1、Welcome,Project,Reciting a poem,English poetry,Reading,The poetry of Robert Burns,Robert Burns,罗伯特彭斯(Robert Burns, 1759-1796), 苏格兰诗人。 1759年1月25日生于苏格兰高原的一个农民家庭,家庭经济拮据。他自幼爱好诗歌。1786年出版了苏格兰方言主写的诗集(Poems Chiefly in Scottish Dialect)。,他的诗歌内容多种多样,多以苏格兰方言写成,抒发了这位伟大的诗人对他的家乡和大自然的热爱之情,并歌颂友谊与爱情。1796年于贫病交加中辞逝。然而
2、生活的困顿并不是他的作品给人的主要印象。他的作品充满了对现实生活的热爱,表现苏格兰农村生活场景和诗人所追求的自由平等思想。彭斯的诗作主要以民歌为本,写了大量情诗,涉及爱情的各种变化,名篇诗作有一朵红红的玫瑰(A Red Red Rose),我亲爱的约翰安德森(John Anderson, My Jo),我心在高地(My Hearts in the Highland)等。现在传唱的友谊地久天长(Auld Lang Syne)的歌词就是取自这位诗人的诗作。,Read the report on the poetry of Robert Burns, skim for the main idea o
3、f this article and tell how it is organized.,Paragraphs 14 introduction of Robert BurnsParagraphs 57 some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic MovementParagraphs 89 the poem A Red, Red Rose with its introduction and explanation,Pair work: Rearrange the events in the order of tim
4、e.,Event,The Romantic Movement started.,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 to Burns was first publicly exhibited.,Fill in the following table about Robert Burns.,1759,Alloway, Scotland,1796,poor
5、,Nelly Kirkpatrick,Encouraged him to start writing poetry,To a Mouse; The Holy Fair; A Red, Red Rose,Romantic Movement,John Keats; William Wordsworth; Robert Burns,Romantic themes tend to be more emotional. The poems are always about love, dreams or nature.,*All of Scotland mourned his death, and af
6、terwards many people donated money to support his widow and children. The monument to him was first publicly exhibited in 1877 and about 30,000 people attended the first exhibition. *The house in Alloway, where Burns was born, is now a museum of his life and work.,Can you understand the poem A Red,
7、Red Rose?,一朵红红的玫瑰 啊,我的爱人像一朵红红的玫瑰 在六月里含苞绽开; 啊,我的爱人像一首乐曲 演奏得甜美而合拍! 你是那么美丽,我的好姑娘, 我爱你那么深切: 我会永远爱你,亲爱的, 直到四海枯竭:,直到四海枯竭,亲爱的, 岩石被太阳溶解; 亲爱的,我会永远爱你, 只要生命永不停歇。 再见吧,我惟一的爱人, 我和你暂时别离! 我会回来的,我的爱人, 即使相隔万里。,Language points,1. After his first book of poetry was published, he was transformed and became famous nation
8、wide overnight. (P14) 在他的第一本诗集出版后,他的生活发生了变化,一夜之间全国闻名。,overnight adjective, adverb,for or during the night: 一夜之间 an overnight stop in Paris You can stay overnight if you want to. suddenly and unexpectedly: 突然,出乎意料的 She became a star overnight. The book was an overnight success.,2. A hard life and a w
9、eak constitution shortened Robert Burnss life. 艰辛的生活和虚弱的体质缩短了彭斯的生命。(P14) shorten verb I or T to become shorter or to make something shorter: (使)变短 As you grow older, your spine shortens by about an inch. Ive asked him to shorten my grey trousers. The name William is often shortened to Bill.,1. Read the passage in Project and recite the poem. 2. Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 101 of the Workbook.,Homework,Thank you!,