Unit2 Poems

Learning aims:

1. To know some forms （形式） of English poems

2. To analyze some features of the poems（特点） and understand the content ( 内容 )of poems.

3. To distinguish( 辨别 ) or even write different poems.

Words:

1.诗（总称）

2.韵；押韵

3.传达；传送

4.具体的

5.灵活的

6.用完

7.轻松；不紧张

8.由……构成

9 pattern

10 diamond

11 in particular

12 transform

13 minimum

14 eventually

15 tease

16 cottage

17 repetition

18 contradictory

A Few Simple Forms of English Poems

Scanning:

How many forms of English poems are mentioned in the text?

And what are they?

Five

1 Nursery rhymes 童谣2 List poems 清单诗3 cinquain 五行诗4 Haiku 俳句5 Tang poem 唐诗

Careful reading I: Match the key features ( 特点 )with each form.

Forms Key features

A nursery rhymes

B list poems

C cinquain

D haiku

E tang poem

from China

5 lines

list things

17syllables

rhyme

repetition

Careful reading 2: Read the poems and understand their features and meanings.

1. For poem A, list the words that rhyme.

2.(1) For poem B, all the things (listed) were______ (adj.) but were ______(adj.)

(2) For poem C, the real reason is “We would have won…if____________________”

3.For poem D, how many words are there in each line (pay attention to v-ing(s) and adjs).

4.For poem F, how many syllables are in each line. 5.For poem H, from “should the traveller return, this stone would utter speech”, guess “whether her husband would return ”and her feelings.

A B

C D E

Write your favorite form of English poems (list poems or cinquain).

students

Naughty( 淘气 ), lovely

Studying, playing, helping

Three years in school

happily

---one word (topic)

---two adjs

---three verbs with –ing

---four words

---one word

Words and Phrases:

1 poem n. 诗 [C ] poetry 诗集；诗意 [U]

poet n. 诗人 poetic adj. 诗的；富有诗意的

2 make sense 有意义；讲得通

3 rhyming words 韵脚 / 押韵的单词

4 convey certain emotions 表达某种感情

express oneself 表达某人自己（的感情）

5 simple--- simpler--- simplest

6 repeat v. repeated adj. 重复的 repetition n.

7 by playing with the words 通过玩文字游戏

8 learn about 了解；学习

9 fish- pond 鱼塘

10 be on fire 着火

11 bow to sb 向某人鞠躬

12 be made of lead 用铅做的

13 make lace 编制蕾丝花边

14 score a goal 进一个球；得一分

15 pass… to… 把……传给……

16 take one’s eye off … 把目光从……移开17 stay up 熬夜18 on the top of… 在……顶部19 be popular with sb/ in sp 受某人欢迎 / 在某地流行20 It is easy to do sth

21 the minimum of words 最少量的词语22 be transformed into

be turned into 变成 be changed into

be translated into 被译成

23day by day 日复一日24 utter speech 说话25 choose from … 从……中选26 of one’s own 某人自己的27 be worth a try 值得一试

A Red, Red Rose                                      By Robert Burns                   1O, my Luve’s like a red, red rose,   哦我的爱人像朵红红的玫 瑰花That’s newly sprung in June. 在六月里迎风初开O, my Luve’s like the melodie, 哦，我的爱人像支甜甜的曲子That’s sweetly play’d in tune. 奏得和谐又合拍                   2As fair art thou, my bonie lass, 可爱的姑娘，多美丽的人儿So deep in luve am I, 我是如此深爱着你And I will luve thee still, my dear, 我将永远爱你，我亲爱的Till a’the seas gang dry. 直到大海干涸水流尽                  

3

Till a’the seas gang dry, my dear, 直到大海干涸水流尽， And the rocks melt wi’the sun, 岩石被太阳晒作灰尘

O, I will luve thee still, my dear, 哦 , 我将永远爱你，我亲爱的

While the sands o’life shall run. 只要我一息尚存

4

And fare thee weel, my only luve, 再见了，我唯一的爱

And fare thee weel a while! 让我们暂时的别离

And I will come again, my luve, 但我定将回来，我的爱人

Tho’it were ten thousand mile! 哪怕远隔千里万里

Questionnaire( 问卷调查 )

1 Do you know the 5 forms of English poems?

2 Do you understand their features( 特点 )?

3 Do you enjoy the poems?

Quiz in Chinese traditional poems

A Song poem

B Tang poem

C Old form