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Unit 5 Poems
Period 1 Reading and Thinking教学设计
课题 Unit 5 Period 1 Reading and Thinking 单元 Unit 5 学科 English 年级 Grade 2
教材 分析 The activity theme of this section is "appreciate different forms of English Poems". This section mainly allows students to understand several simple forms of English poems and learn representative related poems.Activity 1 sets up two questions for students to think and discuss before reading. Activity 2 requires students to read the text, find out the characteristics of several different forms of poetry. The focus of activity 2 is to guide students to grasp the essential characteristics of poetry. Activity 3 ask students to read the text and feel the beauty of the rhyme and rhythm of poetry.
学习目标与核心素养 Knowledge objectives: To use the words and idioms of this period correctly. To know some simple English poetry forms and learn some representative poems. Skill objectives: Be able to observe and master the text structure characteristics of the text. Emotional objectives: Grasp the essential characteristics of poetry and make a detailed analysis of each poem, such as the theme, image, rhythm, rhythm, rhetorical devices, etc. Thinking quality objectives:To be able to analyze poetry works and express their feelings about poetry.
重点 How to sort out and summarize the names, characteristics and relevant poems of several forms of poetry.
难点 How to guide students to obtain information quickly and effectively..
教学过程
教学环节 教师活动 学生活动 设计意图
导入新课 Lead –in (PPT1-3) 1.What can you see in the picture Answers:Nouns:forest, woods, trees, roads, leaves;branches Adj:beautiful;peace;green;quiet;relaxing 2.Discussion:If you were walking in a forest and came to a crossroad like this, what would you do Why 3.Look at the quote and translate it. Two roads diverged in a wood,and I took the one less travelled by.And that has made all the differences. --Robert Frost Answers: 一片树林里分出两条路, 而我选了人迹更少的一条, 从此决定了我一生的道路。 ——罗伯特·弗罗斯特 Find more information in the pictures. Students discuss the question and translate the quote. To train their observation.. To do some warming up before reading.
新课讲授 Task1 (PPT4-35) 1.Think about the questions and fill in the blanks. 1). What are the different forms of literature that you already know about 2).Can you give an example 3).What are the characteristics of each form of literature Task 2 Look at the video Task 3 Look at the video What do you know about the following song Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky. Answers: A nursery rhyme(童谣) - one form of poems. Task 4 1.What are the characteristics of the poem Answers: 2.Complete the mind map 3.Why do people write poems Complete the mind map Task 5 1.Read the text and answer the questions A few simple forms of English poems What does the passage mainly discuss It is about a few simple _____ of ______________. How many parts can it be divided into Part1:_______ Part 2:________ Part3:______ How many types of English poems are mentioned What are they ________ ______ ______ ______ _______ Answers:1.forms;English poems 2.Part1:__Para1_____ Part2:__Para2-6____ Part3:__Para 7____ 3.Nursery rhymes List poem Cinquain Haiku Tang poetry Task 6 Paragraph One 1.What are the two important points mentioned in Paragraph 1 2.What reasons are mentioned in Paragraph 1 According to the text, what are the characteristics of poetry Answers:1. The reasons why people compose poetry. The characteristics of poetry. 2. Task7 Read the Paragraphs 2-6 and discuss these questions. 1. What type of poem is it 2. What’s the theme of the poem 3. What kind of poetic devices are used in the poem 4. How does it rhyme 5. What picture can you imagine in your mind when you read this poem 6. What emotion/feeling does it try to convey Task 8 Read Para.2 carefully and complete the table. Listen to the poem, and find out the rhyming words and contradictory parts. Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes. They are usually the traditional poems or folk songs. The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline. Many children enjoy nursery rhymes because they rhyme, have a strong rhythm and often repeat the same words. The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language. Read Para.3 carefully and complete the table. Listen to the poem, and find out the rhyming words and contradictory parts. One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”, which contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme. List poems have a flexible line length, and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme (like B and C) while others do not. Read Para.4 carefully and complete the table. Listen to the poem, and find out the clauses. Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines. With these, students can convey a strong picture or a certain mood in just a few words. Look at the example (D). Analyse the structure of poem D. Read Para.5 carefully and complete the table. What are the characteristics of Haiku Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables in a format of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popular with English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using very few words. The haiku poem (E) on the right is a translation from Japanese, which shows a moment in the life of a delicate butterfly. Read Para.6 carefully and complete the table. English speakers also enjoy poems from China, those from the Tang Dynasty in particular. A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English, such as this one (F). What feeling does the Tang Poem show Pay attention to the colored words. With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, students may eventually want to write poems of
their own. Give it a try! 有这么多不同的诗歌形式可供选择，你可能最终想自己写几首诗。试一试吧! 1.Learning Learning tips Task9 Can you tell which form the following poems belong to 1.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. Answers:List poem 2.Two little dicky birds Two little dicky birds Sitting on a wall. One named Peter One named Paul Fly away Peter Fly away Paul Come back Peter Come back Paul Answers:Nursery rhyme 3.Fishing In Snow Liu Zongyuan From hill to hill no bird in flight; From path to path no man in sight. A lonely fisherman afloat； Is fishing snow in lonely boat. Answers:Tang poem 4. Lovely squirrel pushed Open my window to give Me a dream l lost. Answers:Haiku 5.One little snowflake falls on my nose It makes me shiver from my head to my toes Two little snowflakes get in my eyes Answers:Cinquain Task 9.Read the lines taken from Tagore's Stray Birds.Follow the pattern of words and use your imagination to write your own lines. ●The hills are like shouts of children who raise their arms,trying to catch stars. ●Let me think that there is one among those stars that guides my life through the dark unknown. ●Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose. ●There are tracts in my life that are bare and silent.They are the open spaces where my busy days had their light and air. Answers: ●The trees are like the arms of the earth, reaching up to touch the sky. ●Let me think that there is one among those grains of sand that was born a king. ●There are tracts in my life that are noisy and full. They are the small spaces where my life felt closed and tight. Language points— words (PPT36-41) 1.sorrow 考查热度★★ 【热点品味】 n. 悲伤；悲痛；伤心事 vi. 感到悲伤 【教材原句】Others try to convey certain feelings such as joy and sorrow. 另一些人试图传达某些情感，如快乐和悲伤。 【热点归纳】 to one’s sorrow 令某人悲痛的是 share happiness and sorrow 同甘共苦 cause the sorrow 引起伤心事 feel the sorrow 感到伤心 sorrow over… 对……而悲伤 sorrowful adj. 悲伤的，伤心的 【考点精练】 单句语法填空 ①_____ our great sorrow, he died at his post. ②She was sorrowing _______ the loss of her friend. ③His father’s face looked soft and ____________ (sorrow). Answers:To;over ;sorrow 2.recite 考查热度★★★ 【热点品味】 vt. 背诵；吟诵；列举 【教材原句】The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.这些诗可能没有意义，甚至看起来矛盾，但它们很容易学习和背诵。 【实例品读】 I repeated them until I could recite seventy stories without dropping a word.我反复背诵，直到我能一字不漏地背出七十篇故事来。 She could recite a list of all the kings and queens. 她能列出所有的国王和王后的名字。 【热点归纳】 recite from memory 背诵 recite to… 向……背诵 recitation n. 背诵；朗诵；详述；背诵的诗 【考点精练】 完成句子 ①Each child had to ________________ the class. 每个孩子都得在班上背诵一首诗。 ②His ______________________ is better than any other in our class. 他的背诵能力比我们班的任何人都强。 Answers:recite a poem to ,ability in recitation 3.tease 考查热度★★★ 【热点品味】vi. & vt. 取笑(某人)；揶揄；逗弄 【教材原句】 Teasing, shouting,laughing...逗着,喊着,笑着...... 【实例品读】 At school the other children always teased me because I was fat. 在学校里，因为我长得胖，别的孩子总是取笑我。 The dog may bite you if you keep teasing it. 要是你不停地招惹那条狗，它也许会咬你。 【热点归纳】 tease sb. about sth. 就某事取笑某人 make fun of sb. 愚弄某人 play jokes on sb. 