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1. Are you familiar with the song? 2. Listen again & try to write down the English lines?

--- -- Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. find out something special at the end of the lines --- -- Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. How I wonder what you are! rhyme (押韵)

Poem? Song? Many poems can be sung. What English poems, songs or rhymes have you read? Can you recite any? Many poems can be sung.

Let’s enjoy an English poem in the form of a song: Do-Re-Me.

Doe, a deer, a female deer doe，一头鹿，一头小母鹿 Ray, a drop of golden sun ray，一线金色的阳光 Me, a name I call myself me是我在叫自己 Far, a long, long way to run far要跑很远很远的路 Sew, a needle pulling thread sew是针儿穿着线 La, a note to follow Sew la是跟着sew来的音符 Tea, a drink with jam and bread tea，喝茶加面包和果酱 That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh) 这把我们又带回do

Welcome to the Garden of poems ! Unit 2 Poems

look & guess what poem it is or recite the poem

Looking up, I find the moon bright, 李白 静夜思 床前明月光，疑是地上霜； 举头望明月，低头思故乡。 Looking up, I find the moon bright, Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned Who is the poet? Do you know what other famous poets at home & abroad?

Famous poems and poets Du Fu Bai Juyi

Meng Haoran Li Qingzhao

郭沫若

English poets Shakespeare (1564—1616) George Gordon Byron (1788-1824)

English poets Do you know what a famous sentence he wrote? Ode (赞歌/颂） to the West Wind If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? Shelley (1792—1822)

Let’s learn English poems A few simple forms of

Fast reading A B&C D&E F&G H 1. How many kinds of poems does the text mention? What are they? A B&C D&E F&G H

Fast reading : Q2: pair work-------Just read the 8 poems & finish the chart with your partner by ticking the correct box(es) on P. 9 Pay attention: there may not be one answer to some questions

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Which poem A B C D E F G H describes a person? tells a story? describes an aspect of a season? is about a sport? is about things that don’t make sense? is recited to a baby? describes a river scene? has rhyming words…? repeats words or phrases √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Careful reading : Listen to the tape & pay attention to the poem rhythm (节奏) forms of poems characteristics Nursery rhymes List poems Cinquain Haiku Tang poems

forms of poems characteristics nursery rhymes … language; rhyme; strong rhythm; repetition; easy to learn & to recite list poems flexible line length; repeated phrases 5 lines; convey a strong picture in just a few words Cinquain Japanese form; 17 syllables; give a clear picture & create a special feeling using the minimum of words Haiku Tang poems from China, Asian poetry

Poem A 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’s going to buy you another today. Poem A: What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mirror gets broken?

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 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. Poem B

Poem C Our first football match 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. If we’d been better! Our first football match Poem C: What sports do you think the speaker is writing about? Did his or her team win the game? Poem C

Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine Poem D Poem E Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine 　　　 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 Q: What’re Poems D & E about? Does the authors like the subjects? 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

F G 17 syllables A fallen blossom 雪儿融化了, Snow having melted, 作者Issa 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！ 　　　作者Moritake G 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)

Poem H: Could you tell us the woman’s story in your own words? 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。　　　　　　 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 journey return, this stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) Poem H: 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 Q: Why did the author write the poem? Poem H

Poem H: Could you tell us the woman’s story in your own words? A woman’s husband has gone away. The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw him. She waits and waits, never moving from that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.

2. The woman has the feelings of : 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.

why Do you know what other reasons why people may write poems ? tell a story express feelings why show opinion describe sb/ sth … for fun encourage people

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。

practice Could you try to write some poems or just some lines for some reason Is it difficult for you ?

Let's appreciate more & practice Enjoy a poem regarded as the shortest poem in the history of English literature. Ode to a Goldfish O Wet Pet!

rest test A Student's Prayer Now I lie down to_____ I pray I pass tomorrow's______ rest test

remember: Good, better,______! Never have it rest! Till good is_______, And better,_______! best better best

group work: It’s your time to create your own poems or just some poem lines!

1. To My _____, Thank you 2. seasons （四季） To _______me …… You were always there To _______me …… But most important 2. seasons （四季）

To _______me help …… But most important guide laugh with cry with love 1. To My Parents, Thank you You were always there To _______me …… But most important help guide laugh with cry with love

For a new world, of red sunlight. 2. seasons （四季） Spring is green, Summer is bright, Autumn is gold, Winter is white. Year in, year out, We work and fight For a new world, of red sunlight.

Enjoy more poems

Warming, welcoming, calming Cinquain (五行诗) Players, Proud and joyful Take a well deserved rest. Dedication and sacrifice Paid off. Sunshine Lovely, cheerful Warming, welcoming, calming I sing with you Brightness

What is Love List poem (列举诗) 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. List poem (列举诗)

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)

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(唐诗) 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．

Competition listen & guess what poem it is or recite the poem

Coming Home by He Zhizhan 小少离家老大回， 乡音无改鬓毛摧。 儿童相见不相识， 笑问客从何处来？ 回乡偶书 贺知章 I left home young and not till old do I come back, My accent is unchanged, my hair no longer black. The children don’t know me, whom I meet on the way, "Where do you come from, reverend sir?" they smile and say. 小少离家老大回， 乡音无改鬓毛摧。 儿童相见不相识， 笑问客从何处来？ Poem1 :

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. Poem2 : 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

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。 Poem3 : 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。 Say Goodbye to Cambridge Again Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky.

众里寻他千百度， 蓦然回首， 那人却在， 灯火阑珊处。 I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern (灯笼) light is dimly (朦胧地) shed. Poem 4: 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

Translation: 举杯邀明月，对影成三人。 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。 月下独酌

People meet and people pass by Some laugh while some cry Enjoy yourself People meet and people pass by Some laugh while some cry Some give up while some always try Some say hi while some say bye Others may forget you but never I.

Goodbye