Unit 4 A garden of poems

1. Unit 4 A garden of poems Reading:English Poetry

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4. Chinese poetry Du Fu Li Bai

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6. English Poetry

7. Skimming Questions 1. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? 2. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? Whose of Su Dongpo?

8. Answer 1. What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? ① Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. ② Poetry is difficult to write,but interesting to read. ③ Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.

9. Answer 2. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? Whose of Su Dongpo? John Donne William Wordsworth George Gordon Byron John Keats

10. According the text, choose the right answers: 1.John Milton’s work became famous for_______ . A. his work is exactly written with sounds, words and grammar. B. his work calls up the feelings curious images of a dream world. C. his work has a special pattern of rhyme at the end of each line. D.none of the above.

11. According the text, choose the right answers: 2. The style and atmosphere in Shelly’s poems is just like the poems of __________ . A. Marvell and Donne B. Li Bai and Du Fu C. Auden and Robert Frost D. John Milton

12. According the text, choose the right answers: 3.From the passage, we got the idea(s):______ . A. poetry belongs to all human beings. B. poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. C. poetry often follows special patterns of rhythm and rhyme. D. all of the above.

13. According the text, choose the right answers: 4.What’s the main idea of the text ? A. Poetry is a good bridge to connect the East with the West. B. Different periods of English poems. C. Modern poems of English. D. Differences between Chinese and English poetry.

14. According the text, choose the right answers: 5. From the text, we can infer that _______ . A. we’d better read poems in English. B. translated poems can’t express intrinsic meaning of original poems. C. there is no advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation. D. Chinese translation poems are as good as English poems.

15. Scanning Para. 1 The characters of poetry. Para. 2 A look on Chinese poetry. Para. 3 The first period of Modern English poetry. Para. 4 Modern English poetry in the 19th century. Para. 5 Why modern poets have special attraction? Para. 6 The introduction of English poetry to China. Para. 7 I.The translation of English poetry. II.The role that poems act as.

16. Task: A timeline John Milton ③ John Donne Alexander Pope ② ④ 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 John Keats ⑤ George G. Byron ① ⑦ ⑧ Robert Frost William Shakespeare ⑥ William Wordsworth

17. Post reading I. Choose the best answer. 1. Modern English came into being from about the end of the _______ century. A 16th B 17th C 18th D 19th 2. The poetry of John Donne reminds Chinese readers of the poems by ___________. A.Du Fu B.Li Bai C.Su Dongpo D.Guo Moruo 3. Byron’s Isles of Greece (1824) is an example of _________. A.a sonnet B.romantic poetry C.nature poetry D.modern poetry

18. 4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the _________ century. A 17th B 18th C 19th D 20th 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in Chinese translation is _________. A.that you have more choice B. that something of the spirit is lost C. that you understand it better D. that you learn how to express yourself in new ways

19. II. What do the words in bold refer to. Para. 1That makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read. Poetry plays with sounds,words and grammar. Para. 3 Despite its short history,there is a lot of good poetry around. The history of English poety

20. Para. 4 The style and atmosphere in their poems has often… William Wordsworth,Byron,John Keats Para. 5 Finally, modern poets have their special ……in the language and images they use. modern poets Para. 7They can help us to understand each other better,… poems and literature

21. Further-understanding If a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem? What are some differences? Something of the spirit of the original works is lost. rhythm rhyme figures of speech etc.

22. Quietly, we embrace In a world lit up by words. —— by Mu Dan When people from one country read the poems from another, they will be struck by what is inside the poem, so they will understand each other and become good friends.

23. Discussion Are poems good for our life? What can we get frompoems? 1. Poems bring passion (激情) to our life. 2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance… 3. Poems make us know, we are here,we can make our life and the world more colorful!

24. Homework 1. Read the text again to get a better understanding. 2. Read and translate several good English poems. 3. Get some information about famous poets on internet if possible.

25. Website www.shakespeare.com www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/milton www.island-of-freedom.com/POPE.HTM www.john- keats.com www.visitcumbria.com/wilword.htm www.online-literature.com/byron www.robertfrost.org