1、Unit 5 Poems Unit 5 Poems Section B Learning about LanguageSection B Learning about LanguagePart 1Part 2Leading-inWhile-classPart 3After-classPart.1 Leading-inblank1. adj.无图画（或韵律、装饰的）；空白的；没表情的2. n. （文件等的） 空白处，空格； （记忆中的） 空白，遗忘If you cant answer the question, leave a blank. 你如果回答不了这个问题，就空着它。练习：Jim was
2、 watching a late-night film at home when, right in the middle of a thrilling scene, the television went blank. （词性及含义）答案：adj. 无图画的 Suddenly the screen went blank. 屏幕突然变成一片空白。convincevt.说服，劝说（某人做某事）；使确信，使相信，使信服convince sb.to do sth. 说服某人做某事convince sb.of sth. 使某人相信某事convince sb. (that) 使某人相信Its usele
3、ss trying to convince her (that) she doesnt need to lose any weight. 要让她相信她无需减肥是徒劳的。convinced adj.深信的，确信的（指人的感受）convincing adj.令人信服的（指事物特性）convincingly adv.令人信服地，有说服力地 练习：They tried to convince me_ (go) on a trip to Shanghai and meet them there.答案：to go1mockingbird, word, headmockingbird, word, head
4、2sad, bad, glad, mad3sky, by, fly, eye, why4together, weather, feather, whether5Teasing, shouting, laughing, singing,running1.11.1Part.2 While-class delicate drama arrange compose literary rhythm sorrow poetry1. It seems incredible to me that the question of how best to _books on shelves could cause
5、 a lively online discussion.2. The purpose of_ criticism is to get to the core of the text and discover what message the author is attempting to convey.3. If you need to handle a _situation, you should behave wisely.4. The poet_quite a few poems featuring the image of cherry blossoms, and describing
6、 the joys and_of life.5. Blank verse is probably one of the most common and influential forms of English_. It is so close to the natural _ of English speech and it has no rhyming. In Shakespeares _, characters from civilians to kings all speak in blank verse, but still in distinctive voices.答案：arran
7、ge; literary; delicate; composed, sorrow; poetry, rhythm, dramas1.21.21.31.3recite/repeat/retell1. Could you_ what you just said?2. Students are required to _over 60 ancient poems or works of prose they have learnt from their Chinese course.3. If you have finished reading the story, please try to _
8、it in your own words.emotion/mood/spirit4. Her _ rose at the approach of the summer holidays.5. We couldnt see any_ in him. He is so calm in spite of what he has experienced.6. Rainy days always put everyone in a depressed_.答案：repeat, recite, retell, spirits, emotions, mood定语从句定语从句1. Some of the fir
9、st poems (that) a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes.2. One of the simplest kinds of poem is the list poem, which contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme.3. There are various reasons why people compose poetry. 1. The Crescent Moon is pe
10、rhaps the most famous collection of childrens poems that is known to people in China. (1)2. There are also many poems written from a childs perspective in which the poet Tagore shows a sympathetic understanding of childrens feelings. (5)3. The English version of the book contains nearly 50 poems, th
11、e focus of which is on the parent-child relationship. (3)4. The initial poems were written from the perspective of a mother who loves her baby at play and at rest, in laughter and in tears. (4)5. The reason why many people love to read this collection of poems is that they can feel the warmth of lov
12、e and enjoy the innocence of childhood. (6)6. It was written by the Indian poet Tagore who was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. (2)2.12.1What is the passage about?What have you learnt about the poet and his work?If you study the history of English literature,you will find the na
13、mes of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning,who were one of the most romantic literary couples of the Victorian era.Elizabeth Barrett started to write poetry from about the age of six. In1844, Elizabeths Poems brought her great success and also attracted the admiration of poet Robert Browning. Brow
14、ning fell in love with her poetry and then they entered into personal correspondence. The couple exchanged many letters, which obviously helped sow the seeds of love between the two. Elizabeth had been ill for many years. She stayed at home and almost never saw visitors. Browning was sure about his
15、love, so he found a way to visit her, and immediately convinced her to become his bride. However, their subsequent marriage was carried out in secret because her father was a dominant and selfish man who would refuse to let his daughter go. The couple moved to Italy in 1846,where Elizabeth lived for
16、 the rest of her life. Browning had a great influence on Elizabeths writing. The best evidence that can be found is Sonnets from the Portuguese that were written during the time when she was in love with Robert Browning.2.22.2Part.2 After-class2.32.3学生两人一组开展“头脑风暴”，先确定要描写的中国诗人，然后模仿活动2的语篇，介绍他/她。EXAMPLE:Bai Juyi was one of the greatest Chinese poets who ever lived. He was born during the mid-Tang Dynasty, which was a period of rebuilding and recovery for the Tang Empire.