开某人的玩笑 play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人 【考点精练】 语法填空 ①It’s impolite to tease someone ________ his accent. ②I used to get _________ (tease) about my name. ③I used to hate ______________ (tease) about my red hair when I was at school. ④To his great surprise, the man whom he had made fun _____ yesterday turned out to be the interviewer. Answers:about;teased;being teased;of Language points— phrases(PPT42-45) to the point 考查热度★★★ 【热点品味】 to the point 中肯；切题 【教材原句】The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline. 这些押韵诗的语言，像诗A一样，很切题，但有故事情节。 【实例品读】 The letter was short and to the point. 这封信简短扼要。 Though lacking in fluency, he spoke to the point. 他说得不流利但能切中要害。 【热点归纳】 off the point 跑题 come straight to the point 开门见山 brief and to the point 简单扼要 stick to the point 扣紧主题 come to the point 说到要点 【考点精练】 完成句子 ①I’m in a hurry, so _________________. 我很忙，请直说吧。 ②I’m afraid what you’re saying now is ______________. 我恐怕你现在所说的这些话已经跑题了。 Answers:come to the point;off the point 2. look back 考查热度★★★★ 【热点品味】 look back回顾；回头看 【教材原句】Never looking back.Transformed into stone.化为石，不回头。 【实例品读】 She looked back over a distance of ten years. 她回顾过去十年的时间。 She never looks back to the old days with regret. 她从不怀着悔恨的心情回顾过去。 【热点归纳】 look into往里看；调查 look on… as… 把……看作…… look out向外看；当心；小心 look up to仰视；尊敬；赞赏 look down on/upon俯视；轻视，看不起 【考点精练】单句语法填空 ①__________(look)back, I am surprised how easily it was all arranged. ②They look forward to ________(get) a chance to receive further education. Answers:Looking;getting Language points— sentences(PPT 46-51) 1.reasons why+定语从句 考查热度★★★★ 【教材原句】There are various reasons why people compose poetry.人们写诗有着各种各样的理由。 【句式分析】 名词reason后面可以接why/for which等引导的定语从句，在口语中，why还可以省略。 【实例品读】 This is the reason for which/why he was put in prison. 这就是他为什么被关起来的原因。 Do you know the reason why he came late 你知道他迟到的原因吗？ 【思维拓展】 (1)名词reason后面还可以接that引导的定语从句， 此时定语从句句子成分不完整，通常缺少宾语，表语或主语。 This is the reason(that)she gave me for doing it. 这是她给予我做这件事的理由。 (2)句子的主语为the reason时，表语从句通常采用that引导，表示原因。 The reason why I’m late is that I missed the bus. 我迟到的原因是没赶上公共汽车。 (3)名词reason后面可以接that引导的同位语从句。 (4)名词reason后面可以接for(doing) sth. 。 The reason for her absence was that she was ill. 她之所以缺席是因为她病了。 【考点精练】 单句语法填空 ①I told him the reason ______ I took a great interest in the movie. ②Is this the reason _____________ he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work Answers:why;that/which 2.“主语＋be＋adj. ＋to do”结构 考查热度★★★★ 【教材原句】The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. 童谣不一定有什么意义，甚至(有的)看来自相矛盾，但是它们容易学，也容易背。 【句式分析】在they are easy to learn and recite中，不定式to learn and recite采用主动形式表示被动含义。 【实例品读】 English is difficult to learn well in a short time. 英语难以在短时间内学好。 Looking through the book, he found it difficult to understand. 浏览了一下这本书，他发现这本书的内容很难懂。 【思维拓展】 不定式修饰作表语或补足语的形容词时， 如果和句子主语之间构成逻辑上的“动宾”关系， 不定式通常采用主动形式表被动含义， 常见的形容词有：easy, difficult, hard, expensive, convenient, impossible, interesting, pleasant, comfortable, nice, dangerous, fit, bad, good等。 “主语＋be＋adj. ＋to do”结构中不定式中的动词若是不及物动词，其后要加上相应的介词。 The double bed is quite comfortable to lie in. 这张双人床躺上去很舒服。 【考点精练】 完成句子 ①The maths problem is too difficult ____________.这个数学题很难计算出。 ②The chair looks rather hard，but in fact it is very _______________ ________. 这把椅子看起来相当硬，但事实上坐在上面是非常舒适的。 Answers:to work out;comfortable to sit on Exercises:(PPT52-55) 单词拼写 1．Her ________(戏剧)teacher is confident that Julie is a star in the making. 2．The one ______ (押韵词) for passion is fashion. 3．The composer expresses his ________ (悲伤)in his music. 4．I am not very fond of _______(民间的)dance. 5．My family likes to ________ (列举) quotations from movies. 6．Angela says she longs to join an __________ (业余的)dramatics class. 7．When he came back, he was in a foul _______ (心情). 8．The book has been styled in a modern _________ (版式). 9．The three men were given work according to their _____________ (各自的) abilities. 10．She wears a dress with ___________ (精致的) lace. Answers:drama;rhyme;sorrow;folk;recite; amateur;mood;format;respective;delicate 课文语法填空 A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS There are 1.__________ (vary) reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell 2.____ story or describe something in a way that will give readers a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express 3._____________ (they). Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes, 4.