(共28张PPT)
Unit 2 Poems
Do you know who he is in this picture
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find out something special at the end of the lines
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
rhyme (押韵)
Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry.
Without rhythm, there wouldn’t be poems.
English poets
Shakespeare
(1564—1616)
George Gordon Byron
(1788-1824)
English poets
Shelley
(1792—1822)
Ode (赞歌/颂) to the West Wind
If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind
Do you know what a famous sentence he wrote
Let’s learn
English poems
A few simple forms of
Fast reading :
Q1: How many forms of poems are mentioned in the passage
----Nursery rhymes, list poems, the cinquain, haiku & Tang poems.
Careful reading :
Listen to the tape & pay attention to the poem rhythm
forms of poems characteristics
Nursery rhymes
List poems
Cinquain
Haiku
Tang poems
(节奏)
forms of poems characteristics
Haiku
… language; rhyme; strong rhythm; repetition; easy to learn & to recite
flexible line length; repeated phrases
5 lines; convey a strong picture in just a few words
Japanese form; 17 syllables; give a clear picture & create a special feeling using the minimum of words
from China, Asian poetry
nursery rhymes
list poems
Tang poems
Cinquain
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird.
If that mockingbird won’t sing,
Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Papa’s going to buy you a looking-glass.
If that looking-glass gets broke,
Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat.
If that billy-goat runs away,
Papa’s going to buy you another today.
Poem A: What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror gets broken
Poem A
2. What is the baby’s father going to buy
if the mockingbird won’t sing in Poem A
A. A billy-goat. B. A diamond ring.
C. A looking-glass. D. A computer.
3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned
in Poem B
A fish-pond on fire.
B A cottage in the sky.
C. A girl like a cat.
D. A person ten-feet high.
We would have won…
If Jack had scored that goal,
If we’d had just a few more minutes,
If we had trained harder,
If Ben had passed the ball to Joe,
If we’d had thousands of fans screaming,
If I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball,
If we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before,
If we hadn’t take it easy,
If we hadn’t run out of energy.
We would have won…
If we’d been better!
Our first football match
Poem C: What sports do you think the speaker is writing about Did his or her team win the game
Poem C
2. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuses How do you know
No, because at the end of the poem
the speaker admits that they just did not
play well enough to win.
Task 2
Brother
Beautiful, athletic
Teasing, shouting, laughing
Friend and enemy too
Mine
Summer
Sleepy, salty
Drying, drooping, dreading
Week in, week out.
Endless
夏日
困乏,刺激
干涸,枯萎,恐怖
周而复始
永无止境
Q: What’re Poems D & E about Does the authors like the subjects
兄弟
爱美,又爱运动
爱闹,爱叫,又爱笑
是我的朋友
也是我的敌人
Poem D
Poem E
Poem H
Where she awaits her husband,
On and on the river flows
Never looking back,
Transformed into stone.
Day by day upon the mountain top,
wind and rain revolve.
Should the journey return,
this stone would utter speech.
(by Wang Jian)
Poem H: Could you tell us the woman’s story in your own words
望夫石 ---王健
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。
Q: Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings
loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow
Q: Why did the author write the poem
why
express feelings
tell a story
for fun
show opinion
describe sb/ sth
encourage people
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Do you know what other reasons why people may write poems
Which poem A B C D E F G H
describes a person
tells a story
describes an aspect of a season
is about a sport
is about things that don’t make sense
is recited to a baby
describes a river scene
has rhyming words…
repeats words or phrases
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A Student's Prayer
Now I lie down to_____
I pray I pass tomorrow's______
rest
test
Good, better,______!
Never have it rest!
Till good is_______,
And better,_______!
best
better
best
remember:
It’s your time to create your own poems or just some poem lines!
group work:
1. To My _____, Thank you
You were always there
To _______me
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But most important
You were always there
To _______me
2. seasons (四季)
1. To My Parents, Thank you
You were always there
To _______me
You were always there
To _______me
You were always there
To _______me
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But most important
You were always there
To _______me
help
guide
laugh with
cry with
love
Spring is green,
Summer is bright,
Autumn is gold,
Winter is white.
Year in, year out,
We work and fight
For a new world, of red sunlight.
2. seasons (四季)
People meet and people pass by
Some laugh while some cry
Some give up while some always try
Some say hi while some say bye
Others may forget you but never I.
Enjoy yourself
Read the text aloud and underline important phrases or difficult sentences.
Ex1.2 on P4
Homework