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Unit 5 Poems
Using Language& Assessing Your Progress
Teaching Objectives:
1. Assess subject, images ,rhyming words and rhetorical devices of poems..
2. Analyse and write an essay about a poem.
Key and difficult points:
Key point:Write an original poem based on what has been learnt.
Difficult point:Recognise subject, images, rhyming words and rhetorical devices of poems.
Part 1 Listening
You are going to listen to a conversation between a teacher and her students about a poetry contest. Listen to Part 1 and answer the questions.
1. When is the deadline for the poetry contest
2. What does Nora mean by saying that she needs time to polish her writing
3. Why doesn’t Pitt want to enter a poem contest
4. What does George plan to do
The deadline for the poetry contest is 24 June.
Nora means it's not finished, and she needs some time to change it and make it better.
Pitt doesn't want to enter a poem contest because he can't think of anything to write about.
George plans to write his poem on the weekend but only if he feels inspired.
Listen to Part 2 and find out how the students will inspire themselves to write poetry.
George:
plans to go for a hike in the countryside and sit quietly somewhere so he will notice a lot more to inspire interesting thoughts and words
Nora:
writes best when surrounded by familiar things and will try George's method too
Pitt:
listens to music while working and writing poetry
Listen to the two parts again and tick the expressions you hear that are used to praise and encourage somebody.
Part 2 Reading
Do you know how to understand a poem Make a list of questions that the readers should consider while reading poems. The following points may help you.
Tone: a quality in writer's voice or writing showing his/her feelings or thinking.
Rhetorical devices: repetition, figurative language, simile, metaphor,…
Do you know how to understand a poem Make a list of questions that the readers should consider while reading poems. The following points may help you.
What is the subject of the poem
What is the poem about
What images does the poet use
What is the tone of the poem
What feelings and emotions does the poet try to make the reader feel
How does the poem make you feel
Which emotions is the poet trying to convey to the reader
Does the poet use rhyming words
Which rhetorical devices are used in the poem
Does the poet use alliteration Metaphor or simile Repetition of words or phrases
山上的风
没有人能够告诉我,
也没有人会知道,
风来自哪里,
又将去往哪里。
它从一个地方吹来,
尽它所能,飞快地吹来,
我不能赶上它,
即使我奔跑。
但如果我停下来,
不再紧握我手中的风筝线,
它将被风吹跑,
一天一夜。
后来当我发现它,
它吹向任何地方,
我会知道风,
也曾经去过那里。
所以当我能告诉他们,
风去了哪里……
但是风从哪里来,
没有人知道。
梦想
紧紧抓住梦想,
因为梦想若是死亡,
生命就像鸟儿折断了翅膀,
再也不能飞翔。
紧紧抓住梦想,
因为梦想一旦消逝,
生活变成荒芜的田野,
被冰封雪盖。
---兰斯顿·休斯
佳偶
如果爱情是玫瑰,
而我是绿叶,
我们的生命将一起成长,
无论天气阴沉还是晴朗,
处在丰饶的原野或花径,
感受绿色的欢乐或灰色的苦闷;
如果爱情是玫瑰,
而我是绿叶。
---A. C. 斯温伯恩
Read the poems and chose the right answer.
1. Which of the following is the best to show the characteristic of WIND ON THE HILL
A. The growth in tourism. B. Its surrounding scenery.
C. Its good reputation. D. The local people.
2. When you are faced with difficulties which poem can motivate you most
A. NIGHT. B. DREAM.
C. A MATCH. D. WIND ON THE HILL.
Read the poems and chose the right answer.
3. What is the poem A MATCH about
A. The love between lovers. B. The love between friends.
C. The love between colleagues.
D. The love between parents and children.
4. Which of the following isn't the rhyming words of A MATCH
A. Leaf. B. Closes.
C. Rose. D. Weather.
1. What's the topic of each poem
Wind, dream, love.
Read for the general information
2. What picture comes to your mind after you read them
I can see wind blowing across the hill and kites flying in the wind, I can even see the poet running after wind.
3. What inspiration have you got from the poems
know the importance of dream…
Read the poems below and then complete the table.
Wind on the Hill Dream A Match
Subject
Images
Rhyming words
Rhetorical devices
wind
dream
love
kite, person
broken-winged bird, barren field frozen with snow
rose, leaf, fields
knows/goes
can/ran kite/night blew/too goes/knows
die/fly
go/snow
together/weather
closes/is
grief/leaf
repetition
alliteration
repetition
metaphor
repetition
metaphor, simile
Read the example in activity 3 and answer the questions.
aspects
Para.1: The form of the poem.
What's the topic of the poem
What kind of poem is it
How do some sentences rhyme
Para.2: The _________________ of the poem.
Para.3: The _____________________ of the poem.
Para.4: The ______________________ of the poem.
image/picture
language/expressions
meaning/inspiration
How does the author analyse the poem From which aspects
Part 3 Writing
假定你是李华,你的英国好友 Lucy 非常喜欢英文诗,并在邮件中询问你最喜欢哪首英文诗。请你给她回封邮件,内容包括:
1. 诗的名称和作者;
2. 诗的内容。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Lucy,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,
Li Hua
Make notes of your ideas.
