Book 6 Unit 2 Poems Warming up & Reading 开课教师：叶 芳 指导教师：郑雄国 开课班级：高二（ 6 ）班 开课时间： 2011 年 11 月 23 日 星期三
Task 1 Try to recite the following poems according to their translations. Warming up Let’s take a quiz!
Before my bed, I see a silver light, I wonder if it’s frost the ground. Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned. 静夜思 —— 李白（ ） 床前明月光， 疑是地上霜； 举头望明月， 低头思故乡。
Very quietly I take my leave, As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye, To the rosy clouds in the western sky. 轻轻的我走了， 正如我轻轻的来； 我轻轻的招手， 作别西天的云彩。 徐志摩（ 1897——1931 ） —— 《再别康桥》
This land so rich in beauty, Has made countless heroes bow in homage. 江山如此多娇， 引无数英雄竞折腰。 毛泽东（ 1893——1976 ） —— 《沁园春 · 雪》 （致敬）
是生存还是毁灭， 那是个值得思考的问题。 To be or not to be, That is the question. Shakespeare (British poet ) from Hamlet
If Winter comes, Can Spring be far behind? from Ode to the West Wind 冬天来临了， 春天还会远吗？ 雪莱（ Shelley 英国诗人 ） —— 《西风颂》
Task 2 Do you remember any poems or songs in your childhood? What’re the characteristics( 特点 ) of poems? They may rhyme or may not rhyme, but they have to have a rhythm.
Task 3 Why do people write poems? People write poems to tell a story. to…
A Few simple forms of English Poems Reading
Fast reading How many kinds of poems in this passage? And what are they? Five kinds of poems Haiku （俳 句） Tang poem （唐诗） Cinquain （五行诗） List poem （清单诗） Nursery rhyme ( 童谣）
Careful reading Read Para. 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhyme. Have strong rhythm Have a lot of repetition May not make sense Easy to learn and recite
Example A: Hush, little baby
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-grass. If that looking-grass 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. Nursery rhyme Nursery rhyme a a b b c c d d e e
Read Para. 3 and answer the questions. What are the features of List poem? List poems Have a flexible line length Repeated phrases Some rhyme while others do not
I saw a fish-pond all on fire I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. Example B :I saw a fish-pond all on fire
Read Para. 4 and answer the questions: 1. It is made up of. 2. It can convey in just a few words. Cinquain five lines a strong picture Observe Poems D & E and answer the questions.
Poem D: Brother Beautiful, athletic, Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine one noun (subject) two adj.s three verbs with -ing four words one word Poem E: Summer Sleepy, salty, Drying, drooping, dreading, Week in, week out, Endless What’s the feature of Cinquain?
Let’s share our own poems! (Cinquain)
Read Para. 5 and answer the questions: 1. How many syllables is it made up of? 2. Is it from England? Haiku 17 syllables No, it’s from Japan.
Enjoy Example F F: A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly! Line 1: 5 syllables Line 2: 7syllables Line 3: 5 syllables Please count the syllables of each line
Nursery rhyme: Are you sleeping Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, Brother bear, Brother Bear? Morning bells ringing, morning bells ringing, Ding dang dong, ding dang dong. Enjoy more poems Post-reading
List poem: Love is giving, Love is living, Love is taking someone’s load Love helps them along the road, Love is caring, Love is sharing, Love will seek the best for others, Love treats everyone as brothers.
Cinquain: Workmates Lovely, friendly Working, shopping, eating I work with you happiness
Haiku: Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful( 充满 ) Of happy children.
Tang poem 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 traveller return, this stone would utter speech. ( by Wang Jian) 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。
Thank you for attending! Write a list poem starting with “If I …” just like Example C on page 10. Homework