Unit 2Poems【导语】你喜欢诗歌吗？诗歌是色彩的语言，诗歌是人们心灵的沟通，诗歌是人类情感的经历。Poems are one of the most important forms of language.People in the ancient times could use this form to express their feelings.Poems can help children learn proper language skills.Through learning a poem，children can learn languages.Poetry can be very powerful，using words to develop mental images or strong feelings.Poems can help understand the art and culture.Poetry is more than just wordsit helps to explain the culture of a person.By studying poetry，students learn to appreciate the history and culture behind the words.By learning poetry，our brain will be well trained to memorize information.It is often said that the brain is a part that must be exercised.If your kids learn to speak in public，they can train themselves to speak properly and avoid the fear of being in front of others in the future.Meanwhile，they receive praise or even applause after they recite a poem，which increases their self-confidence.They can get a sense of achievement by doing that.【词海拾贝】1mental adj.精神的，思想的，心理的2appreciate vt.感激；欣赏；领会3applause n热烈鼓掌；喝彩；掌声【问题思考】1What is the authors purpose of writing the article?_答案：To show the readers the importance of learning poetry.2What are the advantages of learning poems mentioned in the passage?_答案：Understanding the art and culture，training the brain，earning a sense of success.3What do you think of poems?_答案：(Different students have different opinions.).将单词与其正确释义连线1tickA韵；押韵2rhyme B引起矛盾的3contradictory C含盐的；咸的4diamond D钻石；菱形5salty E枝条；支流；部门6branch F交换；交流；互换7sorrow G暖和；温暖8exchange H负担；负荷物9warmth I给标记号10load J悲伤；悲痛答案：1I2A3B4D5C6E7J8F9G10H.根据所给汉语提示写出单词1_ adj.无穷的；无止境 2_ n最低限度；最少量3_ n翻译；译文4_ adj.赤裸的；光秃的；稀少的5_ adv.永远6_ adj.适当的；正当的答案：1.endless2.minimum3.translation4.bare5forever6.appropriate.根据英语释义写出单词1_： place where young children are cared for, usually while their parents are at work, etc2_：strong feeling of any kind3_：take sb/sth; transmit sb/sth; make ideas, feelings, etc known to another person4_：make fun of sb in an unkind way5_：small simple house, esp in the country6_：that can bend easily without breaking7_：existing in material form; that can be touched, felt, etc8_：the regular way in which sth happens or is done9_：to change the form of sth10_：at the end of period of time or a series of events答案：1.nursery2.emotion3.convey4.tease5cottage6.flexible7.concrete8.pattern9transform10.eventually.选用短语的适当形式完成句子make sense；either.or.；take it easy；pay attention to；run out of；in particular；make up1Mr Smith, I have an ache on my leg._Let me have a look.答案：Take it easy2If we _ water, we will die.答案：run out of3This funny book _ ten units.答案：is made up of4. Look at the picture，_ its colour and then paint another one just like it.答案：pay attention to5. Among all English poems, I enjoy those written by Shakespeare _答案：in particular.领会句子所用句型并译成汉语1The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory，but they_are_easy_to_learn_and_recite_答案：这些诗可能没有什么意义，甚至(有些)看起来自相矛盾，但是它们容易学，也容易背。2Some rhyme (like B) while others do not (like C)_答案：有些(清单)诗押韵(如B)，有些不押韵(如C)。3Though_strange they all were true._答案：虽然奇怪，但他们都是真的。4Should the traveller return，this stone would utter speech._答案：行人归来石应语。5With so many different forms of poetry to_choose_from，students may eventually want to write poems of their own._答案：有了这么多可供选择的诗歌类型，学生们最终也许想自己作诗了。课文表层理解.判断正(T)误(F)1There isnt any reason why people write poetry.(F)2Not all poems tell a story or describe an emotion.(T)3Haiku，a Japanese form of poetry creates a special feeling using the minimum of words.(T)4Tang poems are easy to write than the other forms of poetry.(F).读课文回答问题1. What kind of feeling is conveyed in Poem G? (1 word)_答案：Happiness.2What does the word “flexible” (Line 15, Page 10) most likely mean? (no more than 2 words)_答案：Easily changed.3In Poem E, what subject is the speaker writing about? Does the speaker like the sub