Unit6to9RobertBurns创意阅读.doc

Unit 6 Robert Burns: A Poet of the People: Robert Burns Words to note 4, 7, 1, 9, 13, 2, 11, 15, 5, 17, 6, 18, 3, 8, 10, 14, 12, 16 Understanding the text Part A: comprehending the text Profile ? Scottish ? one of the seven children; lived and worked on farm ? married ? twelve ? Auld Lang Syne; jean; my Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose; John Anderson, My Jo ? reading, drinking, singing, telling stories, women Poems Themes ? Pleasant memories of friendship and of times past. Teachers could introduce the term “nostalgia”. ? Love – especially for “the girl I love the best”, jean. Everything beautiful reminds him of Jean. ? Again, love – and the eternal and compelling and all-embracing force of love. ? Life-long friendship and loyalty; sharing things and trusting somebody; the enduring quality of friendship – the friend John is now old and frail, but still the friendship is strong and unchanged. ?Part B: Interpreting the text 1. Poems Metaphors Actual Meanings Auld Lang Syne drink a cup of kindness share kindness between good friends Jean I see her in the morning flowers …I hear her in the tuneful birds … Everything beautiful reminds him of Jean. My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose And I will love you … When all the seas go dry … While the sands of life still run. He means he will love her for ever (since the seas will never go dry). He will love her while time continues to pass by (i.e., again, for ever). John Anderson, My Jo … blessing on your frosty head, …we climbed the hill together …we have accompanied each other on the “journey” and the “hill” of life. He wants his white-haired old friend to be always blessed. We have been friends for a lifetime: What is love? Love is beautiful. It’s “like the melody”. “That’s sweetly played in tune.” It’s like beautiful flower – “a red, red rose”. It’s constant and eternal. What is friendship? Friendship means sharing – both “lovely” and “wearing” experiences. It means pleasant memories, and trust. (“There’s my