Text C Reasons for Attendance（第1页）

TextsforAttendance

PhilipLarkin

&’svoice，loudandauthoritative，

Drawsmeamomeedglass

Towatcers—alluy-five—

Shiftily，facetoflushedface，

&hebeatofhappiness。

—OrsoIfahesmokea，

Thewonderfulfeelofgirls。Whybeoutthere?

Butthehere?Sex，yes，but>

Issex?Surelytothinkthelion’sshare

Ofhappinessisfoundbycouples—sheer

Inaccuracy，asfarasI’med。

Whatcallsmeisthatlifted，rough-tonguedbell

（Art，ifyoulike）whoseindividualsound

InsistsItooamindividual。

Itspeaks;Ihear;othersmayhearaswell，

Butnotforme，norIforthem;andso

iayoutside，

&his;aoandfro，

&;andbotharesatisfied，

Ifnoonehasmisjudgedhimself。Orlied。

1。Ahefollowiionsaboutthepoem。

1）Whatisthesettingofthepoem?

2）Whatattractedthespeakerioadanghall?Didhee?

3）Didthespeakerlikethemusicplayedinthedanghall?Whyorwhynot?

4）Didthespeakerfeelsadandlonelyparedwiththehappyyoungcouples?

&hepoemreflecttheerathatthepoetlivedin?

2。Pairwork:Readahepoem。Thentraodpareyourversionwithyourpartners’。