1、Section A Welcome to the unit&ReadingVocabulary 1.grasp beyond ones grasp 某人无法理解have a good grasp of.(=have a good command of)很好地掌握grasp sb.by the hand/arm 抓住某人的手/手臂grasp a chance/an opportunity 急忙抓住机会，毫不犹豫地抓住机会练习：他们现在精通多门外语。They _ many foreign languages now.have a good grasp of2.contradictorybe con
2、tradictory to 与相矛盾/对立contradict vt.反驳，驳斥；相矛盾contradict sth.反驳；与相矛盾contradict sb.反驳某人contradict each other 相互矛盾contradict oneself 自相矛盾contradiction n.不一致，矛盾，对立in contradiction to 与相对立（或截然不同）练习：There is a _(contradict)between the two sets of figures.contradiction3.patiencebe/run out of patience with 对
3、没有耐心lose patience with 对失去耐心with patience 耐心地patient adj.有耐心的 n.病人 impatient adj.没有耐心的be patient with sb./sth.对某人/某事有耐心patiently adv.耐心地 impatiently adv.没耐心地impatience n.不耐烦，无耐心练习：The manager listened to the customers complaints attentively with great _,trying not to miss any points.patience4.reward
4、a reward for(doing)sth.因（做）某事而获得的奖励in reward(for)作为（对的）回报/奖赏give/offer a reward to sb.for sth.为某事而给某人奖励/报酬reward sb.with sth.用某物奖励某人reward sb.for(doing)sth.因（做）某事奖赏某人练习：The students have been working hard on their lessons and their efforts _(reward)with success in the end.will be rewarded5.realityin
5、 reality 事实上，实际上bring.back to reality 使回到现实turn.into reality 把变为现实real adj.真正的，真实的 really adv.事实上，真正地；确实realize v.将变为现实，实现；意识到realize ones dream 实现某人的梦想 realistic adj.现实的；实事求是的练习：To _(real)his dream as a pianist,he threw himself into practicing playing the piano when he was free.realizeLeading in1.W
6、hat is poetry?What is the biggest difference between poetry and other genres of literature?Poetry is a literary work in which a poet expresses beautiful and elegant quality,and his or her feelings through a distinctive style.Poetry differs from other genres of literature in that it highlights the ae
7、sthetic and rhythmic qualities of language,such as the sound symbolism represented by rhythms and rhymes,which are the actual sound effects created by the lines of poetry.2.What is your understanding of the quotation on page 43?Poetry is an expression of what one feels or thinks in his/her heart or
8、mind.When it is kept to oneself inside,it is called ones will,but when it is expressed in words and shared with others,it is called poetry.Pre-reading1.How do you like the two poems?Both poems are very descriptive.I like the first one because it focuses on the topic of spring and clearly describes a
9、 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 interesting to read.2.What other poems or poets do you know about?He wrote poems
10、 about the beauty of nature and his experiences while travelling.He had a great gift for language.He met Li Bai on his travels and he admired the great poet very much.I know his poem On Yueyang Tower,which describes what he saw and how he felt while he visited the great tower.Du FuA poet from the Ta
11、ng Dynasty,he started writing poetry from a very young age and most of his poems were accessible and appealing to the masses.His poem The Old Charcoal Seller tells of the peoples tough life and the governments corruption during those times.Bai JuyiHe is an English poet.I enjoy reading his poem Good-
12、Night.He uses language in a fun and creative way to show the different meanings of the words good night.Percy Bysshe ShelleyA famous American poet,she wrote poems that are creative and encourage careful thought.I like her poem Hope Is the Thing with Feathers,which compares the feeling of hopefulness
13、 and expectation to a bird.Emily DickinsonReading 1.Why do people read poems?Poems create vivid pictures and tell stories by using language creatively.Readers enjoy the challenge of trying to understand the poets intention in writing a poem.A poem is a window into the poets ideas and feelings about
14、issues happening during the time when it was written.Readers can look at the poems form and literary devices to see what the poet saw.By reading it aloud,they can feel the rhythms and rhymes of the poem as well as the poets emotions.2.What aspects of a poem do you pay attention to when you read it?I
15、 pay attention to a poems form,its rhythm and rhyme,as well as the words used by the poet.The purpose of the poem is often shown by its form.For example,poets use extremely long forms for narrating stories.A poems rhythm and rhyme help me understand the poets feelings through sound.Word choice and l
16、iterary devices enable me to understand the meaning of the poem better.Skimming SoundSenseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar landscapepatientfully understand a poem to appreciate itScanning 1.How is poetry different from other types of literature?More than other types of literature,it us
17、ually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.2.What aspects should you pay special attention to when you read a poem aloud?The aspects of rhythm,repeated words,rhymes and other special effects.3.What are the basic questions you should ask to understand a poem?Who is talking?Who is bei
18、ng talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?4.What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand?They are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.Discussion 1.Focus
