1、The poetry of Robert BurnsRobert BurnsRobert Burns(January 25,1759 July 21,1796)was a poet and a lyricist.He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland,and is celebrated worldwide.He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement,and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literat
2、ure.His poem(and song)Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay(the last day of the year),and Scots Wha Haeserved for a long time as an unofficial national anthem of the country.Other poems and songs of Burns that remain well-known across the world today include A Red,Red Rose;A Mans A Man for A That
3、;To a Louse;To a Mouse;and Ae Fond Kiss.Read the text quickly and find out what happened in the following years.Time 175017591794179618701877EventThe 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.T
4、he monument to Burns was first publicly exhibited.Read the report on the poetry of Robert Burns,Skim for the main idea of this article and tell how it is organized.u Paragraphs 14 introduction of Robert Burnsu Paragraphs 57 some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic Movementu Par
5、agraphs 89 the poem A Red,Red Rose with its introduction and explanation 1.Why wasnt Burns any richer after he was famous as a poet overnight?_ _ 2.Why did Burns die at a young age?_Because he continued to earn his livingRead the text carefully and answer the following questionsby farming.Because he
6、 lived a hard life andhad a weak constitution.3.How many people attended the first exhibition of Burns statue in George Square?What did this show?_4.What are the usual themes of the Romantic Movement?_5.How does Burns present imagery?_30,000people attended the first exhibition,which showed how well
7、loved and importantBurns had become to the Scottish.Love,dream,nature and courage.Comparison,exaggeration and parallelism.Fill in the following table about Robert BurnsYear of birth1 Place ofYear of 2Family statusPoorHis first loveNameEffect on himMain 41759Alloway,Scotland1796deathNelly Kirkpatrick
8、Encouraged him to start writing 3To a Mouse;The Holy Fair;Fill in the table:birthpoetryworksA Red,Red RoseThe movementof poetsName of the movement5 MovementRepresentative 6FeaturesThe way people memorizehimRomanticJohn Keats;William Wordsworth;Robert BurnsRomantic themes tend to be more 7.The poems
9、are always about love,dreams or nature.*All of Scotland mourned his death,and afterwards many people supported his widow and children by8 .The monument to him was first first open to the 9 in 1877and about 30,000 people attended the first exhibition.*The house in Alloway,where Burns was born,is now
10、a 10 of his life and work _.poetsemotionaldonationpublicmuseumCan you understand the poem A Red,Red Rose?一朵红红的玫瑰啊，我的爱人象一朵红红的玫瑰，六月里迎风初开；啊，我的爱人象一曲甜蜜的歌，唱得合拍又柔和。我的好姑娘，多么美丽的人儿！我呀，多么深的爱情！亲爱的，我永远爱你，纵使大海干枯水流尽。纵使大海干枯水流尽，太阳将岩石烧作风尘，亲爱的，我永远爱你，只要我生命犹存。珍重吧，我唯一的爱人，珍重吧，让我们暂时别离。但我定要回来，哪怕千里万里！1.Typical of the Scotch,
11、Burns had a reputation for being funny and charming.（P14,line 2）彭斯是一个典型的苏格兰人，以有趣和有魅力而闻名。Burns being funny and charming.became famous forearn/establish/gain a reputation forlive up to ones reputationlose/ruin ones reputationhave a good bad reputation have a reputation as以而出名不负盛名;名副其实名誉扫地名誉好坏作为而出名prac
12、tice 1 He_ _ _ _(以而出名)laziness.2 He_ _ _ _（享有很高的声誉）for his learning.3 He _ _ _ _(作为而出名)an entertaining speakerhas a reputation forearned a high reputationestablished a reputation as2.After his first book of poetry was published,he transformed and became famous nationwide overnight.在他的第一本诗集出版后，他的生活发生
13、了变化，一夜之间全国闻名。(P14)became famoussuddenlyShe became a star overnight.The book was an overnight success.stay overnight win overnight fame在外过夜突然成名Practice 1 Dont expect to become famous _（一夜之间）.2 They _ _（在外过夜）at the hotel last night.3 The actress _ _ _（一举成名）with her first film.overnightstayed overnight
14、 won overnight fame3.A hard life and a weak 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)Robert Burns life was short because of a hard life and a weak constitution.shortenverb I or T to become shorter or to make something shorter:(使)变短As you grow older,your spine shortens by ab
15、out an inch.Ive asked him to shorten my grey trousers.The name William is often shortened to Bill.in short for short be/go/run short of Practice 1 The letter is too long.Can you _ _ _ _(缩短一点)?2 Hilary went to the bank because she was _ _ _（缺钱用）3 The name William is often _ _ Bill.William常缩写为Bill。sho
16、rten it a littleshort of moneyshortened to 总之；简言之简称，缩写欠缺；不够用4,although romantic themes tend to be more emotional.(P14,lines 21-22)尽管浪漫主义的主题趋向于更加情感化，romantic themes to be more emotional.incline tend towards/to sthhave a tendency to towards tend to sb/sth朝方向,趋向有的倾向，渐趋照料，安置Practice 1 The telephone _ to
17、 ring when you least want it to ring-when you are asleep,or in the middle of a meal or a conversation.A.likely B.tends C.inclined D.tries 2 My mother _ _（容易）get tired in the evenings.3 These measures _ _（有助于）improve working conditions.4 Would you mind waiting?I _ _ _（在招待）another customer at the mome
18、nt.Btends totend toam tending to5 Like many of Burnss poems,this one was intended to be a song.(P14,lines 31-32)如许多彭斯的诗歌，这首诗原是为歌咏而作。this be a song.was meant tointend to do sth/doingI intend to visit my native place this summer vacation.be intended to be intended forintension n 意图，意向change ones inten
19、tioncarry out ones intentionmake ones intention known打算，想要干某事目的是为计划/设计的改变计划实现目的表明意图Practice 1 Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities _ for them.A designed B.designing C.to design D.having designed 2 These notes_ _（目的是）as an introduction to the course.3 The school opens
20、 on the 5th,and I _ _（打算）return on the 1st.A are intended intend tol Language to be swallowed：a.靠种田谋生 b.哀悼他的逝世 c.他的纪念碑 d.充满意象 e.将比作 g.为浪漫主义运动所典型的 h.以这样的格式 earn his living by farmingmourn his deatha monument to himbe full of imagerycompare tobe typical of the Romantic Movementin the format of 1.Read the passage in project and recite the poem.2.Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 101 of the Workbook.
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