1、,Lesson 2 Poems About Nature,Think about it! Have you read any poems in English? Which one do you like best? Why? What should you do first if you want to write a poem about winter?,A task: Discuss this question with a partner: which is more difficult to understand, English poetry or Chinese poetry?
2、You may begin with one of these phrases: Chinese/English poetry is harder/easier, because I prefer Chinese/English poetry, because ,When you read this poem, do you see a picture in your mind? Can you hear the water running down the hills? Do you see the flowers? Can you smell the trees? Do you feel
3、the warmth of the sun? What season does the poem make you think of? What is the poem about?,Answer the following questions:,It is about nature. It is a description of a spring scene.,Hills, loud with new water,running swiftly under ice as clear as glass.Flowers, tiny, brave and bright in the old sno
4、w.Trees, smelling fresh with life, leaves opening slowly under the pale blue sky.Sun, warm and golden, softly kissing the earth.,Enjoy the poem:,Read carefully and find the answers: 1.What ideas do you know for the nature from the reading?2.How to write your poem about the scene?,a winter scene a mo
5、untain scenea forest scene a desert scene a morning scene a storm scene,First start each line in your poem with a word related to the scene, something you would see: hills, flowers, trees or sun. Then, describe each word. You can express yourself by telling how something looks, feels, sounds, smells
6、 or tastes.,Read carefully and find the answers: 3. How to write a poem about winter?,Think about what winter is like. Name things about winter that you can say in English. Write these words in a list. Describe each word.,Language notes:,1. When you read this poem, do you see a picture in your mind?
7、,mind n. “头脑，精神”mind v. “介意，在乎，反对” 常用于否定句和疑问句中 mind doing sth.,Would you mind if I smoke here?= Would you mind my smoking here?No, not at all. 不，一点也不介意。Yes, youd better not. 是的，你最好别抽。,2. Hills, loud with new water, running swiftly under ice as clear as glass.,clear adj. “清楚的，清澈的，清晰的，易懂的”,He gave us
8、a very clear explanation.This picture is very clear.Are you clear?,Language notes:,3. Sun, warm and golden, softly kissing the earth.,gold n. “金” & adj. “金的” golden adj. “金色的，金黄色的”,Cotton feels so _.She was speaking _ to her child.Please put it down _.,4. Do you feel the warmth of the sun?,soft adj.
9、 “软的，温柔的” softly adv. “柔和地，轻轻地”,golden sunlight golden hair golden age golden hours golden opportunity ,soft,softly,softly,adj. adv.warm. warmth long lengthwide width,Language notes:,5. Start each line in your poem with a word (which is) related to the scene, something (that) you would see: hills, f
10、lowers, trees or sun.,relate v.related adj. “有关的，相关的”be related to “与有关，与有关联”,6. You can express yourself by telling how something looks, feels, sounds, smells or tastes.,related to the scene 过去分词短语做定语,express oneself “表达自己”,by prep. “通过方式” by + 名词/代词/动名词,look/feel/sound/smell/taste + 形容词look/feel/s
11、ound/smell/taste like + 名词/动名词,Language notes:,7. Do you think it would be noisy or quiet beside this river?,noise n. noisy adj. noisily adv.,noisy quiet noisily quietly,Dont make any _. The room is _.There is much _ in the classroom.= The classroom is too _.,noise,noisy,noise,noisy,8. Before you st
12、art writing your poetry, think about your topic.,start/begin to do/doing sth.,只接不定式的情况：1. 用于进行时。 2. 后面的动词是心理或精神活动时 。3. 主语是物时。,She is starting/beginning to cook supper.He started/began to realize(认识) his mistakes.The ice started/began to melt.,Fill in each blank with the proper word from the brackets
13、: You can express _(you) by _(write) a letter. 2. Where can we put these tree _(leaf)? 3. On a fine day we can feel the _(warm) of the sun. 4. Can you hear the girl _(play) music next door? 5. She is _(relate) to me by marriage(婚姻). 6. Dont you think it is too _(noise) here? 7. The sun is _(soft) ki
14、ssing the grass. 8. Would you mind my _(open) the window? 9. Can you see the _(gold) sun in the sky? 10. He was made _(work) at once. 11. Everything begins _(grow) in spring. 12. She looks _(happy).,yourself,writing,leaves,warmth,playing,related,noisy,softly,opening,golden,to work,to grow,happy,把下列句
15、子变成否定句和一般疑问句并作肯定和否定回 答，每空一词： 1. I have already seen the film.I have _ seen the film _._ you seen the film _?Yes, I _. No, I _. 2. I need go there. I _ go there._ you go there? Yes, I _. No, I _. 3. He needs to get there on time.He _ _ to go there on time._ he _ to go there on time?Yes, he _. No, he
16、_.,not,Have,neednt,doesnt need,yet,yet,have,havent,Need,must,neednt,Does,need,does,doesnt,同义句转换，每空一词： You neednt finish your poem today.You _ _ _ finish your poem today.You _ _ _ finish your poem today. 2. Ive known the poem by heart.Ive _ the poem by heart. 3. Maybe Ill go to the library this after
17、noon._ Ill go to the library this afternoon. 4. Mr Green isnt sure when he will leave.Mr Green isnt sure _ _ _.,dont have to,dont need to,learned/learnt,Perhaps,when to leave,Fill in each blank with the proper word from the brackets: The boy decided _(not become) a sailor after he graduated. 2. Plea
18、se write a _(describe) of your favourite animal. 3. Do you _(real) want to study abroad? 4. The _(happy) is always around you. We are very _(please) with her decision. _ you _(write) a your letter yet? I _ just _(finish) my poem. She _ (go) to Beijing already. _ you _(write) all the new words?No. I
19、_(write) them this afternoon.,not to become,description,really,happiness,pleased,Have,written,have,finished,has gone,Have,written,will write,Fill in each blank with the proper word from the brackets: 10. You neednt _ (tell) me. 11. You need not _(write) down your translation. 12. Need you _(look) af
20、ter your children on Sunday? 13. I didnt need _(answer) it. 14. The room needs _(clean). 15. We have already learned some new words and _(express). 16. I cant decide which one _(choose). 17. I _(finish) my homework just now.,tell,write,look,to answer,cleaning/to be cleaned,expressions,to choose,fini
21、shed,Have a discussion: How to write a poem?,Choose your topic.,Think about what it is like.,Name things about it that you say in English.,Describe each word.,Dont forget to use your imagination and have fun.,What words describe this storm?,cloud wind rain thunder ,What words describe this season?,trees fruit leaves,weather air sky ,A task: Try to write a poem about one of the seasons. Use the poem about spring on this page to help you. Read your poem in a group of four or six. Choose the best poem in your group and read it to the whole class.,
