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课件网) Unit 1 Looking forwards Developing Ideas Reading Learning objectives 1. To understand the poem “The Road Not Taken”, its writing features and figures of speech; 2. To analyse its symbolic meaning and the theme of it. Robert Frost(1874-1963) was one of America`s most famous poets. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times and was awarded (award) the Congressional gold Medal for his works. His poetry has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set (set)in the rural areas of New England where Frost lived most of his life, and for his colloquial approach to American language. His poetry generally (general) has a regular rhythm and rhyme, and is easy to read aloud and remember. He often used simple settings (set) in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes. Among Frost`s best-known poems are The Road Not taken, Fire and Ice, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening and Birches. Pre-reading Read the short introduction to Robert Frost and answer the questions. What are the special features of Frost’s poetry Have you read any poems written by Robert Frost Share one with the class. What are the special features of Frost’s poetry It has been praised for its natural themes, mostly set in the rural areas of New England; It has been praised for his colloquial approach to American language; It generally has a regular rhythm and rhyme, and is easy to read aloud and remember; He often used simple settings in his poems to explore complex personal and social themes. Read the passage quickly and summarize the main idea. Part 1 Part 2 The passage is divided into two parts: the poem The Road Not Taken written by Robert Frost the introduction, explanation or interpretation of the poem Enjoy the poem and think about the questions. What are the rhyming words in this poem What effect do they have Part 1 While-reading 黄色的树林里分出两条路， 可惜我不能同时去涉足， 我在那路口久久伫立， 我向着一条路极目望去， 直到它消失在丛林深处。 Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; The Road Not Taken Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, 但我却选择了另外一条路 它荒草萋萋，十分幽寂 显得更诱人，更美丽 虽然在这条小路上 很少留下旅人的足迹 And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. 那天清晨落叶满地 两条路都未经脚印污染 呵，留下一条路等改日再见 但我知道路径延绵无尽头 恐怕我难以再回返 也许多年后在某个地方 我将轻声叹息将往事回顾： 一片树林里分出两条路——— 而我选择了人迹更少的一条， 从此决定了我一生的道路。 I shall be telling this with a sign Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two ro ... ...
