1、 Integrated skillsInterpreting a poemSuppose you travel alone to such a wood and now have to choose one of the roads while you have no idea where either of them will lead you to,tell me which road you will take and explain why.Lead-inLead-inReadingRead the poem and try to find the answers to the fol
2、lowing questions.AReadingRead the poem and try to find the answers to the following questions.AReadingRead the poem and try to find the answers to the following questions.AReadingRead the poem and try to find the answers to the following questions.AReading Read the poem and try to find the answers t
3、o the following questions.AWatch the video and finish the exercises below(page 51).BB1 Watch the video and answer the following questions.ViewingWatch the video and finish the exercises below(page 51).BB1 Watch the video and answer the following questions.ViewingWatch the video and finish the exerci
4、ses below(page 51).BB2 Watch the video and complete the notes below.About the poetViewingWatch the video and finish the exercises below(page 51).B (5)_.ViewingB2 Watch the video and complete the notes below.Watch the video and finish the exercises below(page 51).B ViewingB2 Watch the video and compl
5、ete the notes below.SpeakingIn pairs,discuss the poem“The Road Not Taken”.Use the questions to help you.Page 52 ExpressionsC Write an article sbout your understanding of“the Road Not taken”.Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you.D An article about your understand
6、ing of a poem is called a poetry review,in which you describe the symbolic meaning of the words and images in a poem,and provide a personal understanding of the poem.Planning your writingWriting When writing an article about your understanding of the poem,you can follow the structure below.Introduce
7、 the poet and poem briefly.Analyse and evaluate the artistic characteristics of the poem,such as its sound,images and figurative devices.Give your understanding of the poems meaning.It is a good idea to refer to your personal experience or emotion in this part.To express your opinion,you can use exp
8、ressions such as:in my opinion,from my point of view,in my eyes,I think/find/suppose/assume,my opinion/view/belief/impression is that,as for me,and it seems to me that.Checking your writingRemember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your partner.Pay attention
9、to the following aspects:PunctuationSpelling Grammar Choice of wordsStyle(formal/informal)StructureUnderstanding“The Road Not Taken”“The Road Not Taken”is a poem written by Robert Frost,a famous American poet.Frost is known for his honest and direct style which makes his poems feel conversational.Th
10、is poem uses the first person perspective throughout,such as in the first stanza,“And be one traveler,long I stood”,so the speaker is sharing his own experiences with us.Frost also uses rural scenes to explore deep questions about life,and metaphor and imagery are employed to represent the feelings
11、we have when faced with decisions.In the first stanza,the readers are asked to visualize diverging roads as the choices we are faced with.Then it continues to connect with emotions we feel during the decision-making process.For example,regret is expressed in the line,“And sorry I could not travel bo
12、th”.The second and third stanzas focus on the explanations we give for the choices we have made.The speaker justifies his choice of taking the more mysterious road,when he says,“Because it was grassy and wanted wear”.But,in stanza three we know that he is still thinking about the other more traveled
13、 road when he says,“Oh,I kept the first for another day!”However,by the final stanza,the speaker expresses acceptance of his choice,“I took the one less traveled by,/And that has made all the difference.”Just as in our lives,we should accept the choices we make.This poem makes me recall a time when
14、I had come across two diverging roads in my life.I had to choose between continuing my violin lessons and taking my calligraphy classes.Calligraphy was“the one less traveled by”for me because I had just started learning it,and that is the one I selected.I am wondering if choosing it will make all the difference to my life.It seems that I will find out as I continue down this path.
