Auld Lang Syne     

• Should auld acquanintance be forgot ，

•     And never brought to mind? •     Should auld acquaintance be forgot ， •     And days of auld long syne? •     And here's a hand,my trusty friend •     And gie's a hand o' thine; •     We'll take a cup o' kindness yet. •     For auld lang syne. •     For auld lang syne my dear, •     For auld lang syne, •     We'll take a cup o' kindness yet •     For auld lang syne.

Robert Burns

Robert Burns

Birth Place: Alloway Scotland

Let’s scan and get the structure of the report by matching the following:

• Part One (1-4)

• Part Two (5-7)

• Part Three (8-9)

some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic Movement

the poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ with its introduction and explanation

introduction of Robert Burns

Scanning

Listen to the long text part by part and obtain the main idea /key word(s) for each

part.

• Part One (1-4) Introduction of Robert Burns

• Listen to the first part of the text to judge which key words are mentioned about Robert Burns ：

birth, death, education, life, popularity, works, thoughts, enemies, writing style( 写作风格 ), love …

birth, death , education,

life, popularity, works,

thoughts, enemies,

writing style— 写作风格 ,

love …

Part Two (5-7)Q: What specific information

is told in this part?

• (Some information about the movement of poets called the Romantic Movement)

Some Specific informationrelated to the Romantic Movement:1. When did the movement start?

and how many years did it last?

2. What are the specific themes the Romantic poets used in their works?

It started in about 1750.And it lasted for 120 years.

love, dreams, nature etc.

• Part Three (8-9) The poem “A Red Red Rose” with it’s introduction and explanation

• Let’s listen to this part to get some key words about the poem : (Which ones are mentioned?) (themes, sections, syllables, sales, ballad, imagery, comparisons, explanation, popularity…)

• themes, sections, syllables,

• sales, ballad, imagery,

• comparisons, explanation,

• popularity…

Second Reading (Task reading)Read the text again and complete

the form:

Robert

Burns

Year of birth 1759

Place of birth Alloway Scotland

Year of

death

1________1796

Main 2. ________

To a Mouse; The Holly Fair; A Red Red Rose Works/poems

A Red Red Rose

Language Scots 3.________

Imagery 4.______ the idea of love to a red rose

5______ A farewell to a certain way of life or to say goodbye

to a loved one.

dialect

Compare

theme

Group Discussion• 1. Do you like poetry? Why or why not?• 2. What does the author introduce about

Robert Burns and his poems ‘A red, Red Rose’?

• 3.What poems will you chose to recite?• 4.What kind of information about the

poem and the poet will you need?

• 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 props, pictures or costumes to make the poetry recital more interesting? Who will find them if needed?

Can you understand and read the poem “A Red, Red Rose”?

TipsTips for appreciating poems

• Poetry is a form of literature with the theme of love or other feelings.

• In a poem ,the emotions expressed are more important than the language used.

• Also the rhythm(韵律 ) and the stressed syllables(重读音节） are very important in reciting a poem.

Old Scottish English Modern English

luve love

melodie melody

thou art you are

thee you

gang go

Till a’ the seas Till all the seas

wi’ the sun with the sun

the sands o’ life the sand of life

Tho’ it were Though it were

fare thee weel fare you well

A Red Red Rose ---By Robert Burns

一朵红红的玫瑰 O my love’s like a red red rose

啊，我的爱人像一朵红红的玫瑰 That’s newly sprung in June : 在六月里含苞绽开； O my love’s like the melody

啊，我的爱人像一首乐曲 That’s sweetly play’d in tune! 演奏得甜美而合拍！

As fair are you, my boonie lass,

你是那么美丽，我的好姑娘 ,

So deep in love am I:

我爱你那么深切： And I will love you still, my dear,

我会永远爱你，亲爱的， Till all the seas gone dry: 直到四海枯竭：

Till all the seas gone dry, my dear, 直到四海枯竭，亲爱的，And the rocks melt with the sun; 岩石被太阳溶解；I will love you still, my dear, 亲爱的，我会永远爱你，While the sands of life shall run. 只要生命永不停歇。

And fare you well, my only love,

再见吧，我惟一的爱人，And fare you well a while! 我和你暂时别离！And I will come again, my love, 我会回来的，我的爱人，Though it were ten thousand mile. 即使相隔万里 .

Like many of Burns’s poems, this one was also intended to be a song.

Let’s enjoy the song!

Do you know some famous Do you know some famous Chinese poems in English?Chinese poems in English?

A poem written in 7 steps

Cao ZhiThey were boiling beans on a beanstalk fire,

Came a plaintive voice from the pot,“O, why since we sprang from the self-same root,

Should you kill me with anger hot?”

七步诗 曹植 煮豆燃豆萁 , 豆在釜中泣。 本是同根生 , 相煎何太急。

Thoughts in the Silent Night Beside my bed a good of light-

Is it boardfrost on the ground? I lift up my eyes and see the moon, I bend my head and think of home.

静夜思床前明月光，疑是地上霜；举头望明月，低头思故乡。

PROJECT STUDYNow it’s your time to go!

1. Please download Project.PDF to your computer.

3. Be free to cooperate to do the research

work!

You could choose a poem to recite!

HELPFUL POINTS

2. The Internet might benefit you.

lesstime

moretime

PROJECT STUDYNow it’s your time to go!

Anyone to share with us the poem you chose?

HOMEWORK:

to write your own poem

to learn a poem with your partners

the background of the poet

the contents of the poem

AFTER-CLASS RESOURCES

http://eserver.org/poetry

For more information on poetry,

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