四川省成都市第七中学网校2015-2016学年外研版英语选修8课件：MODULE 6 THE TANG POEMS READING（共34张PPT） .ppt

1、 In your opinion,which dynasty is the greatest in Chinese history?What comes into your mind first when the Tang Dynasty is mentioned?the Silk Roadthe Tang Dynastya great dynastyEmperor TaizongThe Exciting Culture three-colour-glazed Tang wareTang PoetryDu FuLi BaiFamous poetsFamous poetsBai JuyiWang

2、 Wei Liu YuxiZhang JiulingThe Tang PoemsA Tranquil Night by Li Bai Abed,I see a silver light,I wonder if its frost aground.Looking up,I found the moon bright.Bowing,in homesickness,Im drowned.A SPRING MORNING by Meng HaoranI awake light-hearted this morning of spring,Everywhere round me the singing

3、of birds But now I remember the night,the storm,And I wonder how many blossoms were broken.Farewell to a FriendBlue mountains bar the northern sky;White river girds the eastern town.Here is the place to say goodbye;Youll drift like lonely thistledown.With floating cloud youll float away;Like parting

4、 day Ill part from you.You wave your hand and go your way;Your steed still neighs”Adieu!Adieu!”skygoodbyetownthistledownawaywayyouAdieu青山横北郭,白水绕东城。此地一为别,孤蓬万里征。浮云游子意,落日故人情。挥手自兹去,萧萧班马鸣。送友人Do you know these sorts of poetry?新诗旧体诗抒情诗叙事诗散文诗五言诗modern verseclassical poetrylyric poetrynarrative poetryprose p

5、oetryA poem with five characters in each lineA poem with seven characters in each line七言诗Skimming-To get general ideas 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 progressRead the passage as quickly as you can and match the pa

6、ragraphs with these titles:()1.Tang culture is tolerant and cosmopolitan.()2.Tang culture greatly influenced many European countries.()3.Thanks to the invention of printing in the Tang Dynasty,scientific knowledge reached a wider audience.True or FalseFTTReading comprehension()4.In the Tang Dynasty

7、a large number of people were fond of poetry only because they enjoyed reading and writing poems.()5.Du Fus poems were very popular among government officials and he was considered to be a talented poet before he died.()6.Du Fu and Li Bai shared the same style of writing poetry.FFF1.How long did the

8、 Tang Dynasty last?2.What were the benefits of trade with foreign countries?3.Name three advances in science and technology at this time.4.Why was Tang poetry so great?5.What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu?6.What was the difference between the two mens poetry?Reading comprehension1.Ho

9、w long did the Tang Dynasty last?2.2.What were the benefits of trade with foreign countries?Around 300 yearsIt made Chinese culture cosmopolitan and tolerant.Reading comprehension3.Name three advances in science and technology at this time.Medical schools were opened;Printing began;Seng Yixing measu

10、red the suns shadow and the altitude of the North Pole.4.Why was Tang poetry so great?Because of the beauty of its images and the range of its topics.5.What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu?They were friends.6.What was the difference between the two mens poetry?Du Fu painted a realistic

11、 picture of the society,while Li Bai was romantic.5.Read these sentences from the passage and say whether they are facts(F)or opinions(O).1.It was a time of expansion.2.Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant and cosmopolitan culture,3.Perhaps the biggest foreign influence came from Buddhism

12、.4.New discoveries were made in astronomy,geography and medicine.5.Li Bal,the son of a wealthy merchant,grew up in Sichuan Province.6.if Du Fu was a realist,then Li Bai was a romantic.FFOFFOReading comprehension IIIFill in the blanks according to the text.The tang Dynasty was a time of _.Trade with

13、foreign countries created a _ andcosmopolitan 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 _.expansiontolerantastrono

14、myprintingpoetryPost-readingTang 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 _ because he

15、 painted a realistic picture of the problems of that time.Not successful in the Civil Service Examination,Li Baibegan a life of travel and Poetry.As a _,he wrote about nature,friendship and the pleasures of wine etc.explosionfailurepoetic geniusrealistromanticRead the passage and appreciate these be

16、autiful sentences.At its high point,the country reached as far asSiberia in the north,Korea in the east and Vietnam in the south.2.与外国人之间的贸易促成了宽容和包罗万象的文化。Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant and cosmopolitan culture.1.在最鼎盛时期，唐朝的疆域北至西伯利亚，东到当时的朝鲜，南至越南。3.科技进步和文化发展齐头并进。Cultural development we

17、nt hand in hand with technological progress.Being able to write poetry was also animportant qualification for people who want to become government officials.4.若想入朝当官，能够写诗是必备的条件。5.他的诗描写了劳苦大众的苦难和权贵的腐败。His poem include the sufferings of the poor,and the corruption of the rich.6.据说他在试图捉月亮的影子时掉进江里溺水身亡。It

18、 is said that he drowned when he fell into a river while trying to take hold of the reflection of the Moon.7.他以同样深厚的情感抒写自然和人物。He wrote about nature and people with the same depth of feeling.Useful expressions:1.疆域扩张时期2.丝绸之路3.与齐头并进4.文学的黄金时代5.有更多的机会干6.某人一生中7.认为是a time of expansionThe Silk Roadgo hand

19、in hand withthe golden age of literaturehave a better chance of doingduring ones lifetimethink of as8.诗史9.科举考试10.现实主义作家11.浪漫主义作家poet of historyThe Civil Service Examinationrealistromantic1.Its a time of expansion.2.time 意为“时期,时代”:C3.High school is a good time for me.4.in ancient timesprehistoric tim

20、es在古代、史前期 in time of war/peace 在战时/和平时期 The new president is spending a hard time.（句子仿造）那位新总统正在度过艰难时期。相关短语：ahead of time,all the time,at times,at one time,at the same time,for the time being,from time to timeMore expressions with the word time：ahead of time all the time at a time at times at one tim

21、e at the same time for the time being from time to timemany a timeonce upon a timetake ones time 提前一直每一次有时，间或一度，从前同时目前暂且偶尔，有时多次，常常=many times从前不着急，慢慢来2.Soon Japan and Korea were organized on the Tangmodel,while Chinese influence extended throughout Southeast Asia.onmodel=on the model of参照的模式,仿照的样子翻译

22、：现在很多人照西方国家的样子庆祝圣诞节。Now many people celebrate Christmas on the model of western countries.3.But it was not just scientific knowledge that could now reach a wider audience.(Para.3)It was only in the 11th century that his poetic genius was recognised.(Para.5)It is/wasthat 为强调句型直到昨天，那个小男孩才意识到他被骗了。It wa

23、s not until yesterday that the littleboy realised he was cheated.It is I who_ going to the Great Wall tomorrow.A.is B.are C.am D.wereC4.in fact,he thought of himself as a failure.考点提炼 think(highlylittle)of 认为；评价（高不好）；想起 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？or:How do you like find the concert last night?Little children often think of what the teacher says as a truth.小孩总是把老师的话看作是真理。regard look onconsiderseetreatas认为是Choose a poet you like,and write a short passage about him/her.