many of the world’s greatest poets. Can you name some famous poets?
SB&SC: Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Wang Wei……
T: Good job! Thanks. (Show the portraits of Li Bai & Du Fu on the screen) Chinese poets, such as
Li Bai & Du Fu use their genius to make the dream world of poetry more colorful. Here is a poem
written by Li Bai, I think you are familiar with it.
( Show the poem望庐山瀑布 on the screen)
T: Okay, let’s read it aloud together.
Great poet Li Bai use his endless imagination to describe the wonderful scenery of the Lu Shan
Mountain Waterfall, we can feel the power & magic of the waterfall through the words that Li Bai
use. Can you recite any other poems that written by Chinese poets?
(Call several of them to recite)
T: Well done! We have taken a look on the art of poetry and Chinese poetry. Next, we’ll take a journey to English poetry (show the theme page on the screen). English poetry is as
interesting and attractive as Chinese. I’ll be the guide to show you around.
Step 3 Fast-reading
T: So here we go! Open your books and turn to P27, look at the Reading part, English Poetry. First,
I want you to go through the text quickly and find the answers to the following 2 questions:
Q: 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?
(Give them 2 minutes to find the answers)
T: Well, let’s deal with the 2 questions.
1. 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.
2. ① William Wordsworth, George Gordon Byron & John Keats ② John Donne
Step 4 Careful-reading
Task 1. The main idea of each paragraph
Call some of them to give the main idea of the each paragraph.
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 ①The translation of English poetry.②The role that poems act as.
Task 2 A timeline
T: Excellent! Here is a task for you. Please focus on paragraph 3-5 and finish the timeline (show it on the screen), which will help you to get a more clear impression
of some great poets in English history. Now do it!
(After 3 minutes, check the answers)
Step 4 Post-reading
Task 1
T: Let’s turn to next step. Look at P28, Ex.1, make sure to get the right choices.
(After 2 minutes, check the answers)
Keys: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. C
Task 2
T: In several paragraphs, there are some words in bold; can you tell what do they refer to?
(Show the 5 sentences on the screen and call some of the students to answer)
Para. 1 That 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.
------English poetry’s
Para. 4 The style and atmosphere in their poems has often…
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