1、Welcome to the unit&ReadingReading comprehensionUnit 4Exploring poetryExploring poetryIn this lesson,you are going to:enjoy the beauty of poetry;talk about the main idea of this lecture transcript;interpret the four tips on how to read a poem;appreciate a poem following the four tips;analyse the wri
2、ting techniques of this lecture transcript.1.What is poetry?Poetry is an expression of ones will.What is kept in the heart is the will,but when expressed in words,it is poetry.“Preface to The Book of Songs”诗者，志之所之也，在心为志，发言为诗。毛诗序毛诗序2.Whats your understanding of the quotation?Poetry is an expression o
3、f what one feels or thinks in his/her heart or mind.When it is kept to oneself inside,it is called“ones will”,but when it is expressed in words and shared with others,it is called poetry.Lead-in3.Read the two poems below and discuss how the author feels or thinks in his heart or mind in each poem.Th
4、e poet reveals his love of spring and his regret at its departure.The poet emphasizes the importance of having dreams in ones life.Pre-reading1.Discuss in groups why people read poems.To have another experience of feeling;To enjoy the beauty of language;To calm down our heart;To find a way of reliev
5、ing pressure in our life2.What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it?The structureThe wordsThe rhythm(节奏，韵律)The hidden meaning While-readingActivity 1Fast-reading for main ideas1What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?ATo teach us some poems.BTo explain how to better
6、appreciate poems.CTo teach us to write poems.DTo introduce some famous poets.2Scan the lecture transcript and match each part with its main idea.Part 1(Para.1)AThe introduction to the topichow to reveal the hidden meanings of a poem.Part 2(Paras.25)BThe conclusion of the passagewe should combine“sou
7、nd”and“sense”to enjoy the beauty of poetry.Part 3(Para.6)CThe body of the passagefour tips to read a poem.Poetry_Follow your ears and ask“_”_Approach the poem like _.Be _.Remember that it is not necessary to _.SoundSenseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar landscapepatientfully understand
8、a poem3The lecture transcript gives four tips on how to understand a poem from two aspects.Read the lecture transcript and complete the chart below.to appreciate it4How did the author illustrate his tips?ABy giving examples.BBy comparison.CBy listing figures.DBy asking questions.5Which of the follow
9、ing may the author NOT agree to?AAsking questions helps you understand a poem.BSpecial effects and qualities of poetry are worthy of note.CYou must understand a poem fully before you appreciate it.DIt is acceptable that you cannot understand a poem the first time you read it.Activity 2Careful-readin
10、g for details.Read paragraph 1 carefully and choose the best answer.What makes poetry unique compared to other types of literature?AIt sounds more interesting.BIt is easier for us to understand when we read it aloud.CThere are more repeated words and rhymes in it.DIt usually implies a deeper meaning
11、 beyond the words on the page.Read paragraph 2 carefully and do the following exercises.1What does“follow your ears”mean?It means you should read a poem aloud.Because you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read it aloud，even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your gras
12、p.Sweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western sea,Low,low,breathe and blow,Wind of the western sea!Over the rolling waters go,Come from the dying moon,and blow,Blow him again to me;While my little one,while my pretty one,sleeps.Are repeated?Rhyming words?Rhyming words?2(1)Read Alfred Tennysons p
13、oem aloud and use the tip in paragraph 2 to analyze its sound characteristics.(2)How do you feel when you read it aloud?(Answers may vary.)It is easy to read and sounds beautiful.Alfred,Lord Tennyson(18091892)More than any other Victorian-era writer,Tennyson has seemed the representative of his age.
14、In his own day he was said to bewith Queen Victoria and Prime Minister William Gladstoneone of the three most famous living persons,a reputation no other poet writing in English has ever had.Read paragraph 3 carefully and do the following exercises.1Finish the chart.Approach the poem as if you were
15、an(1)_ in an unfamiliar(2)_.As you approach the poem，you should ask：(3)_As you explore the poem，you should ask：(4)_As you slowly explore your surroundings，you will：Start to(5)_ that give you a greater(6)_ of the poem.explorerlandscapeWho is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is t
16、here a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there？What are the images?What happens when they are put together？dig up clues understanding2What will come into your mind when you explore a poem with some questions in mind?AImages.BRepeated words.CRhymes.DIts meaning.3When you are reading Ca
17、ged Bird，what image comes into your mind?AA bird flying happily in the sky.BA bird set free by a hunter.CA bird in a cage singing for freedom.DA bird living happily in its nest.Maya Angelou(1928-2014)An acclaimed American poet,storyteller,activist,and autobiographer.Angelou worked for Dr.Martin Luth
18、er King Jr.and was also an educator who served as a professor in the university.Read paragraph 4 carefully and do the following exercises.1How do you deal with it when you have difficulty understanding a poem?AAsk others for help.BGive up reading it.CPut it aside and read it later.DKeep reading it u
19、ntil you fully understand it.2What does the author think of poems that are easy to understand?Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.3(1)What did the tired traveler walk past?AA sea.BA desert.CA fores
20、t.DA hill.(2)Did he want to leave?AYes.BNo.(3)The tired traveler didnt want to leave because of _.His poem shows the contradictory thought between the dream and _.It shows the poets thought of life and society.the beauty of the forestthe realityRobert Frost(1874-1963)An American poet who was much ad
21、mired for his description of the rural life of New England,and his realistic verse portraying ordinary people in everyday situations.His famous poems include:Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and The Road Not Taken.Read paragraph 5 carefully and do the following exercises.1What is more important
22、when you appreciate a poem?AFully understanding it.BAbandoning logical thinking.CDiscovering its true inner beauty.DReading it as much as possible.2How can you know that your effort will pay off?As long as the journey of poetry reading makes us feel something or lets us perceive another level of mea
23、ning，it will have been worth our effort.Read paragraph 6 carefully and answer the following question.What will poetry bring for us?Poetrys combination of“sound”and“sense”will make us see the world in a new way and allow us to go beyond normal reality for the everlasting beauty.Activity 1Discussion1.
