Module 6 Unit 2 Poems
A Few Simple Forms Of English Poems
Warming up
Do you remember any little poems you learned, either in Chinese or in English Can you recite any
Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation
In groups discuss why people write poems and make a list of the reasons.
Reading
Step 1: Skimming
1. What is the main topic of the reading passage
2. How many kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about What are they
Step 2: Scanning Scan the poems and fill in the form on P9.
Step 3: Detailed reading
Nursery rhymes
1. Read Para 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes.
2. Listen to it and try to clap the beat. Underline the pair of rhyming words.
List poems
1. Read Para 3 and find out what are list poems like
2. Listen and underline the pair of rhyming words in Poem B.
3. Reading Poem C and answer the following questions:
1). Did his team win the game
2). How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win
3). Does the speaker really believe his own excuse
Cinquain poems
Read Poem D and E carefully. Try to find out the characteristics of the two poems.
Haiku poems
Read Para 5 carefully and find out the similarities and differences between Cinquain and Haiku .
Similarities:
Differences：
Tang poems
Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings
loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust
E. anger F. hate G. sorrow
Discussion: Are poems good for our life What can we get from poems Module 6 Unit 2 Poems
A Few Simple Forms Of English Poems
Warming up
Do you remember any little poems you learned, either in Chinese or in English Can you recite any
Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation
In groups discuss why people write poems and make a list of the reasons.
to tell a story to express feelings
to make others laugh to create images in the readers
to express a point of view to create a mood
to play with words to make the reader experience the sight, sounds, smells, feel and taste of something
Reading
Step 1: Skimming
1. What is the main topic of the reading passage
Different forms of English poems.
2. How many kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about What are they
The reading passage discusses five kinds of poems. They are: Nursery rhymes(A); List poems(B&C); Cinquain(D&E); Haiku(F&G); Tang poems(H).
Step 2: Scanning Scan the poems and fill in the form on P9.
Step 3: Detailed reading
Nursery rhymes
1. Read Para 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes.
Strong rhythm Strong rhyme A lot of repetition
2. Listen to it and try to clap the beat. Underline the pair of rhyming words.
List poems
1. Read Para 3 and find out what are list poems like
Flexible line length Repeated phrases
Some have rhyme while others do not.
2. Listen and underline the pair of rhyming words in Poem B.
3. Reading Poem C and answer the following questions:
1). Did his team win the game No.
2). How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win
Nine.
3). Does the speaker really believe his own excuse No.
Cinquain poems
Read Poem D and E carefully. Try to find out the characteristics of the two poems.
Haiku poems
Read Para 5 carefully and find out the similarities and differences between Cinquain and Haiku .
Similarities: easy to write
a clear picture
convey a special feeling
Differences： 5 lines---17 syllables
Tang poems
Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings
loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust
E. anger F. hate G. sorrow
ACDG
Discussion: Are poems good for our life What can we get from poems (共31张PPT)
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry.
Without rhythm, there wouldn’t be poems.
Find out something special at the end of the lines.
rhyme
(押韵)
1. Do you remember any
little poems you learned
either in Chinese or in English
Can you recite any
Quiz in Chinese traditional poems.
2. Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation
Let’s have a competition.
If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased,
Just see the over-brimming river flowing east!
问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。
———李煜
《虞美人》
How long will the bright moon appear Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky.
I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high.
水调歌头
明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？
——— 苏轼
I look for her in vain.
When all at once I turn my head,
I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.
众里寻他千百度， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。
青玉案. 元夕
--- 辛弃疾
Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three.
举杯邀明月，对影成三人。
Wildfire never quite consumes them -- They are tall once more in the spring wind.
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。
Discuss the reasons why people write poems.
to tell a story
to express feelings
to make others laugh
to create images in the readers
to express a point of view
to make the reader experience the sight,
sounds, smells, feel and taste of something
to create a mood
to play with words
….
love
death
happiness
sadness
anger
homesick
life
A Few Simple Forms
Of English Poems
. Skim the passage
What is the main topic of the reading passage
2. How many kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about What are they
Task 1
Different forms of English poems.
