1、Im a curious reader!What type of literature do they belong to?PoetryWritten in separate lines;having rhymes(押韵)What are the themes of the two poems“A Spring Morning”and“Dreams”?“A Spring Morning”reveals the poets love for spring.In“Dreams”,Langston Hughes emphasizes the importance of having dreams i
2、n ones life.Lets learn how to read a poem!Do you have the impression that poetry is difficult to understand?Do you often hesitate about reading poetry?ReadingSoundSenseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar landscapepatientfully understand a poem to appreciate itA 1Complete the chart about h
3、ow to understand a poem from 2 aspects.Im a fast reader!More than any other type of literature,it usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.P Para.1:ara.1:How is poetry different from other types of literature?Im a focused reader!The aspects of rhythm,repeated words,rhymes and ot
4、her special effects.Para.2:Para.2:What aspects should you pay special attention to when you read a poem aloud?Im a focused reader!Lets feel the sound!Repeated words:“_”.Rhyming words:“low”rhymes with“_”,“_”.“sea”rhymes with“_”.Wind of the western seablowgomeWho is talking?Who is being talked to?What
5、 is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?Para.3:Para.3:What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem?Im a focused reader!(From“Caged Bird”by Maya Angelou)Lets figure out the image!The poem describes a bird that is_ in a cage,only able t
6、o sing about the _ it has never had.This caged bird can be read as showing the experience of _ people.oppressed trappedfreedomWhat does the poem describe?We should set the poem aside and come back to it later.Para.4:What should you do when you have difficulty in understanding the meaning of a poem?I
7、m a focused reader!(From“Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”by Robert Frost)Lets dig out the implications!Perhaps the narrator is enjoying a moment of peace to appreciate the beauty of Nature out of his daily grind.Para.5:What does the lecturer mean by saying that one does not need to fully unders
8、tand a poem to appreciate it?Im a focused reader!The lecturer emphasizes that the importance of reading poems lies in what the poem can make us feel or perceive.This tip is not focusing on the ways to understand a poem,but on what attitude and expectations we should have when reading a poem.Para.6:P
9、ara.6:Do you think the ending part is well written?Why?The last paragraph echoes(呼应)the beginning by repeating“poetry is the combination of“sound”and“sense”.Im a focused reader!Apart from the four tips given by the lecturer,what other tips can you give on how to read a poem?To understand a poem bett
10、er,we should also know more about the poet and the background in which the poem was created-the theme of a poem usually has a close relationship with the background in which the poet wrote it.Im a critical reader!1.被雪冻住2.对犹豫不决3.超过4.暗示深层含义5.揭示隐藏的方面6.仿佛；好像7.似乎8.超出你的理解9.发现节奏10.引导你更好的理解诗歌11.把放在一起12.发现线索
11、13.努力做某事14.诠释诗歌的意义15.苦工；心血16.把搁置一边；留出17.一个遥远又陌生的目的地18.抛弃逻辑思维19.不在正确的位置；格格不入；不适当20.突出；醒目Phrases1as if/though从句从句Second,approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.(page 44,line 20)【句型讲解】【句型讲解】(1)as if/though从句的内容如与事实相符，用陈述语气。从句的内容如与事实相符，用陈述语气。似乎要下雨了。似乎要下雨了。It seems as if i
12、t is going to rain.(2)as if从句的内容如与事实不符，用虚拟语气。从句的内容如与事实不符，用虚拟语气。He talks as if he knew what had happened.与现在事实不符，与现在事实不符，从句从句谓语动词用谓语动词用“did/were”。The girl listened as if she had turned to stone.与过去事实不符，与过去事实不符，从句从句谓语动词用谓语动词用“had done”。He learns English so hard as if he would go to the U.S.A.与将来事实不符，谓
13、语动词用与将来事实不符，谓语动词用“would do”。语法填空1.He behaves as if he _(own)the new house.2.It was Jody who broke the window.Why are you talking to me as if I _(do)it?ownedhad done2.替代词替代词 Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecogniz
14、ed meanings.(Page 45 lines 46-47)相比容易理解的诗,那些不断展现更加深刻的、先前未发现的意义的诗常常更加有趣。(1)that 和和 those that指代单数名词，those 指代复数可数名词，表示特指,两者后面常有介词短语作后置定语。that=the+名词名词（可数（可数/不可数）不可数）those=the ones=the+复数名词复数名词The population of Japan is larger than _ of England.The rooms in this building are bigger than _ in that build
15、ing.thatthose(2)it 和和 thatMy friends bought a new house but it will need a lot of work before they can move in.The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from that spoken in England.都可替代“the+单数名词(可数或不可数)”，均表特指，it指前面提到的“同一”事物，that是指前面提到的“同类”事物。(3)oneone用以替代“a单数可数名词”，表示泛指。I hav
16、e no watch，so I should buy one.1.I prefer the house in the country to _ in the city.2.The days in summer are longer than _ in winter.3.They needed an excuse and they soon found _.4.I bought a pen yesterday，but I have lost _today.thatthoseoneit动词不定式主动表被动动词不定式主动表被动(1)have sth.to do在这种句型中的不定式与前边的名词有动宾关
17、系，又和句中另一名词或代词构成主谓关系。I have a lot of things to do this afternoon.(2)在某些在某些“形容词形容词+不定式不定式”的结构中，不定式有被动意义，与句子主语的结构中，不定式有被动意义，与句子主语构成动宾关系。构成动宾关系。The question was very difficult to answer.(1)某某些动词，如些动词，如to let，to blame(责备责备)，to rent用主动式表被动意义。用主动式表被动意义。The house is to let/rent.Who is to blame for it?set asideremotecomplexcontradictoryInterpretingrewardedconstantlydig up
