1、Unit 2 PoemsWarming up&Readinglook&guess what poem it is or recite the poem IN THE QUIET NIGHTSo bright a gleam on the foot of my bed,Could there have been a frost already?Lifting myself to look,I found that it was moonlight.Sinking back again,I thought suddenly of home.FarmersLi ShenFarms weed at n
2、oon,Sweat down the fields soon,Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day?Shelley (17921822)Ode(赞歌/颂）to the West WindIf Winter comes,can Spring be far behind?Do you know what a famous sentence he wrote?whyexpress feelingstell a storyfor funshow opinionsdescribe sb/sthencourage peopleto deligh
3、t the kidsDo you know why people may write poems?2025/12/11.What is the purpose of the reading passage?2.How many poems does the passage have?To introduce us to different kinds of poems.Eight.First readingfive kindsNursery rhymesList poemsCinquain HaikuTangpoems童谣清单诗五行诗 俳句诗唐诗How many kinds of poems
4、the text mentions?What are they?Careful reading1.what are the eight poems about?Nursery rhymes1.Read Poem A and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes.2.Underline the pair of rhyming words.3.What is about?Hush,little baby,dont say a word,Papas going to buy you a mockingbird.If that mockingbi
5、rd wont sing,Papas going to buy you a diamond ring.If that diamond ring turns to brass,Papas going to buy you a looking glass.If that looking-glass gets broke,Papas 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):dina:sueiNursery rh
6、ymes1.Read Poem A and find out the characteristics of nursery rhymes.(1)strong rhythm（节奏感强）(2)strong rhyme（押韵）(3)a lot of repetition（多处重复）It is about a fathers love for his babyI 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 sa
7、w 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.I saw a fish-pond all on fire,I saw a house bow to a squir
8、e,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 wer
9、e true.List poem(清单诗)1.Can you really see such things in your life?2.Does this poem have good rhyme?3.Does this poem have a lot of repetition?NoYes YesRead Poem B and answer4.What is about?some ridiculous thingsOur first football matchWe would have wonif Jack had just scored that goal,if wed had jus
10、t a few more minutes,if we had trained harder,if Ben had passed the ball to Joe,if wed had thousands of fans screaming,if I hadnt taken my eye off the ball,if we hadnt stayed up so late the night before,if we hadnt taken it easy,if we hadnt run out of energy,We would have won if weve been better!Our
11、 first football matchWe would have wonif Jack had scored that goal,if wed had just a few more minutes,if we had trained harder,if Ben had passed the ball to Joe,if wed had thousands of fans screaming,if I hadnt taken my eye off the ball,if we hadnt stayed up so late the night before,if we hadnt take
12、n it easy,if we hadnt run out of energy，We would have won if weve been better!1.Did his team win the game?2.Does the speaker really believe his own excuse?NoNoRead Poem C and answer3.What is about?about losing a football match and the writers excuses for their failureSummer Sleepy,saltyDrying,droopi
13、ng,dreading Week in,week out.EndlessBrother Beautiful,athletic Teasing,shouting,laughing Friend and enemy too Mine1.How many lines is the cinquain made up of?_2._3.What is the feeling of the author in Poem D&Poem E?Poem D:_ Poem E:_Cinquain poemsfive linesfull of love tired of summerWhat is about?a
14、lovely brotherA fallen blossomIs coming back to the branch.Look,a butterfly!(by Moritake)Snow having melted The whole village is brimful Of happy children.(by Issa)Haiku(俳句诗)1.Haiku actually is a form of poetry from _.2.What are they about?_ _.JapanPoem F a butterfly on a treePoem Gthe weather is wa
15、rmer and the village is full of happy childrenWhere she awaits her husband,On and on the river flowsNever looking back,Transformed into stone.Day by day upon the mountain top,wind and rain revolve.Should the journey return,this stone would utter speech.(by Wang Jian)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
16、石应语。1.How did the woman feel at that time?_ Tang poems2.What is about?1.Circle one or more of the feelings below that you think the woman has.Give reasons for your answers:loneliness joy love trust anger hate sorrow2.a woman who waits for her beloved husband to come back from a journey.Could you try
17、 to write some poems or just some lines for some reasonIs it difficult for you?practiceA Students PrayerNow I lie down to_I pray I pass tomorrows_resttestGood,better,_!Never have it rest!Till good is_,And better,_!bestbetterbestremember:Its your time to create your own poems or just some poem lines!
18、group work:1.To My _,Thank youYou were always there To _me But most important You were always there To _me2.seasons（四季）（四季）1.To My Parents,Thank youYou were always there To _me You were always there To _me You were always there To _ me But most important You were always there To _mehelpguidelaugh wi
19、thcry withloveSpring is green,Summer is bright,Autumn is gold,Winter is white.Year in,year out,We work and fightFor a new world,of red sunlight.2.seasons（四季）（四季）Coming Home by He Zhizhan by He ZhizhanI left home young and not till old do I come back,I left home young and not till old do I come back,
20、My accent is unchanged,my hair no longer black.My accent is unchanged,my hair no longer black.The children dont know me,whom I meet on the way,The children dont know me,whom I meet on the way,Where do you come from,reverend sir?Where do you come from,reverend sir?they smile and say.they smile and sa
21、y.小少离家老大回，乡音无改鬓毛摧。儿童相见不相识，笑问客从何处来？Poem1:How long will the bright moon appear?Wine-cup in hand,I ask the sky.I do not know what time of year,It would be tonight in the palace on high.水调歌头明月几时有？把酒问青天不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年？苏轼Translated by Xu YuanchongPoem2:Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here;Q
22、uietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky.轻轻的我走了，正如我轻轻的来；我轻轻的招手,作别西天的云彩。Say Goodbye to Cambridge AgainPoem3:I look for her in vain.When all at once I turn my head,I find her there where lantern light is dimly shed.众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。辛弃疾Poem 4:They were boiling beans on a bean
23、stalk fire,Came a plaintive voice from the pot,“O,why since we sprang from the self-same root,Should you kill me with anger hot?”A poem written in 7 stepsPoem 5:七步诗-曹植煮豆燃豆萁,豆在釜中泣。本是同根生，相煎何太急。A Spring MorningI awake light-hearted this morning of spring,Everywhere round me the singing of birdsBut now
24、I remember the night,the storm,And I wonder how many blossoms were broken.春晓春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟夜来风雨声，花落知多少Poem 6:Weve learnt several poems,韵,压韵的词(n.)压韵(v.)节奏(n.)诗歌诗人诗歌（总称）poempoetpoetryrhymerhythmLearning tip Pay attention to the title and the topic sentencewhich sums up the main idea of the paragraph.Most often,it is the first sentence of the paragraph.
