Brainstorming Why? Discuss the reasons why people write poems. to encourage people to create a mood to tell a story to make others laugh to express feelings Why? to express a point of view to create images in the readers to describe something to play with words …

Poetry is a great form of literature Poetry is a great form of literature. There are different kinds of rules for poems, so the forms of poems are quite different from country to country. The passage in Reading will tell us something about forms of English poems.

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Step2. fast reading 1.What’s the main topic of reading ? The reading tells us some forms of English poems 2. What’s the main idea of Para 1? 1.What’s the main topic of reading ? It is about the reasons why people write poems.

The reading passage discusses five kinds of poems. What are they? Cinquain 五行诗 Nursery rhymes 童谣 Five kinds of poems List poems 清单诗 Tang poems 唐诗 Haiku 俳句诗

Step3 Careful reading Forms of Poems Characteristics Read the text carefully and find out the Characteristics of each form Forms of Poems Characteristics 1______ _______ Have strong _________ Have a lot of repetition Easy to learn and to _________ rhythm and rhyme Nursery rhymes recite

2_________ Easy to write Repeat ________ and some rhyme while other do not 3.Cinquain Made up of ____________ Conveys a _______________ picture in just a few words phrases List poems five lines strong

Haiku A Japanese form of poetry Made up of ___________ Easy to write 4. A Japanese form of poetry Made up of ___________ Easy to write Gives a _________ picture Creates a special feeling in just a few words 5.Tang Poems The ___________ have a free form. 17 syllables clear Haiku translations

A A father’s love for his baby Nursery rhyme(童谣) Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papa is going to buy you another today. [ə:d] [in] [a:s] [əu] [ei] A father’s love for his baby

B List some Ridiculous things List poem (清单诗) I saw a fish-pond all on fire I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true B List poem (清单诗) List some Ridiculous things

C Our first football match We would have won… if Jack had just scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy, if we’ve been better! C Losing a football match and the writer lists A lot of excuses for their failure

POEM C : and answer the following questions 1. What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? 2. Did his team win the game? 3. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win? 4. Does the speaker really believe his own excuse? Football No Nine No If no, what is the reason for their failure? The reason why they fail is that they are not good enough.

C Our first football match We would have won… if Jack had just scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy, if we’ve been better! C

Five lines Cinquain (五行诗) (poem D and E) Brother Beautiful ,athletic Teasing, shouting ,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

E Does the speaker like the topic? Sleepy, salty Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless Does the speaker like the topic?

F G 17 syllables A fallen blossom 雪儿融化了, Snow having melted, 作者Issa Haiku (俳句诗 ) F A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) 17 syllables 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ 　　　作者Moritake G 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 　　作者Issa Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa)

Loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow Where she awaits her husband, On and on the river flows Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the journeyer return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) loneliness Loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow love trust sorrow

　　望夫石 　　　　王健 望夫处，江悠悠。 化为石，不回头。 山头日日风复雨， 行人归来石应语。　　　　　　

相传远古时代，这里是汪洋大海，有一少妇，因丈夫出海打鱼，久而不返，遂登山望夫，感而成石。

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What forms are the following Consolidation step4 What forms are the following poems? Guess 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. ★ ★ List poem

What forms are the following poems? ★ ★ Are you sleeping Are you sleeping, Brother Bear, Brother Bear Morning bells are ringing Ding Ding Dong Nursery rhyme

Warming, welcoming, calming Cinquain (五行诗) Sunshine Lovely, cheerful Warming, welcoming, calming I sing with you Brightness

Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding（合并） sun and rain. A Rainbow Curving up, then down.  Meeting blue sky and green earth  Melding（合并） sun and rain. Haiku(俳句)

What forms are the following poems? ★ ★ Cinquain

春晓 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟． 夜来风雨声，花落知多少． Tang Poem(唐诗) A SPRING MORNING I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, Everywhere round me is the singing of birds, But now I remember the night, the storm, And I wonder how many blossoms were broken. 春晓 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟． 夜来风雨声，花落知多少．

