高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Twinkle twinkle little star How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky,A little poem,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Unit 2 Poems,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,A garden of poems,Little poems,Tang poems,Poets,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Do you know who he is in this picture,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,静夜思 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。 抬头望明月，低头思故乡,IN THE QUIET NIGHT So 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 my home. By Li Bai,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Shakespeare,Shelley,If winter comes, can spring be far behind,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,What kind of English poems do you know? 1. Epic (史诗 ) 2. Dramatic poems ( 戏剧诗 ) 3. Metrical tale ( 故事诗 ) 4. Ballad ( 民谣 ) 5. Lyric ( 抒情诗 ) 6. Didactic poems ( 说理诗 ) 7. Parody ( 模仿诗 ) 8. Clerihews ( 打油诗,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,A Few simple forms of English Poems,Reading,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Fast reading: Read fast to answer the following questions,1. What is the main topic of the reading passage,It is about a few simple forms of English poems,2. How many forms of poems are mentioned in the text? What are they,_kinds of poems,five,Nursery rhymes,List poems,Cinquain,Haiku,Tang poems,Learning tip Pay attention to the title and the topic sentence which sums up the main idea of the paragraph. Most often, it is the first sentence of the paragraph,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Second reading: Read the first paragraph again and answer: 1. Whats the purpose of the first paragraph? It gives the reasons why people write poetry. B. It introduces different forms of poems. C. It states the advantage of poems. D. It tells the readers what the text will be about. 2. Whats the topic sentence of the first paragraph,The first sentence,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,As we know, poems are mostly written to show peoples emotions. In Chinese , we have “ 诗言志,诗言情,诗歌合为事而作.” That is, people write poems for different reasons, then we have different kinds of poems,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,People write poems,to tell a story,to describe something,to express feelings,to make others laugh,Reasons,Our art teacher, Mr Shaw, Really knows how to draw. But his awful paintings, Have caused many faintings,to delight the kids,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Strong rhythm and rhyme, a lot of repetition, easy to learn and to recite,Repeated phrases and some rhyme,Made up of five lines, convey a strong picture in just a few words,Made up of 17 syllables; Give a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few words,The translations have a free form,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,What are the characteristics of English poems? They have strong beats/ rhythms. (节奏) Twinkle twinkle little star 强 弱 强 弱 强 弱 强 2. They may rhyme or may not rhyme.(押韵) 3. Some may have repetitions (重复) and alliteration ( 押头韵 ). Summer, sleepy, salty Drying, drooping, dreading,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,3.It can be inferred from the different types of poems that the author shows _. poems are the most beautiful language in the world B. people from child to adult have to learn poems C. poems are written differently depending on nations D. people all over the world like poems very much,2.Both cinquain and haiku have _ in common. A. 17 syllables B. a clear picture and a special feeling in a few words C. five lines D. list things,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Read poems A to H, and tick the correct box/boxes on P9,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,5.From poem E we can learn that_. the writer of the poem feels bored with the summer B. the writer of the poem feels pleased with the summer C. the writer of the poem can bear the heat of the summer D. the summer goes on and forever,4.Poem A is probably used when you want to_ A. terrify small children B. help children to learn about language C. get babies to sleep D. keep babies quiet,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Poem H 1.The poem tells a story about a woman who was waiting on the mountain top for her hus- -band. The story goes like this: A loyal wife kept standing on a mountain top waiting for her husbands coming back. Year after year, the wife became a stone which looks like a woman watching into far distance,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,2.Woman has the feeling of: Loneliness: she was alone watching her hus- -band on the mountain top Love: she waited year after year despite wind and rain. Trust: she believed her husband would come back one day. Sorrow: year after year ,she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husbands coming back, she was very sad,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Baa, baa, black sheep,Have you any wool?Yes sir, yes sir,Three bags full;One for the master,And one for the dame( 夫人),And one for the little boyWho lives down the lane(巷, 里弄,Lets appreciate more,高二英语选修6Unit2 Reading课件,Life is Beauty Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss (天赐的福), taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill (履行)