________ may not make sense and even seem contradictory，but are easy 5._________ (learn) and recite. One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem” 6._______ a flexible line length and repeated phrases. Another simple form of poem that amateurs can 7._________ (easy) write is the cinquain，which is made up of five lines. Besides, haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables, 8.______ it is very popular with English writers. English speakers also enjoy poems from China，especially Tang poetry. A lot of Tang poetry 9.__________________(translate) into English in the past decades. With so many different forms of poetry 10.___________ (choose) from, you may eventually want to write poems of your own. Give it a try! Answers:various;a;themselves;which;to learn; with;easily;but;has been translated ;to choose Homework (PPT56) Do exercises of this period on the workbook. Guide the students to fill in the blanks. Let students to know more about the poems. Ask the students to answer the question . Ask the students to find out the features. Read the passage and summarize the related information . Teachers guide students to think about the related information. Have a discussion by themselves . Ask the students to fill in the blanks. Pay attention to the bold parts. Read the poem and underline the rhymes. Ask the students to fill in the blanks. Pay attention to the bold parts. Read the poem and underline the rhymes. Summarize the feather of each poem, Ask the students to fill in the blanks. Pay attention to the bold parts. Analyse the structure of poem D. Ask the students to fill in the blanks. Analyse the bold parts. Guide them to think about the characteristics of Haiku. Read the Tang Poem all together. Learn the skills of understanding the poems. Let them tell which form the following poems belong to. Read the poem as much as possible. Guide the students to do some writing. Learn the important words by themselves. Let students learn more language points. Let students learn the phrases under the teacher’s guidance. Learn the proper forms to complete the sentences by themselves. Students read the sentences by themselves and pay attention to the structures. Students do the exercises by themselves. Do exercises by themselves. Read the text and fill in the blanks by themselves. To prepare for doing further reading. To have a brief look at the poems. To analyse the poem simply. To clear out the features of a poem. To help students to grasp the main information of poems . To sort out the useful information. To guide them to give different answers.Any answer is possible. To guide them to have a further analysis. To understand the poem further. Focus on how to read the poem correctly. To have a clear understanding about this poem. To develop their grammar skills. To develop their analysis ability. To experience the beauty of Tang Poems. To have a general idea of analyzing the poems . To tell the style of different poems. To train students’ ability to make up correct judgement . To train their writing ability. To accumulate more words. To obtain more knowledge. To grasp the usage of important words. To learn more phrases. To pay more attention to good expressions. To practise the language points. To train their abilities to use the words and useful expressions. To test their words . To train their grammar ability.
课堂小结 Summary: 1.Look at some videos and warm up . 2.Learn and read some poems to sort out the kinds of poems. 3.Analyse each paragraph. 4.Learn important words , phrases and sentences one by one. Guide students to know more about various poems. Learn important expressions . 1. To have a good knowledge of English poems. 2. To learn and practise the useful expressions .
板书 1. 2.Learning tips 3. Follow the pattern of words and use your imagination to write your own lines. 4.Language points: Words: sorrow recite tease Phrases: to the point;look back Sentences: reasons why+定语从句 ; “主语＋be＋adj. ＋to do”结构
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Period 1 Reading and Thinking
Unit 5 Poems
选择性必修三
人教版（2019）
Lead in
What can you see in the picture
Nouns:________________________________________
Adjectives:______________
_______________________
forest, woods, trees, roads, leaves;branches
beautiful;peace;
green;quiet;relaxing
If you were walking in a forest and came to a crossroad like this, what would you do Why
Lead in
Look at the quote and translate it.
