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王建孚王建孚WangJianfuWangJianfu

A participant of TCLP 2009-2010A participant of TCLP 2009-2010

AimsAims

• Promote the students’ interest of Promote the students’ interest of studying Chinese.studying Chinese.

• Get to know some traditional Chinese Get to know some traditional Chinese culture from them.culture from them.

ReasonsReasons

• Not hard to memorize some popular Not hard to memorize some popular classical Chinese poems.classical Chinese poems.

• Having cartoon movies to match Having cartoon movies to match them. them.

Teaching processTeaching process

• Mini lesson (ten minutes’ Mini lesson (ten minutes’ presentation)presentation)

• 床 前 明 月 光 , 疑 是 地 上 霜。 • Chuang qian ming yue guang yi shi di shang shua

ng• • 举 头 望 明 月， 低 头 思 故 乡。• Ju tou wang ming yue di tou si gu xiang• 李白• Written by Li Bai• A possible translation:• The moonlight spreading before the bed through the window loo

ks like the frost on the ground. I look up at the bright moon and miss my home with the lower head.

• Translated by Wangjianfu

• Ask the students to draw a picture accorAsk the students to draw a picture according to their undterstanding of the poeding to their undterstanding of the poem.m.

• Some samples from the studentsSome samples from the students

• Show cartoon movie to match their Show cartoon movie to match their picture to see how well they have picture to see how well they have understood the poem.understood the poem.

HomeworkHomework

• Read and recite the poem and retell Read and recite the poem and retell it in English.it in English.

• Thank you .Thank you .