Module 6 The Tang Poems

1. Module 6 The Tang Poems Reading and vocabulary The golden age of Chinese Poetry

2. Prediction: • In your opinion, which dynasty is the greatest in Chinese history? Tang Dynasty • 2. What comes into your mind first then the Tang Dynasty is mentioned? flourishing

4. the Tang Dynasty－a great dynasty the Silk Road

6. The Exciting Culture

8. Answer the questions: • Do you know some great and famous poets and Tang Poetryin Tang Dynasty?

9. Tang Poetry

10. Famous poets Du Fu Li Bai

11. Famous poets Wang Wei Zhang Jiuling Bai Juyi Liu Yuxi

12. Du Mu

13. Pre-reading:

14. Useful phrases • a time of expansion • at one’s high point • trade with • at the Tang court • on the model of • a wider audience • an explosion of talent • have a better chance of … • think of / consider / regard … as / to be … • take hold of • 疆域扩张的时期 • 在鼎盛的时候 • 与……交易 • 在唐朝的宫廷 • 参照的模式 • 广泛的读者 / 听众 • 天才诗人的涌现 • 有更好的机会 • 认为……是…… • 抓住

15. Listen to the whole passage and check the subjects that are talked about in it. • Tang poetry • the emperors of the Tang Dynasty • well-known Tang poets • the wars between the Tang Dynasty and its neighbouring countries • the technology and progress in the Tang Dynasty • the culture of the Tang Dynasty • the life of lower class in the Tang Dynasty

16. Skimming

17. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 An exciting culture Du Fu Li Bai Tang poetry A great dynasty Technology and progress Read the passage and match the paragraphs with the titles

18. While-reading

19. １）Work in pairs and answer the questions. • How long did the Tang Dynasty last? • What were the benefits of trade with foreign countries? • Name three advances in science and technology at this time. • Why was Tang poetry so great? • What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu? • What was the difference between the two men's poetry?

20. How long did the Tang Dynasty last? • 2. What were the benefits of trade • with foreign countries? Around 300 years It made Chinese culture cosmopolitan and tolerant.

21. 3. Name three advances in science and technology at this time. • Medical schools were opened; • Printing began; • Seng Yixing measured the sun’s shadow and the altitude of the North Pole.

22. 4. Why was Tang poetry so great? 5. What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu? Because of the beauty of its images and the range of its topics. They were friends.

23. 6. What was the difference between the two men’s poetry? Du Fu painted a realistic picture of the society, while Li Bai was romantic.

24. 2) Read these sentences from the passage and say whether they are facts (F) or opinions (O). • It was a time of expansion. ____ • 2. Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant and cosmopolitan culture. ____ • 3. Perhaps the biggest foreign influence came from Buddhism. ____ F F O

25. 4. New discoveries were made in astronomy, geography and medicine. ______ 5. Li Bai, the son of a wealthy merchant, grew up in Sichuan Province. ______ 6. If Du Fu was a realist, then Li Bai was a romantic. ______ F F O

26. 3）Try to translate some sentences. • Trade with foreign countries created a tolerant and cosmopolitan culture. • 与外国人之间的贸易促成了宽容和包罗万象的文化。 • Soon Japan and Korea were organised on the Tang model, while Chinese influence extended throughout Southeast Asia. • 不久，日本和朝鲜参照了唐朝的统治形式，唐朝的影响传遍了东南亚。

27. Cultural development went hand in hand with technological progress. 科技的进步和文化的发展齐头并进。 • In the beauty of its images and the range of topics, Tang poetry was better than everything that had come before it. 题材广泛，意象优美的唐诗超越了在它之前的所有文学形式。

28. Post –reading

29. Post reading (1)Fill in the blanks expansion The tang Dynasty was a time of ________ . Trade with foreign countries created a ________ and cosmopolitan culture. New Discoveries were made in __________, geography and medicine. But it was not just Scientific knowledge that could now reach a wider audience. _______ also marked the beginning of golden age of literature in the Tang Dynast, which meant _______. tolerant astronomy printing poetry

30. Tang poetry was better than everything that had come before it because of an ________ of talent and the appearance of new forms. Du Fu regarded himself as a ______ because he Never became famous during his lifetime. However, his ____________ was recognized in the 11th century. He was a _______ because he painted a realistic picture of the problems of that time. Not successful in the Civil Service Examination, Li Bai began a life of travel and Poetry. As a ________, he wrote about nature, friendship and the pleasures of wine etc. explosion failure poetic genius realist romantic

31. Post reading (2) Work in groups and discuss the questions. 1. What were the greatest achievements of the Tang Dynasty? 2. What made Tang poetry so great? 3. Which Tang poets have you studied,and which do you like best? 4. Which modern chinese poems do you like?

32. 1 What were the greatest achievement of the Tang Dynasty? 2 What made Tang poetry so great? The Tang poems are the greatest achievements of the Tang Dynasty. Tang poetry can present the beauty of its images and cover a wider ranger of topics than any other literacy forms.

33. 3 Which Tang poets have you studied, and which do you like best? 4 Which modern Chinese poems do you like? We know lots of poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Wang Wei, Wei Yingwu, Li Ji and Wang Bo. (OPEN)

34. Language Points • It’s a time of expansion. • ★time意为“时期, 时代” • in time of war /peace 在战时/和平时期 • at flowering time在开花时节 • The new president is spending a hard time. • 那位新总统正在度过艰难时期。

35. 2. The invention of printing about this time meant that knowledge could be recorded and shared as never before. ★mean “意味着”，后接宾语从句或 v-ing Missing the first bus means waiting for another hour. ★mean “打算，企图”，后接动词不定式。 I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you.

36. 3. Soon Japan and Korea were organized • on the Tang Model, while Chinese influence • extended throughout Southeast Asia. • ★ on…modal =on the modal of… • 参照…的模式, 仿照…的样子 • He opened a bar on the American model. 他参照美国的模式开了一家酒吧。 • Now many people celebrate Christmas on the model of western countries. • 现在很多人照西方国家的样子庆祝 • 圣诞节

37. 4. But it was not just scientific knowledge • that could now reach a wider audience. • It was only in the 11th century that his • poetic genius was recognised. • ★ It is/was…that 为强调句型 • It is I who am going to the Great Wall tomorrow. 是我明天要去长城（被强调部分 为指人的名词或代词时，一般用who） • It was not until yesterday that the little boy realised he was cheated. 直到昨天，那个小男孩才意识到他被骗了。

38. 5. …in fact, he thought of himself as a failure. • ★ think of认为；评价；想起，记起 • ★ think of …as…认为…是… • What do you think of the concert last night? 你认为昨晚的音乐会怎么样？ • The president thoughthighlyof his work. 总统高度赞扬了他所做的作品。 • To tell the truth, our teacher thought little of you. 说实话，老师对你评价不高。 • Little children often think of what the teacher says as a truth. • 小孩总是把老师的话看作是真理。

39. Homework: 1. Recite the passage . 2. Make sentences with the learned phrases in the passage.

40. Thank You !