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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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)

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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。

16. 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。

17. Homework Read the text; Continue to do the exercise.