课件15张PPT。北师大出版社Lesson 3 PoetryReadingWho is your favorite poet?
poem
poet
poetry
Key words 1vivid
He tells a vivid story of his life as a fireman.
She could not help recalling the vivid earthquake memory.
scenic
scenic （a.）
scene
scenery (n.)
poetry (n.)
poet
poetic (a.) Key words 2 (about Li Bai)a tranquil night
hoarfrost
bend one’s head
bend (bent, bent)
e.g. His head is bent.
homesickness hoof sleighstoutchimneyoval eyes
(his mouth)
like a bowKey words 3Word bankAbout Libai:
a tranquil night
hoarfrost
bend (bent, bent) one’s head
homesickness
About Santa:
hoof
sleigh
chimney
stout
oval eyes
like a bow
Other words:
vivid story / memory
scene—scenic—scenery,
poem—poet—poetic—poetry First reading
Read the two poems by yourself.
Question 1: What does poem A say generally?
Question 2 : What does poem B say generally?
Poetry reading strategy 1 →
Get the general idea, and don’t worry
about the words that are new to you.
Answer : He misses home.
Answer : Santa visits and gives presents.
Table 1 frost，
hoarfrost,
moon so bright,
wearing a scarf,
wearing a cap,
snowbed,
moonsleeping, good night
night before Christmas Santa , winter
Merry Christmas, Second readingRead them again, paying attention to the words order → poetry reading strategy 3
Key words 4B: settle oneself
to make oneself comfortable in new positionB: pull in (part of the body)
to move the part of the body in a direction
A: be drowned in…
I have been drowned in work recently.
Word order as usualA: in homesickness I am drowned. →
I am drowned in homesickness.
B: Down came stout Santa
In a single bound.（ stanza 6 ）→
Stout Santa came down in a single bound.
Can you find more ?
Third readingPoetry reading
strategy 2 →
Read more slowly and think about the actions and feelings described in it.
Eyes raised,
See the moon so bright;Homesick-ness Table 2Table 2 (cont’d) poem BI heard the stepping and scratching of each hoof on the roof;
I pulled in my head and turned around ;
I heard him shoutSanta came down in a single bound;
He didn’t speak a word and went straight to work;
He filled all the stockings and turned with a jerk.
He rose up the chimney and jumped into his sleigh and flew away.His oval eyes shined;
His face looked so merry;
His cute little mouth turned up like a bow;
He gave a nod…
He shouted “Merry Christmas”Listen to the tape and Read the text thistleCan you do this?Can you choose the best answers for each question in Ex.4 ?Can you tell what happened in poem B to your partner according to Table 2 ？HomeworkLanguage Power
P. 84，Ex.2 Vocabulary
P 91, Ex.5 Synonyms 课件18张PPT。北师大出版社Lesson 3 Poetry Appreciation Review 1 A Tranquil Night Before my bed a frost of light, Is it hoarfrost upon the ground?Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright, Head bent, in homesickness I am drowned. Review 2
Santa stops his_____ near the _______ on the roof. He looks ____ but is able to come down in a single_____. He has ____ eyes and his mouth is like a ____. His face looks so merry!sleighchimney stoutovalbowboundReview 3 the main ideas of the two poems?Rhyme Poem B:
It was the night before Christmas,
And all through the house
Nothing was moving,
Not even a mouse. Poem A:
Before my bed a frost of light,
Is it hoarfrost upon the ground?
Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright,
Head bent, in homesickness, I am drowned.Can you find more in Poem B?care/there
beds/heads
cap/nap
roof/hoof
around/bound
merry/cherry
bow/snow
work/jerk
nose/rose
whistle/thistle
sight/nightYou can say:
The poem is rhymed.
The poem rhymes.
The poem is written in rhyme.Rhyme and word orderQuestion: Why did both poets change the word order in their poems?Answer: The word order is mainly changed for the purpose of rhyming.Strategies:
1: general feelings;
2: actions and feelings;
3: word orderImage Poetry reading strategy 4: read to find images.
Questions:
1. What is an image?
2. Why do poets use images?
3. How is it made?
How do you know a poem is beautiful? How can you appreciate a poem?Do you think A Tranquil Night is beautiful? 天净沙 秋思
枯藤老树昏鸦，
小桥流水人家，
古道西风瘦马。
夕阳西下，
断肠人在天涯。
--------(元)马致远Can you see
any picture
from the poem?
Question 1: What is an image？ Answer 1：An image is a picture in the reader’s mind aroused by the words in the poem. Question 2: What is the use of an image? Answer2: An image is used to convey the poet’s emotions.See again:
枯藤老树昏鸦，小桥流水人家，古道西风瘦马。
夕阳西下，断肠人在天涯。 A Tranquil Night
Before my bed a frost of light,
Is it hoarfrost upon the ground?
Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright,
Head bent, in homesickness, I am drowned.
The sentences tell the reader the poet’s feelings. But does the poet tell you the feeling directly ?Question 3: How is an image made? Answer 3：An image is made by means of descriptions.See one more time:
枯藤老树昏鸦，
小桥流水人家，
古道西风瘦马。
夕阳西下，
断肠人在天涯。
His cute little mouth,
turned up like a bow,His cute little mouth,
turned up like a bow,
e.g. adjectives,
comparisons
Table 3 Find more descriptions Table 3Nothing was moving, not even a mouse.exaggeration
(夸张)The children were sleeping,…,while vague dreams of presents danced in their heads.comparison
I see the moon so bright.
adj.He didn’t speak a word and went
straight to work.
adv.
Head bent, in homesickness I
am drowned.comparison dancedbrightstraightam drownedSimilar things between the two poemsBoth are about a special night;
Both are set in cold weather.
Both use images to convey feelings.
Both are rhymed.
So, we can appreciate a poem from
its topic, setting, image and rhymes.Differences between the twoPoem A is written by a Chinese poet；
Poem B by a western one.
Poem A does not mention any special holiday;
Poem B does.
Poem A uses the moon as the key image;
Poem B uses Santa.
Poem A is rhymed every other line;
Poem B is rhymed only in even lines （奇数行） within each stanza.Writing work ：Create your own images
Homework
Language Power:
P. 86–87, Ex.1 Focus on Reading
(with Culture Corner on P. 44 as reference)
