If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Shelley--- Ode to the west wind ( 西风颂 )

Unit2 Poems

1. What is mama going to buy for the baby if that mockingbird won’t sing?

A. a looking glass B. a diamond ring C. another billy-goat D. nothing

2. What is mama going to buy for the baby if the mirror gets broken?

A. a mockingbird B. a diamond ring C. looking glass D. a billy-goat

B

D

Look at the video:

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1. Why do people write poetry?2. How many kinds of poems does the text mention? What are they?

Five kinds

Nursery rhymes

List poems

Cinquain HaikuTang

poems

童谣 清单诗 五行诗 俳句诗 唐诗

Fast reading

A B&C D&E F&G H

Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,

Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird.

If that mockingbird won’t sing,

Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring.

If that diamond ring turns to brass,

Papa’s going to buy you a looking glass.

If that looking-glass gets broke,

Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat.

If that billy-goat runs away,

Papa is going to buy you another today.

Nursery rhyme( 童谣 )

[ə:d]

[in]

[a:s]

[əu]

[ei]

I saw a fish-pond all on fire,

I saw a house bow to a squire,

I saw a person twelve-feet high,

I saw a cottage in the sky,

I saw a balloon made of lead,

I saw a coffin drop down dead,

I saw two sparrows run a race,I saw two horses making lace,

I saw a girl just like a cat,I saw a kitten wear a hat,I saw a man who saw these too,And said though strange they all were true.

List poem ( 清单诗 )

Our first football matchWe would have won…

if Jack had just scored that goal,

if we’d had just a few more minutes,

if we had trained harder,

if Ben had passed the ball to Joe,

if we’d had thousands of fans screaming, if I hadn’t taken my eye off the ball, if we hadn’t stayed up so late the night before, if we hadn’t taken it easy, if we hadn’t run out of energy,

We would have won…

if we’ve been better!

1. What sports do you think the speaker is writing about?

2. Did his team win the game?3. How many excuses did they make to

explain why they didn’t win?4. Does the speaker really believe his

own excuse?

Football

No

Nine

POEM C : and answer the following questions

If no, what is the reason for their failure?

No

The reason why they are fail is that they are not good enough.

Brother

Beautiful ,athletic

Teasing, shouting ,laughing

Friend and enemy too

mine

Cinquain ( 五行诗 ) (poem D and E)

---one word (topic)

---two adjs

---three verbs with –ing

---four words

---one word

Five lines

Does the speaker like the topic?

E: No. The reader gets the feeling that the speaker cannot wait. The words drooping, dreading, week in, week out and endless convey( 传达 ) this feeling.

Summer Sleepy, saltyDrying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless

A fallen blossom

is coming back to the branch.

look, a butterfly!

(by Moritake)

Snow having melted,

The whole village is brimful

of happy children

(by Issa)

落下的花朵

回到了树枝上。

瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！　　　作者 Moritake

雪儿融化了 ,

整个村庄充满着

欢乐的儿童。

　　作者 Issa

Haiku ( 俳句诗 )

17syllables

Where she awaits her husband,

On and on the river flows

Never looking back,

Transformed into stone.

Day by day upon the mountain top,

wind and rain revolve.

Should the journeyer return,

this stone would utter speech.

(by Wang Jian)

1. What’s the title ?

A.蝶恋花 B.竹枝词 C.望夫石 D.一剪梅

　　望夫石　　　　王健

望夫处，江悠悠。

化为石，不回头。

山头日日风复雨，

行人归来石应语。

　　　　　　

相传远古时代，这里是汪洋大海，有一少妇，因丈夫出海打鱼，久而不返，遂登山望夫，感而成石。

Which of the following words can convey the woman’s feelings

A. loneliness B. joy C. love

D. trust E. anger F. hate G. sorrow

A. loneliness C. loveD. trustG. sorrow

?

Till, raising my cup, I asked the bright moon, To bring me my shadow and make us three.

举杯邀明月，对影成三人。

Translation:

蓦然回首，那人却在灯火阑珊处

When all at once I turn my head, find her there lantern( 灯笼 ) light is dimly( 朦胧地 ) shed.

Wildfire never quite consumes them -- They are tall once more in the spring wind.

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。

Nursery RhymesThey have strong rhyme and a lot of repetition.

List Poems

They repeated phrases and some rhyme, and easy to write.

CinquainThey are made up of 5 lines, and convey a strong picture, and easy to write.

HaikuThey are made up of 17 syllables, and give a picture and a special feeling.

Tang PoemsTheir translations have a free form.

Characteristics Form

1.All the following make small children like

nursery rhymes EXCEPT: A. strong rhyme B. strong rhythm C. much meaning D. a lot of repetition2. What kinds of poems can be written by the students themselves easily?

A. List poems and cinquain.

B. Tang poetry and cinquain.

C. Haiku and nursery rhymes.

D. Cinquain and nursery rhymes.

3. Children who learn and recite nursery rhymes can easily ____

A. form the ability of writing poems B. learn about their language C. make progress in studies D. produce love to their parents

4. Which of the following are English speakers interested in copying?

A. Chinese and Japanese poems B. Chinese and French poems C. Japanese and American poems D. Japanese and Russian poems

Choose one of these forms, and try to write a poem in groups, and tell why you write the poem.

Nursery rhyme

List poem

Cinquain

Haiku

Tang poem