is lost C. that you understand it better C. that you understand it better D. that you learn how to express yourself D. that you learn how to express yourself

in new ways in new ways

D

Read the text again and find out what the Read the text again and find out what the

words in bold refer towords in bold refer to That (par. 1):That (par. 1):

Its (par. 4.):Its (par. 4.): Their (par. 5):Their (par. 5):

They (par. 6):They (par. 6):They (par. 8):They (par. 8):

Poetry plays with sounds ,words ,and grammar.

The poetry’s . The nature poems by Wordsworth ,Byron’s Isles of Greece and the sonnets and long poems by Shelley and Keats .

Poems and literature .Modern poets

Language points Language points

1.more than ---1.more than --- 比……多；不仅……；比……多；不仅……；非常……；非常……； ++ 从句：并非；不是。从句：并非；不是。

1 ） It does more than good to healthy .2)More than one person has made the suggestion .

3)The room is more than a place where he lives in .

4)He is more than glad to meet you .4)He is more than glad to meet you .

5)The book seems to be more a dictionary t5)The book seems to be more a dictionary than a grammar .han a grammar .

用比较级结构表达最高级的意思。1)The Emperor cared more about new clothes than anything else .

2)No one knows more about the history of my hometown than my grandpa .

3)Rural life has changed more in the last 40 3)Rural life has changed more in the last 40 years than st any other time .years than st any other time .2.play with ---2.play with --- 玩（玩具）；不认真对待，

玩弄。The little boy is playing with his dolls .

3.call up ---1)ring up 打电话

Please call up 3630305.

Please call me up this evening .

2)2) 使……想起……使……想起…… The photo calls up the story of my The photo calls up the story of my

childhood. childhood. 3) 叫……起床

What time shall I call you up ?4) 召唤，召集；调动，提出

His brother was called up right at the beginning of war .Call back ;call at; call on ;call

for,etc.

4. 1) has a long history4. 1) has a long history Our school has a history of about 50 years.Our school has a history of about 50 years.

2)In the history of literature ( 在……史上）3 ） In history （在历史上）5.stand out

1) 显眼，出色，引人注目，突出；Red stands out against a white

background .

2)2) 坚持，抵抗，支撑住。坚持，抵抗，支撑住。The ship stood out a storm .The ship stood out a storm .

The army stood out against the enemy The army stood out against the enemy attacks .attacks .6.the halls of glory 艺术殿堂

7.feature n. 1) 特点，特征What are the climate feature of northern Europe ?2) 专题

A feature storyA feature story 33 ）脸型，相貌）脸型，相貌

delicate of feature 面貌清秀 pleasing feature 讨人喜欢的面貌8.follow vt. 1) 遵循，听从，跟随

Why didn’t you follow the teacher’s advice ?

2) 注视，领会，理解His lecture was difficult to follow .

I don’t quite follow you .I don’t quite follow you .

9.despite prep. (in spite of )9.despite prep. (in spite of )He came to school despite (in spite of )his serious illness .

10.around 1)=about It was around six o’clock .

2)towards ---near We arrived at the hotel towards evening .

11.most =very ;a most =a very11.most =very ;a most =a very This is a most useful book .This is a most useful book .

12.belong to Taiwan belongs to China .13.remind sb. of

The song reminds me of my childhood .14.absence n.

Darkness is the absence of light .