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Unit10TheLifestoryofanAncientChinesePoet

Unit10

TheLifestoryofanAncientChinesePoet

Objectives

A.Topicsandfunctions

TalkingaboutclassicpomesandpoetsoftheTangDynastyinChina

InterpretingthearticleabouttheChinesepoetLiBai

Critiquingliteraryworkssuchasapoem

B.Languageknowledge

Wordsandphrasesfortalkingabout

Convertingpoemsfortalkingabout

In-depthreadingofdescriptivelanguage

Writingcritiquesofpoems

Part1CommunicativeActivities

Aims

Learningtounderstandthenarrationofthreegreatpoetsandthreeoftheirpoemsinlistening

Learningtointerpret,comment,andcritiquethecriticaldetailsinthepoems

Practicingspeakingbyconvertingthepoemstospeakingthroughwriting

⏹1Interactivelisteningandspeaking

Teachingsuggestions

1.HaveSs,readthegivevocabulary,andtranslatethemintoproperChinese.（theimperialexamination科举考试；thedoctoroftheimperialcollege太学博士；court朝廷；Daoism道家思想）

2.HaveSsgooverthestructuretheQuiz,focusingthetheirattentiontopoet’slifestory;thenameofthepoet,andthemajorpointsofinterpretationoftheirpoems

Don’tinduceSsintodetailsatthisstage

PlaytherecordingforseveraltimesuntilSsgetgeneralideasabouteachpoetandhispoem

Stopplayingtostartthediscussion

UsethefollowingAnswerforreferenceandrecordingscriptforguidingthediscussion

HaveSsworkinpairstoturnoneoftheirselectionsintoanoralstory

Commentonthemtoturnthepoemintoadramaoradialogoranarrative

Answersforreference

Story1

Poet’slifestory:

b）/d）/e/f）

Poet’sname:

c）LiBai

Question:

d

Possibleanswers:

b）/c）/d）

Story2

Poet’slifestory:

a）/c）/f）/g）/i）

Poet’sname:

e）LiShe

Whosays,”noneedto…”?

:

a）

Reasonableininterpretations:

b）/c）/d）

Story3

Poet’slifestory:

a）/b）/c）/f）

Poet’sname:

f）HanHong

Reasonableinterpretations:

none

Explanations：

a）Thecitywasnotdecorated,butabloomaboutineverycornerwhichmeansthecitywasinthethickofspring,andtheflowerswereblossomingeverywhere.

b）Thewindwasn'tstrong,butgentlyblewwillows.

c）Thepoettriedtoavoiddirectreferencetothecandlesofhistime,sohereferredtoHanDynastyonpurpose.

d）Notjustfivelords.Itwasageneralreferencetothoseofficialsfavoredbytheemperorortheofficialsrelatedtoemperorinnepotism.

e）No.Itwasjusttheopposite.Onlythose"fivelords"wereallowedtomakefirebecausetheyweregivethecandlesbytheemperor.

Recordingscript

Duringthelastlecture,westudiedChinesepoetryintheTangDynasty.Tohelpyoureviewthelesson,wewillhavealittlequiztoday.lwellyouthreestoriesaboutthepoets,andreadafewshortpoemsinEnglish.I'dlikeyoutotellme：

Whoarethesepoets,andwhataretheirpoemsabout？

ThefirstpoetisoftencomparedtoaliteraryangelintheChinesehistory.HewasfamousfortheextravagantimaginationandstrikingDaoistimageryinhispoetry,aswellashisgreatloveforliquor.Hisfatherwasabusinessman.Whenhismotherwasinthefulltermofpregnancy,onenightinherdream,shesawthestarofVenus,shiningbrightly,thustheparentsnamedtheirbabyafterthestarVenus.Hegrewupandwaseducateddifferentlyformotheryoungpeopleofhistime.Whiletheyworkedhardfortheimperialexaminations,hewentupthemountainstoseekforthemasterofDaoism.Andhefinallyfoundone.Hehadaparticularlovefornature.Here'soneofhisfamouspoems.Letmereaditforyou.ThetitleisGreenMountains.

Whydolliveamongthegreenmountains?

Ilaughandanswernot,mysoulisserene;

Itdewllsinanotherheavenandearthbelongingtonoman.

Thepeach-treesareinflower,andthewaterflowson.

Thepoetwasagovernmentofficialforashortwhile,becausehequicklybecamedisappointed,andsohegaveitup,andwenthome.

Aslegendgoes,onenightheandhisfriendswerecruisinginboatonalikedrinking.Hewasintoxicated.Hesawthereflectionofthefullmoononthesurfaceofthelake,anditwassobeautiful.Helovedthemoonsomuchthathewantedtograbit.Suddenly,hejumpedintothelake,tryingtoscoopitup.withaloudsplashitwastheendofthisfamouspoet.

Thesecondpoetisnotaswellknowasthefirstone,though,yethispoemisalsoveryfamous,andbeautiful.Thereisalsointerestingstoryrelatedtohispoem.Thisstorywillshowhowpopularpoem-writingwasintheTangDynastyThispoetwasascholarfromtheimperialCollege.Onenight,whenhewastakingtheboattojiujiangCity,agroupofarmedrobberssuddenlyboardedtheboat,andshoutedloudly,"who'sonthisboat?

