mermaidmonster Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an English poet, critic, philosopher, leader of the romantic movement, was born on October 21,1772, the son of a clergyman. He studied in Cambridge, but left without a degree. Later he began a lifelong friendship with the poet William Wordsworth. His famous works are The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, etc. 1.Who tells the story in the poem?A.Samuel Taylor Coleridge B.A mysterious guestC. A god2. What does one of sailors, or mariners do?A.killed a bird B.saved a birdC.saw a birdThe beginning: One day, one of_______, or mariners, ________a bird that flied above the ship. When the other mariners see what he has done, they are _________ and _______. The bird he has killed is a bird that _____ _____ ______to the ship. By killing the bird, the mariner has brought bad luck and _______the sailors.Fill in the blanks:sailorsshootsfrightenedangrybrings goodluckdeath Soon things turn bad. The wind __________ and the sailors are ______ and_______. There is water all around them but they ______drink it because it is too ______. “water, water every where, nor any drop the drink.” the mariners are so thirsty, hungry and frightened that they begin to _______ things: they think they see monsters _______ on the water.dies down hungrythirstycan’tsaltyimaginewalking 1.What happens to the other sailors?2.What happens to the mariner? Why?In the end:thinkingAll the mariners die except for the one who shot the bird.He survives. Two gods decide that mariner will live but must always tell his story. 1. In the poem, two gods __________what should happen to the ship and the mariners.2. They decide that _____ must die – except the mariner who shot the bird. He must ____________it all and will ______by having to tell the story to all the people he _______ the rest of his life.3. On the ship, the frightened mariner watches as the other sailors _________dead on the ship’ deck.( 甲板 )4. _______alone on the ship, ________on the ocean the mariner suffers from loneliness and fear: Alone, alone,all, all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea5. His history told, the ancient mariner says ________ and asks them to _____________his sufferings.argue overalllive throughmeetspayfall downLeftdriftingfarewelllearn from What do you learn from the story?Animals and humans are all elements of nature. All things live on the earth have their value and beauty.Animals and humans should live in harmony. Evil is rewarded with evil and a good turn deserves another. 1. Prepare for speaking
