1. Are you familiar with the song? 2. What’s the Chinese name for the song? 3. Listen again & try to write down the English lines?

Find out something special at the end of the lines Twinkle, twinkle, _________, How I _______ what _______. Up above the world so _____, Like a diamond in the ____. Twinkle, twinkle, _________, How I wonder ____ you are! rhyme ( 押韵 ) little star wonder high you are sky little star high

Many poems can be sung, such as …

Welcome to the Garden of poems ! Unit 2 Poems

Quiz in Chinese traditional poems Do you known the following 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! 问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。 —— 李煜 Translated by Xu Yuanchong 《虞美人》

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. 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

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

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.

Do you know any English poems? Now, let’s enjoy some of them together.

Reading

Nursery rhymes Read Para 2 and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes. strong rhythm a lot of repetition Underline the pair of rhyming words.

Find the words that rhyme: word singbroke mockingbird ring brass Looking-glass billy-goat away today Poem A

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’s going to buy you another today. What is the baby’s father going to buy if gets broken? What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror gets broken? Poem A [ə:d] [in] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

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

fire squire high sky lead dead race lace cat hat too true Poem B Find the words that rhyme:

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem B? A fish-pond on fire. B A cottage in the sky. C. A girl like a cat. D. A person ten-feet high.

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 我看到鱼塘在燃烧。 我看到房子向主人哈腰。 我看到人高一丈八。 我看到茅屋在天郊。 我看到气球用铅做。 我看到棺材把死人抛。 我看到两只麻雀在赛跑。 我看到两匹马儿绣花包。 我看到姑娘像只猫。 我看到小猫戴花帽。 我看到有人在一旁瞄。 虽奇怪， 但也把实情报。

Poem C 1.What sport do you think the speaker is writing about? 2. Did his or her team win the game? football No 3. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win? Nine

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

Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out. Endless 兄弟 爱美，又爱运动 爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑 是我的朋友 也是我的敌人 夏日 困乏，刺激 干涸，枯萎，恐怖 周而复始 永无止境

Poem D & E 1.What subject is the speaker writing about? Poem D:_________ Poem E:________ His or her brother summer Task 3 2 Does the speaker like summer? E : No. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker cannot wait. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey this feeling.

Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word Observe Poem D and E carefully. Try to find out the characteristics of the two poems.

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！ 作者 Moritake 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 作者 Issa

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem F? A. A child. B. A branch. C. A butterfly. D. A blossom. 2. What kind of feeling is conveyed in Poem G? A. Sorrow. B. Love. C. Happiness. D. Loneliness.

A fallen blossom is coming back to the branch. look, a butterfly! Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa) Line1: 5 syllables Line2 : 7 syllables Line3: 5 syllables 17 syllables

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 ?

finish the form on Page 9.

Scan the poems and fill in the following form. 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?

Which poemABCDEFGH Is recited to a baby? Describes a river scene? Has rhyming words at the end of lines? Repeats words or phases?

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

Discussion

What forms are the following poems? Love is giving, 爱是给予， Love is living, 爱是生活， Love is taking someone’s load( 负担）, 爱是肩负他人重任，爱是一路帮助他人。 Love helps them along the road. Love is caring, 爱是关怀， Love is sharing, 爱是分享， Love will seek the best for others, 爱是为别人争取最好，爱是将人人当成兄弟。 Love treats everyone as brothers. what is love List poem ( 列举诗 )

What forms are the following poems? Trees green every spring bright orange in autumn bare in winter Haiku( 俳句诗）

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

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

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