新课标人教版高二英语上学期选修 6 Unit 2 Using Language 怎样朗读英文诗 I’ve Saved the Summer 作者： 高中英语教师 邹爱武 单位： 江西省金溪县第一中学 适用对象：高二学生 江西临川唐晔英语名师工作室

I’VE SAVED THE SUMMER 我把夏天省下 Rod McKuen

(born on April 29, 1933) is a bestselling American poet, composer, and singer.

How should we read an English poem ? 1. Rhyme( 押韵 ) 2. Rhythm( 节奏 ) 3. Tone( 基调 )

Rhyme? 1. Can you find the rhyming words in this poem?

I’ve saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold winter mornings When the snow is new.

I’ve saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed.

And for myself I’ve kept your smile When you were but nineteen, Till you’re older you’ll not know What brave young smiles can mean.

I know no answers To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day.

But if you’ve a need for love I’ll give you all I own It might help you down the road Till you’ve found your own.

I’ve saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new. The rhyming pattern: abcb

Rhythm? Task 2 Read the poem again by tapping the table or clapping your hands in time to the strong beats.

I’ve saved the summer And I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new.

Tone? What’s the tone of this poem? Topic: Parents’ love for the child Tone: loving, soft, sweet and simple Speed: slow Stanza1-2: enthusiastic, soft, sweet Stanza3-4 ： softer, deeper, slower Stanza5 ： stronger

Try to visualize the key poetic images such as snow, sunlight and smile in your mind while reading Try to visualize the key poetic images such as snow, sunlight and smile in your mind while reading

Listen to the poem

How do you like this poem?