2. 1. A brief history of Western painting and Chinese art; 2. famous artists and works of art 1. different types of poems; rhyme & rhythm; 2. reading, writing and listening to poetry.

3. 1. 要是冬天已经来了，春天还会 遥远么？ If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? (Ode to the West Wind by Shelley) Some English poems and songs

4. 有的事情虽然做过了却不为人所知，但是这并不重要， 重要的是我已经做过，并且从中获得了许多。 I leave no trace of wings in the air, but I am glad I have had my flight. (Fireflies by Tagore) 2. 天空没有翅膀的痕迹，而我已 飞过。

5. To My Mother You too,my mother,read my rhymes For love of unforgotten times And you may chance to hear once more The little feet along the floor

6. Devotion The heart can think of no devotion Greater than being shore to the ocean--- Holding the curve of one position Counting an endless repetition

7. Rain The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea.

8. We are Seven A simple child, That lightly draws its breath And feels its life in every limb, What should it know of death?

9. Fog (Carl Sandburg) 雾 雾来了 似小猫儿步履悄 悄. 它轻轻坐下 静静地俯视着 港口与市镇 然后又移动向前. The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on.

10. (3) Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are, When the traveler in the dark, Thanks for your tiny spark, He could not see which way to go, If you do not twinkle so (4) 'Though I know not what you are Twinkle, twinkle, little star! Twinkle, twinkle, little star (by Jane Taylor, 1783-1824 ) (1) Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are, Up above the earth so high, Like a diamond in the sky. (2) Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are, When the blazing sun is gone, When he nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle all the night.

11. Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read you begin with A-B-C When you sing you begin with do-re-mi Do-re-mi, do-re-mi The first three notes just happen to be Do-re-mi, do-re-mi Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do Doe, a deer, a female deer Ray, a drop of golden sun Me, a name I call myself Far, a long, long way to run Sew, a needle pulling thread La, a note to follow Sew Tea, a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh) Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do So-do! Do-Re-Mi

12. 轻轻的我走了， 正如我轻轻的来， 我轻轻的招手， 作别西天的云彩。 那河畔上的金柳 是夕阳中的新娘 波光里的艳影， 在我的心头荡漾。 软泥上的青荇， 油油的在水底招摇； 在康河的柔波里， 我甘心做一条水草。 再别康桥 Goodbye Again, Cambridge! I leave softly, gently, Exactly as I came. I wave to the western sky, Telling it goodbye softly, gently. The golden willow at the river edge Is the setting sun‘s bride. Her quivering reflection Stays fixed in my mind.

13. …… 悄悄的我走了， 正如我悄悄的来； 我挥一挥衣袖， 不带走一片云彩。 I leave quietly As I came quietly. I am leaving Without taking so much As a piece of cloud. But with a quick jerk of my sleave I wave goodbye.

14. He went out one lovely night To call upon a miss, And when he reached her residence A Date （约会） this. like stairs up ran He Her pap met him at the door, He didn't met the miss. He'll not go there again though for he went down stairs like this.

15. Seasons （四季） Ode( 赞歌） to a Goldfish (by Gyles Brandreth) Spring is green, Summer is bright, Autumn is gold, Winter is white. Year in year out, We work and fight, For a new world, of red sunlight. O Wet Pet! This is the shortest poem in the history of English literature.

16. 1.Why people write poems? In small groups make a list of these reasons. 2. The kind of topics that poets write about.

17. The reasons people write poems: to tell a story to express feelings to make other laugh to share a feeling or experience to describe sth in details or give impression to get the reader to think about an idea to express a point of view to make the reader experience the sight, sounds, smells and tastes of sth to play with words, their sounds, rhyme, and rhythm

18. The topics the poets write about: People, animals, nature, landscapes, the sea, the seasons, stories, death, war, youth and old age, feeling and experiences, emotions like love, hate, sadness, regret, and desire.

19. Go through the reading passage quickly, then tick the correct box / boxes for each question.

20. Which poemABCDEFGH describes a person? tells a story? describes an aspect of a season? 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 or phrases? √ √ √√√ √ √ √ √√ √√√ √