1、Appreciate different forms of English poemsTo read the introduction on some simple forms of English poems.To explore the characteristics of different forms of poems and learn to appreciate English poems.Look&discussDo you understand the poem lines in the photo?Can you use your own words to explain t
2、hem?Possible answer:The words in the photo do not mean an actual road in a wood but mean a choice in the poets life.He made a choice that most people dont,and he felt that it was the right decision.The Road Not TakenWhat is a poem?What is a poem?In childrens eyes:A poem is _.A poem is lovely _.A poe
3、m is _.A poem can be _ and can be _.A poem makes you _.for everyoneto sharecolourful really loudquiet feel like singing laaaaIn some famous poets eyes:Poet Percy Bysshe Shelly defined poetry as“the expression of imagination.”Robert Frost said that a poem forms when“an emotion has found its thought a
4、nd the thought has found words.”Why do you think people write poems?to tell a story to express feelings to express a point of view to get readers to think about an idea to create certain images in readers mind to recall an enjoyable or unpleasant incident Now lets enjoy“A few simple forms of English
5、 poems”to learn more about poems!What do you expect to learn from the reading passage?The text is mainly about the _ of several_ of English poems and _ of these poems.Glance through the text and summarize the main idea.characteristicsexamples2.How many parts can it be divided into?Para 1Para 2-6Para
6、 7A few of the simpler formsTry to write your own poemsReasons and characteristics Fast readingformsA._ BC._ D._E._ F._Nursery rhymesList poemCinquain Haiku Tang poetryRead the Paragraph 1 carefully and answer the questions.1.What are the two important points mentioned in Paragraph 1?The reasons why
7、 people compose poetry The characteristics of poetry2.According to the text,what are the characteristics of poetry?economical use of words;descriptive and vivid language;integrated imagery;literary devices,e.g.,simile,metaphor;arrangement of words and lines;rhymes;rhythmRead the Pare.2-6 and complet
8、e the table on page 51.Type of poemCharacteristicsExampleTopics and poetic devicesNursery rhyme concrete but creative languageA love between father and baby rhymes,repetitionList poemBCCinquainDHaikuETang poemFPoetry comprehensionPoems paint pictures with words through the use of figures of speech修辞
9、修辞 and metaphors,so to understand a poem fully,you have to imagine in your mind the picture the poem is painting.Further,the sounds,rhythm,and rhymes in a poem give it a musical quality.Poems often have to be read aloud,and with feeling,to be really understood and enjoyed.1.What type of poem is it?2
10、.Whats the theme of the poem?3.What kind of poetic devices are used in the poem?4.How does it rhyme?5.What picture can you imagine in your mind when you read this poem?6.What emotion/feeling does it try to convey?Read the Paragraphs 2-6 and discuss these questions.Nursery rhymesHush,little baby,dont
11、 say a word,Papas gonna buy you a mockingbird.If that mockingbird wont sing,Papas gonna buy you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass,Papas gonna buy you a looking glass.If that looking glass gets broke,Papas gonna buy you a billy goat.If that billy goat wont pull,Papas gonna buy you a
12、cart and bull.Type CharacteristicsimageryTopics&poetic devicesA.Nursery rhyme have strong rhythm,and often repeat the same words.rhyming words:dula:su concrete but creative language love between father and baby rhymes,repetitionList poemsHundreds of stars in the deep blue sky,Hundreds of shells on t
13、he shore together,hundreds of birds that go singing by,Hundreds of bees in the sunny weather,Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,But only one mother the world over.Type of poemCharacteristicsimageryTopics and poetic devices
