1、 Q. What literary forms（文学形式）do you know?literary formspoemsnovelsessaysletterstravel journalsdramasfolk tales1 What literary forms are mentioned in the video?Poems, letters (home), travel writing/journals, essays and novels2 What other nature writers do you know of ? Tell the class about him or her
2、.1. What images are used to symbolise nature? 2. What message does the poem try to convey?“Nature “ Is What We See by Emily Dickinson “Nature” is - The Hill- the Afternoon- Squirrel- Eclipse The Bumble bee- Nay- Nature is Heaven- Nature is w The Bobolink The Sea- Thunder- the Cricket- Nay- Nature is
3、 Harmony- Nature is Yet have no art to say- So impotent Our Wisdom is To her Simplicity. Nature is symbolised by simple images of a_ and f_, which are in turn symbolic of the poets thoughts and feelings about the simplicity of nature. Nature is also symbolised in a metaphorical sense when it is desc
4、ribed as “” and “”.nimalseaturesThe message of the poem is that although what we see and hear in nature appears to be simple, within that simplicity lie, and that humans cannot truly appreciate or capture in their art. Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) The poem of Emily Dickinson are considered to be some
5、 of the most original and defining works of American poetry. With a childhood love of reading and exploring nature, she grew up to be a keen observer of the people and places around her, and many of her poems convey a deep appreciation of the mystery and beauty of the natural world.壹壹自然自然，是我们所见，是我们所
6、见山峦山峦，午后的光景，午后的光景松鼠松鼠，日食，大黄蜂，日食，大黄蜂自然自然，甚至，是乐园，甚至，是乐园贰贰自然自然，是我们所闻，是我们所闻食米鸟叫，大海喧嚣食米鸟叫，大海喧嚣雷霆雷霆，蟋蟀，蟋蟀自然自然，甚至，是和声，甚至，是和声叁叁自然自然，是我们所知，是我们所知我们却无法说明我们却无法说明要道出她的淳朴要道出她的淳朴我们的智慧无能我们的智慧无能“Nature” Is What We SeeUnderstanding ideas John Boynton Priestley was an English , and known for his perceptive and often h
7、umorous characterisations of people in their day-to-day lives. His best-known and most widely performed play is An Inspector Calls, written at the end of World War II.Free Talk: describe snow in your own words. Read the passage and the author uses to describe the first snow.used by the author to des
8、cribe the first snow: Read the passage andRead the passage and of each paragraph.of each paragraph.The author uses picturesque language to depict the first snow. Complete the table with the expressions you have underlined in the passage. cold place of dead white and pale bluesdelicate pinkslovely Ja
9、panese printlining its branches and artfully disposed its trunk a cold sparkle of white and bluewent on and onthick greyso many black and threatening shapeslike a cruel grasslandthe snow is falling heavily, in great soft flakesthickall bendingChoose the authors purpose in writing the passage and giv
10、e your reasons. 1. By describing the magical scenery of the first snow, the author encourages readers to come to England and experience its beauty for themselves. 2. By depicting the beautiful, near-magical scenery of the first snow, the author wants to convey his love for snow. 3. By recalling his
11、memories as a child during the first snow, the author expresses his longing for the innocent happiness of childhood.Think & ShareThink & Share1. at the risk of _ 2. talk away _ 3. come round _4. come out _ 5. transform into _6. (be) close to _7. break out_8. used to do sth _ Language points冒着的风险不断地谈
12、；在谈话中度过 发生；再度出现(太阳、星星或月亮）出来把变为(在时间、空间上）接近冲出；爆发过去常常做某事1. “They are people in whose lives a slight fall of snow is an event.” Even at the risk of appearing to this fair and witty reviewer as another , I must insist that last nights fall of snow here was an event.Language pointsBackground information i
13、s a central character in Emma, and the father of the protagonist (主人公), Emma Woodhouse. He is constantly worried about his health and wants a quiet, simple life.Emma was written by Jane Austen. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist, best known for her social commentary in novels such as Se
14、nse and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Emma.3. Then the sun came out, and by the time I had sat down to breakfast it was shining bravely and flushing the snow with delicate pinks.Language points注意作者在描写景物时使用的不同词的形式注意作者在描写景物时使用的不同词的形式：bravely 是副词，修饰 ; flush 是动词，意为“（使）发红”，与 并列，一起描述阳光洒 下的情形，这两个词生动
15、地描写了阳光的状态，将阳光拟人化， 体现了它的明媚、耀眼；delicate 是形容词，意为“柔和的、淡雅的”，修饰, delicate pinks 表示“淡粉红色”。3. It was as if our kindly countryside, close to the very heart of England, had been turned into a cruel grassland.Language points本句中的 close to the very heart of England 是插入语，修饰 , 指出它的具体方位，即“靠近英格兰的中心”。这样的描写加强了气氛的渲染，使读
16、者更加清楚地感受到 原本的样子。4. But the snow is falling heavily, in great soft flakes, so that you can hardly see across the shallow valley, and the roofs are thick and the trees all bending, and the weathercock of the village church, still to be seen through the grey loaded air, has become some creature out of
17、Hans Andersen.Language points注意作者在描写雪景时使用的词和短语注意作者在描写雪景时使用的词和短语：用falling heavily, in great soft flakes 描写雪的形态；用the roofs are thick, the trees all bending 描写雪后的场景； 用 hardly see across the shallow valley, the grey loaded air 描写这是一场大雪； 用 Hans Andersen 笔下的生物借代描写教堂上风信鸡的美与奇，描绘出一个雪后的童话世界。雪的形态雪的形态雪后场景雪后场景雪之
18、大雪之大借代教堂上风信鸡的美与奇借代教堂上风信鸡的美与奇Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author who wrote some of literatures best-loved fairy tales, including “The Emperors New Clothes”, “The Little Mermaid” and “The Ugly Duckling”. His fairy tales are among the most frequently translated works in all of literary history, and the themes of his stories appeal to adults and children alike.1. Summarize what youve learnt today.2. Search the Internet to get to know more literary works about snow.
