1、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-
2、goat runs away, Papas going to buy you another today. One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list things. List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme (like B) while others do not (like C). I saw a
3、fish-pond all on fire I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I s
4、aw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. Our first football match We would have won if Jack had scored that goal, if wed had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if wed had thousands of fans sc
5、reaming, if I hadnt taken my eye off the ball, if we hadnt stayed up so late the night before, if we hadnt taken it easy, if we hadnt run out of energy. We would have won if wed been better! Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of five lines. Wit
6、h these, students can convey a strong picture in just a few words. Look at the examples (D and E) on the top of the next page. (D) Brother (E) Summer Beautiful, athletic Sleepy, salty Teasing, shouting, laughing Drying, drooping, dreading Friend and enemy too Week in, week out Mine Endless (F) A fal
7、len blossom (G) Snow having melted Is coming back to the branch. The whole village is brimful Look, a butterfly! Of happy children. (by Moritake) (by Issa) Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popular with Eng
8、lish writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using the minimum of words. The two haiku poems (F and G ) above are translations from the Japanese. Did you know that English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry Tang poems fr
9、om China in particular? A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English. This Tang poem(H) is a translation from the Chinese. With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, students may eventually want to write poems of their own. It is easier than you might think and certainly worth a
10、 try. Where she awaits her husband On and on the river flows. Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the traveler return, this Stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) IVE SAVED THE SUMMER Ive saved the summer And I give it all to
11、you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new. Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed. And for myself Ive kept your smile When you were but nineteen, Till youre older youll not know What brave young smiles can mean. I know no answers
12、 To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day. But if youve a need for love Ill give you all I own It might help you down the road Till youve found your own. (by Rod McKuen) Unit 3 ADVICE FROM GRANDAD Dear James, It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting under the big
13、 tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. Its my birthday in two weeks time and Ill be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be due to the hea
14、lthy life I live. This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, during adolesc
15、ence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes. By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. This means that after a while your body bec
16、omes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bed-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you become addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again. You begin to do it automatical
17、ly. Lastly, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit. But I did finally manage. When I was young, I didnt kno
18、w much about the harmful effects of smoking. I didnt know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant. I certainly didnt know their babies may have a smaller birth weight or even be abnormal in some way.
19、Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of known-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible. She said my breath and clothes smelt, and that the ends of my fingers were turning yellow. She told me that she wouldnt go out with me again
20、unless I stopped! I also noticed that I became breathless quickly, and that I wasnt enjoying sport as much. When I was taken off the school football team because I was unfit, I knew it was time to quit smoking. I am sending you some advice I found on the Internet. It might help you to stop and stren
21、gthen your resolve. I do hope so because I want you to live as long and healthy a life as I have. Love from Grandad How can you stop smoking? It is not easy to stop smoking, but millions have managed to quit and so can you. Here are a few suggestions. Prepare yourself. Decide on a day to quit. Dont
22、choose a day that you know is going to be stressful, such as the day of an exam. Make a list of all the benefits you will get from stopping smoking. Then throw away your last packet of cigarettes. Be determined. Every time you feel like smoking a cigarette, remind yourself that you are a non-smoker.