24、Is the last paragraph a good ending?Why or why not?(Critical thinking)The last paragraph is a good ending.At the beginning of the lecture,the speaker points out that poetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”.The last paragraph echoes(呼应)the beginning by mentioning it again,which makes the lecture
25、more coherent(连贯的).Post-reading2.Apart from the four tips given by the lecturer,what other tips can you give on how to read a poem?(Creative thinking)From my point of view,to understand a poem better,we should also know more about the poet and the background in which the poem was createdthe theme of
26、 a poem usually has a close relationship with the background in which the poet wrote it.We dont read and write poetry because its cute.We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race and the human race is filled with passion.Medicine,law,business,engineeringthese are noble pursuits
27、 and necessary to sustain life,but poetry,beauty,romance,lovethese are what we stay alive for.Activity 2SummaryPoetry is a combination of“sound”and“sense”，which usually 1._(imply)a deeper meaning beyond the words.Here are some ways for you to reveal its 2._(hide)dimension.Firstly，follow your ears.Wh
28、en you begin reading a poem，it is better 3._(ask)“How does it sound？”You can always say something about how the poem sounds when 4._(read)it aloud.Secondly，approach the poem like 5._ explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.As you explore the poem，you will begin to see images in your mind.implieshiddento
29、 askreadinganAs you slowly explore your surroundings，you will start to dig up 6._(clue)that give you a greater understanding of the poem.Thirdly，just have some 7._(patient)You cannot really understand a poem 8._ you have only read once.Sometimes reading a poem can be a lifelong job.Finally，keep in m
30、ind that you do not have to 9._(full)understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty.Poetrys combination of“sound”and“sense”makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go 10._ normal reality for the everlasting beauty.cluespa
31、tiencethat/whichfullybeyondFirst,follow your ears.While you may ask“What does it mean?”as you begin reading a poem,it is better to ask“How does it sound?”Even if its true meaning appears to be beyond your grasp,you can always say something about how the poem sounds when you read it aloud.Do you dete
32、ct a rhythm?Are there any repeated words,rhymes or other special effects?All of these are good qualities to notice,and they may lead you to a better understanding of the poem in the end.Read these lines to feel how they sound.while引导让步状语引导让步状语从句从句as引导时间状语引导时间状语从句从句even if引导让步状语引导让步状语从句从句how引导宾语引导宾语从
33、句从句when引导时间状语引导时间状语从句从句Analyze the key points of the textParagraph 2Second,approach the poem as if you were an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some basic questions about the poem.Who is talking?Who is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or
34、 objects there?As you explore the poem,you will begin to see images in your mind.What are those images,and what happens when they are put together?This combination is often complex or even contradictory.As you slowly explore your surroundings,you will start to dig up clues that give you a greater un
35、derstanding of the poem.Read these lines,pay attention to the image of the caged bird and try to find out what it means.as if 引导方式状语从句引导方式状语从句,使用了使用了虚拟语气虚拟语气as引导时间状语从句引导时间状语从句as引导时间状语从句引导时间状语从句that引导定语从句引导定语从句what引导宾语从句引导宾语从句Paragraph 3Third,if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a
36、poem even with much painstaking effort,just have some patience.You cannot really understand a poem that you have only read once.Sometimes reading a poem can be a lifelong job.So if you do not get it,set the poem aside and come back to it later.As an explorer,you will not reach your goal immediately
37、you need to go on a journey to a remote and unknown destination.This may seem difficult at first,but when you finally make your great discovery,your efforts will be rewarded.Poems that are easy to understand are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecogni
38、zed meanings.Read these lines and try to find out what they mean.定语从句定语从句定语从句定语从句定语从句定语从句宾语从句宾语从句Paragraph 4Finally,remember that you do not have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty.As long as the journey of poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning,it will have been worth your effort.宾语从句宾语从句as long as引导条件状语从句，意为引导条件状语从句，意为“只要只要”Paragraph 5HomeworkPreview language points and recite the key points of the text.