The reading passage discusses five kinds of poems. They are:
Five kinds of poems
List poems
Haiku
童谣
清单诗
五行诗
俳句
唐诗
A
B&C
D&E
F&G
H
Five kinds of poems
Nursery rhymes
Cinquain
Tang poems
Task 2 Scanning: Scan the poems and fill in the following form.
Which poem A B C D E F G H
Describes a person
Tells a story
Describes an aspect of a season
Is about sport
Is about things that don’t make sense
Is recited to a baby
Describes a river scene
Has rhyming words at the end of lines
Repeats words or phases
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Nursery rhymes
1. Read Para 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes.
Strong rhythm Strong rhyme A lot of repetition
2. Listen to it and try to clap the beat. Underline the pair of rhyming words.
List poems
1. Read Para 3 and find out what are list poems like
Flexible line length
Repeated phrases
Some have rhyme while others do not.
2. Listen and underline the pair of rhyming words in Poem B.
1. Did his team win the game
2. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win
3. Does the speaker really believe his own excuse
No
Nine
Poem C: Answer the following questions
If no, what is the reason for their failure
No
The reason why they are fail is that they are not good enough.
Cinquain poems
Read Poem D and E carefully. Try to find out the characteristics of the two poems.
Brother
Beautiful ,athletic
Teasing, shouting ,laughing
Friend and enemy too
mine
---one word (topic)
---two adjs
---three verbs with –ing
---four words
---one word
Five lines
Haiku poems
Read Para 5 carefully and find out the similarities and differences between Cinquain and Haiku .
Similarities:
Differences:
a clear picture
easy to write
convey a special feeling
5 lines
17 syllables
Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings
loneliness B. joy C. love
D. trust E. anger F. hate
G. sorrow
A. loneliness
C. love
D. trust
G. sorrow
Tang poems
Nursery Rhymes
They have strong rhyme and a lot of repetition.
List Poems
They repeated phrases and some rhyme, and easy to write.
Cinquain
They are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write.
Haiku
They are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling.
Tang Poems
Their translations have a free form.
Characteristics
Form
Discussion:
Are poems good for our life What can we get from poems
1. Poems bring passion (激情)to our life.
2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance.
3. Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful!
4. Reading poems can bring people from different places and different times together.
A Grain of Sand
William Blake
To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour .
一沙一世界
一花一天堂
手心握无限
须臾纳永恒
If poem comes, can a beautiful life be far behind
If winter comes, can spring be far behind
---Ode to the west wind
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
Pie Problem
If I eat one more piece of pie, I’ll die!
If I can’t have one more piece of pie, I’ll die!
So since it’s all decided I must die,
I might as well have one more piece of pie.
MMM-OOOH-MY!
Chomp-Gulp-Bye.
what is love
Love is giving ,
Love is living ,
Love is taking someone’s load(负担）,
Love helps them along the road.
Love is caring,
Love is sharing,
Love will seek the best for others,
Love treats everyone as brothers.
Poetry plays with sounds ,words and grammar.
rhyme
rhythm
One-hearted
When those red berries come in springtime,
Flushing on your southland brances,
Take home an armful, for my sake,
As a symbol of our love.
相思(王维)
红豆生南国, 春来发几枝。
愿君多采撷, 此物最相思。
Coming Home (a Tang poem)
I left home young. I return old.
Speaking as then, but with hair grow thin;
And my children, meeting me, do not know me.
They smile and say: Stranger, where do you
come from
英诗的种类
从诗的内容和形式两方面看,英诗可分为:
１史诗( Epic)
２戏剧诗( Dramatic poems)
３故事诗( Metrical Tale)
４民谣 (Ballad)
５抒情诗(lyric)
６说理诗(Didactic poems)
７模仿诗(Parody)
８打油诗(Clerihews)
这四种为叙事诗
(Narrative poems)(共24张PPT)
Reading
I’ve saved the summer
Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry.
