外研版选修8 Module 5 The Conquest of the Universe Reading and vocabulary 课件（21张PPT）

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外研版
Book 8 Module 6
The Golden Age of Chinese Poetry
Reading and Vocabulary
Step 1 Leading-in
Questions:
(1)Look at the cover of the
book, and tell me
what are in it.
(2) Can you name some famous
poets in Tang Dynasty?
(3) Can you recite some
poems in Chinese?
Tang poems.
李白、杜甫、白居易、王维、孟浩然、刘禹锡、贺知章······
Reading and Vocabulary
Step 1 Pre-reading
Answer the questions:
(1) Do you know the following poets in Tang Dynasty?

Li bai诗仙
Du Fu诗圣
Bai Juyi
现实主义诗人
(2) In your opinion, which dynasty is the Golden Age of Chinese Poetry?
Tang Dynasty.
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Para. 6
Step 3 While-reading
Work in pairs and answer the questions.(Activity 4)
(1) How long did the Tang Dynasty last?
(2) What were the benefits of trade with foreign countries?
Around 300 years.(289 years)
It made Chinese culture cosmopolitan and tolerant.
(3) Name three advances in science and technology at this time.
Medical schools were opened;
printing began;
Seng Yixing measured the sun’s shadow and the altitude of the North Pole.
(4) Why was Tang poetry so great?
(5) What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu?
Because of the beauty of its images and the range of its topics.
They were friends.
(6) What was the difference between the two men’s poetry?
Du Fu painted a realistic picture of the society, while Li Bai was romantic.
Read these sentences from the passage and say whether they are facts (F) or opinions (O).(Activity 5)
(1) It was a time of expansion. ____
(2) Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant and cosmopolitan culture. ____
(3) Perhaps the biggest foreign influence came from Buddhism. ____
F
F
O
(4) New discoveries were made in astronomy, geography and medicine. ______
(5) Li Bai, the son of a wealthy merchant, grew up in Sichuan Province. ______
(6) If Du Fu was a realist, then Li Bai was a romantic. ______
F
F
O
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
The Tang ________ was one of the greatest dynasties in Chinese history. Trade with foreign countries created a _______ and ____________ culture. Persians, Arabs and Jews came to live in China, bringing with them their own _______ and _______.
Dynasty
tolerant
cosmopolitan
religions
customs
Post-reading
These _________ the development of Tang culture. Foreigners who were ________ at the Tang court took the Chinese culture home with them. Cultural development went ____ __ ____ with technological progress. New _________ were made in astronomy, geography and medicine. The _______ of printing _______ the beginning of the golden age of poetry in the Tang Dynasty.
influenced
educated
hand
in
hand
discoveries
invention
marked
In the beauty of its ______ and the _____ of topics, Tang poetry was better than anything that had come before it. A good ____ had a better chance of getting a good job. So lots of people became interested in poetry. One of the greatest of the Tang poets was Du Fu.
images
range
poet
As a young man he travelled a lot and enjoyed painting and music, ___ ____ ___ writing poetry. Sometimes he is called the “______________ ” or “___ ______ ____ ___ ______”. So he was a _____ . Li Bai began a life of travel and poetry, writing more than a thousand poems. He was a ________ . Friendship, the human condition, and the pleasure of wine, are his favourite _______ .
as
well
as
poet of history
the
mirror
of
his
time
realist
romantic
subjects
Work in groups and discuss the questions.
1. What were the greatest achievements of the Tang Dynasty?
2. What made Tang poetry so great?
3. Which Tang poets have you studied, and which do you like best?
4. Which modern Chinese poems do you like?
Discussion
Choose a poet you like, and write a passage about him/her.