Period 4 Using language

Lead in  Seasons in the sun  Westlife  Rod Mckuen

Rod McKuen Born, April 29, 1933 a bestselling American poet, composer, and singer, good at writing love songs Pre- reading I’ve saved The summer

Listen and answer the question.  Who do you think “I “is more likely to be?  A girlfriend/boyfriend or a parent?  Give your reasons. Listening I’ve saved The summer

yyou/ new nneed/ feed nnineteen/ mean wway/ day oown/ own Scan the poem and circle the rhyming words. Reading P 14

I’ve saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new. Read aloud and pay attention to the strong beats I’ve saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed.

And for myself I’ve kept your smile When you were but nineteen, Till you’re older you’ll not know What brave young smiles can mean. I know no answers To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day. But if you’ve a need for love I’ll give you all I own It might help you down the road Till you’ve found your own.

I’ve saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new. Comprehending Post-reading I’ve saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed. “save” rescue keep snowdarkness difficulty

And for myself I’ve kept your smile When you were but nineteen, Till you’re older you’ll not know What brave young smiles can mean. How to put these two sentences in normal order? And I’ve kept your smile when you were only nineteen for myself. You’ll not know what brave young smiles can mean (to me) till/until you’re older

I know no answers To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day. But if you’ve a need for love I’ll give you all I own It might help you down the road Till you’ve found your own. Can parents help the children deal with all the problems they meet with in their life? own v. have, possess adj. belonging to oneself No

In this poem the parent wants to tell his/her child that______. A.If it’s cold, I’ll warm you; if it’s dark, I’ll give you light; if you’re hungry, I’ll feed you; if you want love, I’ll give it to you. B. While you’re away I’ll remember your smile and I’ll love you always. When you return, I hope you will love me. C. Although the future may be difficult for you, whenever you need warmth and love,remember I’ll have some to give you.

What can a child get from his/her parents? From our parents we can get … love help guide life care support Knowledge … … Discussion food

To My Parents, Thank you You were always there To help me You were always there To guide me You were always there To laugh with me You were always there To cry with me But most important You were always there To love me

Discussion How to be a good parent? Pre-writing teacher

 1.Then write a little poem to list what you would do if you were a parent of a teenager.  2. Using the sentence pattern we learnt in this unit.  If I were …  I would ….  3. Try to use some rhyme and rhythm.  4. Eight or ten lines will be Ok. Writing

 You may start like this,  If I were a parent of a teenager,  I would give him less pressure;  (If I were a parent of a teenager,)  I would (not)…..

Evaluation  whether the readers can a clear idea of what your poem expresses;  whether the structures are right or not;  whether there is some rhythm or rhyme  whether you can use right intonation and stress to read your poems aloud;  …... Post- writing

 A parent is a parent though not perfect.

 You were forced to write a poem in class the other day, but if you can choose, where will you prefer to write poetry and what can inspire you to write poetry? Pre-listening

 Listen to Part 1 of the tape and answer these questions in pairs.  1 Who has written a poem already and is ready to enter the competition?  2 Who is not going to enter a poem for the competition this year?  3 Who plans to write at the weekend?  4 When is the deadline for the competition? first-listening 1 the 24th of the month Lucy Pitt Jack P 15

NameHow they are inspired to write poetry Jackby _____________in the country and then ___________by himself Lucyby ___________herself with ________ things in her own house. Pittpossibly by ___________his favorite music though he _______________poetry before. going for a hike sitting quietly surrounding familiar listening to has never written Listen and fill in the blanks. first- listening 2

 1 I’m not going to enter a poem this year.  2 I haven’t begun mine ye t but I plan to do it this weekend.  3 How will you inspire yourself this weekend?  4 I intend to go for a hike in the countryside and sit quietly somewhere by myself.  5 I think I’ll try out his way too sometime.  6 I’ve never tried it with poetry before but I’m going to try it tonight.  7 and now I’m looking forward to reading all your poems. Second-listening Listen and note down the expressions about intention and plans.

 As we’ve already learned, there are various reasons why people write poetry and poets use many different forms of poems to express themselves. Nursery rhymes have strong rhythm and rhyme and have a lot of repetition. Some of the list poems repeat phrases and some rhyme while others do not. Both cinquain and haiku are short but they can give you a clear picture. The translations of Tang poems have a free form. “I’ve saved the summer” expresses a parent's love to a child. consolidation

Homework  1. Improve the poem and copy it on your exercise book.  2.Read the poems on P 52.  3 常规作业

People laugh and people cry, Some give up and some always try, Some say hi while some say bye, Some feel down while others maybe high, You can forget all but never I What’s the relationship between “you” and “I”? Point out the rhyming words. Lead in