1、Unit 5 PoemsReading for WritingPhrases: keep up with;1Explore the characteristics of different forms of poems and learn to appreciate English poem23Words: prejudice; racial; variation; complicated; grief; barrenLead inWhat is the rhyming words of the poem?DREAM Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die
2、 Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams, For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston HughesLanguage pointcomplicated adj. 复杂的1.The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire. 一场严重的森林大火的蔓延使得形势更加复杂。2. The text is approachable, c
3、oping well with quite complicated subjects. 这篇课文把相当复杂的主题讲述得深入浅出、通俗易懂。【拓展】complex, complicated, sophisticated, intricate 这些形容词均含这些形容词均含复杂的复杂的之意。之意。complex : 侧重内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。complicated : 与complex的含义接近，但语气更强，着重极其复杂，很难分析、分辨或解释。sophisticated : 侧重指事物发展到或达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂。intricate : 着重指错综复杂，令人迷惑
4、理解variation n. 变化 1. The prices for food are subject to variation. 食品的价格可能变更。2. Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of cold ham. 我的祖父每天都会吃一盘冷火腿，雷打不动。【拓展】v. vary 变化adj. variable可变的；易变的，多变的；变异的varied各式各样的；杂色的varying变化的racial adj. 种族的；人种的种族的；人种的They hate all forms of racial discrimin
5、ation.他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。This is the recipe for racial tensions .这才是解决种族紧张的秘诀。Content1. Before you read, discuss how to understand a poem with your partner. Make a list of questions that the readers should consider while reading poems. The following points may help you.SubjcctImagesToneRhythm and soundsF
6、eelings and emotionsRhetorical devicesWIND ON THE HILL No one can tell me, Nobody knows, Where the wind comes from, Where the wind goes. Its flying from somewhere As fast as it can, I couldnt keep up with it, Not if I ran. But if I stopped holding The string of my kite,2 Read the poems below and the
7、n complete the table. It would blow with the wind For a day and a night. And then when I found it, Wherever it blew, I should know that the wind Had been going there too. So then I could tell them Where the wind goes . But where the wind comes from Nobody knows. A. A. MilneDREAM Hold fast to dreams,
8、 For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams, For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Langston HughesA MATCH If love were what the rose is, And I were the leaf, Our lives would grow together In sad or singing weather, Brown fields or flower
9、ful closes, Green pleasure or grey grief; If love were what the rose is, And I were like the leaf. A. C. Swinburne Wind on the Hill Dream MatchSubjectimagesRhyming wordsRhetorical devices2 complete the table.personificationdie; flywindkitemetaphorrose; leaftogether; weatherlovebird; fieldmetaphorkit
10、e; nightdreamThe poem dream by Langston Hughes is very short with only 8 lines. When I read the poem aloud I can hear that the ends of the second and forth sentences rhymedie“ and “fly”. The last word from the sixth and eighth sentences also rhyme “ go ” and snow ” These rhyming words sound nice and
11、 make the poem pleasing to read.3. Choose one of the poems and write a short essay about it. The following example may help you.When I close my eyes, I can see different images from the poem. For example, I can see hands being held. I can see a bird flying in the sky. I can see a field and I can ima
12、gine what it looks like with lots of snow. I start to feel cold when I read these lines!I learnt a new phrase , “hold fast” , which means to hold on something. Barren ” is also a new word to me, which means empty.I think the poet is giving us advice. He wants us to keep dreaming, because life is muc
13、h better when we dream and have something to look forward to.Start with the theme first. Ask yourself, What message do I want to give to the reader?What is important to me? ”4. Write your own poem by following these steps.Next, think about the words and phrases you would like to use. Make a list of
14、words related to your theme.Then check how well your details paint a picture in your head. Now write the poem. Read it aloud and listen to how it sounds.Finally, give it a title. Now your poem is ready!5 Work in groups. Take turns to read aloud your poems and then have a discussion on what you think they mean. Give your personal opinion or advice based on what you have learnt from this unit.1. Recite new words and phrases.2. Write an English poem about your own dreamBye-bye!
