1、Unit 2 PoemsPeriod 1 Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading and ComprehendingTeaching goals1. Knowledge and skills1) To get the students have a better understanding of poems2) To develop the students speaking ability by talking about some English poems.2. Emotion, attitude and value1) To cultivate student
2、s appreciation of poetry 2) To develop students interest in learning EnglishTeaching important to call up people to do something; to practice writing; to pour out ones feelings; to show dissatisfaction or praise .Sum up: A poem is a composition with rhythmic balance expressing ideas or experiences o
3、r feelings.A poem is a literary work that is not in verse but deals with emotional or descriptive themes in a rhythmic form. A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest
4、.Step 2 Pre-reading1. Words preview: tick, rhyme, convey, nursery, concretr, contradictory, diamond, flexible, pattern, cottage, sparrow, tease, salty, endless, minimum, branch, translation, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easy2. Please go over quickly the poems in the reading part
5、. And then tick the correct box / boxes for each question. Sample answers:Which poem A B C D E F G Hdescribes a person tells a story describes an aspect of a season is about sport is about things that dont make sense is recited to a baby describes a river scenehas rhyming words at the end of lines r
6、epeats words or phrases Step 3 Read the poems1. Listen to the poems in the reading part, paying attention to the pauses within each sentence.2. Listen again and read after the tape.3. Share your feeling with the rest of the class.Step 4 Homework1. Recite one of your favourite poems from the passage.
7、2. Ask the students to collect English poems.Period 2 ReadingTeaching goals1. Knowledge and skills1)To know the meanings of the following new words and phrases:tick, rhyme, convey, nursery, concretr, contradictory, diamond, flexible, pattern, cottage, sparrow, tease, salty, endless, minimum, branch,
8、 translation, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easy.2)To learn about some simple forms of English poems.3)To develop the students reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.2. Emotion, attitude and value1)To cultivate students appreciation of poetry and the ability of unde
9、rstanding, enjoying poems.2)To develop students sense of cooperative learning.Teaching important Give a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few words.Tang Poems The translations have a free form.3. Detailed-reading1) Whats the main idea of Poem A? Find the strong rhythrm and rhyme i
10、n it. (Suggested answer: A is a nursery rhyme that illustrates a fathers love for his baby.)2) What are the main idea of Poem B and C? Whats the differences between them though they are both list poems? (Suggested answer: B is an amusing nonsense poem which describes images of some ridiculous things
11、. Poem C is about losing a football match and the writer lists a lot of excuses for their failure.)3) What are the main idea of Poem D and E? A brife introduction of the structure of the cinquain.(Suggested answer: Poem D is a description of a lovely brother.Poem D is a description of hot and boring
12、 summer.)The structure of the cinquain:Line 1: a noun that names the subject of the poem Line 2: two adjectives that describe the subjectLine 3: three verbs ending with ing that describe the subjects actionsLine 4: four words that give the writers opinions or feelings about the subjectLine 5: a word
13、 that gives another name for the subject4) What are the main idea of Poem F and G? Can you find out the 17 syllables in them?(Suggested answer: 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.5) Whats the main ide
14、a of Poem H? What feelings do you think the woman has? Can you give a proper title to Poem H either in English of Chinese?(Suggested answer: A womans 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 speakin
15、g, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.Loneliness: she was alone watching her husband 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 with
16、out seeing any hope of her husbands coming back, she was very sad.望夫石/ A Loyal WifeThe Chinese version of poem H:望夫石 王 建望夫处，江悠悠，化为石，不回头。山头日日风复雨，行人归来石应语。6) Which poem or poems give you a clear picture in your mind?(Suggested answer: D, F, G, H)Step 3 Listening, reading aloud and underlining1、Ask the
17、students to listen to the recording of the passage, read after the tape and try to clap the beats.2、Listen again, underline useful words and expressions Step 4 RetellingThere are 1_ (vary) reasons 2_ people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something 3_ a way 4_ will give the reader
18、a strong 5_(impress). 6_ try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry 7_(express) themselves. In this text, 8 _ , we 9_ (look) at a few of the simpler forms . Some of the first poetry 10_(write) in English was 11_(nurse) rhymes. Children learned these 12_they were very yo
