Unit 1 The written word Project 牛津高中英语第八模块

Reciting a poem Do you like poems? Can you recite some Chinese poems? Discuss these poets and their poems.

友谊地久天长 怎能忘记旧日朋友 心中能不怀念？ 旧日朋友怎能相忘， 友谊地久天长。 我们往日情意相投， 让我们紧握手， 让我们举杯痛饮， 友谊地久天长。 友情常在我心， 亲密的朋友 举杯痛饮， 同声歌唱友谊地久天长。 Do you know who is the poet of this poem? In fact, this poem is intended to be a song. Now let’s listen to it.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, for the sake of auld lang syne. If you ever change your mind, but I living, living me behind, oh bring it to me, bring me your sweet loving, bring it home to me. bring it home to me. Yeah~ Yeah~ Auld lang syne

Darling you know I laughed when you left, but now I know that I only hurt myself. Please bring it to me, bring your sweet sweet love, bring it home to me, bring it home to me. For auld lang syne my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet for the sake of auld lang syne.

Robert Burns 《一朵红红的玫瑰》 A Red Red Rose 《我亲爱的约翰 · 安德森》 John Anderson, My Jo 《我心在高地》 My Heart’s in the Highland 《友谊地久天长》 Auld Lang Syne

Robert Burns, a poor man, an educated man, and a ladies’ man, is a representative of Scotland. He lived a life shortened by rheumatic heart disease, , but his life journey through poverty, informal education, disappointed love, nationalism, and literary and financial success can be identified by all Scots and common men. He has become almost a national symbol of all things. His life is like a love story with a happy ending.

A Read the text quickly and fill the chart. Paragraphs 1-4 paragraphs 5 paragraphs 6-7 Introduction of Robert Burns Some information about the Romantic Movement of poetry The poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ with its introduction and explanation

Read the text again and complete the table below Timeevent About Robert Burns was born The poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ was published Robert Burns died at the age of 37 The Romantic Movement ended The monument in honour of Burns was first shown to the public. The Romantic Movement started

Year of birth Birthplace Personality Year of death Family status Main works His first lovename influence on him 1759 Alloway, Scotland Funny and charming 1796 married ‘To a Mouse’; ‘The Holy Fair’; ‘A Red, Red Rose’ Nelly Kirkpatric Encouraged him to write poetry

The way people memoriali ze him 1. All of Scotland mourned his death, and afterwards many people donated money to support his widow and children. The monument in honor of him was first displayed to the public in The day when it was first shown was declared a holiday and about 30,000 people came to watch. 3. The house in Alloway, where Burns was born, is now a museum of his life and work.

A Red, Red Rose O, my luve’s like a red, red rose, That’s newly sprung in June: O, my luve’s like the melodie, That’s sweetly play’d in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I: And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a' the seas gang dry. Appreciating

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi' the sun! And I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o' life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only luve, And fare thee weel, a while! And I will come again, my luve, Tho' it were ten thousand mile!

luve melodie thou art thee gang Till a’ the seas wi’ the sun the sands o’life tho’ it were fare thee weel love fare you well, goodbye melody you are go Till all the seas the sands of life though it were you with the sun Do you know?

赠汪伦 李白乘舟将欲行， 忽闻岸上踏歌声。 桃花潭水深千尺， 不及汪伦送我情。 李白 Can you put this poem into English?

To Wang Lun by Li Bai I’m on board; We're about to sail, When there’s stamping and singing on shore; Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep, Yet not so deep, Wang Lun, as your love for me.

艰辛的生活和虚弱的体质缩短了彭斯 的生命。 1. A hard life and a weak health shortened Robert Burn’s life. Language points:

explanation The word shorten means ‘become shorter’, which is made up of its adjective form short plus suffix –en. 缩短，变短 Eg. They want to shorten the time it takes to make the car. 他们想要缩短生产汽车的时间。

Translation lengthen strengthen widen / broaden deepen lower 加强 加长 加深 拓宽 降低

郊区 城市的 乡村的 城市 乡村 城镇 Comparison city urban rural suburb town countryside

1. Read the passage in project and recite the poem. 2. Do all the exercises in unit 1 on Workbook. Homework