Fill the blanks with no more than one word. Robert Burns
· The Scotland’s great poet Burns (1759-1796) came from a poor family heavily in (1) _d_e_b_t_. His life ·A hard life and weak (2) _h_e_a_l_t_h made Burns’s life short. ·He started writing poetry with the (3) e_n__co_u__r_a_g_em__e_n_tof his first love.
Read the report again and rearrange the events in the order of time..
Time
Event
1759 Robert Burns was born.
1780 The Romantic Movement started around 1780.
Para. 1-4 introduction of Robert Burns Para. 5-6 some information about a
movement of poets called the Romantic Movement Para. 7 the poem “A Red, Red Rose” with its introduction and explanation
·All of Scotland mourned his
death, many people donated
money to (4) _s_u_p_p_o_r_t his
widow and children.
His ·The monument to him was
influence
first shown (5) _____ to the public in 1877.
易出错) when he is tired. 3. The bicycle _t_en__d_s_t_o_/_t_o_w_a_r_d_s_ (倾斜)
the left.
2. With the line ‘O my Luve’s like a red, red rose’, he compares the girl he loves to a red rose. 在“啊, 我的爱人像一朵红红的玫瑰中， 他把她所爱德姑娘比作一朵红玫瑰。
Producing • Interview your classmates. • Give comments and raise questions. • Analyze the answers and write the report. • Report the result.
Presenting • Present your poem to the class. • Have a speech contest.
Freedom and beauty, and use (8)
Themes i_m__a_g_in_a__(9)
_f_e_e_li_n_g_s_.
·The poem was (9)p_u_b__li_sh__ed_ in
1794 and intended to be a song.
·It has four short sections
“A Red, consisting of four lines each.
Red
The second and fourth lines of
Rose” each section rhyme.
· With the line ‘O my Luve’s like a
red, red, rose’, he (10)_c_o_m_p__a_re_s
the girl he loves to a red rose.
Project: Reciting a poem
You and your group are going to choose a poem and recite it for your classmates. You need to discuss what poem to choose, and what you will need to do in preparation. The questions below will help you get organized.
Think about it！ 1. What’s poetry?
Poetry is a form of literature which often focuses on love or other feelings. 2. What’s more important than the language in the poem? The emotions expressed by the poet.
·The house in Alloway where
Burnmsuwsaesumborn is now a
(6) ________ of his life and
Other John Keats and
represe William
ntatives Wordsworth
The (7)
R__o_m_a_n_t_i_c Movement
compare to 把...比作 He compared the girl to the moon in the poem. 他在诗中把那姑娘比作月亮。
compare vt. 比喻为；比作 指出两个事物之间的关系或相似之处， 常与介词to连用。
Young people are compared to the sun at eight or nine in the morning. 年青人常常被比作早晨八、九点钟的 太阳。
1. Do you like poetry? Why or why not? 2. What does the author introduce about
Robert Burns and his poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’? 3. What poem will you choose to recite? 4. What kind of information about the poem and the poet will you need?
compare vt. 比较；对照 着重人与人或事物与事物之间的异同， 常和介词with连用。
If you compare both of our cars, you will find them very much alike. 如果你对比我们的两辆汽车，你就会 发现它们非常相似。
compare vi. 与……相比 / 匹敌 后接介词with。
People tend to get fat when they grow older.
用tend及汉语提示完成下列句子｡ 1. It _t_e_n_d_s_t_o_r_a_i_n__a_l_o_t (往往雨量多)
in summer here. 2. My brother _t_en__d_s_t_o_m__a_k_e_m__is_t_a_k_e_s(容
Planning
• Get into groups(6-8). • Decide which poem to use. • Clear assignments. Preparing • Discuss the tasks and decide which
group member will be responsible for each task.
Work in pairs
1. Read the poem “A Red, Red Rose” and talk about the meaning of each line.
2. Put the poem into modern language and recite it.
Detailed reading
5. Where will you collect the information? Who will do this?
6. Who will recite the poem? 7. Who will give the class some
background information about the poem and the poet? 8. Will you need objects or pictures to make the poetry recital more interesting? If yes, who will find or make them?
No one can compare with Shakespeare
as a writer of tragedies. 作为悲剧作家，没有人能同莎士比亚 相比。 compare n. 比较 不可数，常用于惯用语中。
The view of the little hill is beyond compare. 这小山的景色无与伦比。
tend vi. 趋向，倾向 • 不及物动词tend可表示“向某个方向延伸， 向……发展”。其后常跟介词to，towards 等，或表示方向的副词，如upwards, eastward等。如：
Interest rates are tending downwards. • tend还可表示“容易……，有某种倾向”。 其后常跟动词不定式,构成tend to do sth.结 构。如：
________ the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. A. Comparing with B. When compared to C. Comparing to D. When compared with