内容正文:
Unit4 Exploring poetry
Reading (I)
How to read a poem
Lead-in
Poetry is an expression of one’s 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。
Why do people like reading poems?
pre-reading
Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful.
Poems create vivid pictures and tell stories by using language creatively.
Poems draw us to the world of imagination.
Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance.
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Why?
How to read a poem?
para.1
Fast reading
Poetry is a combination of “______” and“_____”.
Follow your ______
Approach the poem like __________
Have ________to interpret the meaning of a poem.
Remember it’s not necessary to____________________
Enjoy the journey in the world of ________
sound
ears
an explorer
patience
fully understand a poem
poetry
sense
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5
para.6
sound
sense
Read the transcript and find the main idea.
Introduction
Conclusion
Body
Reading
Sound
Sense
How does it sound?
an explorer in an unfamiliar landscape
patient
fully understand a poem to appreciate it
A 1
Complete the chart about how to understand a poem from
2 aspects.
Careful Reading: Listen Pa. 1 & 2 and answer the question.
How is poetry different from other types of literature?
It implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.
B. It sounds more interesting.
C. It is easier for us to understand when we read it aloud.
D. There are more repeated words and rhymes in it.
2. What is the first step to read a poem?
A. Read it aloud. B. Interpret its meaning.
C. Appreciate its beauty. D. Find its images.
Detailed reading Para. 2
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 pret