UNIT13 THE WATER PLANET ------ Listening part

Listening practice in student’s book

I The introduction to the poet:

Samuel.Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), English poet, critic, and philosopher (哲學家), who was a leader of the romantic movement. Coleridge was born in Ottery Saint Mary on October21, 1772, the son of a clergyman (牧師). From 1791 until 1794 he attended Jesus College, University of Cambridge, except for a brief period when he was deeply in debt and entered the army. At the university he absorbed political and theological (神學的) ideas and left Cambridge without a degree.

The previous year Coleridge had met and begun what was to be a lifelong friendship with the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy. The two men published a joint volume of poetry, Lyrical Ballads (抒情詩) in 1798, which became a landmark (里程碑) in English poetry; it contained the first great works of the romantic school (學派) , such as the famous “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”.

II The introduction to the poem:

From the title, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” can be read as a tale of horror in which a mariner is hounded（追逼）by disaster after murdering an albatross (信天翁). In fact, his main theme is that all things that inhabit the natural world have an inherent (內在的) value and beauty, and that it is necessary for humanity to recognize and respect these qualities. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is an excellent example of Romantic poetry and is often read to understand the characteristics of this poetic genre (流派).

III Part 1

1. First listening

1. Who tells the story in the poem?

2. What does one of the sailors do?

3. Why are the other sailors frightened?

4. What do you think will happen next?

2. Second listening (Listening Text)

Many great poets have written about the ________ and ________ of the seas and oceans. In the 18th century, the English ________ Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote a ________ called “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. In the poem, a __________ guest tells a ________ story to the people at a ________. He begins his story by ________ how a ship sets out to sea. One day, one of the ________, or mariners, shoots a bird that flies above the ship. When the other mariners see what he has done, they are ________ and ________. The bird he has killed is a bird that ________ good ________ to the ship. By killing the bird, the mariner has ________ bad luck and ________ to the sailors. Soon, things turn bad. The wind dies down and the sailors are ________ and ________. There is ________ all around them, but they can’t drink it because it is too ________. “Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink.” The mariners are so thirsty, hungry, and frightened that they begin to ________things: they think they see ________ walking on the water.

3. Understanding of the passage

Time:

Poet:

Poem:

Story:

IV Part 2

1. Vocabulary

argue: express disagreement in words, often with strong feeling

deck: a floor built across a ship

drift: float or be driven along by wind or waves

2. Listening

1) From the second part can you tell us who is the “mysterious guest”?

2) What happens to the sailors?

3) What happens to the mariner? Why?

4) Why is the person telling the story?

V Activities

Work with your partners and see whether you can make up a story by using your imagination. Then try to share the stories in class.

Listening practice in workbook

I Part1

1. Tick the things which the speaker talks about.

2. Fill in the information on the diagram.

3. Answer the questions in your workbook.

II Part2

1. Listening text

1. Victoria is a diving ________ at the Water Sport Club.

2. She teaches people the skills they need in order to enjoy ________ diving.

3. Diving isn’t really a ________ sports, but it is important to understand that ________ is very important.

4.Most diving accidents happen to ________ ________.

5.If you don’t have enough ________, you mustn’t dive deeper or longer than what you are used to.

6. Never dive alone and don’t hold your ________.

7. The outside may become so great that it may ________ ________ serious lung injuries.

2. Complete the chart with the information from the tape.

Advice Explanation

Know your limits. Diving deeper or longer than what you are

used to can be dangerous.