1. Unit 2 Poems

2. Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
like a diamond in the sky.
rhythm节奏
rhyme韵脚，押韵
imagination

3. Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here;
Quietly I wave good-bye
To the rosy(玫瑰色的） clouds in the western sky.
The golden willows（柳树） by the riverside
Are young brides(新娘) in the setting sun;
Their reflections on the shimmering(微微发亮的) waves
Always linger(逗留)in the depth of my heart.
The floating heart growing in the sludge（软泥）
Sways leisurely（悠闲地） under the water;
In the gentle waves of Cambridge
I would be a water plant!
轻轻的我走了， 正如我轻轻的来； 我轻轻的招手， 作别西天的云彩。 　
那河畔的金柳， 是夕阳中的新娘； 波光里的艳影， 在我的心头荡漾。 　
软泥上的青荇， 油油的在水底招摇； 在康河的柔波里， 我甘心做一条水
Saying goodbye to Cambridge again

4. That pool under the shade of elm trees (榆树)
Holds not water but the rainbow from the sky;
Shattered(粉碎) to pieces among the duckweeds（浮萍）
Is the sediment(沉淀物) of a rainbow-like dream?
To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream
To where the green grass is more verdant翠绿的;
Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight 星辉
And sing aloud in the splendor of starlight.
那榆荫下的一潭， 不是清泉， 是天上虹； 揉碎在浮藻间， 沉淀着彩虹似的梦。
寻梦？撑一支长篙， 向青草更青处漫溯； 满载一船星辉， 在星辉斑斓里放歌。

5. Quietness is my farewell（再见） music;
But I cannot sing aloud
Quietness is my farewell（再见） music;
Even summer insects（虫） heap silence for me
Silent is Cambridge tonight!
Very quietly I take my leave
As quietly as I came here;
Gently I flick my sleeves
Not even a wisp of （一缕）cloud will I bring away.
但我不能放歌， 悄悄是别离的笙箫； 夏虫也为我沉默， 沉默是今晚的康桥！
悄悄的我走了， 正如我悄悄的来； 我挥一挥衣袖， 不带走一片云彩。

6. What’s the name of the poem? Who wrote it?
Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again by Xu Zhimo.
Why did he write this poem?
To express his sadness that he had to leave Cambridge University and say goodbye to those precious memory.
Consequently, he felt sad, depressed and heavyhearted.
Why do people write poems?
To tell a story
To describe something
To express themselves
To convey certain emotions
To recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident
In memory of someone
To make others laugh/To delight kids…

7. Reading
A NEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS

8. 1.what’s the main topic of the reading ?
2. What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about?
Some simple forms of English poems.
Nursery rhymes
Cinquain
Five kinds of poems
Tang poems
List poems
Haiku

9. _______ and a lot of _____________. Easy to learn and to ________.
Read the text carefully and find out the characteristics of each form:
Forms of Poems
Characteristics
1______
_______
Have strong ________,
_______ and a lot of _____________. Easy to learn and to ________.
The language is__________
But ___________________
rhythm
rhyme
Nursery
rhymes
repition
recite
concrete
imaginative

10. Listen to the nursery rhyme and find the rhyme:
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.

11. He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat.
1. What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror goes broken?
He’s going to buy the baby a billy-goat.
2. What is the baby’s father going to do if goat runs away?
3. What’s the poem about?
He’s going to buy the baby another billy-goat.
A father’s love for his baby.

12. 2_________
Easy to write and have a __________line length;
Repeat ________ and
some rhyme while other do
not
3.Cinquain
Easy to write
Made up of ____________
Conveys a _______________
picture in just a few words
flexible
List poems
phrases
five lines
strong

13. Listen to POEM C and answer the following questions
What sports do you think the speaker is writing about?
Did his or her team win the game?
3. How many excuses did they make to explain why they didn’t win?
4. Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuse? How do you know?
Football No
Nine
No, because at the end of the poem the speaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win.

14. Poem B describes
some images of ridiculous things.
Poem C is about
losing a football match and the writer lists
a lot of excuses for their failure.
Poem D is a description
of a lovely brother.
Poem E is a description
of hot and boring summer.

15. Haiku A Japanese form of poetry Made up of ___________ Easy to write4.
A Japanese form of poetry
Made up of ___________
Easy to write
Gives a _________ picture
Creates a special feeling in just
a few words
5.Tang Poems
The ___________ have a free form.
17 syllables
clear
Haiku
translations

16. A fallen blossom 雪儿融化了, Snow having melted, 作者Issa
is coming back to the branch.
look, a butterfly!
(by Moritake)
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
Snow having melted,
The whole village is brimful
of happy children
(by Issa)

17. Poem F describes
how a butterfly rests on a tree.
Poem G describes that
the weather is warmer and the village is full of happy children.

18. wait for
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)
transform…into…
=change…into
repeat
her beloved husband
make a sound

19. Loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow
What is the story that the poem tells ?
The poem tells a story about a woman who
_____ _________on the mountain_____
_____ _________.
waiting
for
was
husband
her
Tell the story in your own words.
The story goes like this: A loyal wife kept standing
on a mountain top waiting for her husband’s coming
back. Year after year, the wife became a stone which
looks like a woman watching into far distance.
What feelings below that you think the woman in the poem has?
Loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow

20. 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)
望夫石 王建
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。

21. What forms are the following
poems?
Guess
Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss (happiness), taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. ★ ★
List poem

22. What forms are the following
poems?
Trees
green every spring
bright orange in autumn
bare in winter ★ ★
Haiku

23. What forms are the following
poems?
A SPRING MORNING
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. ★ ★
Tang Poem

24. What forms are the following
poems? ★ ★
Cinquain

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

26. Step5 choose What is the baby’s father going to buy
if the mockingbird won’t sing in Poem A?
A. A billy-goat. B. A diamond ring.
C. A looking-glass. D. A computer.
2. Which of the following is NOT
mentioned in Poem B?
A fish-pond on fire.
A cottage in the sky.
C. A girl like a cat.
D. A person ten-feet high.

27. A C 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in Poem F?
A child B. A branch.
C. A butterfly. D. A blossom.
4. What kind of feeling is conveyed in Poem G?
Sorrow B. Love.
C. Happiness. D. Loneliness. A C

28. √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Finish the chart: Which poem A B C D E F G H
Is recited to a baby?
Tells a story
Describes season?
Is about sport?
Is about things that don’t make sense? √ √ √ √ √ √ √

29. Do Re Mi (Sound of Music)
Let’s enjoy an English nursery rhyme
Do Re Mi
(Sound of Music)

30. Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-B-C
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi
The first three notes(音符） just happen to be
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
Let's see if I can make it easy
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do
(oh-oh-oh) Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do so-do!
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