Without rhythm, there wouldn’t be poems.
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
强 弱 强 弱 强 弱 强
构成一个韵节 的四种情况: 强+弱, 强+弱弱,
弱+强, 弱弱+强
请阅读下面的短文，以帮助你理解课本上的诗歌“I’ve saved the summer”。
I’ve saved the summer
I’ve saved the summer for you. And when the snow begins to fall on cold winter mornings, I’ll give it all to you to keep you warm.
I’ve saved some sunlight in case you need it. I believe it will drive off darkness and light your way.
When you were nineteen, I kept the image of your smile in my mind. When you get older, you will know the meaning of brave young smiles.
I don’t know how I can help you to start your journey through life. However, there will be solutions somewhere before the day is through.
Whenever you need love, I’ll offer all I have. It might help you as you travel on your way, till you find the love that belongs to you.
Listen to the poem ‘I’ve saved the summer’ and answer these questions.
1) Do you think the speaker in the poem is more likely to be a girlfriend, boyfriend or parent
2) Does the poem have a rhythmic pattern
3) When you listened to it , what came into your mind
2. Now read “I’ve saved the summer”.
1) Circle the words that rhyme. What is unusual about the rhyming words in the last four lines
2) Try beating or clapping the strong beats of the rhythm as you read the poem to yourself. Now listen to the poem again and clap the strong beats.
Now read the poem:
1.Circle the words that rhyme:
You / new; need/ feed; nineteen/ mean
Way/day; own/ own
2. The rhyming words in the last four lines are unusual because they are the same word although they each have a different meaning.
Rod McKuen
I’ve saved the summer
And I give it all to you
To hold on winter mornings
When the snow is new.
I’ve saved some sunlight
If you should ever need
A place away from darkness
Where your mind can feed.
And for myself I’ve kept your smile
When you were but nineteen,
Till you’re older you’ll not know
What brave young smiles can mean.
I know no answers
To help you on your way
The answers lie somewhere
At the bottom of the day.
But if you’ve a need for love
I’ll give you all I own
It might help you down the road
Till you’ve found your own.
Rod McKuen
Read the poem again, then answer the questions in Part 3 on Page 15.
1.Who is the speaker and who is he/ she speaking to
This poem is talking about that
a parent is speaking to a young adult child.
Which sentences in the poem imply that the speaker is an older person who has experienced their own journey through life and is offering love to young person.
Till you’re older,….(that is ,till you’re older like me)
I know no answer to help you on your way….( I also don’t know the answers to life’s questions.)
But if you need for love, I’ll give you all I own.
2. Which of the following is the closest to the speaker’s message Give a reason for your choice.
A. If it’s cold, I’ll warm you; if it’s dark, I’ll give you light; if you’re hungry, I’ll feed you; if you want to love , I’ll give it to you.
B. Although the future may be difficult for you, whatever you need warmth and love, remember I’ll have some to give you.
C. While you’re away I’ll remember your smile and I’ll love you always. When you return, I hope you will love me.
Try to translate the whole poem
I’ve saved the summer
And I give it all to you
To hold on winter mornings
When the snow is new.
我将所珍藏的夏季
全部都送去给你
待到冬日的初雪纷然降临时
来将清晨那一刻的璀璨留住。
I’ve saved some sunlight
If you should ever need
A place away from darkness
Where your mind can feed.
我将所珍藏的阳光
全部都存留给你
让你在一个远离黑暗的地方
用温暖填满自己澄澈的心灵。
And for myself I’ve kept your smile
When you were but nineteen,
Till you’re older you’ll not know
What brave young smiles can mean.
