Do you know the poets who wrote the following poems? 王维王维 李白李白 白居易白居易 杜甫杜甫

What do you think are the reasons for writing poems? People write poems to tell a story, to express feelings of love, anger, joy etc. to call on people to do something, to practise writing to make others laugh ……

杜甫 His poems mostly present us a real life at that time and show people’s miserable life because of war. 李白 His poems are always very romantic. 岳飞 It expresses the writer’s love for the country as well as the worry about defeating the enemies. 王昌龄 It shows the determination to defend the motherland.

In a word, poems are mostly written to show people’s emotions. In Chinese, we have 诗言志， 诗言情，诗歌合为事而作. Poetry is a great form of literature.

Warming up 1. Do you remember any little poems you used in games in the playground when you were a child? Do you remember any songs your parents or first teachers taught you? 2. Can you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any?

Good, better, best. Never let it rest! Till good is better, And better, best!

People laugh and people cry. Some give up, some always try. Some say hi while some say bye. Others may forget you but never I.

Pick an apple. Pick a pear Pick a banana over there. Let’s work and let’s play, Picking apples every day.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Can you find something in a poem?

a rhyme and a rhythm A rhyme is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry. The term usually refers to the repetition of sounds at the end of rhymed words. If two words or lines of poetry rhyme, they end with the same sound, for example hop and pop. A rhythm is a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements.

Here are two versions of the same poem about the rhythm. First train passing The train makes a clickity-clack noise on the track You can see ducks and geese from the window And they fly up when the train goes by I can see a big, heavy suitcase on the rack. It doesn’t look safe. The train is going into a tunnel And when it does, everything goes dark.

second train passing Clickity-clack, Clickity-clack Ducklings and geese, fly from the track Big heavy case, rocks on the rack Tunnel ahead, everything’s black Clickity-clack, quickity quack Clickity-clack, rockity-rack Clickity-clack, blickity-black Clickity-clackity, trickity-track

What is love 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. Try to translate into Chinese.

Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren( 贫瘠 ) field Frozen with snow 梦想 抓紧梦想， 因为梦想灭了， 生活就像小鸟断了翅膀， 再也不能飞翔。 抓紧梦想， 因为梦想飞了， 生活就如贫瘠的土壤， 冰冻寒霜。

Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. 生活是美丽，欣赏它。 生活是幸福，品尝它。 生活是梦想，实现它。 生活是挑战，迎接它。 生活是使命，完成它。 生活是比赛，打好它。 生活是承诺，兑现它。 生活是忧伤，克服它。

Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. 生活是首歌，吟唱它。 生活是拼搏，接受它。 生活是悲剧，面对它。 生活是冒险，勇探它。 生活是机遇，成就它。 生活太宝贵，切勿破 坏它。 生活就是生活，为之 奋斗吧 ！

You are my sunshine my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away You are my sunshine my only sunshine You make me happy when skies are gray You'll never know dear how much I love you Please don't take my sunshine away Please don't take my sunshine away Enjoy a song You're My Sunshine

May we all be blessed with longevity Though far apart, We are still able to share the beauty of the moon together.

七步诗 曹植 煮豆燃豆萁， 豆在釜中泣。 “ 本是同根生， 相煎何太急？ ” They were boiling beans on a beanstalk fire, Came a plaintive voice from the pot, “ Why since we sprang from the selfsame root, Should you kill me with anger hot?”

COMING HOME I left home young, I return old. Speaking as then, but with hair growing thin; And my children,meeting me, do not know me. They smile and say: Stranger, where do you come from?

IN THE QUITE NIGHT So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed--- Could there have been a frost already? Lifting myself to look, I found it was moonlight. Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of home. ON THE MOUNTAIN HOLIDAY All alone in a foreign land. I’m twice as homesick on this day, When brothers carry dogwood up the mountain, Each of them a branch– and my branch missing.

1.People from different countries write different kinds of poems. Do you have a favourite poem in Chinese? Why is it your favourite poem? Do you have a favourite poem in English? Why is it your favourite poem?

How many kinds of poems are the English poems divided into?(from the content and the form) 1.epic( 史诗 ) ： describe historical events 2.dramatic poems( 戏剧诗 ): write an opera in the form of the poetry 3.metrical tale( 故事诗 ):tell story in the form of the poetry. 4.ballad （民谣） : a simple metrical tale 5.lyric( 抒情诗 ): describe the feelings, life experiences, people or things

Which poemABCDEF GH describes a person? tells a story? describes an aspect of a person? is about sport? is about things that don’t make sense? is recited to a baby? describes a river scene? has rhyming words at the end of lines? repeats words and phrases?