Unit 2 Poems

Look at these pictures, can you tell the names of these famous poets? Who do you like best? Why?

Shelley王维

孟浩然

李白

莎士比亚

白居易

杜甫

李清照

艾青

毛泽东

Can you remember any

poems you have read in

high school, either in

Chinese or in English?

Can you recite any?

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 Yuanchong

Coming Home (a Tang poem)

I left home young. I return old.

Speaking as then, but with hair grow thin;

And my children, meeting me, do not know me.

They smile and say: Stranger, where do you

come from?

回乡偶书

唐-

贺知章

少小离家老大回，

乡音无改鬓毛衰。

儿童相见不相识，

笑问客从何处来。

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are.Up above the world so high,Like a diamond in the sky.Twinkle, twinkle, little star,How I wonder what you are!

Find out something special at the end of the lines rhyme ( 押韵 )

BrainstormingWhy do people write poems?

to create images in the readers

to tell a story

to express feelings

to make others laugh

to play with words

to create a mood

to express a point of view

to encourage people

…

to describe something

Why?

five kinds

Nursery rhymes

List poems

Haiku CinquainTang

poems

童谣 清单诗 俳句诗 五行诗 唐诗

Fast reading: 1. How many forms of poems are mentioned in the passage?

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Pay attention: there may not be one answer Pay attention: there may not be one answer to some questionsto some questions

Which poem AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH

describes a person?

tells a story?

describes an aspect of a season?

is about a sport?

is about things that don’t make sense?

is recited to a baby?

describes a river scene?

has rhyming words…?

repeats words or phrases

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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’s going to buy you another today.

Poem A: a nursery rhyme that illustrates a

father’s love for his baby

Poem ACareful reading:

I saw a fish-pond all on fireI 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 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.

Poem B: an amusing nonsense poem which

describes images of some ridiculous

things

List poem ( 清单诗 )

We would have won…

If Jack had 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 take it easy,

If we hadn’t run out of energy.

We would have won…

If we’d been better!

Our first football match

Poem C: About losing a football match and the

writer lists a lot of excuses for their

failure

Poem C

Does the speaker really believe his or her own excuse? How do you know?

No, because at the end of the poem the speaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win.

Didn’t have enough time; didn’t have thousands of fans screaming; stayed up too late, and ran out of energy.

Why didn’t the players win? Write down three excuses that the speaker gives.

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

Brother Beautiful, athleticTeasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine

Summer

Sleepy, salty

Drying, drooping, dreading

Week in, week out.

Endless

　　夏日困乏 , 咸涩干涸 , 枯萎 , 恐怖周而复始永无止境

兄弟爱美 , 又爱运动爱闹 , 爱叫 , 又爱笑是我的朋友也是我的敌人

Poem D

Poem E

Poem D

Q: What’s Poem D about?

Poem D: a description of a lovely brother

Poem E

Q: What’s Poem E about?

Poem E: a description of hot and boring summer

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！　

雪儿融化了 ,

整个村庄充满着

欢乐的儿童。

Haiku ( 俳句诗 )

17 syllables

Poem F: describes how a

butterfly rests on a

tree

Poem G: describes that the weather is warmer and the village is full of happy children

Poem H: Tang poem

Where 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，行人归来石应语。　　　　　　

Q: Choose the words to show the woman’s feelings. loneliness joy love anger hate sorrow

Poem H: Could you tell us the woman’s story in your own words?

A woman’s husband has gone away. The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw 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.

The reason why the woman have the feelings:

loneliness: She was alone watching her husband on the mountain top.

love: She waited year after year despite wind and rain.

sorrow: Year after year, she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husband’s coming back, she was very sad.

1. What is the main topic of the reading passage?

2. Which two poems have rhyming lines?

Circle the pairs of rhyming words.

Some simple forms of English poems.

Poem A and B. Each poem has four beats a line.

Read again and answer the questions.

1.What is the baby’s father going to buy if the mockingbird won’t sing

in Poem A? A. A billy-goat. B. A diamond ring. C. A looking-glass. D. A computer.

Choose the best answers.

B

2. Which of the following is NOT

mentioned in Poem B?

A. A fish-pond on fire.

B. A cottage in the sky.

C. A girl like a cat.

D. A person ten-feet high.

D

3. Which of the following is NOT

mentioned in Poem F?

A. Child.

B. A branch.

C. A butterfly.

D. A blossom.

A

4. What kind of feeling is conveyed

in Poem G?

A. Sorrow.

B. Love.

C. Happiness.

D. Loneliness.

C

5. All the following make small children

like nursery rhymes EXCEPT ___.

A. strong rhyme

B. strong rhythm

C. much meaning

D. a lot of repetition

C

6. How many syllables are there in a

Haiku poem?

A. 17

B. 7

C. 5

D. 70

A

Learn to write a poem

Brother Beautiful, athleticTeasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine

a name (subject of the poem)

two adjs ( describe the subject)three verbs ending with –ing (describe actions)

four words (opinions or feelings)

restates the subject in another single word

Players, Proud and joyful

Take a well deserved rest. Dedication and sacrifice

Paid off.

Don't lie I look through you

To the depths of your soul I can see your innermost thought

I know

Eat .

Eat ..

Eat …

Fat …

Fat …

Fat…

Sunshine Lovely, cheerful

Warming, welcoming, calmingI sing with you

Brightness

Cinquain ( 五行诗 )

1. Review the text carefully and

retell it.

2. Finish exercises 3, 5 and 6 on

page 73-74 of the workbook

Homework