高中英语译林版选修一：Unit 4 Period 4　Integrated skills(2)-Speaking and writing

Period4Integratedskills(2)SpeakingandwritingUnit4ExploringpoetryInthislesson,youaregoingto:talkaboutthepoem“TheRoadNotTaken”;writeapoetryreview.Lead-inDoyoulikethepoemTheRoadNotTakenwelearned？Ifyoumetsuchsituation,whatwouldyoudo？Let’sdiscussthesequestionsinthisclass.SpeakingDiscussingroupsandthefollowingquestionsandexpressionscanhelpyou.1.Whatmessagedoyouthinkthepoemistryingtogetacrosstoreaders?2.Haveyoueverbeeninasimilarsituation?Connectyourpersonalexperiencewiththepoem.Confirmingunderstanding•ThelistenerDoyoumean...?Areyousaying...?Ithinkyoumean...AmIright?•ThespeakerDoyouknowwhatImean?Doyouseemypoint?YouunderstandwhatImean,don’tyou?Expressions1.Whatmessagedoyouthinkthepoemistryingtogetacrosstoreaders?“TheRoadNotTaken”presentsthepoetandthereaderwithadilemma.Thecentralmessageisthatinlifeweareoftenpresentedwithchoices.Whenmakingachoice,oneisrequiredtomakeadecision.Viewingachoiceasaforkinapath,weunderstandthatwecanonlychooseonedirectionoranother,butnotboth.Anypersonwhohasmadeachoicewillagreethatitishumannaturetocontemplate“Whatif...”aboutthedirectionyoudidnotchoose.Butwhoknowswhatthefutureholdsdowntheroad?Thepoetimpliesthatwhenheisolder,hemightlookbackatthisturningpointinhislife—themorninghetooktheroadlesstravelled,becausetakingthatparticularroutealteredhislifeinsomeway.2.Haveyoueverbeeninasimilarsituation?Connectyourpersonalexperiencewiththepoem.A:Thepoem“TheRoadNotTaken”isgreat.IlikeRobertFrost’shonestanddirectstyleinthispoem.Itfeelsconversational—likeheisspeakingtome.DoyouknowwhatImean?B:Definitely!Throughoutthepoemthespeakerusestheword‘I’,soheseemstobetellingmehisownexperiences.Whenreadingit,IfeellikeIamalsowalkinginthosewoods.A:Iagree!IalsolikeFrost’swayofusingruralscenestoexplorethedeepquestionsaboutlife.Heusesthemetaphorofthetworoadstodescribetheissueofmakingchoices.Atthestartofthepoem,thespeakersoundsresignedwhiletheimagerycaptureshisfeelingsofuncertaintyandregretverywell.Butbytheendofthepoem,weknowhehasacceptedhischoice,whichiswonderful!B:Areyousayingthatbecausemakingdecisionsissometimesdifficult,weshouldacceptthefeelingswehaveandtrustinthechoicewe’vemade?A:Yes,andIcanrelatetothepoembecauseIcameacrosstwodivergingroadsrecently.B:Whathappened?A:Well,Ihadtomakeadecisionwhethertocontinueviolinlessonsorcalligraphyclasses.IjuststartedcalligraphyandI’vebeenlearningtheviolinforeightyearsalready.UnfortunatelyIdon’thaveenoughtimeforboth.B:Whichonedidyouchoose?A:IchosecalligraphybecauseitinterestsmeeventhoughIamnotverygoodatit.B:Doyoumeanthatyouchose“theonelesstraveledby”?A:Exactly!Iwonderifchoosingitwillmakeallthedifferencetomylife!B:I’msureitwill!WritingPlanningyourwriting•LearningaboutthetexttypeAnarticleaboutyourunderstandingofapoemiscalledapoetryreview,inwhichyoudescribethesymbolicmeaningofthewordsandimagesinapoem,andprovideapersonalunderstandingofthepoem.•LearningaboutthestructureWhenwritinganarticleaboutyourunderstandingofthepoem,youcanfollowthestructurebelow:Introducethepoetandthepoembriefly.Analyseandevaluatetheartisticcharacteristicsofthepoem,suchasitssound,imagesandfigurativedevices.Giveyourunderstandingofthepoem’smeaning.Itisagoodideatorefertoyourpersonalexperienceoremotioninthispart.