Unit 2 Poems

1. Unit 2 Poems

2. Do you still remember any little poems or songs you learnt when you were a child?

3. Flash time

4. Find out something special at the end of the lines rhyme (押韵) 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! Rhyme like a poem!

5. Do you like poems? Have you ever read some?

6. Those who are gone I can not see; Those who are to come will not see me. 前不见古人，后不见来者

7. If winter comes, Will spring be far behind? Ode to the west wind (西风颂) Shelley

8. 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. Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again

9. If you would ask me how my sorrow has increased, Just see the over-brimming river flowing east! 《虞美人》 问君能有几多愁, 恰似一江春水向东流。 ——李煜

10. To be or not to be, this is a question. 生存还是毁灭，那是个值得思考的问题 Shakespeare

11. I look for her in vain. When all at once I turn my head, I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed. 众里寻他千百度, 蓦然回首, 那人却在灯火阑珊处。 ---poet (辛弃疾)

12. 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. 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? ---poet (苏轼)

13. Brainstorming Why people write poems? toencouragepeople to create a mood to tell a story to make others laugh Why? to express feelings to express a point of view to describe something to create images in the readers to play with words …

14. Reading Comprehension poem poet poetry rhyme rhyming words rhythm rhythmic

15. A Few simple forms of English poems

16. Nursery rhyme ( 童谣 ) 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.

17. 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. [ə:d] [ɪŋ] [a:s] [əu] [ei]

18. Hush, little baby, don’t say aword, Papa’sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird. Ifthatmockingbirdwon’tsing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamondring. If that diamondringturnstobrass, Papa’s going to buy you alooking-glass. If that looking-glassgetsbroke, Papa’s going to buy you abilly-goat. If that billy-goatruns away, Papa’s going to buy you another today. Poem A: a nursery rhyme that shows a father’s ______ for his baby love

19. A Student's Prayer NowI lie down to _____ I pray I pass tomorrow's ______ rest test

20. cry People meet and people pass by; Some laugh while some_______; Some give up while some always______; Some say hi while some say _______; Others may forget you but never ______. try bye I

21. Sum up Features of nursery rhyme: 1. have a lot of __________; 2. have________ at the end of each line; 3. easy to understand and easy to learn. repetition rhymes

22. I saw a fish-pond all on fire 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: an amusing poem which describes images of some things ridiculous B List poem (清单诗)

23. 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. We would have won… If we’d been better! Our first football match losing Poem C: About _______ a football match and the writer lists a lot of __________ for their failure excuses Poem C

24. Sum up Features of list poems: 1. have a ____________ line length, 2. have __________ phrases. flexible(灵活的) repeated

25. Cinquain(五行诗) Five lines Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too mine ---one word (topic) ---two adjs ---three verbs with –ing ---four words ---one word

26. Poem D 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 What’re Poems D about? Does the authors like the subjects? Poem D: a ___________of a lovely brother description

27. Poem E Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out. Endless What’re Poems E about? Does the authors like the subjects? Poem E: a description of _____________ summer hot and boring

28. Features of cinquain: 1. _______ to write 2. convey a _________ picture easy strong

29. 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！　 Poem F: describes how a __________ rests on a tree butterfly

30. G Snow having melted, The whole village is brimful of happy children (by Issa) 雪儿融化了, 整个村庄充满着 欢乐的儿童。 Poem G: describes that the weather is _______ and the village is full of happy __________ warmer children

31. Features of Haiku: • Made up of ____ syllables; • Give a _______ picture and create • a special ________ in just a few words. 17 clear feeling

32. Tang poem 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)

33. Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings. loneliness joy love anger hate sorrow

34. Features of Tang Poem: When translated into English , the Tang poems have a ______form, (that is ,without rhymes and a regular rhythm) free

