(
课件网) Nature in words Watch the video and answer the questions. Poems, letters, travel journals, essays and novels are the literary forms mentioned in the video. What literary forms are mentioned in the video Starting out Watch the video and answer the questions. Starting out literary forms examples Poems Chinese literature: Shanshui Poetry Western cultures: English Lake Poets letters Content: magnificent scenes from nature travel journals essays Ralph Waldo Emerson: Nature Thoreau: Walden novels Moby Dick The Call of the Wild and White Fang Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) The poems of Emily Dickinson are considered to be some of the most _____ (origin) and defining works of American poetry. With a childhood love of reading and exploring nature, she grew up to be a keen _____ (observe) of the people and places around her, and many of her poems convey a deep appreciation of the mystery and beauty of the natural world. original observer “Nature “ Is What We See by Emily Dickinson “Nature” is what we see- The Hill- the Afternoon- Squirrel- Eclipse – The Bumble bee- Nay- Nature is Heaven- Nature is what we hear- The Bobolink – The Sea- Thunder- the Cricket- Nay- Nature is Harmony- Nature is what we know- Yet have no art to say- So impotent Our Wisdom is To her Simplicity. Listen and read the poem by Emily Dickinson. Answer the questions. What images are used to symbolise nature Nature is symbolised by simple images of animals (“Squirrel”, “the Bumble bee”, “The Bobolink”, “the Cricket”) and features (“The Hill”, “the Afternoon”, “Eclipse”, “the Sea”, “Thunder”), which are in turn symbolic of the poet’s thoughts and feelings about the simplicity of nature. Nature is also symbolised in a metaphorical sense when it is described as “Heaven” and “Harmony”. 2 What message does the poem try to convey 3 What does nature mean to you The message of the poem is that although what we see and hear in nature appears to be simple, within that simplicity lie great beauty, mystery and magnificence that humans cannot truly appreciate or capture in their art. 1. week →adj. ____（每周的） →adj. _____（每月的）_____（每天的）_____(每年的)2. inspect v. 检查巡视→n. _____（检察员） n. _____（检查，检阅）3. 坚持 v . insist + ___/____ (doing) sth. insist (that) … (should) do sth. 他执意要求在会议上讨论这个问题。他坚持认为自己是对的。4. secret n. 短语: 秘密地 _____ 保密_____→n. 保密，秘密状态_____ → adj. _____ →adv. _____5. v. 剃、刮胡须_____ past form: _____ past participle: _____/_____ →n. 刮胡子_____ n.电动剃刀_____剃头/修剪草坪 _____/_____6. 前景、前途n. _____ / 正式用语 视野，景色 职业前景_____ n. 兴旺 繁荣_____→ adj. _____ 1. 怒视 v. _____ past form: _____ past participle: _____ → n. 刺眼的强光 v. 注视 _____ 扫视_____2. bend v. →n._____弯道拐弯 ； 急转弯_____弯腰 _____ 屈膝 _____屈服于某人的意愿（正式）_____3. 天真无邪的adj._____ 反义词adj. 有罪的_____ →n. _____ 4. 改进，增强v ... ...
