Unit 2 Poems

Look at these pictures, can you tell the names of these famous poets Look at these pictures, can you tell the names of these famous poets? Who do you like best? Why? 孟浩然 王维 Shelley

李白 杜甫 莎士比亚 艾青 白居易 李清照 毛泽东

Can you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any?

明月几时有? 把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙, 今夕是何年? How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high. Translated by Xu Yuanchong 水调歌头 明月几时有? 把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙, 今夕是何年? ——苏轼

Coming Home (a Tang poem) I left home young. I return old. Speaking as then, but with hair grow thin; And my children, meeting me, do not know me. They smile and say: Stranger, where do you come from?

回乡偶书 唐-贺知章 少小离家老大回， 乡音无改鬓毛衰。 儿童相见不相识， 笑问客从何处来。

Find out something special at the end of the lines rhyme (押韵) Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. How I wonder what you are! Rhyme like a poem!

Brainstorming Why? Why do people write poems? to encourage people to create a mood to tell a story to make others laugh Why? to express feelings to express a point of view to describe something to create images in the readers to play with words …

Fast reading: five kinds 童谣 清单诗 俳句诗 五行诗 唐诗 Nursery rhymes List poems Haiku Cinquain Tang Fast reading: 1. How many forms of poems are mentioned in the passage? 童谣 清单诗 俳句诗 五行诗 唐诗

Fast reading : Pair work-------Just read the 8 poems & finish the chart with your partner by ticking the correct box(es) on P. 9 Pay attention: there may not be one answer to some questions

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ 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 √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Poem A: a nursery rhyme that illustrates a father’s love for his baby Careful reading: Poem A 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: a nursery rhyme that illustrates a father’s love for his baby

B I saw a fish-pond all on fire Poem B: an amusing nonsense poem which 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 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. Poem B: an amusing nonsense poem which describes images of some ridiculous things B List poem (清单诗)

Poem C Our first football match 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. If we’d been better! Our first football match Poem C: About losing a football match and the writer lists a lot of excuses for their failure Poem C

Why didn’t the players win Why didn’t the players win? Write down three excuses that the speaker gives. Didn’t have enough time; didn’t have thousands of fans screaming; stayed up too late, and ran out of energy. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuse? 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.

Five lines D Cinquain (五行诗) (poem D and E) Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine Poem D Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine 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 Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out. Endless Poem E 　　夏日 困乏, 咸涩 干涸, 枯萎, 恐怖 周而复始 永无止境

Poem D Q: What’s Poem D about? Poem D: a description of a lovely brother

Poem E Q: What’s Poem E about? Poem E: a description of hot and boring summer

F G 17 syllables A fallen blossom Snow having melted, 雪儿融化了, Haiku (俳句诗 ) F A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) 17 syllables 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊, 是个蝴蝶！　 G Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa) 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。

Poem F: describes how a butterfly rests on a tree Poem G: describes that the weather is warmer and the village is full of happy children

Poem H: Tang poem Where she awaits her husband, 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。　　　　　　 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: Tang poem

Poem H: Could you tell us the woman’s story in your own words? A 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 from that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go. Q: Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings. loneliness joy love anger hate sorrow

The reason why the woman have the feelings: She was alone watching her husband on the mountain top. loneliness: love: She waited year after year despite wind and rain. sorrow: Year after year, she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husband’s coming back, she was very sad.

Read again and answer the questions. 1. What is the main topic of the reading passage? Some simple forms of English poems. 2. Which two poems have rhyming lines? Circle the pairs of rhyming words. Poem A and B. Each poem has four beats a line.

Choose the best answers. 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. B

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem B? A. A fish-pond on fire. B. A cottage in the sky. C. A girl like a cat. D. A person ten-feet high. D

A 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem F? A. Child. B. A branch. C. A butterfly. D. A blossom. A

C 4. What kind of feeling is conveyed in Poem G? Sorrow. Love. C. Happiness. D. Loneliness. C

5. All the following make small children like nursery rhymes EXCEPT ___. A. strong rhyme B. strong rhythm C. much meaning D. a lot of repetition C

A 6. How many syllables are there in a Haiku poem? A. 17 B. 7 C. 5 D. 70 A

Learn to write a poem Brother Beautiful, athletic a name (subject of the poem) Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine two adjs ( describe the subject) three verbs ending with –ing (describe actions) four words (opinions or feelings) restates the subject in another single word

Samples Players, Proud and joyful Take a well deserved rest. Dedication and sacrifice Paid off. Don't lie I look through you To the depths of your soul I can see your innermost thought I know

Eat . Eat .. Eat … Fat … Fat…

Warming, welcoming, calming Cinquain (五行诗) Sunshine Lovely, cheerful Warming, welcoming, calming I sing with you Brightness

Homework Review the text carefully and retell it. 2. Finish exercises 3, 5 and 6 on page 73-74 of the workbook