1. Jigsaw (拼图游戏): The teacher cuts each paragraph of the text into a little strip, shuffles the strips, and gives each group a strip. The goal is for students to determine where each of their paragraphs belongs in the whole context of the story, to stand in their position once it is determined, and to read off the reconstructed story.. 2. Let the students skim the text quickly and then answer these questions below, see if they can catch the main idea of the text. Read the text carefully and choose the best answer for each of the following questions: 1. Modern English came into being from about the middle of the _____ century. A. 16th B. 17th C. 18th D. 19th 2. The poetry of Marvell reminds Chinese readers of the poem by ______. A. Du Fu B. Li Bai C. Su Dongpo D. Gou Moruo 3. Byron’s “Isles of Greece” is an example of ________. A. a sonnet B. romantic poetry C. nature poetry D. modern poetry 4. The wider public in China discovered English poetry at the beginning of the _____ century. A. 17th B. 18th C. 19th D. 20th 5. The advantage of reading English poetry in China translation is __________ A. that you have more advice B. that something of the spirit is lost C. that you understand it better D. that you learn how to express yourself in new ways |