Unit 4 A garden of poems

para. 5  why modern poets have special attraction?
para. 6  the introduction of english poetry to china.
para. 7 ①the translation of english poetry.②the role that poems act as.
task 2 a timeline
t: excellent! here is a task for you. please focus on paragraph 3-5 and finish the timeline (show it on the screen), which will help you to get a more clear impression of some great poets in english history. now do it!
step 4 post-reading
task 1
t: let’s turn to next step. look at p28, ex.1, make sure to get the right choices.
(after 2 minutes, check the answers)
keys:  1. a   2. c   3. b   4. d   5. c
task 2
t: in several paragraphs, there are some words in bold; can you tell what do they refer to?
para. 1  that makes poetry difficult to write, but very interesting to read.     
------poetry plays with sounds,words and grammar.para. 3  despite its short history, there is a lot of good poetry around.
------english poetry’s
para. 4  the style and atmosphere in their poems has often…------william wordsworth, byron, john keats
para. 5  finally, modern poets have their special …in the language and images they use.
------modern poetspara. 7  they can help us to understand each other better,…------poems and literature
step 5 further-understanding
t: this lesson, we’ve learnt much of english poetry, it’s an exciting experience. here is a question for you: the writer talks about the translation of poems in the last paragraph. think this question;
task 1
q: if a poem is translated into another language, is it still the same poem? what are some differences?
a: something of the spirit of the original works is lost (including rhythm, rhyme, figures of speech of the poem, etc.).七步詩.)
task 2
t: the poet mu dan wrote a short poem, “quietly, we embrace in a world lit up by words.”.
q: can you use your own words to explain it?
a: when people from one country read the poems from another, they will be struck by what is inside the poem, so they will understand each other and become good friends.
step 6 enjoyment
t: you have understood the magic that poetry brings, that’s great! there, we can use a image to describe the special role that poems and literature act as, “poems and literature can be bridges.” can you give other images to express the same idea? who’d like to have a try?
a: 1.poems and literature can be ties that bring the east and the west together.
2. poems and literature can be fine wine enjoyed by the east and the west.