1. Unit2 Poems If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Shelley--- Ode to the west wind
(西风颂)

2. Quiz in Chinese traditional poems
Can you recite the Chinese traditional poems according to their English translation?
Let’s have competition.

3. If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east!
Translated by Xu Yuanchong
《虞美人》
问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。
———李煜

4. 明月几时有？把酒问青天。 不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？
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.
Translated by Xu Yuanchong
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

5. When all at once I turn my head,
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

6. Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three.
举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

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

8. 英诗的种类 从诗的内容和形式两方面看,英诗可分为: １史诗( Epic) ２戏剧诗( Dramatic poems)
３故事诗( Metrical Tale)
４民谣 (Ballad)
５抒情诗(lyric)
６说理诗(Didactic poems)
７模仿诗(Parody)
８打油诗(Clerihews)
这四种为叙事诗
(Narrative poems)

9. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Scanning: Scan the poems and fill in the following form.
Which poem A B C D E F G H
Describes a person?
Tells a story
Describes an aspect of a season?
Is about sport?
Is about things that don’t make sense? √ √ √ √ √ √ √

10. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Which poem A B C D E F G H Is recited to a baby?
Describes a river scene?
Has rhyming words at the end of lines?
Repeats words or phases? √ √ √ √ √ √ √

11. A Few Simple Forms of English Poems
Reading
A Few Simple Forms of English Poems

12. Fast reading ? A B&C D&E F&G H 1. Why do people write poetry?
2. How many kinds of poems does the text mention? What are they? A
B&C
D&E
F&G H

13. Why do people write poems?
to tell a story
to express feelings
to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident
to make others laugh
to tell the life or friendship
to delight the kids
to describe the seasons or scenes
for entertainment
as the lyrics of a song

14. Simple forms of poems
Para 1: Brief introduction
Para 2: Nursery rhymes
Para 3: List poems
Para 4: Cinquain poems
Para 5: Haiku poems
Para 6: Tang poems

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

16. A Nursery rhyme(童谣) 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.
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17. List poems
Read Para 3 and answer the following question.
What are list poems like?
repeat phrases
Some have rhyme while others do not.
Listen and underline the pair of rhyming words in Poem B.

18. B List poem (清单诗) 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. B
List poem
(清单诗)

19. C 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,
if we’ve been better! C

20. POEM C : Answer the following questions
1. Did his team win the game?
2. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win?
3. Does the speaker really believe his own excuse? No
Nine No
The reason why they are fail is that they are not good enough.
If no, what is the reason for their failure?

21. 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 characteristics of the two poems.

22. Five lines D Cinquain (五行诗) (poem D and E) Brother Beautiful ,athletic
Teasing, shouting ,laughing
Friend and enemy too
mine
---one word (topic)
---two adjs
---three verbs with –ing
---four words
---one word

23. E
Summer
Sleepy, salty
Drying, drooping, dreading
Week in, week out
Endless
Does the speaker like the topic?
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.

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

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

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

27. H A.蝶恋花 B.竹枝词 C.望夫石 D.一剪梅 Where she awaits her husband,
　　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。
1. What’s the title ?
A.蝶恋花
B.竹枝词
C.望夫石
D.一剪梅
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) H

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

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

30. Answer questions

31. All the following make small children like
nursery rhymes EXCEPT:
A. strong rhyme
B. strong rhythm
C. much meaning
D. a lot of repetition
2. What kinds of poems can be written by the students themselves easily?
A. List poems and cinquain.
B. Tang poetry and cinquain.
C. Haiku and nursery rhymes.
D. Cinquain and nursery rhymes.

32. 3. Children who learn and recite nursery rhymes can easily ____
A. form the ability of writing poems
B. learn about their language
C. make progress in studies
D. produce love to their parents
4. Which of the following are English speakers interested in copying?
A. Chinese and Japanese poems
B. Chinese and French poems
C. Japanese and American poems
D. Japanese and Russian poems

33. Discussion : which poem do you like best? Give reasons.

34. Can you write a simple poem?
Choose one of these forms, and try to write a poem in groups, and tell why you write the poem.
Nursery rhyme
List poem
Cinquain
Haiku
Tang poem

35. Enjoy more poems

36. To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,  　 
And eternity in an hour .   
William Blake
一花一世界， 一沙一天国， 君掌盛无边， 刹那含永劫。
——宗白华

37. Pie Problem If I eat one more piece of pie, I’ll die!
If I can’t have one more piece of pie, I’ll die!
So since it’s all decided I must die,
I might as well have one more piece of pie.
MMM-OOOH-MY!
Chomp-Gulp-Bye.

38. what is love List poem (列举诗) rhythm Love is giving , Love is living ,
Poetry plays with sounds ,words and grammar.
what is love
Love is giving ,
Love is living ,
Love is taking someone’s load(负担）,
Love helps them along the road.
Love is caring,
Love is sharing,
Love will seek the best for others,
Love treats everyone as brothers.
rhythm
rhyme

39. 爱是什么 爱是给予， 爱是生活， 爱是肩负他人重任， 爱是一路帮助他人。 爱是关怀， 爱是分享， 爱是为别人争取最好， 爱是将人人当成兄弟。
Reading poetry brings people from different places and different times together.

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

41. Meeting blue sky and green earth Melding（合并） sun and rain.
A Rainbow
Curving up, then down. 
Meeting blue sky and green earth 
Melding（合并） sun and rain.
Haiku(俳句)
17 syllables

42. A SPRING MORNING 春晓 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟． 夜来风雨声，花落知多少． Tang Poem
I awake light-hearted this morning of spring,
Everywhere round me the singing of birds,
But now I remember the night, the storm,
And I wonder how many blossoms were broken. 春晓
春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟．
夜来风雨声，花落知多少．

43. So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed---
In the quiet night
So bright a gleam on the foot of my bed---
Could there have been a frost already?
Lifting myself to look, I found that it was moonlight.
Sinking back again, I thought suddenly of my home.
By Li Bai
静夜思
床前明月光，
疑是地上霜。
举头望明月，
低头思故乡。

44. COMING HOME I left home young , I return old.
Speaking as then, but with hair grow thin; and my children, meeting me, do not know me.
They smile and say:
Stranger, where do you come from?

45. Good-bye!