Book 8 Module 6 The Tang poem
Reading and vocabulary
Step1. Pre-reading
Match the paragraphs with the titles Step2. While reading
Read the passage &answer the questions 1. How long did the Tang Dynasty last?
2. What were the benefits of trade with foreign countries?
3. Name three advances in science and technology at this time. 4. Why was Tang poetry so great?
5. What was the relationship between Li Bai and Du Fu? 6. What was the difference between the two men’s poetry? Step 3. After reading : Fill in the blanks Step 4. language study 1. It’s a time of expansion. ★ time 意为“时期, 时代”
in time of war /peace 在战时/和平时期 at flowering time 在开花时节
The new president is spending a hard time. 那位新总统正在度过艰难时期。
2. The invention of printing about this time meant that knowledge could be recorded and shared as never before. ★ mean “意味着”，后接宾语从句或 v-ing Missing the first bus means waiting for another hour.
★ mean “打算，企图”，后接动词不定式。 I’m sorry I didn’t mean to hurt you.
3. Soon Japan and Korea were organized on the Tang Model, while Chinese influence extended throughout Southeast Asia. ★ on?modal =on the modal of? 参照?的模式, 仿照?的样子
He opened a bar on the American model. 他参照美国的模式开了一家酒吧。
Now many people celebrate Christmas on the model of western countries. 现在很多人照西方国家的样子庆祝 圣诞节
4. But it was not just scientific knowledge that could now reach a wider audience. It was only in the 11th century that his poetic genius was recognised. ★ It is/was?that 为强调句型
It is I who am going to the Great Wall tomorrow. 是我明天要去长城（被强调部分 为指人的名词或代词时，一般用who）
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It was not until yesterday that the little boy realised he was cheated.
直到昨天，那个小男孩才意识到他被骗了 5. …in fact, he thought of himself as a failure. ★ think of 认为；评价；想起，记起 ★ think of ?as? 认为?是?
What do you think of the concert last night? 你认为昨晚的音乐会怎么样？
The president thought highly of his work. 总统高度赞扬了他所做的作品。
To tell the truth, our teacher thought little of you. 说实话，老师对你评价不高。 Little children often think of what the teacher says as a truth.
小孩总是把老师的话看作是真理。
Module 6 The Tang Poems——唐代诗歌 核心词汇
1．India gained____________(独立)from Britain in 1947.
2．He just g____________at those cheap goods in the shop，not showing much interest in them.
3．____________(腐败) is a very repulsive social phenomenon we hate.
4．The woman cried and laughed by turns.Obviously she got some m______trouble. 5．“Go” is an i____________verb，and its past form is “went”．
6．Many young people are fond of _________ (天文学) and want to explore space. 7．He slept on firewood and straw to remind him of his ____________(苦难)． 8．Many people like ____________ (装饰) their new houses before moving into them. 9．The meeting ran a complete ____________ because they ____________ to make a decision.(fail)
10．Generally speaking，an inventor needs a creative__________，but can you __________ a little like him can make a model ship ____________？(imagine)
1.independence 2.glanced 3.Corruption 4.mental 5.irregular 6.astronomy 7.suffering 8.decorating 9.failure；failed 10.imagination；imagine； imaginable 高频短语
1．________________ 抓住
2．________________ 赞成某事；对某事满意 3．________________ 满足??的要求 4．________________ 与??通信 5．________________ 匆匆一看 6．________________ 手拉手
7．________________ 对??上瘾 8．________________ 与??有联系
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9．________________ 呈现；雇佣 10．________________ 在鼎盛的时候
1.take hold of 2.approve of sth. 3.cater for 4.correspond with 5.glance at 6.hand in hand 7.be addicted to 8.have associations with 9.take on 10.at one’s high point 重点句式
1．____________only in the 11th century ____________his poetic genius was recognised.
直到11世纪他在诗歌创作上的天赋才被认可。
2．As he was ________________ some of the other young men of his time... 由于他当时没有取得同其他年轻人一样的成功??
3．It is said that he drowned when he fell into a river ________________ to take hold of the reflection of the Moon.
据说他在试图捉月亮的影子时掉进江里溺水身亡。 4．________________people could see me inside. 要是人们能看到我的内心世界就好了。
5．As a young man he travelled a lot and enjoyed painting and music，______________ writing poetry.
他年轻的时候到过很多地方，喜欢绘画，音乐,也喜欢作诗。
1.It was；that 2.not so successful as 3.while trying 4.If only 5.as well as 知识详解
①acquaintance n．[U] 熟知；相识，了解 [C]熟人，相识的人；泛泛之交 (回归课本P71)Who do you think the poet’s “friend” is? A close friend or an acquaintance?