仅仅在你十九岁时
你的微笑便牢牢占据在我的记忆里，
当你长大后你便会知道
年轻灿烂的微笑的奥秘。
I know no answers
To help you on your way
The answers lie somewhere
At the bottom of the day.
我不知晓有什么妙计
能帮你解决人生道路上的难题
答案也许就在那里
当夕阳褪尽夜色降临。
But if you’ve a need for love
I’ll give you all I own
It might help you down the road
Till you’ve found your own.
Rod McKuen
但是只要你需要
我会倾尽我所有的爱
它或许可以帮你踏上旅程
直到你最终找到属于自己的爱。
1. Please recite the poem.
2. Surf the Internet to find more information of English and Chinese poems.Module 6 Unit 2 Poems
I’ve Saved the Summer
I’ve saved the summer for you. And when the snow begins to fall on cold winter mornings, I’ll give it all to you to keep you warm.
I’ve saved some sunlight in case you need it. I believe it will drive off darkness and light your way.
When you were nineteen, I kept the image of your smile in my mind. When you get older, you will know the meaning of brave young smiles.
I don’t know how I can help you to start your journey through life. However, there will be solutions somewhere before the day is through.
Whenever you need love, I’ll offer all I have. It might help you as you travel on your way, till you find the love that belongs to you.
Listen to the poem ‘I’ve saved the summer’ and answer these questions.
1) Do you think the speaker in the poem is more likely to be a girlfriend, boyfriend or parent
2) Does the poem have a rhythmic pattern
3) When you listened to it, what came into your mind
2. Now read “I’ve saved the summer”.
1) Circle the words that rhyme. What is unusual about the rhyming words in the last four lines
2) Try beating or clapping the strong beats of the rhythm as you read the poem to yourself. Now listen to the poem again and clap the strong beats.
3. Read the poem again, then answer the questions in Part 3 on Page 15.
4 Try to translate the whole poem.Module 6 Unit 2 Poems
I’ve Saved the Summer
I’ve saved the summer for you. And when the snow begins to fall on cold winter mornings, I’ll give it all to you to keep you warm.
I’ve saved some sunlight in case you need it. I believe it will drive off darkness and light your way.
When you were nineteen, I kept the image of your smile in my mind. When you get older, you will know the meaning of brave young smiles.
I don’t know how I can help you to start your journey through life. However, there will be solutions somewhere before the day is through.
Whenever you need love, I’ll offer all I have. It might help you as you travel on your way, till you find the love that belongs to you.
Listen to the poem ‘I’ve saved the summer’ and answer these questions.
1) Do you think the speaker in the poem is more likely to be a girlfriend, boyfriend or parent
2) Does the poem have a rhythmic pattern
3) When you listened to it, what came into your mind
2. Now read “I’ve saved the summer”.
1) Circle the words that rhyme. What is unusual about the rhyming words in the last four lines
The rhyming words in the last four lines are unusual because they are the same word although they each have a different meaning.
2) Try beating or clapping the strong beats of the rhythm as you read the poem to yourself. Now listen to the poem again and clap the strong beats.
3. Read the poem again, then answer the questions in Part 3 on Page 15.
1) This poem is talking about that a parent is speaking to a young adult child.
2) B
4 Try to translate the whole poem.
我将所珍藏的夏季
全部都送去给你
待到冬日的初雪纷然降临时
来将清晨那一刻的璀璨留住。
我将所珍藏的阳光
全部都存留给你
让你在一个远离黑暗的地方
用温暖填满自己澄澈的心灵
仅仅在你十九岁时
你的微笑便牢牢占据在我的记忆里，
当你长大后你便会知道
年轻灿烂的微笑的奥秘。
我不知晓有什么妙计
能帮你解决人生道路上的难题
答案也许就在那里
当夕阳褪尽夜色降临。
但是只要你需要
我会倾尽我所有的爱
它或许可以帮你踏上旅程
直到你最终找到属于自己的爱。