一片树林里分出两条路,
——而我选了人迹更少的一条,
从此决定了我一生的道路。
——罗伯特·弗罗斯特
Two roads diverged in a wood,
and I took the one less travelled by
And that has made all the differences.
--Robert Frost
Task 1
1. What are the different forms of literature that you already know about 2.Can you give an example
3.What are the characteristics of each form of literature
Forms of literature Example Characteristics
Novel
Drama
Short story
Poetry
Think about the questions and fill in the blanks.
The Adventures
of Tom Sawyer
vivid character(s), complete plot development, setting descriptions,...
The Million Bank Note
humourous;honest;kind;
greed;changeable
The Last Night of the World
tender, simple;realistic;warm
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
rhythmic, simply, cute
Task 2
Look at the vedio
Task 3
Look at the vedio
Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky.
What do you know about the following song
A nursery rhyme(童谣)
- one form of poems.
Task 3
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are
Up above the world so high
Like a diamond in the sky
Twinkle, twinkle little star
Task 4
What are the characteristics of the poem
A nursery rhyme
less words, rhyme, rhythm
smile
imagery
What makes a poem
rhythm
rhyme
simile
imagery
Task 4
Complete the mind map
Why do people
write poems
Task 4
Complete the mind map
to tell a story
to express the feelings
to recall a enjoyable moment
to record an unpleasant incident
to encourage people
to play with words
to make others laugh
to express a point of view
to create images for readers
Task 5
Read the text and answer the questions
A few simple forms of English poems
What does the passage mainly discuss
How many parts can it be divided into
How many types of English poems are mentioned What are they
Task 5
Read the text and answer the questions
What does the passage mainly discuss
How many parts can it be divided into
Part1:_______ Part 2:_________ Part3:___________
How many types of English poems are mentioned What are they
It is about a few simple _____ of ______________.
______________ ____________ ___________
______________ ______________
forms
English poems
Para1
Para2-6
Para7
Nursery rhymes
List poem
Cinquain
Haiku
Tang poetry
1.What are the two important points mentioned in Paragraph 1
Task6
Paragraph One
The reasons why people compose poetry.
The characteristics of poetry.
2.What reasons are mentioned in Paragraph 1 According to the text, what are the characteristics of poetry
Task 6
Paragraph One
The characteristics of poetry
economical use of words
descriptive and vivid language
integrated imagery
literary devices, e.g., simile, metaphor
arrangement of words and lines
rhyme
rhythm
1. What type of poem is it
2. What’s the theme of the poem
3. What kind of poetic devices are used in the poem
4. How does it rhyme
5. What picture can you imagine in your mind when you read this poem
6. What emotion/feeling does it try to convey
Read the Paragraphs 2-6 and discuss these questions.
Task 7
Read Para.2 carefully and complete the table.
Type of poem Characteristics Topics and poetic devices
_____________ Poem A to the _______ but has a ________ _______ and have a strong___________ Often __________ the same words may not _________ and even seem ____________but easy to learn and_______
1. a father's_____for baby
2. rhymes, _________
Nursery rhymes
rhythm
repeat
recite
point
storyline
rhyme
make sense
contradictory
love
repetition
Task 8
Listen to the poem, and find out the rhyming words and contradictory parts.
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.
Task 8
Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes. They are usually the traditional poems or folk songs. The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline. Many children enjoy nursery rhymes because they rhyme, have a strong rhythm and often repeat the same words. The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language.
Type of poem Characteristics Topics and poetic devices
___________ Poem B&C 1. List of ___________________ 2. Have a __________ line length 2. Repeated_________ 3. Some rhyme(like B) while others do not (like C)
things, people, ideas, or descriptions
List poems
flexible
phrases
1. mother (B)
life (C)
2. repetition
rhymes
metaphors
comparison
Read Para.3 carefully and complete the table.
Task 8
Listen to the poem, and find out the rhyming words and contradictory parts.
Task 8
One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”, which contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme. List poems have a flexible line length, and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme (like B and C) while others do not.
Mother
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.