Step5 Translation: 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。 Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three. 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

When all at once I turn my head, find her there lantern(灯笼) light is dimly(朦胧地) shed. 蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处

I search and search again; I feel so sad , so drear, I seek but seek in vain, I search and search again; I feel so sad , so drear, so lonely, without cheer. 寻寻觅觅, 冷冷清清, 凄凄惨惨戚戚。 《声声慢》-- 李清照 If winter comes, can spring be far behind? Percy Bysshe Shelley --- Ode to the west wind 冬天来了, 春天还会远吗? 《西风颂》-- 雪莱

回乡偶书 贺之章 Try to translate the following Chinese poem into English. 回乡偶书 贺之章 少小离家老大回, 乡音无改鬓毛衰. 儿童相见不相识, 笑问客从何处来.

Coming Home ( a Tang poem) I left home young and not till old do I come back, My accent is unchanged, my hair no longer black. The children don’t know me, whom I meet on the way Where do you come from, revered sir?they smile and say.

(Homework) Have a try I would have got a higher mark in the exam If… Write a list poem starting with “If I…”like poem C I would have got a higher mark in the exam If…

Let’s enjoy an English poem in the form of a song to end our class

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 Doe oh-oh-oh Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti Do-So-Do

what is poetry in your opinion or how do you understand poetry. Deep thinking what is poetry in your opinion or how do you understand poetry.

What is poetry? Who knows? Not a rose, but the scent of the rose; Conclusion Poetry What is poetry? Who knows? Not a rose, but the scent of the rose; Not the sky, but the light of the sky Not the fly, but the gleam of the fly Not the sea, but the sound of the sea; Not myself, but what makes me see, hear, and feel something. What it is , who knows?

1. Poems bring passion (激情)to our life. Discussion: Are poems good for our life? What can we get from poems? 1. Poems bring passion (激情)to our life. 2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance. 3. Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful!

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B List some Ridiculous things List poem (清单诗) I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. B List poem (清单诗) List some Ridiculous things

诗歌，诗歌，有诗就有歌；有诗就能歌。诗歌代表浪漫；诗歌代表欢乐。祝愿高二(8)班的全体同学，生活如诗如歌！ Poetry is also the philosophy of life.（诗歌也是生活哲学） -------Robert Pinsky 诗歌，诗歌，有诗就有歌；有诗就能歌。诗歌代表浪漫；诗歌代表欢乐。祝愿高二(8)班的全体同学，生活如诗如歌！ 1.Be yourself(做你自己) 2.Just do it(做就做好) 3.Enjoy everyday(享受每一天) ------Ms.Fan

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. He who doubts the existence of God should turn his face to the wind. For though the wind is invisible to the naked eye, it can be felt and heard, and even seen by looking at its effect on all the earth.

Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. The golden willows by the riverside Are young brides in the setting sun; Their reflections on the shimmering waves Always linger in the depth of my heart.

A Bike I will buy a bike today I will ride the bike of mine to the countryside With my friends side by side At the same time the sun is shining in the sky

诗歌的定义(Definition of Poetry) 诗歌是一种语词凝练、结构跳跃、富有节奏和韵律、高度集中地反映生活和表达思想感情的文学体裁。本文着重语词、内涵等方面分析诗歌的特点，使读者对诗歌的概念和基本特征有一个宏观认识。

B List poem (清单诗) I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. B List poem (清单诗)

C Our first football match We would have won… if Jack had just scored that goal, if we’d had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy, if we’ve been better! C

POEM C : and answer the following questions 1. What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? 2. Did his team win the game? 3. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win? 4. Does the speaker really believe his own excuse? Football No Nine No If no, what is the reason for their failure? The reason why they are fail is that they are not good enough.

to express a point of view to make the reader experience sth to create a mood to play with words

Five lines Cinquain (五行诗) (poem D and E) Brother Beautiful ,athletic Teasing, shouting ,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

E Does the speaker like the topic? Sleepy, salty Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless Does the speaker like the topic?

