人教课标 高二 选修 6 Unit 2,Unit 2 Poems,A few simple forms of English poems,Do you remember any little poems or songs you learned when you were a child? Do you remember any poems you have read in high school, either in Chinese or in English? Can you recite any?,What are the characteristics of poems? Can you give me some examples? Poems have beats. They may rhyme or may not rhyme but they have to have rhythms. This beat is not always obvious, but its usually there.,Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry. Without rhythm, there wouldnt be poems.,Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky.,强 弱 强 弱 强 弱 强,唐诗分五言,七言。根据韵节来分 英诗可分为单韵诗、双韵诗、三韵诗至八韵诗。,构成一个韵节的四种情况: 强 + 弱, 强 + 弱弱 弱 + 强, 弱 + 强,poem,poet,poetry,rhyme,rhythm,rhythmic,There are many reasons why people write poems. In small groups make a list of these reasons.,Why do people write poems?,People write poems to tell a story to express feelings to make others laugh,to tell the life or friendship to delight the kids to tell stories to describe the seasons or scenes for entertainment as the lyric of a song,Lets enjoy an English poem in the form of a song: Do-Re-Me and try to find out the rhymes and the rhythm.,Doe a deer a female deer Ray a drop of golden sun Me a name I call myself Far a long long way to run Sew a needle pulling thread La a note to follow Sew,Do re mi,Tea a drink with jam and bread That will bring us back to Doe oh-oh-oh That will bring us back to Doe Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti Do-So-Do,Scan the text for the two questions. What is the main idea topic of the reading passage? What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about?,Some simple forms of English poems.,Nursery rhymes, list poems, the cinquain, haiku and Tang poems.,Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.,Nursery rhymes,rhythm and rhyme,recite,List poems,phrases,five lines,strong,translations,17 syllables,clear,Hush, little baby, dont say a word, Papas going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird wont sing, Papas going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papas going to buy you a looking-grass.,2. Read and answer questions.,A,If that looking-grass gets broke, Papas going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papas going to buy you another today.,What is the babys father going to buy if the mirror gets broken? If the mirror gets broken, the babys father will buy a billy-goat instead. 2. What is the babys father going to do if the goat runs away? Hes going to buy the baby another billy-goat.,3. What is the poem A about? Use your own words to explain it. Poem A is a nursery thyme that illustrates a fathers love for his baby.,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 a fish-pond all on fire,B,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.,What is the poem B about? Poem B is an amusing nonsense poem which describes images of some ridiculous things.,We should have won If 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,Our first football match,C,If I hadnt taken my eye off the ball, If we hadnt stayed up so late the night before, If we hadnt take it easy, If we hadnt run out of energy. We should have won If wed been better!,What is the poem C about? Why didnt the players win the match? Does the author really believe his or her excuses? How do you know?,Answer these questions.,Sample answers: Poem C is about losing a football match and the writer lists a lot of excuses for their failure.,What is the poem C about?,They didnt win because they didnt have enough time; they didnt have thousands of fans screaming; they stayed up too late the night before; they ran out of energy.,2. Why didnt the players win the match?,No. The author doesnt believe his excuses, because at the end of the poem the speaker admits that they just did not play well enough to win ,3. Does the author really believe his or her excuses? How do you know?,Brother Beautiful, athletic Teasing, shouting, laughing Friend and enemy too Mine,Summer Sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading Week in, week out Endless,D,E,1. What are the poems about? 2. Do the authors like the subjects? Give your reasons.,Poem D is a description of a lovely brother. Poem E is a description of hot and boring summer.,Poem D: Yes, the author likes his subject. Although the speaker describes a couple of negative aspects of his / her brother, the reader can feel the affection that the speaker feels for his / her brother.,Poem E: No, the au