23、 Reread the list of benefits you wrote earlier. Break the habit. Instead of smoking a cigarette, do something else. Go for a walk, clean your teeth, drink some water, clean the house; in fact, do anything to keep your mind and especially your hands busy. Relax. If you start to feel nervous or stress
24、ed, do not reach for a cigarette. Try some deep breathing instead. Do some relaxation exercises every time you feel stressed. Get help if you need it. Arrange to stop smoking with a friend so you can talk about your problems, or join a stop-smoking group. If you feel desperate, you might lie to talk
25、 to a doctor or chemist about something to help you, like nicotine chewing gum. Keep trying. Do not be disappointed if you have to try several times before you finally stop smoking. If you weaken and have a cigarette, do not feel ashamed. Just try again. You will succeed eventually. HIV/AIDS; ARE YO
26、U AT RISK? HIV is a virus. A virus is a very small living thing that causes disease. There are many different viruses, for example, the flu virus or the SARS virus. HIV weakens a persons immune system; that is, the part of the body that fights disease. You can have HIV in your blood for a long time,
27、 but eventually HIV will damage your immune system so much that your body can no longer fight disease. This stage of the illness is called AIDS. If you develop AIDS, your chances of survival are very small. HIV is spread through blood or the fluid that the body makes during sex. For a person to beco
28、me infected,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
29、 that billy-goat runs away, Papas going to buy you another today. One of the simplest kinds of poems are those like B and C that list things. List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme (like B) while others do not (like
30、C). I saw a fish-pond all on fire I saw a fish-pond all on fire, I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just lik
31、e a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true. Our first football match We would have won if Jack had scored that goal, if wed had just a few more minutes, if we had trained harder, if Ben had passed the ball to Joe, if wed had thousand
32、s of fans screaming, if I hadnt taken my eye off the ball, if we hadnt stayed up so late the night before, if we hadnt taken it easy, if we hadnt run out of energy. We would have won if wed been better! Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of fiv
33、e lines. With these, students can convey a strong picture in just a few words. Look at the examples (D and E) on the top of the next page. (D) Brother (E) Summer Beautiful, athletic Sleepy, salty Teasing, shouting, laughing Drying, drooping, dreading Friend and enemy too Week in, week out Mine Endle
34、ss (F) A fallen blossom (G) Snow having melted Is coming back to the branch. The whole village is brimful Look, a butterfly! Of happy children. (by Moritake) (by Issa) Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popu
35、lar with English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using the minimum of words. The two haiku poems (F and G ) above are translations from the Japanese. Did you know that English speakers also enjoy other forms of Asian poetry T
36、ang poems from China in particular? A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English. This Tang poem(H) is a translation from the Chinese. With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, students may eventually want to write poems of their own. It is easier than you might think and certa
37、inly worth a try. Where she awaits her husband On and on the river flows. Never looking back, Transformed into stone. Day by day upon the mountain top, wind and rain revolve. Should the traveler return, this Stone would utter speech. (by Wang Jian) IVE SAVED THE SUMMER Ive saved the summer And I giv
38、e it all to you To hold on winter mornings When the snow is new. Ive saved some sunlight If you should ever need A place away from darkness Where your mind can feed. And for myself Ive kept your smile When you were but nineteen, Till youre older youll not know What brave young smiles can mean. I kno
39、w no answers To help you on your way The answers lie somewhere At the bottom of the day. But if youve a need for love Ill give you all I own It might help you down the road Till youve found your own. (by Rod McKuen) Unit 3 ADVICE FROM GRANDAD Dear James, It is a beautiful day here and I am sitting u
40、nder the big tree at the end of the garden. I have just returned from a long bike ride to an old castle. It seems amazing that at my age I am still fit enough to cycle 20 kilometres in an afternoon. Its my birthday in two weeks time and Ill be 82 years old! I think my long and active life must be du
41、e to the healthy life I live. This brings me to the real reason for my letter, my dear grandson. Your mother tells me that you started smoking some time ago and now you are finding it difficult to give it up. Believe me, I know how easy it is to begin smoking and how tough it is to stop. You see, du
42、ring adolescence I also smoked and became addicted to cigarettes. By the way, did you know that this is because you become addicted in three different ways? First, you can become physically addicted to nicotine, which is one of the hundreds of chemicals in cigarettes. This means that after a while y
43、our body becomes accustomed to having nicotine in it. So when the drug leaves your body, you get withdrawal symptoms. I remember feeling bed-tempered and sometimes even in pain. Secondly, you become addicted through habit. As you know, if you do the same thing over and over again. You begin to do it
44、 automatically. Lastly, you can become mentally addicted. I believed I was happier and more relaxed after having a cigarette, so I began to think that I could only feel good when I smoked. I was addicted in all three ways, so it was very difficult to quit. But I did finally manage. When I was young,
45、 I didnt know much about the harmful effects of smoking. I didnt know, for example, that it could do terrible damage to your heart and lungs or that it was more difficult for smoking couples to become pregnant. I certainly didnt know their babies may have a smaller birth weight or even be abnormal in some way. Neither did I know that my cigarette smoke could affect the health of known-smokers. However, what I did know was that my girlfriend thought I smelt terrible. She said my breath and clothes smelt, and that