14、B.List poem lists of things,people,ideas.flexible line length repeated phrases for patterns and rhythm love for a mother repetitionrhyming wordsList poemsList poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases.Life can be good,Life can be bad,Life is mostly cheerful,But sometimes sad,Life can be
15、 dreams,Life can be great thoughts,Life can mean a person,Sitting in court.Type of poemCharacteristicsimageryTopics and poetic devicesC.List poem lists of things,people,ideas.flexible line length repeated phrases for patterns and rhythm life repetitionrhyming wordsA list poem is one of the easiest k
16、inds of poems to write because it can have as many lines as the writer likes.But that doesnt mean you should write down anything.Heres a list of elements that make a list poem instead of just a list:How to write a list poem1)The writer is telling you something pointing something out saying,“Look at
17、this”or“Think about this”.2)Theres a beginning and an end to it,like in a story.3)Each item in the list is written the same way.CinquainType CharacteristicsTopics&poetic devicesD.Cinquainamateurs can easily write;made up of five lines;convey a strong picture or a mood.strong picture or a mood;allite
18、rationthe structure of cinquaina noun:name the subject2 adjs:describe the subject3 verbs with ing:describe the subjects actions4 words:give the writers opinions or feelings1 word:give another name for the subject a lovely brother;5 syllables7 syllables5 syllablesHaikuType CharacteristicsimageryTopic
19、s&poetic devicesE.HaikuIt consists of 17 syllables.It contains 5,7,and 5 syllables respectively.17 syllables three lines containing 5,7,and 5 syllables respectively nature望夫石望夫石 王建王建望夫处，望夫处，江悠悠，江悠悠，化为石，化为石，不回头。不回头。山头日日风复雨，山头日日风复雨，行人归来石应语。行人归来石应语。Tang PoetryType CharacteristicsimageryTopics&poetic de
20、vicesF.Tang PoetryA.loneliness B.joy C.love D.trustE.anger F.hate G.sorrow sad love for her husband;rhymes;metaphor a concrete image structuredWhat is the story that poem F tells?Tell the story in your own words.The womans husband has gone away.The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw
21、 him.She waits and waits,never moving from that spot and never speaking,while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.Type of poemCharacteristicsExam-pleTopics and poetic devicesNursery rhyme concrete but creative languageA love between father and baby rhymes,repetitionList poe
22、mBCCinquainDHaikuETang poemF lists of things,people,ideas or descriptions of a particular theme flexible line length repeated phrases for patterns and rhythm nature repetition life repetition simple form five lines strong picture mood few words structured love and waiting metaphor Which poem do you
23、like best?Why?Which poem paints a picture in your mind?What is the picture?Are poems good for our life?What can we get from poems?Poems bring passion to our life.Poems help us to understand life,virtues,beauty and romance.Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world mor
24、e colorful and beautiful.Can you tell which form the following poems belong to?Rain,rain,go away,Come again another day;Little Johnny wants to play.Comment:Johnny can be substituted for any boy or girl name.Life is beauty,admire it.Life is bliss,taste it.Life is a dream,realize it.Life is a challeng
25、e,meet it.Life is a duty,complete it.Life is a game,play it.Life is a promise,fulfill it.Life is sorrow,overcome it.List poemLily out of the water out of itself Haiku SpaghettiMessy,spicySlurping,sliding,fallingBetween my plate and mouthDeliciousCinquainA Farewell Poem to the Old Meadow Grass is spr