19、ung. Nursery rhymes 13_ the one 14_ the right (A)15 _(be) still a common type of childrens poetry, They delight small children16 _ they have strong rhythm and rhyme and have a lot of 17_(repeat). This makes them easy14 _(learn) and to recite. By 18_(play) 19_the words in nursery rhymes , children le
20、arn 20_ language . One of the 21_(simple) kinds of poems22 _ students can23 _(easy) write themselves 24_(be) poems like B and C that list things, List poems repeat phrases and some rhyme (like B)25_ others do not (like C). Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a
21、 poem 26_(make) 27_ of five lines. 28_ these, students can 29_(convey) a strong picture 30_ just a few words. Look at the examples (D and E) 31 _ the top of the next page. Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry32 _ 33_(be) made up of 17 syllables. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, 34_ is v
22、ery 35_36 _ English speakers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain , 37_(give) a clear picture and 38_(create) a specialfeeling in just a few words. The two haiku poems (F and G) on the right are _(translate) 39_ the Japanese. Did you know that English 40_(speak) have also enjoy 41_ forms of A
23、sian poetry Tang poems from China 42_ particular. A lot of Tang poetry has been 43 _(translate) 44 _English. This Tang poem is a translation from the Chinese. 45_ so many different forms of poetry to choose 46_, students may 47_(eventual) want to write poems of _ own. 48_ is easier than you might th
24、ink and certainly worth 49_ try.Step 5 QuizCan you tell which form the following poems belong to?1. Rain, rain, go away,Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. Comment:Johnny can be substituted for any boy or girl name. 2. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dr
25、eam, 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 it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. 3 Lily out of the water out of itself 4 A Farewell Poem to the Old Meadow Grass is spreading over the meadowLife or death will yearly come,
26、yearly go.The bale-fire can burn away the greenSpring breeze will help it survive again.赋得古原草送别 白居易离离原上草，一岁一枯荣。野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。5 SpaghettiMessy, spicySlurping, sliding, fallingBetween my plate and mouthDeliciousStep 6 Homework1.Read the text aloud.2.Ask the students to do Exercise 1 in Learning about La
27、nguage on page 12.Period 3 Learning about languageTeaching goals1. Knowledge and skills1) To get the students to learn to use of the following important words and phrases:convey, concrete, contradictory, flexible, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easy, eventually, transform, appropr
28、iate, exchange, sponsor2) To get the students to understand and use the following important and useful sentence patterns: There are various reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression.Some rhyme (like B) while
29、others do not (like C). Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of five lines. With so many different forms of poetry to choose from,students may eventually want to write poems of their own2. Emotion, attitude and value1) To stimulate students inter
30、est in learning English.2) To develop students sense of cooperative learning.Teaching important changeableflexibly adv.A flexible schedule/ arrangement/substance (物质）flexi- （pref.） 有弹性的，灵活的flextime 弹性工作时间制13. emotion 情绪emotional 易动感情的II Words and phrases1. convey vt. 1)输送, 搬运, 运输（ from to ）传达, 表达 (感
31、情,意见, 思想)表明,说明 ( convey + clause)【例句】Please convey my apologies to your friend. _ She didnt wish to convey that they were all at fault. _ Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators. _ The survivals from Wenchuan Earthquake have been conveyed to safe places. _【归纳总结】convey ones feelings/t
32、hanks to sb. 向某人表达某种感情/谢意 convey sth. to sb. 向某人传达/运送某物 convey sth./sb. from. to some 把某物/ 人( 从某地)送到某地 【应用】 汉译英：请向李教授转达我良好的祝愿。 （convey） _ 2.concrete adj.具体的 n.混凝土；凝结物 . 【例句】You need to offer concrete evidences to support your idea. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract
33、Concrete is very strong and is used in many modern buildings. In the concrete, the theory is far from perfect.I understand the general idea; but in the concrete,what do you actually plan to do ?【归纳总结】in the concrete 具体化，实际上【应用】What you said was not concrete so we couldnt understand. _（英译汉）3. contrad
34、ictory adj. 引起矛盾的；好反驳的 vt. contradict n. contradiction 【例句】The evidence seems contradictory to our findings. His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle. All evening his husband contradicted everything she said. 【归纳总结】be contradictory to 与.相矛盾【应用】The facts _ his theory.
35、 His practice is in _ with his stated principles. The prisoners statement was _ to the one hed made earlier. There seems to be a _between her words and actions.He did something _ to his orders. 4.flexible : adj.灵活的；可弯曲的；柔顺的 adv: flexibly n: flexibility 【例句】The government needs a more flexible approa
36、ch to education. We can be flexible about your starting date. Computers offer a much greater degree of flexibility in the way work is organized 【应用】Mothers holding jobs outside the home should have _ schedules to make it easier to care for their children. A. heavy B. smooth C. flexible D. complex5.
