外研版選修八Modulereadingpracticepoemsontheunderground課件

Module6：ReadingPracticeWherearethepeople?Whataretheydoing?LeadinquestionsChinesepoemsontheLondonUnderground中國詩歌進入倫敦地鐵(2006-2-6)CRIExclusive(獨家新聞)byLiRui-ChinesepoemsaresettodecorateLondon'sUndergroundsoon.

"Agoodrainknowsitspropertime,

itwaitsuntiltheSpringtofall.

It

driftsinonthewind,stealsinbynight,

itsfinedropsdrench,yetmakenosoundatall."

Thewell-knownpoem,writtenbythe"poetsage(圣人)"DuFu,isoneofthefamouspoemsthatwilllandinLondon.OtherpoemsfromLiBaiandBaiJuyiwillalsosoonbeenjoyedbytheBritishpublic.Introduction:CRI(中國國際播送電臺)Readtwopiecesofnews.(2006-04-24

from21stCenturyTeensSeniorEditionIssueNo.222)

Poetrygoesunderground英國詩歌走進上海地鐵THISmonthsawthestartofacross-culturalprogrammebringingBritainandChinaclosertogether.

------TheShanghaimetro(地鐵)willdisplaypoemsbyfourBritishpoetsinagroundbreakingculturalexchangebetweentheworld'stwomostpopularlanguagesanditsoldestandnewestsubwaynetworks.Aspartofthedeal,theLondonundergroundisdisplayinglinesinEnglishfromsomeofChina'sgreatwordsmiths:LiBai,DuFuandBaiJuyi.ChinesepoemsontheundergroundinLondonChinesepoemsontheLondonundergroundEnglishpoemsontheundergroundinShanghaiEnglishpoemsontheundergroundinShanghaiPoemsontheUndergroundChoosethesentenceswhichbestexplainswhattitlemeans.PoemsontheUnderground_______.wasanattempttoprovethatBritainwasanationofpoetryloversbyplacingpoemsintheUndergroundinsteadofadvertisements.b.isawayofusingpoemsasadvertisementsfortheLondonUnderground.c.isaprojecttofillblankadvertisingspaceinLondonUndergroundtrainswithpoems.d.IsawayofmakingpoetryrelevanttravellersontheLondonUnderground.cMatcheachparagraphwithitsmainideaPara.1Para.2Para3Para4WhatpoemswerechosenHowtheideaofPoemsontheUndergroundwasputforwardThepopularityandtheimprovementoftheproject.WhenandhowthePoemsontheUndergroundwasofficiallylaunchedDecidewhichofthesestatementsexpressesthewriter’sOpinions.__________ThewriterthinksPoemsontheUndergroundhasbeenverysuccessful,andisagoodwaytoreadpoetrycheaplyalloverLondon.b.ThewriterfindsthattryingtolearnPoemsontheUndergroundaddstotheirmeaningandtheseenjoyment.

c.ThewriterbelievesthatpoemschangetheatmosphereinthecarriagesontheLondonUnderground.d.ThewriterbelievethatPoemsontheUndergroundencouragespeopletowritetheirownpoetry.aWriteshortanswerstothequestions.WhatdoesthepassagetellyouaboutlifeforcommutersinLondon?WhatdoesthepassagesuggestaboutLondonUnderground'sattitudetoPoemsontheUnderground?Ithasbeenimprovedbythescheme.Itispositive.replacement1.Thepoetsandotherguestsattheofficialopeningoftheschemereadthepoemsdisplayedonthetrainbyvariouswriters,includingthemselves.2.ItwasfuntoreadKeats’poemabouttravelingintheclassicalworld,whilstbeinginacrowdedtubeinLondon.3.TheschemewassosuccessfulthatLondonTransportofferedtotakeoverallthecostsofcontinuingititself.4.ReadingpoemsontheundergroundisaverycheapwaytoenjoypoetryinLondon.ThecarriagesweremerrywithachorusofvoicesreadingversebyShelly,Burns,Keatsandbythecommutersthemselves.

1.Thepoetsandotherguestsattheofficialopeningoftheschemereadthepoemsdisplayedonthetrainbyvariouswriters,includingthemselves.CommutersenjoyedtheideaofreadingKeat’sMuchHaveItravelledintherealmsofgoldonacrowdedCentralLinetrain.InJanuary1989,(…)LondonUndergroundpromisedtodonateallspacesfree,toincreasethenumberavailable(…),andtopayfortheproductioncostsaswell.…thevestwaytoviewthepoemistoseethemyourself,onWhichevertrainyouchoose,ineveryzoneofthenetwork—forthepriceofanundergroundticket.2.ItwasfuntoreadKeats’poemabouttravelingintheclassicalworld,whilstbeinginacrowdedtubeinLondon.3.TheschemewassosuccessfulthatLondonTransportofferedtotakeoverallthecostsofcontinuingititself.4.ReadingpoemsontheundergroundisaverycheapwaytoenjoypoetryinLondon.Sentences

1.Someyearsago,afewacquaintanceswholivedandworkedinLondon,whousedtheTubeandlovedpoetry,decidedthatitwouldbepleasanttoreadafewlinesbytheirfavoritepoetsastheytravelledaroundbyTube,insteadofjustglancingupwardsatthetiresomeadvertisements.2.Theysuggestedfillingtheblankspaceswithpoems,fortheentertainmentofthetravelingpublic.3.LondonUndergroundapprovedoftheidea,andoncesponsorshadbeenfoundtopaytheexpensesforhalfthespaces,theyagreedtopayfortheotherhalf.

4.Manyofthosewholeftthemorningdaylightandthedampstreetsabove,anddescendedthroughtheticketbarrierstotheshabbyoldUndergroundplatformsawtheusualsigns—TICHETS---—assumeaspecialliterarysignificance.5.Therewascoffee,doughnuts,andwinetoo,servedonthebencheswheretheywouldusuallysitandwait.6.Whenthetrainwithapreviewofthefirstpoemsarrived,everyonegotonandwithinminutesofitsdeparture,thecarriagesweremerrywithachorusofvoicesreadingversebyShelley,Burnsandofcourse,bythemselves.7.ItcateredforalltastesandincludedlivinganddeadpoemsfromthehomelandandfromallovertheEnglish-speakingworld,andespeciallypoemswhichhaveassociationswithLondon.8.PostersofthepoemsdecoratetheBritishCouncillibrariesthroughouttheworld,