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Warming up

U. n. i. t. 4. A Garden of Poems. Warming up. A rhyme Good, better, best! Never have it rest! Till good is better, And better, best!. A rhyme Pick an apple, Pick a pear, Pick a banana over there. Let’s work, and let’s play, Picking apples every day!.

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Warming up

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  1. U n i t 4 A Garden of Poems Warming up

  2. A rhyme Good, better, best! Never have it rest! Till good is better, And better, best!

  3. A rhyme Pick an apple, Pick a pear, Pick a banana over there. Let’s work, and let’s play, Picking apples every day!

  4. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!

  5. sailed the oceans blue in 1492 discovered the Americas 1.In fact, there are a number of quite famous short poems that can help us with things that are difficult to remember. We can learn and remember important dates in history using rhyme. The most famous of these is: “In fourteen-ninety-two, Columbus _______ ____ _______ _______ to remember that it was __ ____ that Columbus ________ ___ ________.

  6. There are also short lines to remember how many days each month has. “30 days has_________, ____, ____ and _________. The rest _____ ___. Fine! __________ 28 ________when 29.” (This rhyme is useful to________ ____ ____ _____ each month__________.) September April June November have 31 February except remember howmany dayshas

  7. A Limerick People laugh and people cry Some give up some always try Some say hi while some say bye Others may forget you but never I.

  8. Where can I find a certain poem? Are poems put together in collections of poetry?

  9. In collections of poetry, poems are put together because they belong to the same group. sorted by poems different writers Who wrote them? What’re they about? When were they written a certain topic a certainperiod of time

  10. Poems by different writers “A garden of poems” “1001 songs or poems in English”

  11. Poems by a certain topic The topic can be human feelings … love humour “Poetry about Nature” trees plants flowers … The old countryside The Earth is Painted Green. “”

  12. Limericks WOMEN If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman If you don't, you are not a man If you praise her, she thinks you are lying If you don't, you are good for nothing If you agree to all her likes, she is abusing If you don't, you are not understanding If you make romance, you are an 'experienced man' If you don't you are half a man If you visit her too often, she thinks it is boring If you don't, she accuses you of double crossing If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy If you don't, you are a dull boy ….. "O LORD, tell me what to do. AMEN" 3

  13. rhymes Poetry songs poems limericks

  14. Limericks 1 A large lady from Corfu, Wished to travel to Peru. But Whether buses or trains Or boarding aeroplanes, There wasn’t a door she’d get through.

  15. Limericks 2 A teacher from Singapore. Taught at middle school No 4. It didn’t take students long To see something was wrong: The man was as mad as a door!

  16. The pattern of the limerick: A limerick is made of 5 lines. Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 also rhyme. The first two lines often have about 7 syllables. The next two lines fewer and the last line more. The numbers are not fixed.

  17. The pattern of the limerick: Thefirst line always introduces a certain “person” from a certain “place”. The second line usually gives some special information or a wish of that person. The third line and the fourth line describe some complication or difficulty. The last line is the “punch line”: it reveal what’s wrong.

  18. Words and phrases for talking about English poetry

  19. Always Have a Dream Forget about the days when it’s been cloudy, But don’t forget your hours in the sun. Forget about the times you’ve been defeated, But don’t forget the victories you’ve won. Forget about the misfortunes you’ve encountered, But don’t forget the times your luck has turned. Forget about the days when you’ve been lonely, But don’t forget the friendly smiles you’ve seen. Forget about the plans that didn’t seem to work out right. But don’t forget to always have a dream.

  20. 永不放弃梦想 忘掉你的失意日子 但不要忘记黄金的时光。 忘掉你的一次次失败， 但不要忘记你夺取的胜利。 忘掉你遭遇的不幸， 但不要忘记你的时来运转。 忘掉你的孤独日子， 但不要忘记你得到的友善的微笑。 忘掉你没有得以顺利实施的计划， 但不要放弃你的梦想。

  21. Homework: Recite some of the poems you’ve learned today and get ready for tomorrow’s lesson. Tomorrow we are going to talk about English poetry. So please preview the Reading part of your textbook!

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