英语：Unit 2《Poems―Warming Up,Pre-reading and Reading

ReadingUnit2Poems“红藕香残玉簟秋。轻解罗裳，独占兰舟。云中谁寄锦书来，雁字回时，月满西楼。花自飘零水自流。一种相思，两处闲愁。此情无计可消除，才下眉头，却上心头。WhichpoemABCDEFGHdescribesaperson?tellsastory?describesanaspectofaseason?isaboutsport?isaboutthingsthatdon’tmakesense?isrecitedtoababy?describesariverscene?hasrhymingwordsattheendoflines?repeatswordsandphrases?Thereadingpassagediscussesfivekindsofpoems.Whatarethey?FivekindsofpoemsNurseryrhymes童谣Cinquain五行诗Listpoems清单诗Tangpoems唐诗Haiku俳句诗Poetryisagreatformofliterature.Therearedifferentkindsofrulesforpoems,sotheformsofpoemsarequitedifferentfromcountrytocountry.ThepassageinReadingwilltellussomethingaboutformsofEnglishpoems.NowreadthetextonP10andfindoutinformationtocompletethefollowingform.FormsofpoemsFeaturesNurseryrhymes(A)Listpoems(BandC)Cinquain(DandE)Haiku(FandG)Tangpoems(H)Strongrhythmandrhyme,alotofrepetition,easytolearnandtoreciteRepeatedphrasesandsomerhymesMadeupoffivelines,conveyastrongpictureinjustafewwordsGiveaclearpictureandcreateaspecialfeelinginjustafewwordsThetranslationshaveafreeform.Hush,littlebaby,don’tsayaword,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird.Ifthatmockingbirdwon’tsing,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouadiamondring.Ifthatdiamondringturnstobrass,Papa’sgoingtobuyyoualookingglass.Ifthatlooking-glassgetsbroke,Papa’sgoingtobuyyouabilly-goatIfthatbilly-goatrunsaway,Papaisgoingtobuyyouanothertoday.Listentothetapeandfindthewordsthatrhyme:wordsingbrokemockingbirdringbrassLooking-glassbilly-goatawaytodayPoemA1.Whatisthebaby’sfathergoingtobuyifthemirrorgoesbroken?2.Whatisthebaby’sfathergoingtodoifgoatrunsaway?He’sgoingtobuythebabyabilly-goat.He’sgoingtobuythebabyanotherbilly-goat.PoemAIsawafish-pondallonfireIsawafish-pondallonfire,Isawahousebowtoasquire,Isawapersontwelve-feethigh,Isawacottageinthesky,Isawaballoonmadeoflead,Isawacoffindropdowndead,Isawtwosparrowsrunarace,Isawtwohorsesmakinglace,Isawagirljustlikeacat,Isawakittenwearahat,Isawamanwhosawthesetoo,AndsaidthoughstrangetheyallweretrueWeshouldhavewon…IfJackhadscoredthatgoal,Ifwe’dhadjustafewmoreminutes,Ifwehadtrainedharder,IfBenhadpassedtheballtoJoe,Ifwe’dhadthousandsoffansscreaming,OurfirstfootballmatchIfIhadn’ttakenmyeyeofftheball,Ifwehadn’tstayedupsolatethenightbefore,Ifwehadn’ttakeiteasy,Ifwehadn’trunoutofenergy.Weshouldhavewon…Ifwe’dbeenbetter!1.Whatsportsdoyouthinkthespeakeriswritingabout?2.Didhisorherteamwinthegame?3.Howmanyexcusesdidtheymaketoexplainwhytheydidn’twin?4.Doesthespeakerreallybelievehisorherownexcuse?Howdoyouknow?FootballNoNineNo,becauseattheendofthepoemthespeakeradmitsthattheyjustdidnotplaywellenoughtowinListentoPOEMCandanswerthefollowingquestionsBrotherBeautiful,athleticTeasing,shouting,laughingFriendandenemytooMineSummerSleepy,saltyDrying,drooping,dreadingWeekin,weekout.Endless兄弟爱美，又爱运动爱闹，爱叫，又爱笑是我的朋友也是我的敌人夏日困乏，刺激干涸，枯萎，恐怖周而复始永无止境PoemD&E1.Whatsubjectisthespeakerwritingabout?PoemD:____________poemE:________2.Doesthespeakerlikethesubject?HisorherbrothersummerAfallenblossomiscomingbacktothebranch.look,abutterfly!(byMoritake)Snowhavingmelted,Thewholevillageisbrimfulofhappychildren(byIssa)落下的花朵回到了树枝上。瞧啊，是个蝴蝶！作者Moritake雪儿融化了,整个村庄充满着欢乐的儿童。作者IssaWheresheawaitsherhusband,OnandontheriverflowsNeverlookingback,Transformedintostone.Daybydayuponthemountaintop,windandrainrevolve.Shouldthejourneyreturn,thisstonewouldutterspeech.(byWangJian)望夫石王健望夫处，江悠悠。化为石，不回头。山头日日风复雨，行人归来石应语。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。1.Readandlistentothepassage.Whichpoemdoyoulikebest?Givereasons.2.Answerthesequestionsaboutthereadingpassage.Whatisthemaintopicofthereadingpassage?Whatfivekindsofpoemsdoesthereadingpassagetalkabout?Whichtwopoemshaverhyminglines?Circlethepairsofrhymingwords.SomesimpleformsofEnglishpoemsPoemAandB.Eachpoemhasfourbeatsaline.Nurseryrhymes,Listpoems,theCinquain,HaikuandTangpoems.Whichpoemsgiveyouoneclearpictureinyourmind?MostprobablyPoemsF,G.PoemD,E1.Whatsubjectisthespeakerwritingabout?Thespeakeriswritingabouthis/herbrotherinPoemD.InPoemE,thewriteriswritingaboutSummer.2.Doesthespeakerlikethesubject?Giveareasonforyouranswer.PoemD:Yes.Althoughthespeakerdescribesacoupleofnegativeaspectsofhis/herbrother,thereadercanfeeltheaffectionthatthespeakerfeelsforhis/herbrother.PoemE:No.Thereadergetsthefeelingthatthespeakercan’twaituntilthesummerisover.Thewordsdrooping,dreading,weekinweekoutandendlessconveythisfeeling.Whatisthestorythatthepoemtells?TellthestoryinyourownwordsAwoman’shusbandhasgoneaway.Thewomanwaitsforhimbytheriverwhereshelastsawhim.shewaitsandwaitsnevermovingformthatspotandneverspeaking,whiletherivercontinuestoflowandthewindandraincomeandgo.PoemHDiscussion:Arepoemsgoodforourlife?Whatcanwegetfrompoems?1.Poemsbringpassion(激情)toourlife.2.Poemshelpustounderstandlife,virtues,beautyandromance.3.Poemsmakeusknowwearehereandthatwecanmakeourlifeandtheworldmorecolorfulandbeautiful!回乡偶书贺之章少小离家老大回,乡音无改鬓毛衰.儿童相见不相识,笑问客从何处来.TrytotranslatethefollowingChinesepoemintoEnglish.ComingHome(aTangpoem)IlefthomeyoungandnottillolddoIcomeback,Myaccentisunchanged,myhairnolongerblack.Thechildrendon’tknowme,whomImeetonthewayWheredoyoucomefrom,reveredsir?theysmileandsay.