The Tang Poems

1. The Tang Poems 山东省莱阳九中张吉松

2. Reading and vocabulary The golden age of Chinese Poetry

4. the Tang Dynasty－a great dynasty the Silk Road

5. The Exciting Culture

7. Tang Poetry

8. Famous poets Du Fu Li Bai

9. Famous poets Wang Wei Zhang Jiuling Bai Juyi Liu Yuxi

10. Du Mu

11. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 An exciting culture Du Fu Li Bai Tang poetry A great dynasty Technology and progress Read the passage and match the paragraphs with the titles

12. Read the passage and answer the questions • How long did the Tang Dynasty last? • 2. What were the benefits of trade • with foreign countries? Around 300 years It made Chinese culture cosmopolitan and tolerant.

13. 3. Name three advances in science and technology at this time. • Medical schools were opened; • Printing began; • Seng Yixing measured the sun’s shadow and the altitude of the North Pole.

14. 4. Why was Tang poetry so great? 5. What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu? Because of the beauty of its images and the range of its topics. They were friends.

15. 6. What was the difference between the two men’s poetry? Du Fu painted a realistic picture of the society, while Li Bai was romantic.

16. Fill in the blanks expansion The tang Dynasty was a time of ________ . Trade with foreign countries created a ________ and cosmopolitan culture. New Discoveries were made in __________, geography and medicine. But it was not just Scientific knowledge that could now reach a wider audience. _______ also marked the beginning of golden age of literature in the Tang Dynast, which meant _______. tolerant astronomy printing poetry

17. Tang poetry was better than everything that had come before it because of an ________ of talent and the appearance of new forms. Du Fu regarded himself as a ______ because he never became famous during his lifetime. However, his ____________ was recognized in the 11th century. He was a _______ because he painted a realistic picture of the problems of that time. Not successful in the Civil Service Examination, Li Bai began a life of travel and Poetry. As a ________, he wrote about nature, friendship and the pleasures of wine etc. explosion failure poetic genius realist romantic

18. Language Points • It’s a time of expansion. • ★time意为“时期, 时代” • in time of war /peace 在战时/和平时期 • at flowering time在开花时节 • The new president is spending a hard time. • 那位新总统正在度过艰难时期。

19. 2. The invention of printing about this time meant that knowledge could be recorded and shared as never before. ★mean “意味着”，后接宾语从句或 v-ing Missing the first bus means waiting for another hour. ★mean “打算，企图”，后接动词不定式。 I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you.

20. 3. Soon Japan and Korea were organized • on the Tang Model, while Chinese influence • extended throughout Southeast Asia. • ★ on…model =on the model of… • 参照…的模式, 仿照…的样子 • He opened a bar on the American model. 他参照美国的模式开了一家酒吧。 • Now many people celebrate Christmas on the model of western countries. • 现在很多人照西方国家的样子庆祝 • 圣诞节

21. 4. But it was not just scientific knowledge • that could now reach a wider audience. • It was only in the 11th century that his • poetic genius was recognised. • ★ It is/was…that 为强调句型 • It is I who am going to the Great Wall tomorrow. 是我明天要去长城（被强调部分 为指人的名词或代词时，一般用who） • It was not until yesterday that the little boy realised he was cheated. 直到昨天，那个小男孩才意识到他被骗了。

22. 5. …in fact, he thought of himself as a failure. • ★ think of认为；评价；想起，记起 • ★ think of …as…认为…是… • What do you think of the concert last night? 你认为昨晚的音乐会怎么样？ • The president thoughthighlyof his work. 总统高度赞扬了他所做的作品。 • To tell the truth, our teacher thought little of you. 说实话，老师对你评价不高。 • Little children often think of what the teacher says as a truth. • 小孩总是把老师的话看作是真理。

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