确定写作体裁主题
体裁
回复邮件
主题
喜欢的英文诗
确定时态和人称
以一般现在时为主
以第一人称为主
明确写作要点
给 Lucy 回邮件→说出自己喜欢的英文诗以及喜欢的原因(英文诗简单易懂,传递情感)→希望Lucy 也喜欢这首诗。
分段
第一段写信告诉Lucy 自己喜欢的英文诗;
第二段写诗的名字、特点等;
第三段希望 Lucy 也喜欢这首诗。
Key words
sorrow, rhyme, recite, be made up of, mood, convey, comprehension, core, sympathy, version, contest, polish, complicated, variation, one of the famous/outstanding poets, a meaningful poem, be fond of, follow one's dream
Complete sentences
Knowing that you are fond of English poems, I'm writing to share my favourite one with you.
1. 知道你喜欢英语诗歌,所以为了和你分享我最喜欢的诗歌我正在写信。(be fond of)
Complete sentences
The poem is easy to understand and recite and has end rhymes.
2. 这首诗很容易理解和背诵,在结尾有押韵词。(recite, rhyme)
It is made up of only eight lines and the sentences are short.
3. 它只有八行组成,句子很短。(be made up of)
However, the poem conveys an important message.
4. 然而,这首诗传达了一个重要的信息。(convey)
Even if we meet with adversities, we shouldn't abandon our dream.
5. 即使我们遇到困境,我们也不应该放弃我们的梦想。(even if)
Sample
Dear Lucy,
Knowing that you are fond of English poems, I'm writing to share my favourite one with you.
Among the many English poems I have read, Dream by an American famous poet is my favourite. The poem is easy to understand and recite and has end rhymes. It is made up of only eight lines and the sentences are short. In addition, its language is not complicated. However, the poem conveys an important message. It reminds us to follow our dreams. Even if we meet with adversities, we shouldn't abandon our dream. Every time I read it, my heart is full of hope.
I'm sure you will love it after reading it.
现在分词短语knowing...作状语
喜欢
sth. be easy to do sth. 某事容易做
由.....组成
另外, 此外
even if引导让步状语从句
Part 4 Language Points
put up with 忍受,容忍
catch up with 赶上
come up with 想出
end up with 结束;以…告终
keep up with
跟上
练习:If you ____________ something, you should tolerate or accept it, even though you find it unpleasant or unsatisfactory
put up with
complicate vt.使复杂化
complicated
adj. 复杂的;难懂的
练习: Cloning plants is ____________ (简单的) while cloning animals is very ____________ (复杂的) 。
simple
She always likes to complicate simple matters.
他总喜欢把简单的事情复杂化。
The government has set out to solve the complicated problem.
政府已着手解决这个复杂的问题。
complicated
care for 非常喜欢;照顾 take care of 照料,照顾
take care 当心;保重,珍重 with care 小心地,谨慎地
care about
关注,在意,担忧;关心,关怀
练习:The outstanding scientist is decent and doesn't care much ____________ money or celebrity.
One of Mary's shortcomings is that she never cares about details when doing things.
玛丽的一个缺点是做事时从不关注细节。
about
have a prejudice against 对……有偏见
racial prejudice 种族偏见
prejudice sb. against 使某人对……产生偏见
prejudice
n.偏见;成见 vt.使怀有(或形成)偏见
练习:I want to make it clear that I have no prejudice ____________ you.
People used to have a prejudice against women, which had a bad influence on their mental health.
过去人们对女性有偏见,这对她们的精神健康有不利影响。
against
Part 5 Assessing Your Progress
Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.
Poetry probably had its origins in traditional folk music tens of thousands of years ago. In that ________, there were no TVs or films, and writing had not been invented, so people would sit around the fire at night and sing songs to entertain themselves. These songs reflected themes from the people’s daily lives, such as hunting animals or ________ crops. Since nothing was written down, over the years different ________ of these songs developed, and each area would have its own ___________ rhythm. In addition to this, people would________ stories of past heroes.
era
sowing
versions
respective
recite
Complete the passage using the correct forms of the words in the box.
As these stories were often quite long, they often had ________ and rhythm to help people remember them more easily. While in the beginning such songs and stories had a very simple ________, over time they became more complicated and more polished. These were no longer the works of ________ sitting around a fire, but works of true poets who cared about their art and who sometimes made a living from it.
rhyme
format
amateurs
Read the conversations below and write a short description about the poetry or the poet they are talking about. Use relative clauses to connect your sentences.
Free verse is an open form of poetry that does not follow any rules. It has no regular metre or rhythm, which means the poet has complete control over their creation.
Read the conversations below and write a short description about the poetry or the poet they are talking about. Use relative clauses to connect your sentences.
Langston Hughes was a famous African-American poet whose poems mainly tell the story of black people in America, including their joys and pain. Dream Variation was one of his most celebrated poems that is about the dream of a world free of inequality and racial prejudice.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME