(共15张PPT)
Lesson24 Writing a Poem
Unit 4 Stories and Poems
Lead-in
1. Which do you prefer to write, poems or stories
2. Why do you think Danny was afraid to write a poem
Think about it
Words and expressions
fairy
tale
character
plot
humorous
n. 仙子;小精灵
n. 故事;童话
n. (小说、戏剧当中的)人物;特点;特色
n. 情节
adj. 幽默的;诙谐的
Main phrases:
·fairy tale
·many different kinds of
·at the beginning(of)
·be afraid to do sth.
Listen to the tape and find out the new words and phrases in the text.
Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F).
1. Danny learned how to write songs last
week. ( )
2. Danny likes reading stories. ( )
3. Danny thinks stories are easier to write.
( )
F
F
T
Language points
1.Which do you prefer to write,poems or stories
prefer=like…better “更喜欢,宁愿”
(1)prefer sth.“更喜欢某物”。
(2)prefer to do sth.“宁愿做某事”。
(3)prefer(doing)A to(doing)B
“比起(做)B来更喜欢(做)A”,其中to为介词。
(4)prefer to do A rather than do B
“宁愿做A而不愿做B”。
2.We read many different kinds of poems.
many different kinds of“许多不同种类的……”
a kind of意为“一种……”,
all kinds of意为“各种各样的”。
3.At the beginning I was afraid to try writing a poem.
◆at the beginning意为“开始时,起初”,at也可以换成in,后接of短语时,只能用at the beginning。
◆be afraid to do sth.意为“害怕做某事”。
4.Then my teacher encouraged me to write a humorous poem because I am always saying funny things.
◆encourage sb. to do sth.“鼓励某人做某事”。
◆humorous为形容词,“幽默的,诙谐的”,
其副词形式为humorously,名词形式为humour。
◆be always doing sth.“总是做某事”,表示某种思想、
情绪或行为反复发生,且含有不满、厌恶、烦躁、感叹
等感彩。
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. His __________ (幽默的) remark
lightened the tense atmosphere.
2. She was like a princess in a _____ ____ (童话).
3. I really liked the script and the
__________(角色).
4. He began to tell me the_____ (情节) of his new book.
5. He is _______ (总是) telling lies.
character
humorous
fairy tale
plot
always
Ⅱ. 翻译下列句子。
1. 我们七月初要去日本。
We’re going to Japan at the beginning of July.
2. 我经常鼓励学生多阅读。
I often encourage my students to read more.
3. 我决定对他的生平做些研究。
I decide to do some research about his story.
Ⅲ.单项填空
1.I’m sleepy.I prefer at home to going out for a walk.
A.sleeping B.to sleep C.slept D.sleep
2.Our history teacher is very .He often makes us laugh. A.shy B.humor C.humorous D.creative
3.With the help of their teacher,they have decided____ any more.
A.not smoke B.to not smoke C.to smoke not D.not to smoke
4.As a student,you should learn stories and poems
A.write B.writing C.to write D.for writing
5.Why not the problem by yourself
A.trying to work out B.try to working out
C.try to work out D.trying working out
A
C
D
C
C
Homework
1.Finish off the remaining exercises in the activity book.
2.Preview the next lesson in the student’s book.
Thank you!