高中英语外研版选修八Module6 The Tang Poems- Introduction课件(18张PPT)

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Module 6
The Tang Poems
To read and listen to the poem “Farewell to a Friend”
To talk about a Chinese poet.
To match some words with their meanings
What do you know about the Tang Dynasty
Can you name some famous persons in this dynasty
What were the greatest achievements of the Tang Dynasty Can you give some examples
Who’s your favorite Tang poet And what’s your favorite Tang poem
Famous poets
Li Bai
Du Fu
Bai Juyi
Wang Wei
Li Bai (701–762), also known as Taibai, was a Chinese poet acclaimed (备受推崇的,广受欢迎的) from his own day to the present as a genius and a romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. He and his friend Du Fu (712–770) were the two most important figures in the flourishing of Chinese poetry in the Tang dynasty, which is often called the “Golden Age of Chinese Poetry”.
A Tranquil Night
Abed, I see a silver light,
I wonder if it’s frost aground.
Looking up, I find the moon bright.
Bowing, in homesickness, I’m drowned.
Who is the poet of this poem
What’s the topic of the poem
What’s the rhyming style of it
What’s the mood of this poem
What images can you find in it
Let’s enjoy a famous poem from Tang Dynasty.
Farewell to a Friend
Li Bai
Blue mountains bar the northern sky;
White river girds the eastern town.
Here is the place to say goodbye;
You’ll drift like lonely thistledown.
With floating cloud you’ll float away;
Like parting day I’ll part from you.
You wave your hand and go your way;
Your steed still neighs “Adieu! Adieu!”
1. Read and listen to the poem.
1) Who do you think the poet’s “friend” is A close friend or an acquaintance
2) Do we know why the poet is saying farewell
3) Where do you think it takes place
A close friend.
His friend is going away.
Possibly at the edge of a town.
Now answer the questions.
4) Is the friend going away for a long time
5) How is the friend going to travel
Yes. Words like part and Adieu indicate they will not see each other for a long time.
On his horse (steed).
2. Match the words in the box with their meanings.
effect image mood rhyme rhythm subject
1) a description of something that uses language _______
2) the regular strong sounds in a poem or song _______
3) the topic _______
image
rhythm
subject
4) the feeling created by a poem or song (for example, sadness) ________
5) a result ________
6) the use of words that have the same final sounds (for example, what and not ) _________
mood
effect
rhyme
3. Work in pairs and answer the questions.
1) What is the subject of the poem
2) What is the mood of the poem
Parting from a friend.
Sadness and regret.
3) Which images from nature does the poet use
Colour of the sky and the river, thistledown, cloud.
4) What is the effect of the change in tense in Line 7
The parting becomes fact whereas before it was in the future.
5) Identify the rhymes in the poem.
6) Underline the words or parts of the words which create the rhythm.
/a / , /a /, /e / , /ju:/
sky—goodbye; town —thistledown; away—way; you—adieu.
1. Think about the poem. Do you like it Why/Why not
2. How does the poem achieve its mood
By placing the parting within the framework of the everyday things of nature.
Open.
3. “The poem is effective because of its simplicity.” Explain this.
The images are very simple. There is no great outpouring of pain at the loss of the friend; everything is played down, which makes it more striking.
What’s your favorite Tang poem
Give your reasons.