book 6 unit 2 poems[上学期]

课件30张PPT。Unit 2Poems1. Do you remember any little poems you used in games in the playground when you were a child? Do you remember any songs your parents or first teachers taught you?
2. Can you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any?Warming up杜甫孟浩然王维苏东坡ShelleyOde to the West WindWilliam ShakespeareLOVE SONG
—— Shakespeare
'Doubt thou the stars are fire;
Doubt that the sun doth move;
Doubt truth to be a liar;
But never doubt I love.
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thou: you doth: does
尽管怀疑星星不是火焰；尽管怀疑太阳不曾移动；尽管怀疑真理原是谎言；千万不要怀疑我的情衷。 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.Pre-reading1.People from different countries write different kinds of poems. Do you have a favourite poem in Chinese? Why is it your favourite poem? Do you have a favourite poem in English? Why is it your favourite poem?
2.Quickly go over the poems on the following pages. Then tick the correct box / boxes for each question.A Few Simple Forms of English Poems Which poem AB C D E F G H describes a person?tells a story?describes an aspect of a person?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 and phrases?(一)英诗节奏和韵律 在理解诗歌有困难的时候,我们常常把它译成散文。诗歌和散文的最明显的区别在于: 诗歌有明显强烈的节奏。诗歌可以不押韵,但总是有节奏的。诗歌的魅力在很大程度上决定于他的节奏。当然,押韵也是诗歌与散文区别的重要标志,它使诗歌和谐、优美、富于音乐感，给读者感官上的满足，产生美的共鸣。
下面举例：Here are two versions of the same poem. the first doesn’t have a rhythm but the second does. First train passing
The train makes a clickity-clack noise
on the track
You can see ducks and geese from the window
And they fly up when the train goes by
I can see a big, heavy suitcase
on the rack. It doesn’t look safe.
The train is going into a tunnel
And when it does, everything goes dark.Second train passing
Clickity-clack,Clickity-clack
Ducklings and geese, fly from the track
Big heavy case, rocks on the rack
Tunnel ahead, everything’s black
Clickity-clack, quickity quack
Clickity-clack,rockity-rack
Clickity-clack,blickity-black
Clickity-clackity, trickity-track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) 这四种为叙事诗
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) 下面举一打油诗的例子：(Narrative poems)Let’s look at an example of Clerihews. Let’s say your art teacher was named Mr Shaw, and you wanted to write a clerihew about him. You might start your clerihew like this:
Our art teacher , Mr Shaw,
Really knows how to draw.
But his awful paintings,
Have caused many faintings. ReadingThe reading passage discusses five kinds of poems. What are they?Five kinds of poemsNursery rhymes
童谣Cinquain
五行诗List poems
清单诗Tang poems
唐诗Haiku
俳句诗Nursery rhymes(A)List poems (B and C)Cinquain (D and E)Haiku (F and G)Tang poems (H)Strong rhythm and rhyme, a lot of repetition, easy to learn and to reciteRepeated phrases and some rhymesMade up of five lines, convey a strong picture in just a few wordsGive a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few wordsComprehending1. Read and listen to the passage. Which poem do you like best? Give reasons.2. Answer these questions about the reading passage.What is the main topic of the reading passage?What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about?Which two poems have rhyming lines?
Circle the pairs of rhyming words.Some simple forms of English poemsPoem A and B. Each poem has four beats a line.Nursery rhymes, List poems, the Cinquain, Haiku and Tang poems.Listen to the tape and find the words that rhyme:word singbrokemockingbirdringbrassLooking-glassbilly-goatawaytodayPoem AWhich poems give you one clear picture in your mind?Most probably Poems F, G, H.4Read the passage carefully to get enough details and finish the exercises.1. What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror goes broken?2. What is the baby’s father going to do if goat runs away?
He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat.He’s going to buy the baby another billy-goat.Poem APoem C
1. What sport do you think the speaker is writing about?

2. Did his or her team win the game?
3. Why didn’t the players win? Write down three excuses that the speaker gives.
4. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuses? How do you know?
5. Do you ever give excuses when you don’t win or do something? footballNo Didn’t have enough time; didn’t have thousands of fans screaming; stayed up too late,and ran out of energy.No. Because at the end of the poem the speaker admitted that they didn’t play well enough to win.Poem D,E 1. What subject is the speaker writing about?


2. Does the speaker like the subject?
Give a reason for your answer.The speaker is writing about his / her brother in Poem D.
In Poem E, the writer is writing about Summer.What is the story that the poem tells? Tell the story in your own wordsA woman’s husband has gone away. The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw him. she waits and waits never moving form that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.Poem H 望夫石
望夫处，江悠悠，
化为石，不回头！
山头日日风复雨，
行人归来石应语。Try to recite some English poems.FURTHER STUDY
Website about famous English poets :
www.classicauthors.net
Website about English poetry:
http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display_rpo/timeline.cfm
Thank you!