Unit 4 A garden of poems

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Unit 4 A garden of poems
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In the Quiet Night
So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed. Could
there have been a frost already ? Lifting myself
to look, I found that it was moonlight. Sinking
back again, I thought suddenly of home.
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Let's enjoy a song.
By Richard Marx
Oceans apart, day after day, And I slowly go
insane. I hear your voice on the line, But it
doesnt stop the pain.
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If I see you next to never, How I can say forever?
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Wherever you go, whatever you do I will be right
here waiting for you. Whatever it takes, or how
my heart breaks I will be right here waiting for
you.
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RIGHT HERE WAITING
DUST OF SNOW
The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of
snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A
change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had
rued.
Oceans apart, day after day, And I slowly go
insane. I hear your voice on the line, But it
doesnt stop the pain. If I see you next to
never, How I can say forever? Wherever you go,
whatever you do I will be right here waiting for
you. Whatever it takes, or how my heart breaks I
will be right here waiting for you.
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Pre-reading
Can you name some famous Chinese poets?
Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Bai Juyi etc.
Write down five key words that you would expect
to find in a text abut poetry.
poem, poet, rhyme, style, image (literature,
language, form, line)
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Skimming
Task One Skim the passage, check whether
the five key words you wrote
down are in it Task Two Underline the
names of the famous poets
mentioned
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Scanning
Task One Scan the passage, finish the
multiple choice questions on P28 Task
Two Ask questions about the passage and
answer them in groups of four
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Read the text carefully and 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 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
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Read the text carefully and choose the best
answer.
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 sth. of the spirit is lost
C. that you understand it better D. that
you learn how to express yourself in new
ways
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Which poets were living during which century?
? George Gordon Byron
? William Shakespeare
? John Donne
? John Keats
? John Milton
? William Wordsworth
? Alexander Pope
? Robert Frost
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Would you like to enjoy a poem?
Oral discussion, group work Task One Read the
poem with passion aloud Task Two Try to catch
the Chinese meaning Task Three Tell what it is
mainly about
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RAIN R..L.Stereson The rain is raining all
around, It falls on field and tree. It rains on
the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.
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THE COMING OF SPRING I am coming, little
maiden, With the pleasant sunshine laden, With
the honey for the bee, With the blossom for the
tree. Every little stream is bright, All the
orchard trees are white, And each small and
waving shoot, Has for thee sweet flowers or fruit.
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THE LITTLE STAR(??) J. Taylor Twinkle, twinkle,
little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above
the world so high, Like a diamond in the
sky. When the blazing sun is set, And the grass
with dew is wet, Then you show your little
light, Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
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IF ALL THE SKIES WERE SUNSHINE(??) H. Van
Dyke If all the skies were sunshine, Our faces
would be fain To feel once more upon them The
cooling splash of rain. If all the world were
music, Our hears would often long For one sweet
strain of silence To break the endless song.
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THE WIND C. G. Rossetti
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Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you But
when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is
passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither
you nor I But when the trees bow down their
heads, The wind is passing by.
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A HOUSE OF CARDS C. G. Rossetti A house of
cards Is neat and small Shake the table, It must
fall. Find the court cards One by one Raise it,
roof it, Now it's done Shake the table! That's
the fun.
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WHAT DOES LITTLE BIRDIE SAY?(??) Alfred
Tennyson What does little birdie say, In her
nest at peep of day? Let me fly, says little
birdie, Mother, let me fly away, Birdie, rest a
little longer, Till the little wings are
stronger. So she rests a little longer, Then she
flies away.
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AT THE SEASIDE R. L. Stevenson When I was down
beside the sea A wooden spade they gave to me To
dig the sandy shore. The holes were empty like a
cup In every hole the sea camp up, Till it could
come no more.
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THE SEA(??) Bryan W. Procter The Sea! the Sea!
the open Sea! The blue, the fresh, the ever
free! Without a mark, without a bound, It runneth
the earth's wide regions 'round It plays with
the clouds it mocks the skies Or like a cradled
creature lies.
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THE FOUNTAIN(??) James R. Lowell Into the
sunshine, Full of the light, Leaping and
flashing From morn till night! Into the
moonlight, Whiter than snow, Waving so
flower-like When the winds blow!
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SILENT NIGHT(??) Franz Gruber Silent night! Holy
night! All is calm, all is bright! Round yon
virgin mother and child! Holy Infant, so tender
and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in
heavenly peace.
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BEAUTIFUL(??) W. A. Bixler Beautiful sun that
giveth us light, Beautiful boon that shineth by
night, Beautiful planets in the heaven so
far, Beautiful twinkle of each little
star. Beautiful waters so blue and so
clear, Beautiful sound of the surges we
hear, Beautiful brooklet, its ripples so
sweet, Beautiful flowers that bloom at our feet.
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Homework
1. Find an
English poem,
read it and enjoy it. 2. Look for introductions
about the poets mentioned in the text. 3.
Think about the meaning of Mu Dans short
poem.