Unit 2 Poems Language Points of Warming up — Reading

1. Unit 2 Poems Language Points of Warming up — Reading

2. 1.form • Form 格式；形式 • form and content • 形式与内容 • A few simple forms of English poems • Different countries have different forms of government. • 不同的国家有不同的政治制度。

3. 2.Some poems tell a story …give the reader a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotions. • 给读者一个深刻印象=impress • …in a way that will strongly ______ the reader. • Convey 表达情感 impress

4. 3.convey vt 表达 = express • I can't convey my feelings in words. • 我的情感难以言表。

5. There're no words to say No words to convey This feeling inside I have for you Deep in my heart Save from the guards Of intellect and reason Leaving me at a loss For words to express my feelings Deep in my heart

6. Look at me losing control Thinking I had a hold But with feelings this strong I'm no longer the master Of my emotions

7. Poets use many different forms of poems to express themselves. • Some of the first poetry written in English were nursery rhymes. • 4.不同形式的诗歌 • poetry:un. [总称]诗歌,诗集 • Poem:cn. 诗, 韵文

8. a book of poetry 一本诗集

9. 100 lyric poems 抒情诗

11. a prose poem 散文诗

12. a romantic poet 英国浪漫主义诗人拜伦Byron

13. 泰德·库瑟诗集《欢乐与阴影》

14. “生命诚可贵，爱情价更高，若为自由故，二者皆可抛”“生命诚可贵，爱情价更高，若为自由故，二者皆可抛” • —匈牙利诗人裴多菲

15. 5.make sense • 1）有明确的意义No matter how I tried to read the sentence, it didn’t make sense. • 2）有道理It makes sense to take care of our health. • I’m sure that David will be bale to find the library –he has a good ____of direction. • A. idea B. feeling • C. experience D. sense(05浙江省高考)

16. 6. rhyme /rhythm • rhyme:压韵 • rhythm:韵律;节奏 • Some of the firstpoetrywritten in English were nursery rhymes. • They delight small children because they have strong rhythm and rhyme and have a lot of repetition.

17. Row, row, row your boat • Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream. • Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

18. I believe I can flyI believe I can touch the skyI think about it every night and daySpread my wings and fly awayI believe I can soarI see me running through that open doorI believe I can fly

19. ….don’t say a word, • …buy you a mockingbird,(嘲鸟) • …mockingbird won’t sing, • …buy you a diamond ring, • …turns to brass(铜), • …buy you a looking-glass(镜子), • Rhymed adj. 押韵的 • rhymeless adj.无韵的

20. List poems repeat phrases and some rhyme while others do not . • I saw a fish-pond all on fire, • I saw a house bow to a squire,(乡官) • I saw a person twelve-feet high, • I saw a cottage in the sky,

21. 7.list n.目录；名单；一览表 • 我得列个购物单。 • I must make a list of things to buy. • vi., vt. 列举 • I listed the things I wanted to buy. • List poems “清单”诗

22. List poems “清单”诗 • We would have won … • If Jack had scored that goal, • If we hadn’t taken it easy, • If we hadn’t run out of energy, • 虚拟语气

23. 8. Take it easy./run out (of) • We would have won if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run our of energy. • Take it easy=Take things easy别紧张;别着急 • There’s nothing serious, so you can take it easy. • run out:vi:The petrol is running out of. • run out of:vt.用完（材料）； 耗尽（精力）=use up • We are running out of our time。=Our time is running out。

24. 9.Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain(五行诗), a poem made up of five lines. • 主语(整体)be made up of+宾语(部分):Our school is made up of six grades.=Six grades make up our school.

25. Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. • 俳句 (由五、七、五共十七字组成的短诗) • Syllable n. 音节

26. 10.Haiku is a poetic form and a type of poetry from the Japanese culture. Haiku combinesform, content, and language in a meaningful, yet compact (简洁) form. Haiku poets write about everyday things. Many themes include nature, feelings, or experiences. Usually they use simple words and grammar.

27. The most common form for Haiku is three short lines. The first line usually contains five (5) syllables, the second line seven (7) syllables, and the third line contains five (5) syllables. Haiku doesn‘t rhyme. A Haiku must “paint” a mental image (映象)in the reader's mind. This is the challenge of Haiku.

28. “Fall Festival”

29. A Rainbow Donna Brock Curving up, then down.  Meeting blue sky and green earth  Melding（合并） sun and rain.

30. 11。The two haiku poems on the right are translations from the Japanese. • The translations have a free form that English speakers like to copy. • 自由诗

31. Translate/translation • 11、translate。。。Into。。。：把。。。。。翻译成。。。。 • Can you tanslate this letter into English？ • Translation：翻译；译文 • I think you‘ve made a beautiful translation of the Chinese book. • 我想你已经对这本书作出了漂亮的翻译。

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. Where she awaits her husband On and on the river flows Never looking back Transformed into stone 望夫处, 江悠悠 化为石, 不回头

35. Day by day upon the mountain top Wind and rain revolve Should the journeyer return This stone would utter speech. 山头日日风复雨 行人归来石应语

36. 桂林望夫石

37. 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.

38. 12、await vt.等候 • = wait for • Sky-watchers await Mars close-up • Mars is ready for another close-up (靠近) as the Red Planet will swing unusually close to Earth this weekend.Friday, October 28, 2005

39. 13、transform vt. = change • She transformed the room by painting it. • 她粉刷装修了房间. • Success and wealth transformed his character. • 成功和财富改变了他的性格。 • A steam engine transforms heat into power. • 蒸汽机将热能转变成动力。

40. 14、 • Vi 绕转；旋转（与about/round/around连用）以…为中心 • The wheel is revolving about its axis. • 轮子在轴上转动。 • A second tornado revolves around the larger one .

41. 15、Utter vt. 说出 (声音) • = speak • He looked at me without uttering a word. • 他看着我，没说一句话。