35. There are different kinds of rules for poems, so the forms of poems are quite different from country to country.

36. What kinds of poem are mentioned? What are their characteristics? Strong rhythm and rhyme, a lot of repetition, easy to learn and to recite Nursery Rhymes Repeated phrases and some rhyme List Poems Made up of five lines, convey a strong picture in just a few words. Cinquain Made up of 17 syllables; Give a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few words. Haiku The translations have a free form. Tang Poems

37. 本文概述人们写诗的原因，并概括出5种英语简体诗歌的特点，包括这些诗歌的例子。本文概述人们写诗的原因，并概括出5种英语简体诗歌的特点，包括这些诗歌的例子。 The passage talks about the reasons why people write poetry and outlines the characteristics of five simple forms of English poems, including examples of these forms.

38. poem 诗歌 [C] poet诗人 [C] poetry(总称) 诗,诗歌 [U] ★ Tom has written many __________. ★ He was very fond of writing and reciting ___________. ★ Shakespeare is a famous _______. poems poetry poet

39. convey (v.) to make (feelings, ideas, thoughts, ect.) known 传达, 表达(思想,感受等) 言语不能表达我的感情. Words cannot _________________. convey my feelings 文字能表达意义. Words convey meaning.

40. We conveyed our goods to market in an old car. (to carry sb/ sth from one place to another运送, 输送) The ship ______________ (运送石油) from the Middle East to the US. Ants ________________ (传递信息) by touching each other with their feelers. conveys oil convey messages

41. 请向你的父母表达我的歉意。 Please convey my apologies to your parents. 我说不出有多愤怒。 I can’t convey how angry I feel.

42. concrete (adj.) 混凝土地面/墙/建筑物 a concrete floor/wall/building 确凿的证据(based on facts) concrete evidence 实实在在的物体(one that you can see and feel) concrete objects

43. flexible (adj.): able to change to suit new conditions or situations 灵活的，可变动的 a more flexible design 更灵活的设计 flexible working hours 弹性工作时间 我们的计划必须能够变通，以满足每个人 的需要。 Our plans __________________________ to satisfy the needs of everyone. need to be flexible enough n.) flexibility灵活，灵活性

44. taken it easy • relax and avoid working too hard • 松散, 松懈 • 2) used to tell a person not to worry. • 放心，别着急 今天你做的工作足够了, 现在休息一小时。 You have done quite enough work for today; _________________________. 坐下, 放松。 now take it easy for an hour Sit down and take it easy.

45. run out (of) I have runout of my money. My money has runout. run out of 是及物短语, 后接宾语, 表示“用完……”, 而run out是不及物短语, 表示“……被用完”。 被困矿工的时间不多了。 Time ________________ for the trapped miners. He ____________________(钱用完了) so he will ask his parents for more. is running out has run out of money

46. use up设法利用, 用尽, 耗尽 She used up the chicken bones to make soup. 她把鸡骨头全用来熬汤了。 use up one’s strength 用尽力气

47. be made up of 由……构成 ★ 人生是由琐碎的事物构成的。 Life is made up of little things. ★ 社会是由能力迥异的人组成的。 Society is made up of people of widely different abilities. 该委员会由七个成员组成。 The committee is made up of seven members. consists of

48. be made for sb 专为某人制作的 be made from 用……制成的(看不出材料) be made of 用……制成的(看得出材料) be made into 制成, 加工成

49. They quarreled (with each other) but soon madeup. She took over 30 minutes to makeup (her face). Is she telling the truth or making it all up. We need one more player to makeup a team. I must makeup the loss somehow. 和解 化妆 编造 凑足 弥补

50. tease (vt.)=to make fun of 取笑；开玩笑地嘲弄逗弄<人、动物> 1).那个顽皮的男孩逗弄那只狗。 The naughty boy teased the dog. 2).其他的男孩取笑约翰卷曲的头发 The other boys teased John about this curly hair. 3)别不高兴，我只是在逗你玩。 Don’t get upset --- I was only teasing.