Songs and Poems

1. Songs and Poems Why does he like to sing? feel good feel even better feel it was written for him Unit Four Integrating skills make him feel something help him get through the day be like bright and warm colours in the middle of greys and shades his feelings are more special/ sing his favourite songs in English

2. Why does he like reading poems? How does he read poems now? Reading aloud gives him a strange feeling It is really a special experience when he has some practice and falls into the rhythm, the rhyme and the sounds of the words Have different feeling with different poems Have had a bad day----Keats / forget everything Sad----- Wordsworth by the light of a candle .....his sadness is gone

3. How did he begin to like reading poems? used to avoid poetry until...told him In the beginning,...felt quite strange Now ...lock the door started with small poems Now ...like long poems

4. Read the poem and the song on Page 31 and the poem below: A Red, Red Rose Robert Burns O my luve is like a red, red rose,That's newly sprung in June;O my luve is like the melodieThat's sweetly played in tune. As fair thou art , my bonie lasso,So deep in luve am I;And I will luve thee still, my dear,Till a' the seas gang dry. Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear ,An the rocks melt wi' the sun;And I will luve thee still , my dear,While the sands o'life shall run. And fare thee weel,my only luve,And fare thee weel awhile;And I will come again, my luve,tho'it were ten thousand mile! 啊，我爱人象一朵红红的玫瑰，　　它在六月里初开； 　　啊，我爱人象一支乐曲， 　　它美妙地演奏起来。 　　你是那么漂亮，美丽的姑娘，　　我爱你是那么深切； 　　我会一直爱你，亲爱的， 　　一直到四海枯竭。 　　一直到四海枯竭，亲爱的， 　　到太阳把岩石烧化； 　　我会一直爱你，亲爱的， 　　只要生命之流不绝。 　　再见吧，我唯一的爱人， 　　让我和你小别片刻； 　　我会回来的，亲爱的， 　　即使我们万里相隔。

5. Discussion and writing: Which of the three do you like? And why ? What is it about? What images do you see in your mind ? What feelings does it give you ? What do you think of it after you read it again and again? Give your opinions.