2. 1. What is mama going to buy for the baby if that mockingbird won’t sing? A. a looking glass B. a diamond ring C. another billy-goat D. nothing Look at the video:

4. Skimming 1.What is the text mainly about? 2. How many kinds of poems are mentioned and what are they? 1.Read fast to get main idea; 2.Do not read word by word;

5. Contents Nursery Rhymes List Poems Cinquain [siŋ'kein] Haiku [hai'ku:] Tang Poems ………… 童谣 清单诗 五行诗 俳句诗 唐诗

6. Scanning forms of poems characteristics Nursery rhymes List poems Cinquain Haiku Tang poems

7. Forms of poems Features Nursery rhymes  A common type of _________ poetry.  _________ but __________ language  Rhyme, have strong ____________ _______________.  May not ____________ and even seem contradictory.  Easy to _____________. List poems  Have a _______ line length, and _________ phrases.  Have a _______ and a _______.  Some ______ while others do not. learn and recite patternrhythm rhyme children’s Concrete imaginative rhythm and a lot of repetition make sense flexible repeated

8. Cinquain  Easy for students to write  Made up of ____________  Conveys ________________ in just a few words. Haiku  A _________ form of poetry.  Made up of ______________.  Easy to write.  Gives a clear _________.  Create ________________ using a minimum of words. Tang poems  __________ from the Chinese. a strong picture Translations 17 syllables Japanese five lines picture a special feeling

9. Contents Nursery Rhymes List Poems Cinquain [s ɪ ŋ'kein] Haiku Tang Poems ………… 童谣 清单诗 五行诗 俳句诗 唐诗 A B&C D&E F&G H Poems

10. 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? 3. What is the poem A about? Poem A Listen to the poem and answer the following questions.

11. 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? 3. What is the poem A about? He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat. He’s going to buy the baby another billy-goat. Poem A A father’s ______for his baby. love

12. 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] [ɪŋ][ɪŋ] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

13. 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 ) Read together and find out rhymes

14. 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 )

15. 1. What sports is the speaker writing about? 2. Did his or her team win the game? Why? 3. Does the author believe his or her excuses? How do you know? Poem C Read the poem by yourself and answer questions.

16. We would have won… If Jack had 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 take it easy, If we hadn’t run out of energy. We would have won… If we’d been better! What sports is the speaker writing about? Did his or her team win the game and why? Poem C Does the author believe his or her excuses? How do you know? Our first football match They didn’t play well enough.

17. 1.What subject is the speaker writing about? Poem D:____________ poem E:________ 2. Does the speaker like the subject? His or her brother summer Read the two poems by yourself and answer questions. Cinquain ( 五行诗 ) Poem D & E

18. Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine poem D 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 Does the speaker like the subject?

19. Does the speaker like the topic? Convey his feeling—he hopes that summer will be over soon. Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless 夏日 困乏，咸涩 干涸，枯萎，恐怖 周而复始 永无止境

20. Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word Five lines Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

21. Brother Beautiful,athletic Teasing, shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word Five lines name the subject describe the subject describe the subject’s actions. give the writer’s opinions or feelings about the subject. give another name for the subject

22. Class Nervous, excited Listening, reading, reciting Beautiful are these poems Enjoyment

23. Classbreak Short, stressed Running, playing, laughing Like and value it Pleasure

24. 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 Haiku ( 俳句诗 ) 17 syllables 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 作者 Issa

25. Poem H: Q: Could you tell us the woman’s story in your own words? Q: Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow Read together and answer questions. ___________ _____ Loneliness: she was alone watching her husband on the mountain top. Love: she waited year after year despite wind and rain. Trust: she believed her husband would come back one day. Sorrow: year after year, she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husband’s coming back, she was very sad.

26. Poem H 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. wind and rain revolve. Should the journey return, this stone would utter speech. this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) (by Wang Jian) 望夫石 --- 王健 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。

27. 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。

28. Contents Nursery Rhymes List Poems Cinquain Haiku Tang Poems ………… 童谣 清单诗 五行诗 唐诗 俳句诗

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