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, 1759-1796, 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

Time event

1759

1780

1794

1796

About 1830

1877

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 love name

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 memorialize 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 1877.

2. 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 RoseO, 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 f

or 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 sho

rt 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