Unit 4 Songs and poems Integrating Skills

1.I like song words because______. A. they are right B. they are better than poems C. they are greedy D. my feelings given by them are more special 2.From Para 4, we can learn _____when reading poems. A. we should read poems aloud B. poems are strange C. We must look up the words D. I am special D A Read the text and choose the best answer: 3.What ’ s the main idea of the text? _______ A. We should read poems with doors closed. B. We should first sing songs then read poems. C. Reading poems can bring people pleasure just like singing a song. D. We should first read short poems then long ones. 4.From the text, we can infer that______. A. the writer used to like poetry very much. B. songs and poems are the same. C. the writer fell in love with poems as soon as his e-pal told him. D. now reading poems is part of the writer ’ s life c D

Read the text again and answer: 1. What are songs like according to the text? Can reading poems help you feel better? Can you give some examples? ---

Oceans ________, day after day, And I slowly go_______. I hear your voice on the line, But it doesn’t stop the pain. If I see you next to_______, How can I say_________? Wherever you go, whatever I do? I will be right here waiting for you, Whatever it takes, or my heart breaks I will right here waiting for you. By Richard Marx apart insane never forever

A letter for me I ’ m rowing in the sea. A bottle is near ? That ’ s a letter for me. It ’ s from my Uncle Lee. It says, “ Let ’ s meet at ? on the beach under the ?. me. three. tree.

SPRING MORNING The morn of spring___________ Not to awake till_____________ After one night of wind and showers, ________________________ 春 晓 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。 夜来风雨声，花落知多少。 孟浩然 in bed I’m lying, birds are crying. How many are the fallen flowers!

Listen to the tape and read the poems. Discuss with your classmates what they mean to you. Dust of snow The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued. by Robert Frost Tasks: 1.Find the words that rhyme. 2. What does the poem mean to you? crow me snow tree heart mood part rued. A crow shook down some snow from a hemlock tree on me and this gave me a release from my unhappy mood.

Language points in it: 1.They help me get through the day. e.g. I get through every subject except biology. The new law has got through. I couldn’t get through to your office yesterday. He got through the novel in one evening. I started as soon as your message got through to me. 2. fall into the rhythm

3.apart adv. 相隔 ; 相距 ; 除去 ; 单独地 e.g. New York and Tokyo are thousands of miles apart. He lives apart from his family. Phrases: apart from 除 …… 之外 ; 撇开 tell…apart 区别 ; 区分 除了几个缺点之外, 他是个很好的学生. 我对这两件东西无从区别. Apart from a few faults, he is a good student. I can’t tell these two things apart.

4.If I see you next to never, next to : 几乎 ; 常用于否定词之前. e.g. The speech said next to nothing. 这次演说几乎什么都没讲. 在这种交通状况下开车行使几乎是不可能的. It’s next to impossible to drive in this traffic. 5.Ask your teacher to recommend poems to you. recommend: vt. 推荐 ; 介绍 ; 劝告 ; 建议 e.g. Can you recommend me a good lawyer?

Phrase1: recommend sth. to sb. recommend sb. sth. The doctor recommended me to take a long rest. I recommend going by bus. He recommended that they (should) be set free. Phrases: recommend sb. to do sth. recommend doing sth. recommend+ that -clause

e.g Which doctor do you recommend _____ be sent there? A. must B. will C. / D. may 6.Reading poems takes a bit of work, but it is well worth the effort. be well worth the effort / price be well worth doing… e.g. The book is well worth the price. 7. contribute vt. 贡献 ; 捐献 ; 投稿 He contributed a lot of money to the charity. C

He didn’t contribute anything to world peace I contributed several poems to a literary magazine. contribute to 为 …… 作贡献 ; 有助于 ; 向 ….. 投稿 e.g. A proper amount of exercise contributes to good health. He offered to contribute to the Red Cross.

Write a review Para 1. Describe what the poem is about Para 2. Describe what images you see in your mind and what feelings the poem gives you. Para 3. Think it more deeply. Also give your opinions about the poem.

Right here waiting Oceans apart day after day, and I slowly go insane. I hear your voice on the line, but it doesn't stop the pain. If I see you next to never, how can we say forever. Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you. Whatever it takes, or how my heartbreaks, I will be right here waiting for you. I took for granted all the times, that I thought would last somehow. By Richard Marx