Task 8
Listen to the poem, and find out the rhyming words and contradictory parts.
LIFE
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.
loving
calm/
peaceful
Type of poem Characteristics Topics and poetic devices
________ Poem D Made up of___________ Convey a_______picture or a certain _______in just a few words
cinquain
five lines
strong
mood
1. brother
2. strong picture or mood
Read Para.4 carefully and complete the table.
Task 8
Listen to the poem, and find out the clauses.
Task 8
Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines. With these, students can convey a strong picture or a certain mood in just a few words. Look at the example (D).
Brother
Beautiful, athletic
Teasing, shouting, laughing
Friend and enemy too
Mine
Analyse the structure of poem D.
Task 8
a noun ( the subject )
two adjectives (describe the subject)
three -ing verbs (describe actions)
four words (give the opinions or feelings)
a word ( another name for the subject)
a mix of
love and hate
Type of poem Characteristics Topics and poetic devices
_______ Poem E 1. consists of____________ 2. ______lines containing ___________syllables respectively 3. Gives a _________picture 4. Creates a special feeling using _______________
Haiku
17 syllables
Three
5, 7, and 5
clear
very few words
nature
metaphor
Read Para.5 carefully and complete the table.
Task 8
What are the characteristics of Haiku
Task 8
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables in a format of three lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popular with English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using very few words. The haiku poem (E) on the right is a translation from Japanese, which shows a moment in the life of a delicate butterfly.
5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables
Type of poem Characteristics Topics and poetic devices
___________ Poem F structured
Tang poems
love and
waiting
metaphor
Read Para.6 carefully and complete the table.
English speakers also enjoy poems from China, those from the Tang Dynasty in particular. A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English, such as this one (F).
Task 8
Where she awaits her husband
On and on the river flows.
Never looking back,
Transformed into stone.
Day by day upon the mountain top,
wind and rain revolve.
Should the traveler return,
this stone would utter speech.
Wang Jian
Task 8
loving
lonely
full of sorrow
persevering
What feeling does the Tang Poem show
Pay attention to the colored words.
Task 8
With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, students may eventually want to write poems of
their own. Give it a try!
有这么多不同的诗歌形式可供选择，你可能最终想自己写几首诗。试一试吧!
Learning tips
Learning
poetry
comprehension
use
use
speech
sounds
metaphors
rhythm
rhymes
read aloud with feeling
to understand poems
to enjoy poems
imagine the pictures
have a musical quality
Can you tell which form the following poems belong to
Task 9
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.
Can you tell which form the following poems belong to
Task 9
Two little dicky birds
Two little dicky birds
Sitting on a wall.
One named Peter
One named Paul
Fly away Peter
Fly away Paul
Come back Peter
Come back Paul
Can you tell which form the following poems belong to
Task 9
Fishing In Snow Liu Zongyuan
From hill to hill no bird in flight;
From path to path no man in sight.
A lonely fisherman afloat；
Is fishing snow in lonely boat.
江雪 柳宗元
千山鸟飞绝，
万径人踪灭
孤舟蓑笠翁，
独钓寒江雪
Can you tell which form the following poems belong to
Task 9
Lovely squirrel pushed
Open my window to give
Me a dream l lost.
松鼠推开窗
将我所遗失的梦
交到我手上
Can you tell which form the following poems belong to
Task 9
One little snowflake falls on my nose
It makes me shiver from my head to my toes
Two little snowflakes get in my eyes
一片雪花落在我鼻子上
它让我全身颤抖
两片雪花落到我眼睛里
Read the lines taken from Tagore's Stray Birds.Follow the pattern of words and use your imagination to write your own lines.
Task 9
●The hills are like shouts of children who raise their arms,trying to catch stars.
●Let me think that there is one among those stars that guides my life through the dark unknown.
●Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose.
●There are tracts in my life that are bare and silent.They are the open spaces where my busy days had their light and air.
●The trees are like the arms of the earth, reaching up to touch the sky.
●Let me think that there is one among those grains of sand that was born a king.
●There are tracts in my life that are noisy and full. They are the small spaces where my life felt closed and tight.
Language points
Important words
1.sorrow 考查热度★★
【热点品味】 n. 悲伤；悲痛；伤心事
vi. 感到悲伤
【教材原句】Others try to convey certain feelings such as joy
and sorrow.
