Unit4ExploringpoetryBuildingskills?內容分析：本板塊圍繞單元話題“詩歌”來展開聽說讀寫的各項訓練。首先了解著名的荷馬史詩，再接著鼓勵同學們分享自己最喜歡的詩人或詩歌。之后閱讀一篇介紹荷馬史詩的文章，回答相應的問題。然后聽一段錄音，了解一位詩人的生平和主要作品完成兩個聽力練習。最后根據自己對詩歌的理解，思考何為好的詩歌，并闡述自己的觀點。?教學目標：Bytheendofthissection,studentswillbeableto:getfamiliarwithHomerandtheclassicstoriesoftheIliadandtheOdysseyandthefamouspoetRobertBurns;collectsomeexpressionstopresentyourfavoritepoetsandpoetry;writeanarticletoexpresstheiropiniononwhatgoodpoemis..教學重難點：Tohelpstudentsunderstandthelisteningmaterialsandfinishthelisteningtask;Toencouragestudentstoexpresstheiropinionsbravely;Toguidestudentstofinishtheircomposition.?教學過程：Step1Lead-inQ:WhatdoyouknowaboutHomerandhisworks?Possibleanswers:AblindpoetTheIliadandtheOdysseybardsStep2Reading&SpeakingAl:Homer,afamouspoetofancientGreece,isbelievedtohavecreatedtheclassicstoriesoftheIliadandtheOdyssey.ReadthemagazinearticleintroducingHomerandhisworksandanswerthequestionsbelow.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"flourished"inthefirstparagraphmean??“Flourish“meanstodevelopquicklyandbecomesuccessful.WhyaretheresomanyrepetitionsintheIliad?TherearcmanyrepetitionsintheIliadbecausetheepicgrewoutofcnoraltradition.Thebardstravelledfromplacetoplace,singingthestoriesfrommemory,andrepetitionsmadeiteasiertorememberthephrases,linesandsectionsandkeepthestoriesgoing.Besides,thebards“borrowed“ideasfromeachotherand,intime,theirversesbecamemoreandmorealike.A2:Inpairs,role-playaninterviewbetweenastudentandanexpertonHomer.Usetheexamplebelowtohelpyouandpayattentiontotheexpressionsinbold.Usefulexpressions:IwonderwhetherTheremightbeagrainoftruthinitThatIfindpuzzlingAsisoftenthecaseSupposethatSupposedlyIfthatisthecaseIt'sentirelypossiblethatThatwouldbenomeanfeatStep3ListeningBlRobertBumsisconsideredtobethenationalpoetofScotland.ListentotheradioprogrammeintroducingRobertBurnsandcompletethenotesbelow.ThetimelineofeventsinRobertBurns'slife1759RobertBurnswasbominAyrshire,Scotland.1774RobertBumsstartedwritingpoems.1784RobertBurns'sfatherdied.1786RobertBurnspublishedhisfirstbookofpoetry.1789RobertBurnsbeganworkingasataxcollector.1796RobertBurnspassedaway.PoeticachievementsHebecamefamousacrossthenationafterthepublicationofPoems,ChieflyintheScottishDialect.Heisregardedasa(5)pioneeroftheRomanticmovement.Healsocollected,revisedandadapted(6)folkson/sfromacrossScotlandintopoems.RobertBurns'spoetry“ARed,RedRose”ItwaswritteninScots,alanguagespokeninScotland,andisfullof(1)emotionThepoetexpresseshislovebydescribingmeltingrocksand(2)thesearunningdry“AddresstoaHaggis”Init,Bums(3)expressedhisloveforthistraditionalScottishdish.ItisreadwhenthehaggisisservedonBurnsNight,theeveningof(4)25January“AuldLangSyne”Bumswroteitbasedon(5)atraditionalScottishsongThepoemisaboutfriendshipandrememberingoldtimes.Singing“AuldLangSync”hasbecomeanimportantNewYear'sEvetraditionacrossthe(6)English-speakingworld.Step4WritingWriteanarticleintroducingyourfavouritepoetandhisorhermajorworks.Youcanincludeinformationabouthisorherlife,poemsandinfluences.Possibleanswer:EmilyDickson:myfavouritepoetMyfavouritepoetisEmilyDickinson,whoisconsideredoneofthemostimportantAmericanpoetsofthe19thcentury.Althoughshehadadifficultlife,shemanagedtowritealmost1,800poemsduringherlifetime.Emilywasbornin1830inAmherst,Massachusetts.Growingupinatownfamousforlearning,shehadachancetoreceiveagoodeducation.Emilysufferedfromserioushealthproblems,soshemostlystayedathome.Whilesheledaquietlife,shewrotepoemsandsharedmanyofthemwithherfriends.However,fewofherpoemswerepublishedinherlifetime.Emilydiedin1886,anditwasonlyafterherdeaththatherfamilydiscoveredallthepoemsshehadwritten.Colouredbyherlifeexperiences,manyofherpoemsareaboutillnessanddeath,aswellasthesituationofwomenin19thcenturysociety.OneofthemainreasonswhyIlikeEmilyDicksonisheruniquestyle.Herpoemsareusuallyshort,andsheusedwordsandimagesinacreativeway.Ingeneral,theydifferedalotfromtraditionalpoetry.Emilywasalsooneofthefirstwomentowritemodernpoetry.Istillreadherpoemsfromtimetotime,andtheyarealwaysagreatsourceofstrengthandinspiration.Iespeciallyloveherpoemcalled“IfICanStopOneHeartfromBreaking”:IfIcanstoponeheartfrombreaking,/Ishallnotliveinvain;/IfIcaneaseonelifetheaching,/Orcoolonepain,/Orhelponefaintingrobin/