高二英语（人教版）-选修六Unit 2 Poems (1)课件（共36张ppt）

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选修六 Unit 2 Poems(1)
高二年级 英语


Lesson 1
Words and expressions

Twinkle, twinkle, little star!
How I wonder what you are,
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Brainstorming
poetry
rhyme
feature
purpose
theme
poet
Why do people write poems?
枫桥夜泊
静夜思
回乡偶书
过零丁洋
相思
赠汪伦

to convey (show) the poet’s feeling of homesickness
to describe a night scene
to show the poet’s determination to fight to the end
to tell a story of an old man coming home which he left long ago
to describe friendship
to tell readers to value love
Why do people write poems?
to tell a story
to describe a person
to depict the beauty of the homeland
to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident
to express feelings
to convey certain emotions
...

kinds
Nursery rhyme童谣
Sonnet 十四行诗
Tang poem
Haiku 俳句
Cinquain五行诗
List poem 清单诗
…
How many kinds of poems do you know? What are they?
Ragged verse打油诗
easy to learn and recite;
strong rhythm ; a lot of repetition
concrete but imaginative language
flexible line length
be made up of 5 lines and easy to write
give a clear picture ; create a special feeling
transform reality into literature
What kind of poem do you like in particular? /Why? / What’s the feature of your favorite poem?
（1）Does the poem have rhyming words at the end of lines?
（2）This poem doesn’t rhyme, which makes it difficult to recite.
（3）“Though” rhymes with “low”.
I prefer this poem because it rhymes.
Rhyme almost occurs in all Chinese classical poetry.

1. rhyme
to have lines that end with the same sound （使）押韵
n.
v.
a word that has the same sound or ends with the same
sound as another word 韵；押韵的词
1.我喜欢押韵的诗。
I like the poems that rhyme.
Can you think of a rhyme for “beauty”?
Practice
2.你能想出和beauty押韵的词吗？
convey one’s feelings/meanings/message
convey sth. to sb.
（3）In this letter, I would like to convey my sincere appreciation to you
for your assistance.
v. to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to sb
2. convey
（1）Poetry is a verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas
or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way.
（2）With the poem the poet conveyed his strong homesickness.
convey sb./sth. to sp.
convey sb./sth. from A to B
The bus conveys the passengers from the hotel to the airport.
v. to take, carry or transport sb/sth from one place to another
These goods are being conveyed to the disaster-hit area.
（1）They were so excited that they could hardly __________________
（表达他们的感受）in words.
（2）Water _____________（运送）to that area by train.
（3）Please ______________________（转达我的祝愿）to your family.
（4）Your luggage ______________________________（将用出租车运送
到酒店）．
convey their feelings
is conveyed
convey my best wishes
will be conveyed to the hotel by taxi
Practice
Poems can transform reality into literature.
Water can transform a desert into a garden.

v. to completely change the appearance or character of sth,
especially so that it is better
3. transform
Success and wealth has transformed his character.
Industrialization transformed the world.
v. to change the form of sth
transform...into…; transform sth. from A to B
transformation
The company __________________ (transform) from a family business into one with 5,000 workforce since 2001.
We are living in a time of social ____________________ (transform).
has transformed
Practice
n. transformation 改革，转变
adj. definite and specific
Antonym (反义词)：abstract
4. concrete
（1）Using concrete but flexible language and the minimum of words is his
style.
（2）Have you had any concrete thoughts on how to deal with this difficulty?
（3）You need more concrete evidence to prove your innocence.
（4）The buildings are made of concrete and steel.
（5）That new concrete building is our office.
n. something used for building that is made by mixing sand,
very small stones, cement and water 混凝土
adj. made of concrete
n.
adj.
1.鞋和树是实物。
Shoes and trees are concrete objects.
2.你有没有具体的建议呢？
Have you got any concrete proposals?
Practice
5. flexible
adj. able to change to suit new conditions or situations
List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases.
Using concrete but flexible language and the minimum of words is his style.
Bamboo is flexible. Consequently, it can be made into many objects.
Dancers are flexible.
adj. able to bend easily without breaking
The loose structure in grammar, the freeness in tense and the flexibility in word order to Chinese classical poetry leave more space of imagination to readers.
adj. inflexible
adv. flexibly
n. the quality of being adaptable or variable 灵活性
The _________ (flexible) of distance learning would be particularly suited to busy managers.
Workers complained that the new system was too __________ (flexible).
They move so __________ (flexible).
Our school provides a wide range of courses and we can be _________(flexible) about your starting date as well.
flexibility
inflexible
flexibly
Practice
flexible
6. be made up of
Cinquain is made up of five lines.

Haiku is made up of 17 syllables.
The poem is made up of four lines.
be made up of = be composed of =consist of
A sonnet is made up of 14 lines.
A sonnet is composed of 14 lines.
Fourteen lines make up a sonnet.
A sonnet consists of 14 lines.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry made up of 17 syllables.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry.
Haiku is made up of 17 syllables.
Practice
She is particular about details.
You shall not be so particular about what you wear.
especially or particularly
be particular about 挑剔；讲究
He loves poems, in particular Tang poems.
He tried out different patterns and preferred nursery rhyme in particular.
7. in particular
1.不要对别人过于挑剔。
Don’t be too particular about others.
Is there anything in particular that you want to talk about?
Practice
2.有什么特别想谈的吗？
Summary
1. words related to “poem”
poet
poetry
rhyme
rhythm
theme
emotion
feature
Nursery rhyme
Sonnet
Cinquain
Haiku
List poem
2. words and expressions used to describe your favorite poem
easy to learn and recite;
strong rhythm ; a lot of repetition
concrete but imaginative language
flexible line length
be made up of 5 lines and easy to write
give a clear picture ; create a special feeling
transform reality into literature
Summary
3.different forms of words
词义 v. adj. n. 反义词
转换 transform transformation
想象的 imagine imaginative imagination
灵活的 flexible flexibility inflexible
结束 end endless
温暖 warm warmth
黑暗 dark darkness
Summary
Practice makes perfect!
（1）Using?a?computer,?a?photograph?can?easily?be _____________
(transform)?into?a?greeting?card.
（2）Goals can be useful, but they shouldn’t be too _________ (flexible).
（3）They took a more reasonable way, __________ (convey) to their
children how success at school could improve their lives.
（4）June always ________ (rhyme) with moon in old love songs.
1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words.
inflexible

conveying
rhymes
transformed
Among various kinds of hobbies, I like writing poems _____________. In my opinion, writing poems is the most appropriate way to ________ my joy and sorrow. Though difficult, I am quite familiar with rhyming words that ___________ a poem. In my daily life when I am free I often try out writing some poems. Then, I ____________ the poems ______ English and recite them, from which I can learn a great many interesting and _________words and expressions.

make up concrete transform…into in particular convey
2. Choose the suitable word or expression to fill in the blanks.
make up
in particular
convey
concrete
transform
into
3. Tell your partner about your favorite poem, using at least 3
words or expressions you have learned today.
Poems, conveying certain emotions, can vividly transform reality into literature. Of all the poems, I like the ones written by Shakespeare in particular, which are made up of fourteen lines. Only if we love life will our inspirations for poems never run out.
Without grammar very little can be conveyed; Without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed.
Enjoy learning English!
Enjoy learning vocabulary!
Read the new words and expressions to be prepared for the reading class.
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