另一些人试图传达某些情感，如快乐和悲伤。
【实例品读】
We must convert sorrow into strength.
我们要化悲痛为力量。
It helps to share your sorrow with someone else.
向他人诉说你的痛苦对你是有益的。
【热点归纳】
to one’s sorrow 令某人悲痛的是
share happiness and sorrow 同甘共苦
cause the sorrow 引起伤心事
feel the sorrow 感到伤心
sorrow over… 对……而悲伤
sorrowful adj. 悲伤的，伤心的
Important words
Language points
【考点精练】 单句语法填空
①_____ our great sorrow, he died at his post.
②She was sorrowing _______ the loss of her friend.
③His father’s face looked soft and ____________ (sorrow).
over
To
sorrowful
Language points
Important words
2.recite 考查热度★★★
【热点品味】 vt. 背诵；吟诵；列举
【教材原句】The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.这些诗可能没有意义，甚至看起来矛盾，但它们很容易学习和背诵。
【实例品读】
I repeated them until I could recite seventy stories without dropping a word.
我反复背诵，直到我能一字不漏地背出七十篇故事来。
She could recite a list of all the kings and queens.
她能列出所有的国王和王后的名字。
【热点归纳】
recite from memory 背诵
recite to… 向……背诵
recitation n. 背诵；朗诵；详述；背诵的诗
Important words
Language points
【考点精练】 完成句子
①Each child had to ________________ the class.
每个孩子都得在班上背诵一首诗。
②His ______________________ is better than any other in our class.
他的背诵能力比我们班的任何人都强。
recite a poem to
ability in recitation
Language points
Important words
3.tease 考查热度★★★
【热点品味】vi. & vt. 取笑(某人)；揶揄；逗弄
【教材原句】
Teasing, shouting,laughing...逗着,喊着,笑着......
【实例品读】
At school the other children always teased me because I was fat.
在学校里，因为我长得胖，别的孩子总是取笑我。
The dog may bite you if you keep teasing it.
要是你不停地招惹那条狗，它也许会咬你。
【热点归纳】
tease sb. about sth. 就某事取笑某人
make fun of sb. 愚弄某人
play jokes on sb. 开某人的玩笑
play tricks on sb. 捉弄某人
Important words
Language points
【考点精练】 语法填空
①It’s impolite to tease someone ________ his accent.
②I used to get _________ (tease) about my name.
③I used to hate ______________ (tease) about my red hair when I was at school.
④To his great surprise, the man whom he had made fun _____ yesterday turned out to be the interviewer.
about
teased
being teased
of
Language points
Important phrases
1. to the point 考查热度★★★、【热点品味】 to the point 中肯；切题
【教材原句】The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline.
这些押韵诗的语言，像诗A一样，很切题，但有故事情节。
【实例品读】
The letter was short and to the point.
这封信简短扼要。
Though lacking in fluency, he spoke to the point.
他说得不流利但能切中要害。
【热点归纳】
off the point 跑题
come straight to the point 开门见山
brief and to the point 简单扼要
stick to the point 扣紧主题
come to the point 说到要点
Important phrases
Language points
【考点精练】 完成句子
①I’m in a hurry, so _________________.
我很忙，请直说吧。
②I’m afraid what you’re saying now is ______________.
我恐怕你现在所说的这些话已经跑题了。
come to the point
off the point
Language points
Important phrases
2. look back 考查热度★★★★
【热点品味】 look back回顾；回头看
【教材原句】Never looking back.Transformed into stone.
化为石，不回头。
【实例品读】
She looked back over a distance of ten years.
她回顾过去十年的时间。
She never looks back to the old days with regret.
她从不怀着悔恨的心情回顾过去。
【热点归纳】
look into往里看；调查
look on… as… 把……看作……
look out向外看；当心；小心
look up to仰视；尊敬；赞赏
look down on/upon俯视；轻视，看不起
Important phrases
Language points
【考点精练】单句语法填空
①__________(look)back, I am surprised how easily it was all arranged.
②They look forward to ________(get) a chance to receive further education.
Looking
getting
Language points
Important sentences
1.reasons why+定语从句 考查热度★★★★
【教材原句】There are various reasons why people compose poetry.
