Unit 2 Poems

Warming UpWarming Up Do you remember any poems you learned when you were a child?Do you remember any poems you learned when you were a child?

Before my bed,there is bright moonlight. So it seems like frost on the ground. Lifting my head ， I saw the bright moon. Lowering my head, I dream that I’m at home.Before my bed,there is bright moonlight. So it seems like frost on the ground. Lifting my head ， I saw the bright moon. Lowering my head, I dream that I’m at home. Why did Li Bai write this poem?Why did Li Bai write this poem?

People write poemsPeople write poems to express feelings … to express feelings … Why do people write poems?Why do people write poems?

Fast-readingFast-reading The reading passage discusses five forms of poems. What are they? Five forms of poemsFive forms of poems Nursery rhymesNursery rhymes CinquainCinquain List poemsList poems HaikuHaiku Tang poemsTang poems

Nursery rhymes Read Para 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes. the language is concrete but imaginative strong rhythm a lot of repetition Listen to it and try to clap the beat. Underline the pair of rhyming words.

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. Nursery rhyme( 童谣 ) [ə:d] [in] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

1. What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror goes broken? 2. What is the baby’s father going to do if goat runs away? He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat. He’s going to buy the baby another billy-goat. Poem A

List poems Read Para 3 and answer the following question. What are list poems like? have a flexible line length repeat phrases Some have rhyme while others do not. Listen and underline the pair of rhyming words in Poem B.

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. List poem ( 清单诗 )

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, We would have won… if we’ve been better!

1.What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? 2.Did his or her 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 or her own excuse? How do you know? Football No Nine No, because at the end of the poem the speaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win Answer the following questions

Cinquain poems Read Para 4 and answer the following question. How many lines is the cinquain made up of? five lines Listen and observe Poem D and E carefully. Try to find out the topics of the two poems.

Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine Cinquain ( 五行诗 ) (poem D and E) ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word Five lines 兄弟 兄弟 爱美，又爱运动 爱美，又爱运动爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑 是我的朋友 也是我的敌人 也是我的敌人

Does the speaker like the topic? E : No. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey this feeling. Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless 夏日 夏日 困乏，刺激 困乏，刺激 干涸，枯萎，恐 怖 干涸，枯萎，恐 怖 周而复始 周而复始 永无止境 永无止境

Haiku poems Read Para 5 carefully and find out the similarity and difference between Cinquain and Haiku. Similarity: Difference: a clear picture easy to write convey a special feeling 5 lines 17 syllables Enjoy two poems

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

Poem H: Tang Poem What is the story that the poem tell? Tell the story in your own words. Read this poem and answer the following questions.

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) 1. What’s the title ? A. 蝶恋花 B. 竹枝词 C. 望夫石 D. 一剪梅 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。

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

Nursery Rhymes They have strong rhyme and a lot of repetition. List Poems They repeated phrases and some rhyme, and easy to write. Cinquain They are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write. Haiku They are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling. Tang Poems Their translations have a free form. Characteristics Form

Choose one of these forms, and try to write a poem in groups. Nursery rhyme List poem Cinquain Haiku Tang poem