F G 17 syllables A fallen blossom 雪儿融化了, Snow having melted, 作者Issa Haiku (俳句诗 ) F A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! (by Moritake) 17 syllables 落下的花朵 回到了树枝上。 瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！ 　　　作者Moritake G 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 　　作者Issa Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa)

相传远古时代，这里是汪洋大海，有一少妇，因丈夫出海打鱼，久而不返，遂登山望夫，感而成石。

Nursery rhyme: Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat If that billy-goat runs away, Papa is going to buy you another today.

望夫石 王建 望夫处，江悠悠。 化为石，不回头。 山头日日风复雨， 行人归来石应语。

What forms are the following poems? step6 Guess 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. ★ ★ List poem

What forms are the following poems? Trees green every spring bright orange in autumn bare in winter ★ ★ Haiku

Why do people write poems? to tell a story to express feelings to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident to make others laugh to tell the life or friendship to delight the kids to describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment as the lyrics of a song

What forms are the following poems? A SPRING MORNING I awake light-hearted this morning of spring, Everywhere round me the singing of birds But now I remember the night, the storm, And I wonder how many blossoms were broken. ★ ★ Tang Poem

What forms are the following poems? ★ ★ Cinquain

Poetry is a great form of literature Poetry is a great form of literature. There are different kinds of rules for poems, so the forms of poems are quite different from country to country. The passage in Reading will tell us something about forms of English poems.

What forms are the following poems? ★ ★ Are you sleeping Are you sleeping, Brother Bear, Brother bear Morning bells are ringing Ding Dang Dong Ding Dand Dong Nursery rhyme

concrete but imaginative, Read for information Forms of Poems Characteristics Nursery Rhymes List Poems concrete but imaginative, rhyme, have strong rhythm and a lot of repetition, easy to learn and recite a flexible line length, repeated phrases, may rhyme or not

Step5 choose What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mockingbird won’t sing in Poem A? A. A billy-goat. B. A diamond ring. C. A looking-glass. D. A computer. 2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem B? A fish-pond on fire. A cottage in the sky. C. A girl like a cat. D. A person ten-feet high.

? Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings loneliness B. joy C. love D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow ? A. loneliness C. love D. trust G. sorrow

A C 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem F? A child. B. A branch. C. A butterfly. D. A blossom. 4. What kind of feeling is conveyed in Poem G? Sorrow. B. Love. C. Happiness. D. Loneliness. A C

最是那一低头的温柔， 象一朵水莲花不胜凉风的娇羞。 (徐志摩) That bow is the gentlest, like a lotus in the cool breeze over the water. 最是那一低头的温柔， 象一朵水莲花不胜凉风的娇羞。 (徐志摩)

step6Scanning: √ √ √ √ √ √ √ fill in the following form.(4’) Which poem A B C D E F G H Is recited to a baby? Tells a story Describes season? Is about sport? Is about things that don’t make sense? √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Let’s enjoy an English poem in the form of a song to end our class

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 Doe oh-oh-oh Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti Do-So-Do

Translation 一进校门,心情烦躁. 两位主任,按时来到. 三餐校饭,餐餐难饱. 四面围墙,插翅难逃.

Quiz in Chinese traditional poems Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation? Let’s have competition.

If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east! Translated by Xu Yuanchong 《虞美人》 问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。 ———李煜

明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ How long will the bright moon appear? Wine-cup in hand, I ask the sky. I do not know what time of year, It would be tonight in the palace on high. Translated by Xu Yuanchong 水调歌头 明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？ ——— 苏轼

When all at once I turn my head, I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. Translated by Xu Yuanchong 众里寻他千百度， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。 青玉案. 元夕 --- 辛弃疾

Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three. 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

Wildfire never quite consumes them -- They are tall once more in the spring wind. 野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。

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