2. Warming up and listening Unit4 A Garden of Poems

3. Poetry poems songs rhymes limericks

4. A rhyme Good, better, best! Never have it rest! Till good is better, And better, best!

5. A Limerick 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.

6. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Little star ( Jane Taylor)

7. 静夜思 李白 窗前明月光，疑是地上霜。 举头望明月，低头思故乡 。 Thoughts on a still night Before my bed a pool of light, Can it be hoarfrost on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned.

8. A large lady from Corfu, Wished to travel to Peru. But Whether buses or trains Or boarding aeroplanes, There wasn’t a door she’d get through. Limericks 1

9. 2 A teacher from Singapore. Taught at middle school No 4. It didn’t take students long To see something was wrong: The man was as mad as a door!

10. Listening Listen to the tape and tick the words that are used by the woman working in the library.  poem  collection  the World Wars  The countryside  The moon  the sea  nature  animals  gardens  paintings √ √ √ √ √

11. 2.Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions. 1.What is the dialogue about? 2.What kind of book is A Garden of Poems? 4.How should you read a book such as 1001 Songs and Poems in English? 5.Which topic for poetry does the student like? 3.Which period is meant when we say “between the World Wars”?

12. Why did our ancestors invent poetry? 1. Before the invention of writing, was there any other way but to remember important things? 2.Were rhyme and rhythm very helpful when they are trying to remember things? 3.Why did our ancestors invent poetry? 4.What is the listening text about?

13. What kind of poetry do you want to read?Choose some words from each circle and explain why you would /wouldn’t like to read a poem like that. Fantasy; The sea Drinking wine World War I Friendship; Pets The countryside Peace; Nature Song Dynasty Romantic 18th Century Classical Song Dynasty Romantic 18th Century Classical Modern Love; Death Happiness; Loneliness Sadness; Humour Love; Death Happiness; Loneliness Sadness; Humour Broken hearts Du Fu; Li Bai George Gordon Byron Women poets Shakespeare African American Robert Frost Japanese John Keats Groups and names

14. Homework: Recite some of the poems you’ve learned today and get ready for tomorrow’s lesson. Tomorrow we are going to talk about English poetry. So please preview the Reading part of your textbook!