Unit 6 How to Write a Rotten Poem with Almost no Effort ppt课件
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middle ground: an area of compromise or possible agreement between two extreme positions 中间地带;中间立场
Pr: 在一场辩论赛中,每个人都必须支持一方, 中间立场是不被接受的。
In a debate everyone has to take sides; middle ground is not acceptable.
evolve into 进化成;发展成;
evolve from 由...进化/发展而来
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veritable: (adj.) real; genuine 真正的;名副其实的 Eg: It is a veritable heaven on earth.
Tr: 在现在这个社会,一个没有阅读习惯的人就是个真正的没 有信仰的人。
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• (P2) As a result, serious poets either starve or work as account executives. There is no middle ground.
Paraphrase: If anyone takes writing poetry as a serious job, he would either starve for he would find no place to sell his creations or he can only take a profitable job to earn his bread. There is no possible compromise between these two extremes.
In this modern society, a man with no reading habit is
veritably a man with no faith at all.
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elevate:(vt.)
1) raise from a lower to a higher position 提升;举起
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• (P3) Ideally, there would evolve a veritable society of poet-citizens, which would elevate the quality of life worldwide.
Paraphrase: An ideal situation would be the development of a society composed of citizens who are dedicated to poetry writing, and from doing this people will have better life quality.
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Stage IV: Detailed Reading (Part 1)
1. What kind of problem is mentioned by the author in this part? What does he suggest?
2. What kind of result does the author expect from his solution?
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• (P2) Good poets and poems are lost forever simply because there is no market for them, no people who write their own verse and seek out further inspiration from other bards.
Unit 6 How to Write a Rotten Poem with Almost no Effort
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Stage I: Pre-reading Activities(1)
• Watch the video and try to answer the following questions:
The bright plumage of many male birds was thought to
have evolved to attract females.
2) 发展 Tr: 整个想法是由一句脱口而出的话发展而来的。
The whole idea evolved from a casual remark.
pound: (vi.) strike or hit heavily and repeatedly
Eg: Pounding on the floor, she shouted at the top of her
voice.
Tr: 带着偷来的文件夹她溜出了办公室,心砰砰跳得 厉害。
She sneaked out of the office with the stolen secret file,
Paraphrase:
Good poets have stopped writing poems, because there are fewer and fewer readers and fellow poets. They cannot depend on poetry writing for a living, and there is no more poetic society from which they can draw inspirations and stimulations.
The second part introduces in detail how people can create a poem of their own.
The third part serves as the ending of the essay. In this part, the writer reiterates his intention and makes it clear he is just joking by presenting such a method of creating a poem.
1. Why should students of all majors study poetry?
Because poetry has universal value. It stands for human passion and love and these are what we are living for.
elevated temperature 上升的气温
2) raise in rank; give a promotion 提拔
Tr: 这位助理教练仅仅在9个月内就被提拔到总教练的位置是件令 人惊讶的事。
It was a surprise that the assisstant coach was elevated to the
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Stage II: Global Reading (1)
• 1. What is this text mainly about? • 2. What kind of tone(语气) does the author mainly
use in this text?
• 3. What is the author's purpose of writing this text?
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Stage II: Global Reading (2)
• Main Idea:
Nowadays very few people would _b_o_t_h_e_r__ themselves to read poems, let alone write one. The author uses a _h_a_l_f-_m_o_c_k_in_g__ tone in talking about the _c_r_is_is__ met by poets in life. Though the author _jo_k_i_n_g_ly_ introduces a method of creating a rotten poem, his real purpose is to make the creation of a poem _l_e_s_s__ difficult and to encourage his readers to take a _c_l_u_m_p_s_y_y_e_t_f_u_n_d_a_m_e_n_t_a_l _ step in their journey to the appreciation of poetry.
The rule of thumb: the practical principlev经验法则
head coaching position within only 9 months.
elevator/lift
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Stage IV: Detailed Reading (Part 2)
• (P5) The rule of thumb is to pick a noun that seems totally out of context...
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Stage Iቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ Pre-reading Activities(2)
• Group Discussion: 1. Do you have the habit of reading? Who is your
favorite writer?
2.Do you think it is a problem that people are doing less and less reading nowadays? What do you think are the causes?
Eg: In brief, her works neither elevate (升华) nor instruct.
Tr: 多读好书,多旅游可以提升境界。
Reading more good books and doing more traveling can
elevate the mind.
elevated coast 上升的海岸
2. Are the students’ expressions changing when they are listening to Mr. Keating’s words? Yes, they are all inspired by Mr. Keating’s speech about the meaning of poetry.
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Stage IV: Detailed Reading (Part 1)
• (P1) You want to organize those emotions that are pounding through your veins.
Paraphrase: ...extremely intense
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Stage III: Global Reading (2)
Paragraphs
Main idea
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The first part introduces the problem with poetry and the significance of the writer’s solution.
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evolve: (vi.) gradually change and develop into
different forms
1) 进化;演化
Eg: Birds are widely believed to have evolved from
dinasours.
Tr: 许多雄鸟的鲜艳羽毛(plumage)被认为是为吸引雌鸟而进 化来的。