Unit 4 Exploring poetry Integrated skills (I) I. Learning objectives By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: gain some basic knowledge about poems; 2. grasp the theme of the poem “The Road Not Taken”; 3. reveal the message the poet tries to get across; 4. share their understanding of the poem. II. Key competence focus 1. Gain some basic knowledge about poem and know how to appreciate poems. 2. Appreciate the poem “The Road Not Taken” and share their understanding in class. III. Predicted area of difficulty 1. Appreciate the poem from different aspects like sound characteristics. 2. Explore the meaning of the poem. IV. Teaching procedures Step 1 Review 1. T leads Ss to review what is called a poem and shows the definition from Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. 2. T asks Ss a question about aspects of a poem. T: I have one more question: What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it T: Normally, we pay attention to a poem’s form, rhyme, rhythm, words and so on. 【设计意图：从学生已学的何为诗歌以及如何鉴赏诗歌入手，让学生复习已学知识并主动参与教学活动，从而对后面的教学起到较好的铺垫作用。】 Step 2 Listening 1. T leads Ss to listen to the recording of the poem “The Road Not Taken”. Before listening, T asks some questions to help Ss to explore the poem. T: Now, I’d like to play the recording of the poem. When you listen, pay attention to the two questions here before we listen. ·What do the two roads in the poem symbolize (Answer: The journey of life.) ·Are there any repeated words, rhymes or other special sound effects in this poem (Possible answer: In the first stanza, there is a line “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”. And in the last stanza, there is an expression “Two roads diverged in a wood”. These two are almost the same. ) T: This poem is written in rhyme. In each stanza, the last words of lines 1, 3 and 4 rhyme with each other. And the last word of line 2 rhymes with the last word of line 5. Take the first stanza as an example, the rhymed words are: “wood” “stood” and “could”; “both” and “undergrowth”. 2. T instructs Ss to interpret the poem from four different aspects—form, rhyme, rhythm and words. 【设计意图：通过听录音发现诗歌的语言特色并让学生从四个方面赏析“The Road Not Taken”。通过问题层层引导，深入分析，由浅入深、由表及里地不断深化学生的认知，引导学生深度思考，达到对知识的更深层次的理解。】 Step 3 Watching the video Pre-watching Ss watch a video of a lecture and collect information for B1 and B2. Before watching the video, T leads Ss to learn the tips of how to get the key points of a lecture. T: We are going to watch a video of a lecture and collect information for B1 and B2. Here is a tip for you: If the lecturer stresses a certain word or phrase, or repeats it, it is probably a key point and you must pay special attention to it. 2. While-watching (1) T asks Ss to watch the video and finish B1 on page 51. (2) T asks Ss to watch the video again and complete the notes in ... ...
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