26、eading over the meadowLife or death will yearly come,yearly go.The bale-fire can burn away the greenSpring breeze will help it survive again.赋得古原草送别赋得古原草送别 白居易白居易离离原上草，一岁一枯荣。离离原上草，一岁一枯荣。野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。语法语法填空填空（根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文）There are various reasons 1 people write poetry.Some poems give t
27、he reader a strong 2 （impress）.Others try to convey certain emotions.In this text，some simpler forms of English poems 3_ （introduce），such 4 nursery rhymes，which may seem 5 （contradict）.But they are easy to learn and recite.List poems have a flexible line length and 6_（repeat）phrases.Students can als
28、o write the cinquain，a form of poem 7（make）up of five lines.Haiku is 8_ Japanese form of poetry with 17 syllables.English speakers also enjoy Tang poetry.With so many different forms of poetry 9_（choose）from，students may 10 （eventual）want to write poems of their own.why impression are introduced as
29、contradictory repeated made to choose eventually a Summary writingRead the text and write a summary of about 60 words based on the text.Here are some simple forms of English poems.Nursery rhymes may not make sense，but they are easy to learn and recite.（要点1）List poems have a flexible line length and
30、repeated phrases with a pattern and a rhythm.（要点2）The cinquain conveys a strong picture with a few words，only five lines.（要点3）Haiku，a Japanese form of poetry，gives a clear picture and creates a special feeling using few words，consisting of 17 syllables.（要点4）A lot of Tang poetry has been translated i
31、nto English.（要点5）sorrow n.a feeling of great sadness,usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you 悲伤悲伤，悲痛，悲痛 vi.to feel or express sorrow 感到悲伤感到悲伤 sorrow over 为为而悲伤而悲伤1.Others try to convey certain feelings such as joy and sorrow.还有的诗歌则试图传达特定的情感，如喜悦和悲伤。还有的诗歌则试图传
32、达特定的情感，如喜悦和悲伤。eg Words cannot express my sorrow.Her friend was sorrowing over the loss of a dog.to ones sorrow 令某人悲痛的是令某人悲痛的是share happiness and sorrow 同甘共苦同甘共苦more in sorrow than in anger 悲哀多于愤怒悲哀多于愤怒mix joy with sorrow 悲喜交加悲喜交加to the point:dealing only with the important subject or idea,and not in
33、cluding any unnecessary discussions 简明简明恰当的恰当的;简洁中肯的简洁中肯的2.The language of these rhymes,like Poem A,is to the point but has a storyline.这些童谣的语言恰到好处，却含有故事情节，如诗歌这些童谣的语言恰到好处，却含有故事情节，如诗歌A。eg Her comments were brief and to the point.beside/off the point 不不切正题，切正题，无关紧要无关紧要come/get straight to the point 直奔
34、主题直奔主题/开门见山开门见山at that point 在在那时那时at the point of 几乎要几乎要eg Mark received low marks for his essay,as much of it was off the point.Ill come straight to the point:what you are doing has disturbed us.I was sitting in front of the TV and waiting for my favorite program.At that point,the electricity was
35、cut off.When he fell off the tree,he was at the point of tears.make sense:1)if something makes sense,there seems to be a good reason or explanation for it 解释解释得通，得通，有道理有道理 2)to be a sensible thing to do 是明智是明智的，是合乎情理的，是合乎情理3.The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory,but they are easy
36、to learn and recite.这些童谣也许没有道理，这些童谣也许没有道理，甚至甚至自相矛盾，但是很容易学习和背诵。自相矛盾，但是很容易学习和背诵。eg She doesnt talk much,but what she says makes sense.It makes sense to save money while you can.make sense of 理解理解，弄，弄懂懂common sense 常识常识in a sense 在在某种意义上某种意义上talk sense 说说正经话正经话 eg I cant make sense of that painting.根据汉
37、语提示完成下列句子。根据汉语提示完成下列句子。1)It _(没有任何意义没有任何意义)to do this.2)The poem seems hard to understand.Can you _(理解理解)it?doesnt make any sensemake sense ofthey are easy to learn 为为“主语主语+be+adj.+不定式不定式”句型句型The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory,but they are easy to learn and recite.(1)用于该句型的形容词多
