Revision Why do people write poems? What are the eight poems in the text about?

Study useful language in Text1 Discuss the questions of the class.

Para.1 There are ______ reasons ____ people write poetry. ____ poems ____ a story or _________ something in a way _____ will ___ the reader a strong __________. ______ try to _______ certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to _____ themselves. In this text, however, we will look at a _____ of the simpler forms. variouswhy Sometell describe that giveimpression Othersconvey express few

Para.2 Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English is nursery rhymes. These ______ like the one on the right (A) ___ still a ________ type of children's poetry. The language is ________ but___________, and they _______ small children because they______, have strong ______and a lot of_________. The poems may not make _____ and even seem__________, but they are easy to learn and______. By _______ ________________ in nursery rhymes, children ____________ language.Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English is nursery rhymes. rhymes are common concreteimaginative delight rhymerhythm repetition sensecontradictory reciteplaying with the words learn about

A Hush, little baby, don't say ____ 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 _________ brass, Papa's going to buy you a ____________. If that looking-glass ______ broke, Papa's going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papa's going to buy you ________ today. a turns to looking-glass gets another

Para.3 One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list things. List poems have a _______ line ______ and _______ phrases ______ give both a _______ and a rhythm ____ the poem. Some ______ (like B) ______others do not (like C).One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list things. flexiblelength repeatedwhich pattern to rhymewhile

B I saw a fish-pond all ____ fire, I saw a house _____ to a squire, I saw a person twelve-_____ high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of_____, I saw a coffin _____ down dead, I saw two sparrows____________, I saw two horses _______ lace, I saw g girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten _______ a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And _____ though strange they all were ______. on bow feet lead drop run a race making wear said true

C Our first football match We would have _____... if Jack had _______ that goal, if we'd had just a few more minutes, if we had trained_________, if Ben had ________ the ball to Joe, if we'd had thousands of fans ___________, if I hadn't _______ my eye off the ball, if we hadn't _________so late the night before, if we hadn't taken it _______, if we hadn't ____________________. We would have won... if we'd been better! won scored harder passed screaming taken stayed up easy run out of energy

Para. 4 Another simple form of poem _______ students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem __________five lines. With these, students can ______ a strong picture ____ just a few words. Look at the examples (D and E) on the top of the next page. that made up of convey in

Translating D Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine E Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless

Para, 5 Haiku is a Japanese _____ of poetry that ____________ 17 syllables. It is not a __________ form of English poetry, but ________________ English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can ______ a clear picture and ______ a special feeling _______ the minimum of words. The two haiku poems (F and G) ______ are translations from the Japanese. form is made up of traditional is very popular with givecreate using above

Recite F & G F A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly! ( by Moritake) G Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful Of happy children. (by Issa)

Para. 6 & 7 Did you know that English speakers also enjoy ______ forms of Asian poetry - Tang poems from China ______________? A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English. This Tang poem (H) is a translation from the __________. ______ so many different forms of poetry to choose ______, students may __________ want to write poems __________________. It is easier than you might think and certainly _______ a try! other in particular Chinese With from enventually of their own worth

H : recite, fill &explain ________ she _______ her husband On and on the river________. Never looking back, ___________ into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. _______ the traveller return, this stone would ______ speech., (by Wang Jian) Whereawaits flows transformed Should utter

Some of the first poetry a young child learns in English is nursery rhymes. 有些 最早的 诗歌 小孩学习的 用英语的 是 童谣 孩子们最早学习的英文诗是童谣。

One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list things. 之一 最简单 种 诗歌 是 这些 像 (B) 和 (C) 列举事务的 像 (B) 和 (C) 这样的列举事物的清单诗是诗歌 中最简单的一种。

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