1、Mom Knows BestEnglish poems 诗歌是一种文学形式。它通过有节奏、韵律的语言反映生活、抒发情感。这一点世界上各种语言通型，英文自然也不例外。英文诗歌类型多样，比如莎士比亚的十四行诗等。但总体来说，从现代英文诗歌韵脚特征上来看，可以分成有韵脚诗和无韵脚诗两类。有韵脚诗歌往往两行押一元音韵脚，甚至多行押一元音韵脚，每行无论文字多少重音节趋于相同，富于节拍性，读来有较强的节奏感；无韵脚诗不强调行尾韵脚，无需考虑押韵的问题，且每行长短有别，因此其节拍性不如有韵脚诗那么强。但是无韵脚诗并非全无节奏，它往往通过相同的语句结构和反复重复的元、辅音发音进行弥补，令人读来别有一番情趣。本
2、单元Mom knows best 即为无韵脚诗。Do you knom your mom well?disscuss(1)Whats your moms hobby?(2)Are you getting on well with your mom?(3)What are you allowed to do by your mom?Read the whole poem(诗歌诗歌）,answer the question:SkimmingWhat does the title“Mom Knows Best”mean？A.Mom knows Im the best.B.Mom knows shes
3、 the best.C.Mom knows whats the best for me.1.What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child?3bRead the poem again and answer the questions.When the writer was a baby and a small child,the mom did these:sang to him and stayed by his side when he cried3.How did the writer feel when
4、he was a teenager and his mom said“Please be back by ten”?He was upset because he felt that he was old enough to be independent and should not be told what to do.1.a tiny baby 2.stay by sb.s side 3.run through the field 4.keep.from.5.give sb.a hug 6.lift sb.up 7.talk back 8.think back 9.have scary d
5、reams 10.be late for school 11.regret doing sth.Important Expressions一个小婴儿一个小婴儿 陪伴在某人旁边陪伴在某人旁边跑步穿越田野跑步穿越田野使使远离远离拥抱某人拥抱某人举起某人举起某人回嘴；顶嘴回嘴；顶嘴回想；回忆回想；回忆做恶梦做恶梦上学迟到上学迟到后悔做某事后悔做某事Think about a time you did something even though your mom or dad told you not to do it.Share your story with your partner.3c How old were you?Did you talk back to your mom or dad?What happened?How do you feel about it now?What did your mother do when you were a small child?Write a short passage.