"Thepoet'sservantquicklytoldthemthenameofthepoet.Uponhearingit,thegangleaderbowedandaskedtoconfirmifhewasthefamouspoetfromtheImperialCollege.Whenhegotconfirmed,hesaid,"we'veheardthathewriteverygoodpoems.we'llnotrobyou.wejustlikehimtowriteusapoem.Itwellbemorepreciousthananymaterialwealth."Sothepoetwroteapoemwiththebrushpenthespot.Here'sthepoem.Letmereaditforyou.ThetitleisMidnightGuestsatOvernightStayatJingLanSha.

Theeveningrainispouring.Travelingontherivertothevillage,

Heroesfromthegreenforestheardofit,andcametovisitme.

"Noneedtoavoidmeifwemeetagaininthefuture.

Halfofthepeopleintheworldaregentlemen."

Receivingthispoem,thegangleaderwasoverjoyed,andleftmanygiftstothispoet.Amazinglyfiftyyearslater,ascholarmetawealthymancalledWeiSimin,aneldergentlemaninGuangDongProvince.TheyhadgoodtimedrinkingwineandpoetryoneeveningatWeiSimin'smansion.Whenthescholarrecitedthepoemthatwaswrittenaboutfiftyyearago,WeiSiminbecameveryexcited.Hesaidthathewasarobberfiftyyearsago.Butonenighthemetthepoetwhotreatedhim.asafriend.Thepoetevenwrotehimapoem.Eversincethen,WeiSiminsaidhehadgiveuphisevilway,andreturnedtobeingagoodperson.Hesaidthathewouldneverforgetthepoet'skindness.

ThethirdpoetI'mgoingtotellyouisalsoveryunique.HefailedmanytimesinthefamousImperialexaminations,andthusmissedopportunitiestobecomeanofficial.Butoneday,hewroteapoemaboutanoldcustomcalled"HanShiJie",meaningthedayofeatingcoldfood.AccordingtothelawofTangDynasty,familiesshouldnotmakefireonthisdaytocookwarmmeals.Theonlyexceptionwastheemperorandfavoredofficials.Eachyearonthisday,theemperorwouldsendhorsestopasscandlesouttohousesofhisfavoredofficialssothatintheevening,theycouldmakeafiretocookawarmdinner.Thissocialinequalitywasreflectedinhispoem.Letmereaditforyou.ThetitleisTheDayofNoFire.

Thespringflowersareabloomaboutineverycornerofthecity,

OnTheDayofNoFire,aneasternwindbendswillowsintheimperialgarden,

AtduskcandlesarepassedoutintheHanpalace,

Theirthinsmokeswimsintohomesoffivelords.

ThereferencetotheHanpalaceinthispoemisanindirectcriticismoftheTangemperor.Oneday,theemperorreadthispoem,andhisMajestywassoimpressedthatheappointedthepoettobeanofficialtodraftedicts.Thusthepoetbecameanemperor'ssecretaryafterhispoemwasrecognized.

OriginalversionsofthepoemsinChinese

《山中问答》（GreenMountains）

（唐）李白

问余何意栖碧山，

笑而不答心自闲。

桃花流水杳然去，

别有天地非人间。

《井栏砂宿遇夜客》

（MidnightGuestsatOvernightStayatJingLanSha）

（唐）李涉

暮雨潇潇江上树，

绿林豪客夜知闻。

他时不用逃名姓，

世上如今半是君。

《寒食》（TheDayofNoFire）

（唐）韩翃

春城无处不飞花，

寒食东风御柳斜。

日暮汉宫传蜡烛，

轻烟散入五侯家。

●Proverb

Aim

Learningtounderstandtheculturalimplicationsoftheproverb

Teachersuggestions

1.Writethesentenceontheboardfordiscussion

2.HaveSsdiscussthemeaningofthesentence.

3.HelpSsbyprovidingthefollowingnotes

Notes

1.Claim:

toasksomethingasaright;tosaythatsomethingisyours,especiallyasaright

2.recognition:

Herethewordmeanspraise,respect,oradmiration.e.g.Hisworkhasnevergainedtheinternationalrecognitionitdeserves.

4Usethefollowingquestionstodiscussthemeaningoftheproverb:

（1）Howdopeoplewinrecognitionthroughusing,orwiththehelpofotherpeople?

Canyouillustrateyourpointwithexamples?

1）Somethingbecamefamousbecausehehadaninfluentialparentorarelativeinanimportantposition.（Nepotism,orasthesayinggoes“Bob’syouuncle!

”whichmeansliterally,youareluck.）

（2）Whataretheachievementsforwhichyoucanclaimlegitimaterecognition?

1）Inpersonalskills:

_________________________________

2）Inacademicstudies:

______________________________________

3）Insocialskills（suchashelpingfriend/relatives/teachers,etc.）:

__________________________________________

4）Inself-development（gainingnewknowledge,newunderstanding,etc.）_____________________________________________________

5Commentontheirexplanationsbothinideasandinlanguage

Part2ReadingandlanguageActivities

Aims

Practicingbasicskillsofreadingandanalyzingliterarytextliteraryappreciation

Learningtounderstandandanalyzingpoeticuseoflanguage

Learningtouselanguageforcritiquingpurpose

⏹1Comprehensionwork

Teachingsuggestions

1Introducethepre-readingtaskbeforereadingthearticle

2HaveSstellwhattheyknowaboutLiBai’slifestory,heachievements,andpoems

3HaveSsreadthestory,anddiscussthequestionsinsmallgroups

4InviteSstoanswerthequestions,keepingnotesontheproblemsofcontent,andlanguage

Answersforreference

OnedaytheambassadorofKoreabroughthimanimportantmessage,buthecouldnotfindanyonefromhisministersandwarriorstoreadthemessag