Unit 1 The written word● Project Reciting a poem Part A: ReadingAt the beginning of this period, let’s enjoy an English poem: She walks in beauty. Look at the screen and listen to the tape, trying to grasp the theme of the poem.It’s a romantic poem. As we all know, romantic themes tend to be emotional. Today, we’ll read and later recite a romantic poem about love by Robert Burns A Red, Red Rose. Let’s come to the reading part of Project. 1. Read the report on the poetry of Robert Burns, Skim for the main idea of this article and tell how it is organized.Paragraphs 1—4 introduction of Robert Burns Paragraphs 5—7 some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic MovementParagraphs 8—9 the poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ with its introduction and explanation2. Pair work: Rearrange the events in the order of time. Fill in the following table: Time Event 1750The Romantic Movement started.1759Robert Burns was born.1794The poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ was published.1796Robert Burns died at the age of 37.1870The Romantic Movement ended.1877The monument to Burns was first publicly exhibited.3. Read the article for a third time to get more information about this report, and then fill in the following table about Robert Burns.Year of birthPlace of birthYear of death Family status1759Alloway, Scotland1796PoorHis first love NameNelly KirkpatrickEffect on him Encouraged him to start writing poetryMain works‘To a Mouse’; ‘The Holy Fair’; ‘A Red, Red Rose’The movementof poetsName of the movementRomantic MovementRepresentative poetsJohn Keats; William Wordsworth; Robert BurnsFeaturesRomantic themes tend to be more emotional.The poems are always about love, dreams or nature. The way people*All of Scot...