•LearningaboutthelanguageToexpressyouropinion,youcanuseexpressionssuchasinmyopinion,frommypointofview,inmyeyes,Ithink/find/suppose/assume,myopinion/view/belief/impressionisthat,asforme,anditseemstomethat.Activity1写作巧技法本单元的写作任务是写诗歌评论，抓住诗歌的主题，写出诗歌大意，并说明诗歌中所蕴含的寓意。写作步骤一般是“三段式”，具体为：第一段：简要介绍诗歌的作者及内容。第二段：详细论述诗歌的主题。第三段：写出启迪与感想。常用表达：(一)开头常用句式Hereisapoemtitled“...”by...，whichenjoysgreatpopularityamongreaders.这是……写的一首题目是……的诗，它深受读者欢迎。(二)主体常用句式1．Youngasweare，wecometorealizethataslongaswetry，nothingisimpossible.尽管我们年轻，但我们认识到只要我们尝试，一切皆有可能。2．Sheoftenencouragesmetofaceeverything，sadnessorhappiness.她常常鼓励我要面对一切，无论是悲伤还是幸福。3．Remember，thebestloveistoloveothersunconditionallyratherthanmakedemandsonthem.记住，最好的爱存在于对别人的爱胜于对别人的索求之上。(三)结尾常用句式1．I’mdeeplymovedbytheabovepoemremindingusoftheimportanceoftryingtoseizeeverychancetodowhatweshouldbeforeit’stoolateinourlife.我被这首诗深深地打动了，它提醒我们及时抓住机遇做好生活中该做的事情的重要性。2．Weshouldcallonpeopleallovertheworldtochangeourlifestylesbeforeallhopeshavegone.我们应该号召全世界的人们在希望破灭之前改变我们的生活方式。Activity2习作分步演练请给唐朝诗人李绅的《悯农》写一篇诗歌评论，要求写出这首诗的大意，并说明诗中所蕴含的作者的感情。悯农唐/李绅锄禾日当午，汗滴禾下土。谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。SympathyontheFarmersAtnoon，farmersareweeding，Downthefield，sweatisdropping.Whoknowsriceonadish，Everygrainisfulloftoiling?注意：1.结合短诗的内容，适当展开想象；2．突出短诗的主题，结构完整，语义连贯；3．词数80左右。第一步审题谋篇[审题]写作要求是写《悯农》的诗歌评论。写作时应注意下面几点：1．确定文体：这是一篇夹叙夹议文。写作时注意夹叙夹议文的写作特点。2．主体时态：文章应以一般现在时为主。3．主体人称：由于是评论一首诗歌，所以人称应该以第三人称为主。[谋篇]本文可以分为三段：第一段：诗歌的作者：李绅；时代：唐朝；地位：深受欢迎。第二段：介绍诗歌所表达的内容。第三段：诗歌的写作意图及现实意义。第二步遣词造句[核心词汇]1．这里有一首……写的诗2．受……的欢迎3．频繁地4．掉到土里5．美味的6．提醒某人……Hereisapoemby...bepopularwithfrequentlyfallintothesoildeliciousremindsbof...[连词成句]1．这里有一首李绅写的诗，题目为《悯农》。_________________LiShenanditistitled“SympathyontheFarmers”．2．李绅深受中国读者欢迎。LiShen_______________Chinesereaders.3．夏日正午时刻，虽然外面天气炎热，农民依然在地里除草(weed)。Althoughitishotoutsideatthesummernoontime，thefarmers_______________________________.4．他们全身湿透，汗水频繁地掉在庄稼生长的土地上。Theyarewetalloverand___________________________________________.Thecropsgrowthere.5．我认为对今天的年轻一代来说，理解这首诗歌并珍惜每粒粮食是很重要的。Ithinkit’sveryimportantfortheyounggenerationtoday_______________________________________________.Hereisapoembyispopularwitharestillweedinginthefields

theirsweatisfrequentlyfallingintothesoiltounderstandthepoemandtreasureeverygrain第三步句式升级1．用过去分词作后置定语以及定语从句将句1和句2合成一句话。Hereisapoemtitled“SympathyontheFarmers”byLiShenwhoispopularwithChinesereaders.2．用as引导的倒装句改写句3。Hotasitisoutsideatthesummernoontime，thefarmersarestillweedinginthefields.3．用with的复合结构和where引导的定语从句改写句4。Theyarewetalloverwiththeirsweatfrequentlyfallingintothesoil，wherethecropsgrow.4．用“itisof＋抽象名词＋主语从句”结构改写句5。Ithinkit’sofgreatimportancethattheyounggenerationtodayshouldunderstandthepoemandtreasureeverygrain.第四步组句成篇用适当的过渡词语，把以上词汇和句式，再加上联想内容，组成一篇80词左右的英语短文。[参考范文]Hereisapoemtitled“SympathyontheFarmers”byLiShenwhoispopularwithChinesereaders.Itgoeslikethis：Hotasitisoutsideatthesummernoontime，thefarmersarestillweedinginthefields.Theyarewetalloverwiththeirsweatfrequentlyfallingintothesoil，wherethecropsgrow.Butwhoknowsexactlyallourfoods，the