1、Developing ideas reading Unit 1 Looking forwards目录contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIPost-readingIPre-reading Pre-readingRead the short introduction to Robert Frost and answer the questions.Robert Frost(1874-1963)was one of Americas most famous poets.He won
2、the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times and was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his works.His poetry has been praised for its natural themes,mostly set in the rural areas of New England where Frost lived most of his life,and for his Pre-readingRead the short introduction to Robert Frost an
3、d answer the questions.colloquial approach to American language.His poetry generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme,and is easy to read aloud and remember.He often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes.Among Frosts best-known poems are The Road Not Taken,Fir
4、e and Ice,Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Birches.Pre-readingRead the short introduction to Robert Frost and answer the questions.1.What are the special features of Frosts poetry?2.Have you read any poems written by Robert Frost?Share one with the class.Pre-reading1.What are the special fea
5、tures of Frosts poetry?There are four special features of Frosts poetry:first,it has been praised for its natural themes,mostly set in the rural areas of New England;second,it has been praised for his colloquial approach to AmericanRead the short introduction to Robert Frost and answer the questions
6、.Pre-reading1.What are the special features of Frosts poetry?language;third,it generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme,and is easy to read aloud and remember;and finally,he often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes.Read the short introduction to Robert Fr
7、ost and answer the questions.Pre-reading The PastureIm going out to clean the pasture spring;Ill only stop to rake the leaves away(And wait to watch the water clear,I may),I shant be gone long.You come too.Im going out to fetch the little calfThats standing by the mother.Its so youngIt totters when
8、she licks it with her tongue.I shant be gone long.You come too.Have you read any poems written by Robert Frost?Share one with the class.Pre-reading牧场我要出去打扫牧场的水泉，我去只把落叶搂一搂干净，（也许，还要等到泉水澄清）不会去太久的 你也来吧。我要出去牵那一头小牛犊，它在它妈妈身边是那么小，妈妈舔它时它立都立不牢。不会去太久的 你也来吧。Have you read any poems written by Robert Frost?Share
9、one with the class.IIFast readingFast readingThe passage is divided into two parts:the poem The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost and the introduction,explanation or interpretation of the poem.Read the passage and find out what it is about.Fast readingSummary of the poemA traveller in the wood
10、comes to a fork in the road and he feels sorry for 1_.After close observation,he decides to choose the one which 2_,though 3 _.He tells himself that being unable to take both roadsis grassy and wants wearthe passing there has worn the two roads really about the sameFast readingSummary of the poem4 _
11、 some day,but he doubts 5 _.He imagines that,many years in the future,he will tell this story with a sigh,saying that his choice has 6_.he will take the first roadif he should ever come backmade all the differenceFast readingAppreciation and interpretationIt is one of the most famous American poems
12、of all time.The diverged roads in the poem symbolise 7 _.Once we have taken a road,we might wonder 8 _.Instead of looking back with regret,we should 9 _.how our lives progress and change whether we made the right choice be facing our future with energy and optimism,for the choices are ours onlyFast
13、readingSymbolism is the use of an object to represent an abstract idea.For example,the rose could represent love and affection,and the rainbow could symbolise hope.It allows the poet to express a certain mood or emotion in a more subtle way,as opposed to stating it directly.Learning to learnIIIInten
14、sive readingIntensive reading1.Why do you think the writer looks back on his decision“with a sigh”?2.What are the rhyming words in this poem?What effect do they have?3.What is the most difficult choice you have ever had to make?What did you choose to do?Intensive reading4.What effect will the poem h
15、ave on you when you face decisions in the future?Give your reasons.5.In what different ways do the two reading passages in this unit improve your understanding of the choices you make and how they impact your future?1.Why do you think the writer looks back on his decision“with a sigh”?The writer loo
16、ks back on his decision“with a sigh”,because he is wondering whether he made the right decision.Intensive reading2.What are the rhyming words in this poem?What effect do they have?The rhyming words in this poem are:wood,stood,could;both,undergrowth;fair,wear,there;claim,same;lay,day,way;black,back;s
17、igh,I,by;hence,difference.Rhyming words may make it easier to read and recite the poem,because they make the rhythm of the poem fairly obvious.Intensive reading3.What is the most difficult choice you have ever had to make?What did you choose to do?One possible answer:Once I had to make a difficult d
18、ecision between lying to my mother to avoid being punished and telling the truth.I chose to tell the truth because Id like to be an honest person.Intensive reading4.What effect will the poem have on you when you face decisions in the future?Give your reasons.One possible answer:From the poem I know,
19、whatever decisions I have made,I should make the most of the decision and be optimistic about the future rather than look back with regret.Intensive reading5.In what different ways do the two reading passages in this unit improve your understanding of the choices you make and how they impact your fu
20、ture?One possible answer:The first reading passage tells us that there are various possibilities for future development.And the second reading passage encourages us to face our future with energy and optimism instead of regret.Intensive readingHomeworkVIHomework1.Search the Internet to find and read more poems written by Robert Frost.2.Write down your interpretation of the poem and share with the class.
