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Unit 2 Poems
Periods 2 Reading (2), Comprehending, Reading task (Workbook)
Teaching Goals:
1. To learn about the characteristics of five simple forms of English poems.
2. To develop some basic reading skills.
3. To arouse Ss’ interest in appreciating English poems.
Teaching Procedures:
Step 1. Reading
Purpose: To get Ss to get some details in the text.
1. Scanning
(1) Read the text carefully and try to get some details from the text. Work in pairs and try to ask and answer questions from the text. Questions can be like these.
① There are two poems that have a strong rhythm. Which ones are they
② Which two poems have rhyming lines Circle the pairs of rhyming words.
③ Which poems give you one clear picture in your mind
Suggested Answers:
Q1. They are Poem A and Poem B. Each poem has four beats a line. For example: hush, baby, don’t, word; Pa, buy, don’t, mockingbird; etc.
Q2.They are Poems A and B. Poem A’s rhyming pairs: word/mockingbird, sing/ring, brass/looking-glass, broke/billy-goat, away/ today; Poem B’s rhyming pairs: fire/squire, high/sky, lead/dead, race/lace, cat/hat, too/true.
Q3. In my opinion, most probably they are Poems F, G, H.
2. Listen to the tape and deal with the language points in groups.
(1) Listen to the tape and follow it in a low voice.
(2) Group work
Ss are divided into five groups. Each group is supposed to read through each part, and then discuss them.
Part 1
①recite v 背诵
. He can recite that poem from memory.
② aspect n. 样子;外表;面貌;(问题等的)方面
It is only one aspect of the problem.
③ convey vt. 搬运;传达;转让
The truck conveyed machinery across the country.
I will convey the information to him.
④ emotion n. 激情;情感;情绪
Love and hatred are basic emotions.
His voice was shaking with emotion.
⑤ rhythm n 韵律;节奏
The exciting rhythms of African drum music make us feel good.
⑥ repetition n. 重复;循环;复制品;副本
I want no repetition of your bad behavior. 我不希望你重做你干的坏事。
⑦ diamond n. 钻石;菱形
The diamond ring is the most expensive. 钻石戒指是最贵的。
Part 2
① take it easy 从容;不紧张;轻松
Take it easy. Don’t work so hard.
You’ve done quit enough work for today; now take it easy for an hour.
2 run out of 用完(材料等);耗尽(精力等)
Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon.
● 拓展:run out 用完
The petrol is running out.
We are running out of our time.
Part 3
① make up of 构成;组成
That country is made up of ten states.
Society is made up of people of widely differing abilities.
② tease vt 取笑;嘲弄
If you always tease others like that, you'll forfeit the good opinion of your friends.
You must not tease your little sister.
Part 4
① endless adj 无穷的;无尽的
To finish this project, we need an endless supply of money.
② branch n 枝;分枝;分部;分店;(学科)分科;部门;支流;支脉
This is a branch of a river.
The company’s head office is in the city, but it has branches all over the country.
Part 5
① translate v. 翻译
He translated the speech from Spanish into English.
Can you translate this letter from German into English
② transform vt 使变形;使改观;转变;改造
She transformed the room by painting it.
Step 2. Post-reading
Purpose: To have a deep understanding of the text.
1. Group work
If you want to write your own poems about feelings, do you know how to accomplish one
Work in groups of four and discuss it with your partner and try to write one on your own.
2. Individual work
Ask Ss to answer this questions and present their opinions to your classmates.
What do you think of the poems on your book Do you think it meaningful
Step 3. Reading task (Workbook)
Purpose: To take a further look at some other simple forms of poems.
1. Listening
Get Ss to close their eyes while they are listening to the tape. Then while Ss’ eyes are still closed, play the tape the second time but this time stop the tape after each poem. And give Ss a minute or so to write down their feelings or thoughts about the poem.
2. Discussion
In groups, let Ss share their thoughts and feelings about the poems. Then ask volunteers to share their thoughts and feelings about a poem with the rest of the class.
3. Reading d
Ask Ss to read the poems as you play the tape. Discuss any words and phrases that they don’t understand. Then deal with them one by one.
(1) light-hearted adj 轻松愉快的;随便的;不经心的
It was a light-hearted speech.
(2) consume v. 消耗;消费
He consumed all his fortune
He consumed four eggs.
4. Further study
In groups of three, discuss and write about the characteristics of each poem. Read pages 10 and 11 again to help you. For each poem, you may want to talk about one or more of th characteristics below.
number of lines number of syllables rhythm rhyme repetition certain part of speech
(1) Poem A (Tang poem) _______________________________
(2) Poem B (adverb poem) ______________________________
(3) Poem C (song) ____________________________________
(4) Poem D (cinquain ) _________________________________
(5) Poem E (haiku) ____________________________________
Suggested Answers:
(1) Poem A: Tang Poem
This poem has beautiful imagery that conveys deep feelings. There are many things that this poem makes the reader think about. For example, it contrasts light-heartedness (because of the singing birds) and heavy-heartedness (because of the thought of broken blossoms); it contrast morning and night, and creation of spring and destruction of the storm.
(2) Poem B: adverb poem
Number of lines: tow set of four lines
Rhythm: regular strong beat (see bolded syllables)
Hungrily the cat consumes the fish;
Hungrily I close my eyes and make a wish;
Hungrily the boy runs to the road’s end;
Hungrily the driver takes the next bend;
Hungrily the young man loves life at sea;
Hungrily the beautiful girl looks at me;
Hungrily the seal dives down into the deep;
Hungrily I fall into bed and sleep.
Rhyme: for pairs of rhyming lines (fish / wish, end/bend, sea/me, deep/ sleep)
Repetition: hungrily is repeated at the beginning of each line regularly
Part of speech: the adverb hungrily starts each line
(3) Poem C: Song
This is a love long.
Rhythm: regular strong beat (see bolded syllables below)
If you were the only girl in the world
and I were the only boy!
Nothing else would matter in the world today
we could go on loving in the same old way!
A garden of Eden just made for two
with nothing to mar out joy
I would say such wonderful things to you
there would be such wonderful things to do
If you were the only girl in the world
and I were the only boy!
Rhyme: two pairs of rhyming lines (today / way, you / do)
Repetition: first two lines are repeated at the end of the song
(4) Poem D: Cinquain
Number of lines: five
Part of speech: line 1 --- a noun; line 2 --- two adjectives; line 3 --- three-ing verbs; line 4 --- a four-word phrase; line 5 --- a noun (see the introduction to the teaching guide for the Student’s Book for more details).
Topic: sunshine
(5) Poem E: Haiku
Number of lines: three
Number of syllables: 17 (line 1 = five syllables, line 2 = seven syllables, line three = five syllables)
Meaning: This haiku conveys feelings about the temporary nature of life, the certainty that we all age (this is one interpretation). It contrasts the season of autumn (when leaves are dying) to the autumn of the poet’s life when his face is becoming like his father’s (this is one interpretation).
Step 4. Homework
1. Use the new words and expressions to make some sentences.
2. Try to write five short poems in the five simple forms.
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