(共31张PPT)
1. Another simple form of poem that amateurs
can easily write is the cinquain, which is
made up of five lines.
另一种业余爱好者很容易就能写出来的形式
简单的诗是五行诗，这种诗由五行组成。
be made up of: consist of 由….构成、组成
其主语为表示整体的人或事物，即整体由部分
组成。
e.g. The committee is made up of
representatives from every province.
主动形式：make up 组成、构成， 主语为表示部分的人或事物，即部分构成整体。
e.g. Three doctors and seven nurses make up
the medical team now.
The medical team is made up of three
doctors and seven nurses make up the
medical team now.
【拓展】make短语
make full use of make good use of
make the best of make the most of 充分利用
make up 弥补; 和解; 编造; 整理; 化妆
make for 走向; 有助于; 促进
make over 转让; 移交; 改造; 重做
make up of 由......构成; 由......组成
make sense 讲得通; 有意义; 言之有理
make progress 取得进步
make efforts 作出努力
【语境应用】完成句子。
In some languages, 100 words _________(占据) half of all words used in daily conversations.
Facing two offers, I haven’t ______________ ( 下定决心)about which to choose.
I don’t think the sentence ______________ (讲得通)；you’d better think it over and correct it.
make up
make up my mind
makes sense
2. With these, you can convey a strong picture
or a certain mood in just a few words.
用这些，短短几句话，你便可描绘深刻的画
面或传达某种情绪。
mood n. the way you feel at a particular time
情绪；心情；语气
in a good / bad mood 心情好/不好
in the / no mood for (doing) sth. / to do sth. 心情好/不好
e.g. He’s always optimistic and looks in a
good mood.
We really feel in the mood for a party
tonight.
He was in no mood for being polite to
visitors.
【语境应用】完成句子。
Andrew and his friend had a bitter quarrel about some minor matters. That’s why he was _____________ (心情差)the whole day.
He was _______________(不适合) a walk in the woods.
in a bad mood
in the mood for
3. Never looking back, Transformed into stone.
化为石，不回头。
transform vt. to completely change the
appearance, form, or character of something
or someone, especially in a way that improves
it
使改变外观（或性质），使改观；使改变形
态
transform…(from…) into …把……(从……)
变成
e.g. Many kinds of energy can be transformed
into electricity.
The event that happened when I was in
university would transform my life.
transformation n. [C, U](彻底的)变化，改观，转变，改革
transformation from…to/into… 从……到……的变化
【特别提醒】
前缀trans-有两种含义。一种表示“进入（另一个地方），成为（另一状态）”，如transfer (转移，搬迁)；transport (运输，运送)； transform (使改观)； translate (翻译)； transplant （移植）。 另一种表示“横穿，通过，超越”，如：transnational (跨国的)； transcontinental （横跨大陆的）； transatlantic （横跨大西洋的）。
4. The poems may not make sense and even
seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn
and recite.
这些诗歌可能讲不通，甚至看起来自相矛盾，
但是它们容易学，也容易背。
本句的结构分析如下
The poems may not make sense and even
seem contradictory，第一分句
they are easy to learn and recite
第二分句，为“主语+be +adj.+不定式”句型
考点提炼 “主语+be +adj.+不定式”句型
(1) 用于该句型的形容词多为表示主语的性质、
特征的词。常见的此类形容词有easy,
difficult, hard, important, impossible,
interesting, pleasant, nice, comfortable,
dangerous, heavy等。
(2) 构成不定式的动词和句子的主语存在逻辑
上的动宾关系，但不定式通常用主动形式
表示被动意义。若构成不定式的动词为不
及物动词，其后要加上相应的介词。
(3)不定式有时会带上自己的逻辑主语，并用
for引出。
e.g. Good novels are interesting to read.
The chair is comfortable to sit on.
The question is hard for me to answer.
5. Some rhyme (like Band C), while others do
not.
有些诗（如B和C）押韵，而有些则不然。
while作并列连词的用法
while作并列连词时，表示对比，意为“而”，
用来连接两个并列分句。
e.g. I like tea while she likes coffee.
Tom is very outgoing and confident while
Katy is shy and quiet.
while作连词的其他用法
(1) 作从属连词，引导时间状语从句，意为
“当…的时候”，常位于句中。
e.g. My children would keep silent while I
was writing.
(2) 作从属连词，引导让步状语从句，意为
“尽管”，常位于句首。
e.g. While I admit that there are problems,
I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.
【语境应用】判断while 的功能和含义。
1) While the sun’s rays can age and harm our
skin, they also give us beneficial Vitamin D.
______________________________________
2) Two hours later, back at my house, I heard a
knock on the door. My husband answered it
while I was on the phone in the dining room.
______________________________________
______________________________________
从属连词， 引导时间状语从句，意为“当……的时候”
从属连词， 引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”
3) Warm colors like yellow make food appear
more appetizing(开胃的), while cold colors
make us feel less hungry.
_____________________________________
并列连词， 连接并列句，意为“而”
6. With so many different forms of poetry to
choose from, you may eventually want to
write poems of your own.
有这么多不同种类的诗歌可选，你也许最终
想写属于你自己的诗了。
with so many…choose from 为“with+宾语+
动词不定式”结构，在句中作状语。
“with+宾语（名词/代词）+动词不定式”结构
此结构为with复合结构的一种，其中动词不定式表示动作尚未发生，并且常用其主动形式表示被动意义。
在with复合结构中，宾语后面除了用动词不定式外，还可以用非谓语动词的其他形式。
(1) with+宾语+现在分词（表示主动、动作正
在进行）
e.g. She fell asleep with the light burning.
(2) with+宾语+过去分词（表示被动、动作已
完成）
e.g. 所有的工作都已完成，他高兴地回家了。
[误]With all the work having been
finished, he went home happily.
[正] With all the work finished, he went
home happily.
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) With so many problems _________ (discuss),
we decided to hold another meeting as soon
as possible.
2) Dongguan is considered as empty town
during the Spring Festival, with about 70%
of its population ________(leave) for their
family reunion(团聚)。
to discuss
leaving
3) Union station in Los Angeles last month, a
board went up with dollar bills _________
(attach) to it with pins and a sign that read,
“Give What You Can, Take What You
Need.”
attached
1. Some poems tell a story or describe
something in a way that will give the reader a
strong impression.
[分析]
本句是一个主从复合句。句中_____作先行
词，that引导定语从句，且在从句中作
________，此时that可用________替换。
[翻译]
有些诗是叙事或者状物并给读者以强烈的印象。
way
主语
which
SENTENCE EXPLANATIONS
2. The language is concrete but imaginative,
and they delight small children because they
rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of
repetition.
[分析]
这是and连接的并列句。在and后的分句中，
主句谓语动词是________；because引导
_________________，从句谓语由两个并列
的动词rhyme和have构成。
delight
原因状语从句
[翻译]
童谣的语言具体而富有想象力，它们能使小孩子们快乐，因为它们押韵、节奏感强，并有较多重复。
3. Another simple form of poem that amateurs
can easily write is the cinquain, which is
made up of five lines.
[分析]
定语从句
过去分词短语
[翻译]
另一种业余爱好者很容易就能写出来的形式简单的诗是五行诗，这种诗由五行组成。(共40张PPT)
Unit 5
POEMS
A FEW SIMPLE POEMS OF ENGLISH POEMS
To read introduction on some simple forms of English poems.
To explore the characteristics of different forms of poems and learn to appreciate English poems.
Try to think back and remember some poems from your early childhood.
Quiz in Chinese traditional poems
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!
虞美人 李煜
问君能有几多愁，
恰似一江春水向东流。
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 苏轼
明月几时有？把酒问青天。
不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。
I seek but seek in vain,
I search and search again;
I feel so sad, so drear,
so lonely, without cheer.
声声慢 李清照
寻寻觅觅,
冷冷清清,
凄凄惨惨戚戚。
Can you name some famous Chinese poets and then recite their poems
床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。
五言绝句
静夜思 李白
昔闻洞庭水， 今上岳阳楼。
吴楚东南坼， 乾坤日夜浮。
亲朋无一字， 老病有孤舟。
戎马关山北， 凭轩涕泗流。
五言律诗
登岳阳楼 杜甫
死去元知万事空，
但悲不见九州同。
王师北定中原日，
家祭无忘告乃翁！
七言绝句
示儿 陆游
Before you read, discuss the questions with your partner.
1. Compared with other forms of literature such as the novel, drama, and the short story, what are the characteristics of poetry
Appreciate different forms of English poems
What is a poem
A poem is a composition with
rhythmic balance expressing ideas or experiences
or feelings.
A poem is a literary work that is not in verse but deals with emotional or descriptive themes in a rhythmic form.
A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest.
2. Why do you think people write poems
to tell a story
to express feeling
to make others laugh
to tell the life or friendship
to delight the kids
to describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment
as the lyrics of a song
…
3. Does a poem have to rhyme in order to be a poem
Does it have to have line breaks
Read the passage quickly, and answer the questions:
The text is mainly about ______________________________________________________________________________
the characteristics of five forms of English poems and examples of these poems.
