Unit 4 Exploring poetry Section 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading 1. Enjoy the beauty of poetry； 2. Talk about the main idea of the lecture transcript； 3. Interpret the four tips on how to understand a poem. 1. Read the two poems on page 43 of the textbook. Then how do you like them _____ 2. Why do people read poems _____ 1. Skim the whole passage and find out the key phase or the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para.1: _____ Para.2: _____ Para.3: _____ Para.4: _____ Para.5: _____ Para.6: _____ 2. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage A. To teach us some poems. B. To explain how to better appreciate poems. C. To teach us to write poems. D. To introduce some famous poets. 1. The lecture transcript gives four tips on how to understand a poem from two aspects. Read the lecture transcript and complete the chart below. 2. Read the lecture transcript again carefully, then finish A2 on page 46 and answer the following questions. (1) What does the lecturer suggest you do if you struggle to interpret a poem _____ (2) According to the lecturer, what is the value of reading a poem even if you don't fully understand it _____ (3) What ultimate goal does poetry's combination of “sound” and “sense” help us achieve _____ 1. Choose one of the poems in the lecture transcript and think about the sound and sense of the poem. _____ 2. Please give some other tips on how to understand a poem. _____ Poetry is a combination of “sound” and “sense”， which usually 1._____(imply) a deeper meaning beyond the words. Here are some ways for you to reveal its 2._____(hide) dimension. Firstly, follow your ears. When you begin reading a poem, it is better 3._____(ask) “How does it sound？” You can always say something about how the poem sounds when 4._____(read) it aloud. Secondly, approach the poem like 5._____ explorer in an unfamiliar landscape. As you explore the poem, you will begin to see images in your mind. As you slowly explore your surroundings, you will start to dig up 6._____(clue) that give you a greater understanding of the poem. Thirdly, just have some 7._____(patient). You cannot really understand a poem 8._____ you have only read once. Sometimes reading a poem can be a lifelong job. Finally, keep in mind that you do not have to 9._____(full) understand a poem to appreciate it. You might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true inner beauty. Poetry's combination of “sound” and “sense” makes you see the world in a new way and allows you to go 10._____ normal reality for the everlasting beauty. Finish B1 on page 47 of the textbook. Section 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading Activity 1 1.Both poems are very descriptive. I like the first one because it focuses on the topic of spring and clearly describes a spring morning in a way that is easy to understand. The second one is about dreams and uses some artistic techniques, such as metaphor and personification. Even though it is a little bit more difficult to understand, it is int ... ...
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