Module 6 The Tang Poems--Reading 外研版必修8

Module 6 The Tang Poems
Part One Teaching Design
Period 1 Reading--The Tang Poems
▇ Goals
● Get the students to know the background of the Tang Poems and the achievements during this time and the representatives.
● To learn to read with strategies
● To master important words and phrases
▇ Procedures
Step 1: Warming up by learning about “the Tang Poems ”
Before we begin the reading of Module 6, let ’s try to understand the background of that time. Please answer some questions.
1. Do you know something about the Tang Poems?
2. Can you say something about the Tang Dynasty?
3. Are there any other great poets at that time? Tell us their names.
Li Bai Du Fu Bai Juyi Wang Wei
4. What do you think are the influences of the Tang Poems?
The Tang Dynasty was one of the great dynasties in Chinese history. In this period, there was a rapid development in politics, economy and culture, especially in Tang Poems. There appeared many great poets and created excellent works.
Step 2: Before you read
Please introduce the words for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the words, the relationship between their pronunciation and spelling.
Practice for words study:
Have a spelling quiz. Read every sentence and fill the blanks with proper forms of the words in this module.
1) A description of something that uses languages____.
2) A ____is a person who trades with others by selling.
3) Get out of your ____and you can pick yourself up.
Step 3: While you read
2. A diagram of The Tang Poems
own laws, and to keep their traditional forms of 5___such as music and dance, which influenced the development of Tang culture. But perhaps the biggest foreign influence came from 6___, whose 7___were in India. At the same
3) Perhaps the biggest foreign influence came from Buddhism.
4) New discoveries were made in astronomy, geography and medicine.
5) Li Bai, the son of a wealthy merchant, grew up in Sichuan Province.
Step 4: After you read
1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book and make your own sentences with them.
2. Read to transfer information。