19、on Paragraph 2,read aloud the stanza from Sweet and Low.How does it sound?Firstly,the words Wind of the western sea are repeated.Secondly,there are several rhyming words:low rhyming with blow and go,sea rhyming with me.2.Focus on Paragraph 3,read aloud the stanza from Caged Bird.(1)What is being des
20、cribed?The poet is talking about a singing bird which is kept in a cage.(2)What images come into your mind when reading it?When we read it,we see in our mind the images of a bird in a cage and a distant hill.3.Read paragraphs 4 and 5 and answer the following questions.(1)What should you do when you
21、have difficulty in understanding a poem?When we have difficulty in understanding a poem,we should set it aside and come back to it later.With our insight into life becoming deeper,we may one day find it not so hard to understand at all.(2)According to the lecturer,what is more important in appreciat
22、ing a poem?Poetry reading can make us feel something or let us perceive another level of meaning,which is more important and worth our effort.Choose one of the poems in the lecture transcript and think about the sound and sense of the poem.How does it make you feel?The poem by Maya Angelou describes
23、 the image of a caged bird wanting to be free.The lines are short and simple,which makes the message more direct and powerful.The short lines could also imply the sense of being in a small cage with very little space to fly around in.This does not stop the bird from singing though,and by repeating t
24、he sound of some words:“trill”,“still”and“hill”I can imagine the sound that the bird makes as it sings its lonely song.Caged Bird reminds me of the possibilities we have in life,and that we should look past our current limitations.Thinking 1.What are the functions of the three poems quoted in this t
25、ranscript?The first example(lines from Sweet and Low by Alfred Tennyson)sounds great with strong rhythm and it is written in rhyme.The lecturer uses it to support the tip of follow your ears.The second example(lines from Caged Bird by Maya Angelou)includes several images.By using it,the lecturer sug
26、gests paying attention to images in poems when reading a poem.The third example(lines from Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost)is not easy to understand,which is suitable as an example to support the tip of be patient when having trouble in understanding a poem.2.Why doesnt the lect
27、urer quote a poem as an example to support the fourth tip?By giving the fourth tip,the lecturer emphasizes that the importance of reading poems lies in what the poem can make us feel or perceive.Unlike the previous three tips,this tip is not focusing on the ways to understand a poem,but on what atti
28、tude and expectations we should have when reading a poem.As a result,it is unnecessary to give an example of a poem to support this tip since it is not related to the understanding of the content or meaning of a poem.Is the last paragraph a good ending?Why or why not?The last paragraph is a good end
29、ing.At the beginning of the lecture,the speaker points out that poetry is a combination of sound and sense.The last paragraph echoes the beginning by mentioning it again,which makes the lecture more coherent.Apart from the four tips given by the lecturer,what other tips can you give on how to read a
30、 poem?From my point of view,to understand a poem better,we should also know more about the poet and the background in which the poem was createdthe theme of a poem usually has a close relationship with the background in which the poet wrote it.After-readingset asideremoterewardingcontradictoryComple
31、xinterpretingconstantlydig up1.What does the author mean by contradictory poems?In some poems,the poet starts with one particular image,and then adds something that seems not to be in the correct place.These lines,which stick out,make the poems interesting.2.Interpreting poetry can be difficult.Why
32、does the author still enjoy it?Because it makes the author wonder-sometimes it is like a riddle to solve,or a question to answer.The lecturer says that one does not need to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.Do you agree?Support your opinion with your own experience of reading poetry.Yes,I agr
33、ee.There are other aspects of poetry that can be appreciated besides the poets message.I recall reading Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare.The language was quite difficult to understand,but because of the sound aspects,I appreciated its easy flowing rhythm and rhymes.It was very pleasant to read-like
34、a song.I hope to understand its full message one day.noun+verb-ingpainstaking,heartbreaking,time-consuming,eye-catchingnoun+verb-edsnow-covered,handmade,tongue-tied,sun-driednoun+adjectivelifelong,world-famous,homesick,duty-freeadverb+verb-ingeverlasting,fast-flowing,bestselling,far-reachingWhen I see the beautiful flowersI can look at them for hoursMy heart feels gladAnd I stop feeling badI love their smellAnd all is well