37、take it easy 轻松；不紧张；从容 【例句】Take it easy. Well take care of everything.放心好了，一切由我们照料。 You should take it easy this weekend.这个周末你应该放松一下。 Take it easy, and you will make it.别紧张，你会成功的。 【拓展】take it/things easy 别紧张，慢慢来；从容不迫地进行工作 take ones chance 碰运气 take ones time 不匆忙；别着急；慢慢来 take sb. wrong 误解（曲解）某人的意思 tak
38、e sth. seriously 认真地对待某事 take. . . by surprise 突袭，使大吃一 惊【应用】 _. It is not as difficult as you expected. A. Go ahead B. Dont mention it C. Take it easy D. No problem - Im going to have a driving test tomorrow and I dont know if I can pass it. - _. A. Take your time B. Never mind C. Take it easy D. Fo
39、rget it - Just a moment. I havent finished packing my suitcase. - _. Its high time we left for the airport. A. Go ahead B. Take it easy C. Hurry up D. Thats fine It cant be too worse. Just_., things will turn out to be better so long as you dont stop trying. A. be all right B. take your time C. igno
40、re it D. take it easy6. run out (of ) 用完；耗尽 【例句】We are running out of our money. =Our money is running out. 我们的钱快花光了。 I run out of breath. 我跑得喘不过气来。 【辨析】run out of 意为 “用完了” ，是及物动词短语，表示主动意义，主语一般是人。 run out=become used up,意为“用完了” ，是不及物动词短语，其主语通常为时间、食物、金钱等名词。If he hadnt run out of money , he would have
41、 bought it. My passport has run out. 【拓展】run out/ give out （为不及物动词短语）用尽 (燃料,食物,钱等) use up （为及物动词短语）用完，消耗尽run short of sth. 缺乏，短缺 【应用】We have used up / _ _ _ all the paper. （同义词替换）他已把这个月的钱花完。He _ the money of this month. The money of this month _.Can you spare me some paper? Mine . A. has run out B.
42、has used up C. has run out of D. is run out 翻译句子 旅行将要结束时，食物已经吃完了。 解析：选 A。空格前为 mine 作主语，相当于 my paper;run out 需要物作主语，而 D 项时态不对。Food supplies had run out toward the end of the trip. 7. be made up of= consist of .由构成，组成make up 形成、弥补; 补偿; 补足; 补(考)(2)拼凑成; 配制; 包装(3) 编辑, 编制(4)虚构; 捏造(5)缝制(6)组成(7) 调停; 和解(8) 结
43、算(帐目); 整理(房间等); 准备(床铺等); 包装(9)化装; 打扮 【例句】1) They quarreled (with each other) but soon made up. _ 2) She made up her face to look prettier. _ 3) The boy made up a story; it was not true. _ 4) We need one more player to make up a team. _ 5) How can we make up to you for what you have suffered? _6）Wome
44、n make up only 30 of the workforce. _1）和解；和好 2）化妆；化装 3） 虚构; 捏造 4）补足；凑足 5) 弥补；6）组成【拓展】make up for sth. 弥补(用其它方式,以平衡)make out 理解，辨认出 make it 获得成功；准时到达 make for sth. 向移动；促成 be made of 由做成(看得出原材料的样子) be made from 由做成(看不出原材料的样子) be made in 在( 地方)做成 be made by 由( 某人)制造 make towards sth./make ones way to 向
45、移动，朝 走去 【应用】Everyone in our class likes Mary because she is good at telling and jokes. A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up 这支医疗队由 5 名医生，10 名护士组成。 Girl students make up 40% of the student number. 解析：选 C。按照句意此处有 “编造笑话”之意。turn up 出现，将调大；put up 张贴；show up 出现。 The medical team is made
46、up of five doctors and ten nurses.女学生占学生总数 40%。8. on Particular = particularly ，particular adj. 特别的；详细的；独有的；挑剔的 n. 特色，特点；（可分类，列举的）项目；详细情节，细情，细目；某一事项 【例句】It was a good concertI enjoyed the last song on Particular. Was there anything on Particular that you wanted to talk about? Other teacher stressed that point on Particular. My sister is particular about/over her clothes. 【归纳总结】be particular about/over 讲究, 对挑剔【应用】You will not be _ about your food in time of great hunger.A. special B. particular C. peculiar D. specific 汉译英：我的儿子特别喜欢卡通片。 _
