A few simple forms of English poems,Enjoying time,Rhyme and rhythm are important to poetry.,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.,What are the purposes of writing poems?,People write poems to .,Learning Aims,1.To learn some simple forms of English poems and their characteristics.2.To enjoy English poems.3.To imitate(仿写) some simple English poems.,Read the text quickly to answer the two questions. 1. What is the main topic of the reading passage?2. How many forms of poems are mentioned? What are they?,Some simple forms of English poems.,Skimming,Nursery rhymes, list poems, the cinquain, haiku and Tang poems.,Topic: A few simple forms of English poems,Nursery rhymes (童谣),List poems (清单诗),Cinquain (五行诗),Haiku (徘句),Tang poems (唐诗),Characteristics and examples,Careful reading,Read the text again and fill in the blanks.,repetition,rhythm,recite,Careful reading,love,learn,repeated,football match,excuses,flexible,B,hot,still loves,strong,five,boring,17,clear,the minimum of,special,F,A fallen blossom Is coming back to the branch. Look, a butterfly!,17 syllables,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,her husband,translated,Enjoying and Imitating,Nursery rhymes,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-glass. If that looking-glass gets broke, Papas going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papas going to buy you another today.,Rhythm,A,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-glass. 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.,Rhymes,A,:,i,a:,u,ei,Find out words that rhyme,sleep,fish,box,rest,shoe,food,lock,bed,pie,sheep,blue,pig,bread,lost,need,fly,sick,geese,kiss,dog,met,understood,cry,bike,Brainstorm words sharing the same vowels,Group work: Imitate the form of Poem A to write two lines using these words at the end of each line,Hush, little baby, dont say a word, Papas going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird Papas going to buy you . .,Pattern,becomes fat,a yellow cat.,You may begin with any line as you wish to continue the poem.,Example,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 isnt in need, ,You begin with “Hush, little baby” to write a nursery rhyme by yourselves.,Hush, little baby, ,More challenging,Find out the sentence structures in Poem C,sb. would have done sth. if sb. had done sth.,List poems,Group work: Imitate the form of Poem C to write at least one line,I would have learned English better,If I had/hadnt done sth. . . e.g. If I hadn t stayed up late.,List poems,If we study harder, we will make greater progress!,Homework,Write down the nursery rhyme and the list poem you created in your exercise books and improve them; Find more English versions of Tang poems on the Internet; Create an English poem following the forms we have learned.,