38、为表示主语的性质用于该句型的形容词多为表示主语的性质、特征、特征的词。常的词。常见的此类形容词有见的此类形容词有easy,difficult,hard,important,impossible,interesting,pleasant,nice,comfortable,dangerous,heavy等。等。(2)构成不定式的动词和句子的主语存在构成不定式的动词和句子的主语存在逻辑上逻辑上的动宾关系的动宾关系，但不定式通常用主动但不定式通常用主动形式表示形式表示被动意义。若构成不定式的被动意义。若构成不定式的动词为动词为不及物动词不及物动词，其后要加上相应的介词。，其后要加上相应的介词。(3)不
39、定式有时会带上自己的逻辑主语，不定式有时会带上自己的逻辑主语，并用并用for引出。引出。eg Good novels are interesting to read.The chair is comfortable to sit on.The question is hard for me to answer.4.Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain,which is made up of five lines.(对于对于)业余诗人业余诗人(而言而言)容易创作的另一种简单诗歌形式是五
40、行容易创作的另一种简单诗歌形式是五行诗，它是由五个诗行构成。诗，它是由五个诗行构成。be made up of:consist of 由由构成构成、组成、组成其其主语为表示整体的人或事物，即整体由主语为表示整体的人或事物，即整体由部分组成。部分组成。其主动形式为其主动形式为make upeg The club is made up of more than 200 members.We need one more person to make up a team.【拓展拓展】make短语短语 make full use of make good use of make the best of
41、make the most of 充分利用充分利用make up 弥补弥补;和解和解;编造编造;整理整理;化妆化妆make for 走向走向;有助于有助于;促进促进make over 转让转让;移交移交;改造改造;重做重做make up of 由由.构成构成;由由.组成组成make progress 取得进步取得进步make efforts 作出努力作出努力【语境应用语境应用】完成句子。完成句子。1)In some languages,100 words _(占据占据)half of all words used in daily conversations.2)Facing two offe
42、rs,I havent _(下定决下定决心心)about which to choose.3)The audience at yesterdays meeting _(组成组成)twelve leaders from some big companies.make upmake up my mindwas made up of5.With these,you can convey a strong picture or a certain mood in just a few words.通过这些诗行，你可以用短短几句话就传达出一幅动人的画面通过这些诗行，你可以用短短几句话就传达出一幅动人的画
43、面或某种心情。或某种心情。in a good/bad mood 心情好心情好/不好不好be/feel in the mood(for sth./to do sth.)有意有意/有心情（做某事有心情（做某事）put sb.in a good/bad mood 使使某人心情愉快某人心情愉快/不愉快不愉快be in no mood for sth./to do sth.没有心情做某事没有心情做某事mood n.the way you feel at a particular time 情绪情绪；心情心情 eg Hes always optimistic and looks in a good moo
44、d.We really feel in the mood for a party tonight.He was in no mood for being polite to visitors.【语境应用语境应用】完成句子。完成句子。1)Andrew and his friend had a bitter quarrel about some minor matters.Thats why he was _ (心心情差情差)the whole day.2)He was _(有心情有心情)a walk in the woods.in a bad moodin the mood for6.Never
45、 looking back,Transformed into stone.化为石，不回头化为石，不回头。transform vt.to completely change the appearance,form,or character of something or someone,especially in a way that improves it 使改变外观（或性质），使改观；使改变使改变外观（或性质），使改观；使改变形态形态transform(from)into 把把(从从)变成变成eg Many kinds of energy can be transformed into el
46、ectricity.The event that happened when I was in university would transform my life.transformation n.彻底彻底的的)变化，改观，转变，改革变化，改观，转变，改革 transformation fromto/into 从从到到的变化的变化【提醒提醒】前缀前缀trans-有两种含义有两种含义。一一种表示种表示“进入（另一个地方），成为（另一状态）进入（另一个地方），成为（另一状态）”，如如transfer(转移，搬迁转移，搬迁)；transport(运输，运送运输，运送)；transform(使改观使
47、改观)；translate(翻译翻译)；transplant（移（移植）。植）。另另一种表示一种表示“横穿，通过，超越横穿，通过，超越”，如，如：transnational(跨国的跨国的)；transcontinental（横跨大陆（横跨大陆的）；的）；transatlantic（横跨大西洋的）。（横跨大西洋的）。I.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words or phrases given.sorrow rhyme recite moodrespectively be made up of 1.Can you find a _
48、 for“nose”?2.He was in no _ for being polite to visitors.3.The medical team _ three doctors and five nurses.4.Five years ago those figures were 36%and 42%,_.5.They said that the decision was made more in _ than in anger.6.Then a leading singer would stand out and _ alone,and the chorus would respond
49、.rhymemoodis made up ofrespectivelysorrowreciteII.Translate the following sentences into English.1.1.言语无法表达我的言语无法表达我的哀伤哀伤。2.2.明摆着，他今天明摆着，他今天心情心情不错。不错。3.3.和和passion押韵的词是押韵的词是fashion。4.4.他可以他可以吟诵吟诵出那首诗。出那首诗。5.5.这个俱乐部这个俱乐部由由2020个成员个成员组成组成。6.6.他们他们分分获一二名。获一二名。He is clearly in a good mood today.Words can
50、not express my sorrow.The one rhyme for passion is fashion.He can recite that poem from memory.The club is made up of twenty members.They finished first and second respectively.1.Listen to the recording of the text and read aloud the poems.2.Choose your favorite form of poems and write one on your o