人们写诗有着各种各样的理由。
【句式分析】
名词reason后面可以接why/for which等引导的定语从句，在口语中，why还可以省略。
【实例品读】
This is the reason for which/why he was put in prison.
这就是他为什么被关起来的原因。
Do you know the reason why he came late
你知道他迟到的原因吗？
【思维拓展】
(1)名词reason后面还可以接that引导的定语从句，
此时定语从句句子成分不完整，通常缺少宾语，表语或主语。
This is the reason(that)she gave me for doing it.
这是她给予我做这件事的理由。
(2)句子的主语为the reason时，表语从句通常采用that引导，表示原因。
The reason why I’m late is that I missed the bus.
我迟到的原因是没赶上公共汽车。
Important sentences
Language points
【思维拓展】
(3)名词reason后面可以接that引导的同位语从句。
(4)名词reason后面可以接for(doing) sth. 。
The reason for her absence was that she was ill.
她之所以缺席是因为她病了。
Important sentences
Language points
【考点精练】 单句语法填空
①I told him the reason ______ I took a great interest in the movie.
②Is this the reason _____________ he explained at the meeting for his carelessness in his work
that/which
why
Language points
Important sentences
2.“主语＋be＋adj. ＋to do”结构 考查热度★★★★
【教材原句】The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite.
童谣不一定有什么意义，甚至(有的)看来自相矛盾，但是它们容易学，也容易背。
【句式分析】在they are easy to learn and recite中，不定式to learn and recite采用主动形式表示被动含义。
【实例品读】
English is difficult to learn well in a short time.
英语难以在短时间内学好。
Looking through the book, he found it difficult to understand.
浏览了一下这本书，他发现这本书的内容很难懂。
【思维拓展】
不定式修饰作表语或补足语的形容词时，
如果和句子主语之间构成逻辑上的“动宾”关系，
不定式通常采用主动形式表被动含义，
常见的形容词有：
easy, difficult, hard, expensive, convenient, impossible, interesting, pleasant, comfortable, nice, dangerous, fit, bad, good等。
“主语＋be＋adj. ＋to do”结构中不定式中的动词若是不及物动词，其后要加上相应的介词。
Important sentences
Language points
【思维拓展】
The double bed is quite comfortable to lie in.
这张双人床躺上去很舒服。
Important sentences
Language points
【考点精练】 完成句子
①The maths problem is too difficult
____________.
这个数学题很难计算出。
②The chair looks rather hard，but in fact it is very _______________ ________.
这把椅子看起来相当硬，但事实上坐在上面是非常舒适的。
comfortable to sit on
to work out
1．Her ________(戏剧)teacher is confident that Julie is a star in the making.
2．The one ______ (押韵词) for passion is fashion.
3．The composer expresses his ________ (悲伤)in his music.
4．I am not very fond of _______(民间的)dance.
5．My family likes to ________ (列举) quotations from movies.
Exercise
rhyme
drama
sorrow
folk
recite
单词拼写
6．Angela says she longs to join an __________ (业余的)dramatics class.
7．When he came back, he was in a foul _______ (心情).
8．The book has been styled in a modern _________ (版式).
9．The three men were given work according to their _____________ (各自的) abilities.
10．She wears a dress with ___________ (精致的) lace.
Exercise
mood
amateur
format
respective
delicate
单词拼写
A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS
There are 1.__________ (vary) reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell 2.____ story or describe something in a way that will give readers a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express 3._____________ (they). Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes, 4.________ may not make sense and even seem contradictory，but are easy 5._________ (learn) and recite.
One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem” 6._______ a flexible line length and repeated phrases. Another simple form of poem
themselves
various
a
which
to learn
课文语法填空
Exercise
with
that amateurs can 7._________ (easy) write is the cinquain，which is made up of five lines.
Besides, haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables, 8.______ it is very popular with English writers. English speakers also enjoy poems from China，especially Tang poetry. A lot of Tang poetry 9.__________________(translate) into English in the past decades. With so many different forms of poetry 10.___________ (choose) from, you may eventually want to write poems of your own. Give it a try!
easily
but
课文语法填空
Exercise
has been translated
to choose
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