unit 4reading A Garden of Poems reading课件（PPT 24页）.ppt

Unit 4 A Garden of Poems English Poetry Pre-reading Do you know any Chinese poets? Can you name some? Can you tell who are the people below? consolidation True or False Poetry is quite difficult to write and boring to read. The number of lines and characters in each line is quite important for good poems as well as rhythm and rhyme. William Shakespeare is only famous for his plays. According to the time, the correct order of the poets should be: Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, John Milton, and John Donne. Romantic poems and nature poems are two styles of English poems. We have read English poems since Tang Dynasty. Translating poems into other languages can not only help people to read more but also understand it without losing any spirit. * Reading 天马行空官方博客：/tmxk_docin ;QQ:1318241189 静夜思 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 举头望明月，低头思故乡。 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. In the Quiet Night William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) John Keats (1795 - 1821) Lord Byron (1788 - 1824) John Donne (1572-1631) Scan the text and answer the questions. Whose poetry reminds Chinese readers of Du Fu or Li Bai? 2. Whose poetry reminds us of Su Dongpo? The works by Wordsworth, Byron, Shelly and Keats The works by John Donne Reading poetry brings people from different places and different times together. 1st. para. 2nd. para. 3rd. para. 4th. para. 5th. para. 6th. para. 7th. para. Chinese poetry the earliest English poetry English poetry in the 19th century modern poets The introduction of English poetry to China came late. More and more people are interested to read modern poetry in English. Para 1 Poetry bring… together play with … calls up… Colours, feelings, experiences and …images… Para 2 杜 甫 王 维 李 白 Para 3、4、5 William Shakespe