你认为谁是诗人的朋友？亲密朋友还是一般朋友？ 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】
①(牛津P16)I’m delighted to make your acquaintance, Mrs Baker.贝克太太，我很高兴与您相识。
②Tom made the acquaintance of Jack at a meeting held last year.汤姆和杰克是在去年召开的一个会议上认识的。
③The student has some acquaintance with English. 这个学生懂一点英文。
④I gradually got acquainted with my new friend. 我渐渐地和我的新朋友混熟了。
⑤I have a nodding acquaintance with her，so I don’t know her address.我和她只是一面之交，所以不知道她的地址。 【即境活用】
★1.The foreign guest John has some ________with Chinese，and we become good friends.
A．possibility B．acquaintance
C．acquaint D．chances
解析：选B。have some acquaintance with Chinese“懂一点汉语”。 2．(2010年泰安模拟)She is only a(n) _______，not a friend of mine.
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A．acquaintance B．familiarity C．announcement D．family
解析：选A。句意为“她只是个熟人，不是我的朋友。”
②share n．一份，份额，股份 vt. 分享，共享；分配，分摊
(回归课本P72)The invention of printing about this time meant that knowledge could be recorded and shared as never before.
这个时期印刷术的发明则意味着史无前例的知识记载和分享。 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】
①(朗文P1876)I share your concern about this. 我和你一样为这事担心。
②We don’t have enough books for everyone，so you’ll have to share. 我们的书不够每人一本，所以你们要合着用。
③Share with somebody if you have left your book at home. 如果你把书落在家里的话，你可以和别人共看一本。
④Jack learns that we need friends to share happiness and sorrow，and that it is important to have someone to care about.
杰克懂得了，我们都需要休戚与共的朋友，关心别人是人生要事。 ⑤He bought 1,000 shares in the company. 他买了一千股那家公司的股份。
⑥If you want a share of the pay，you’ll have to do your fair share of the work. 要是你想得到一份报酬，你就必须做好你该分担的那一份工作。 【即境活用】 3．(2010年青岛统测)He said that doing part－time jobs did no good to students，but few ________his view.
A．agreed B．permitted
C．shared D．nodded
解析：选C。本题考查动词辨析。agree 后面不能直接跟宾语；share 表示“共同拥有”；与某人有共同的信仰、信念，态度、观点等。
★4.Enjoying popular songs on the Internet has greatly ________me the trouble of going to the video shops to purchase some VCDs. A．shared B．spared
C．cost D．canceled
解析：选B。考查动词辨析。句意：在网上欣赏流行歌曲已经极大地避免了我去音像店购买VCD的麻烦。share共享；spare 省得，免去；cost花费；cancel取消。由句意可知，B项正确。 ③failure n． 失败，失败者
(回归课本P73)But during his lifetime he never became famous；in fact，he thought of himself as a failure.
但在有生之年他一直没有成名；事实上他认为自己是一个失败者。 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】
①Span frequently causes failures in their local communications networks...(2010年高考陕西卷)
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垃圾邮件经常造成当地通讯网络瘫痪(出故障)??
②(朗文P724)The plan to expand the company overseas was a complete failure. 海外扩张公司的计划彻底失败了。
③Harry’s ambitious plans ended in failure. 哈里雄心勃勃的计划以失败而告终。
④A power failure on Saturday night in Hunan Province was blamed for many of the rail delays.
周六晚上，湖南省停电导致许多火车延误。 【即境活用】
5．The medical reform in that country turns out to be________ failure，but，as we know，success often comes after ________failure. A．a；the B．a；/
C．a；a D．/；/
解析：选B。failure 在表示“失败的人或事例”时为可数名词，表示“失败”为抽象名词，success有相同的用法。第一处为可数名词，第二处为抽象名词。 ④approve vi. 赞成，同意，满意 vt. 批准
(回归课本P81)London Underground approved of the idea，and once sponsors had been found to pay the expenses for half the spaces，they agreed to pay for the other half.
伦敦地铁处赞成这个意见，一旦找到为诗歌所占空间的一半付费用的赞助商，他们就同意承担另一半费用。 【归纳总结】 【例句探源】
①The city council approved the building plans. 市议会批准了这项建筑计划。
②The government approved of the idea that pollution should be forbidden. 政府方面非常赞同禁止污染的这个意见。 ③By doing well at school he hoped to win his parents’ approval.
他在学校表现不错，希望以此得到父母的赞许。 ④His parents approve of his trying to earn some money by himself.
他的父母亲同意他自己去挣些钱。 【即境活用】
6．(2010年江苏苏北四市联考) You’d better cut your hair short.Our school doesn’t approve ________ long hair.
A．of students wearing B．students to wear
C．students wearing D．of students to wear
解析：选A。根据approve of doing sth.得出答案。students 在此是wearing 的逻辑主语。
★7.My best friend approved ________ the conference which would benefit me a lot.
A．me to attend B．for my attending C．of me to attend D．of my attending
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