Module 6Module 6
the Silk Road
the Tang Dynasty - a great dynasty
The Exciting Culture
Tang Poetry
Du Fu
Li Bai
Famous poets
Famous poets
Bai Juyi
Wang Wei
Liu Yuxi
Zhang Jiuling
Du Mu
Listen to the passage and match the paragraphs with the titles
• Para.1
• Para.2
• Para.3
• Para.4
• Para.5
• Para.6
• An exciting culture
• Du Fu
• Li Bai
• Tang poetry
• A great dynasty
• Technology and progress
1. How long did the Tang Dynasty last?
2. What were the benefits of trade
with foreign countries?
Read the passage and answerthe questions
Around 300 years
It made Chinese culture cosmopolitan
and tolerant.
3. Name three advances in science and technology at this time.
Medical schools were opened;Printing began;Seng Yixing measured the sun’s shadow and the altitude of the North Pole.
4. Why was Tang poetry so great?
5. What was the relationship between
Li Bai and Du Fu?
Because of the beauty of its images
and the range of its topics.
They were friends.
6. What was the difference between
the two men’s poetry?
Du Fu painted a realistic picture
of the society, while Li Bai was
romantic.
Fill in the blanks The tang Dynasty was a time of
________ .
Trade with foreign countries created a
________ and cosmopolitan culture. New
Discoveries were made in __________,
geography and medicine. But it was not just
Scientific knowledge that could now reach a
wider audience. _______ also marked the
beginning of golden age of literature in the
Tang Dynast, which meant _______.
expansion
tolerantastronomy
printing
poetry
Tang poetry was better than everything that had come before it because of an ________ of talent and the appearance of new forms. Du Fu regarded himself as a ______ because he Never became famous during his lifetime.However, his ____________ was recognized in the 11th century. He was a _______ becausehe painted a realistic picture of the problems of that time. Not successful in the Civil Service Examination, Li Bai began a life of travel andPoetry. As a ________, he wrote about nature,friendship and the pleasures of wine etc.
explosion
failure
poetic geniusrealist
romantic
1. It’s a time of expansion.
★ time 意为“时期 , 时代” in time of war /peace 在战时 / 和平时期 at flowering time 在开花时节 The new president is spending a hard
time.
那位新总统正在度过艰难时期。
2. The invention of printing about this time
meant that knowledge could be recorded
and shared as never before.
★ mean “ 意味着”,后接宾语从句或 v-ing
Missing the first bus means waiting for
another hour.
★ mean “ 打算,企图”,后接动词不定式。 I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you.
3. Soon Japan and Korea were organized on the Tang Model, while Chinese influenceextended throughout Southeast Asia.
★ on…modal =on the modal of… 参照…的模式 , 仿照…的样子 He opened a bar on the American model. 他参照美国的模式开了一家酒吧。 Now many people celebrate Christmas on
the model of western countries. 现在很多人照西方国家的样子庆祝 圣诞节
4. But it was not just scientific knowledge that could now reach a wider audience. It was only in the 11th century that hispoetic genius was recognised.
★ It is/was…that 为强调句型 It is I who am going to the Great Walltomorrow. 是我明天要去长城(被强调部分为指人的名词或代词时,一般用 who ) It was not until yesterday that the littleboy realised he was cheated. 直到昨天,那个小男孩才意识到他被骗了。
5. …in fact, he thought of himself as a failure. ★ think of 认为;评价;想起,记起 ★ think of …as… 认为…是…
What do you think of the concert last night?
你认为昨晚的音乐会怎么样? The president thought highly of his work. 总统高度赞扬了他所做的作品。 To tell the truth, our teacher thought littleof you. 说实话,老师对你评价不高。 Little children often think of what theteacher says as a truth. 小孩总是把老师的话看作是真理。