1. What is the main idea of the reading passage
2. There are five kinds of poems talked about in the passage. What are they
A．_______________ B．_____________
C．_______________ D．___________
E．_______________
Nursery rhymes
List poem
Cinquain
Haiku
Tang poem
Poetry comprehension
Poems paint pictures with words through the use of figures of speech and metaphors, so to understand a poem fully, you have to imagine in your mind the picture the poem is painting. Further, the sounds, rhythm, and rhymes in a poem give it a musical quality. Poems often have to be read aloud, and with feeling, to be really understood and enjoyed.
Read and match.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
Tang poem
Nursery rhymes
List poem
Brief introduction
Cinquain
Kaiku
1. is a description of the uniqueness of a mother
2. is a description of a lovely brother.
3. describes how a butterfly rests on a tree.
4. is a nursery rhyme that illustrate a father's love for his baby.
6. is a description of life
5. is a translation of a Tang poem, which describes a woman who waited for her beloved husband to
come back from a journey.
Match the main idea with each poem.
Poem A
Poem B
Poem C
Poem D
Poem E
Poem F
Read the text again and complete the table.
Type of poem Characteristics Examples Topics and poetic devices
Nursery rhyme concrete but creative language A love between father and baby
rhymes, repetition
Type of poem Characteristics Examples Topics and poetic devices
List poem B
C
containing a list of things, people, ideas or descriptions
only one mother
rhymes, repetition
life
rhymes, repetition
Type of poem Characteristics Examples Topics and poetic devices
Cinquain D
Haiku E
five lines
convey a strong picture or a certain mood
a lovely brother
a format of three lines, containing 5,7, and 5 syllables respectively
a moment in life of a delicate butterfly
Type of poem Characteristics Examples Topics and poetic devices
Tang poem F
a woman waiting for her husband
Asian poetry (Chinese)
the translation has a free form
Nursery rhymes
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird.
If that mockingbird won't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke,
Papa's gonna buy you a billy goat.
If that billy goat won't pull,
Papa's gonna buy you a cart and bull.
They have strong rhythm, and often repeat the same words.
List poems
List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases.
Hundreds of stars in the deep blue sky,
Hundreds of shells on the shore together, hundreds of birds that go singing by,
Hundreds of bees in the sunny weather,
Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the world over.
List poems
List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases.
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful,
But sometimes sad,
Life can be dreams,
Life can be great thoughts,
Life can mean a person,
Sitting in court.
A list poem is one of the easiest kinds of poems to write because it can have as many lines as the writer likes. But that doesn’t mean you should write down anything. Here’s a list of elements that make a list poem instead of just a list:
How to write a list poem
The writer is telling you something —
pointing something out — saying, “Look at this” or “Think about this”.
2) There’s a beginning and an end to it, like in a story.
3) Each item in the list is written the same way.
Line 1: a noun that names the subject of the poem
Line 2: two adjectives that describe the subject
Line 3: three verbs ending with –ing that describe the subject’s actions
Line 4: four words that give the writer’s opinions or feelings about the subject
Line 5: a word that gives another name
for the subject
Cinquain
The cinquain is made up of five lines and has the following structure:
Brother
Beautiful, athletic
Teasing, shouting, laughing
Friend and enemy too
Mine
one word (topic)
two adjs
three verbs with -ing
four words
one word
Haiku
A fallen blossom
Is coming back to the branch.
Look, a butterfly!
It contains 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings
A. loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust
E. anger F. hate G. sorrow
Quiz about FORMS of English poems.
_________ is made up of 17 syllables.
Nursery rhymes have strong __________ and often repeat the same words.
Cinquain consists of ______ lines.
Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are _______________.
______ poems have flexible line length.
___________ has been translated into English.
Haiku
rhythm
5
nursery rhymes
List
Tang poetry
Are poems good for our life What can we get from poems
1) Poems bring passion to our life.
2) Poems help us to understand life, virtues (美德), 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.
Can you tell which form the following poems belong to
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again some other day.
Little Johnny wants to play.
Rain, rain, go away.
Nursery rhymes
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is bliss, taste it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
List poem
Lily
out of the water
out of itself
Haiku
Spaghetti
Messy, spicy
Slurping, sliding, falling
Between my plate and mouth
Delicious
Cinquain
1. Listen to the recording of the text and read aloud the poems.
2. Choose your favorite form of poems and write one on your own. We’ll share our own poems next class.
