Unit2PoemWarmupTask1.SsinpairstalkaboutChineseandforeignpoemsorsongstheylearnedbefore.Sstrytomatchthefollowinginformation.DuFuTangDynastyFanZhongyanSongDynastyMengHaoranNowadaysGuoMoruoNowadaysMaoZedongTangDynastyByronAmericaShellyEnglandEmersonEnglandTagoreGermanyGoetheIndiaTask2.Ssdiscussandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whydopeoplewritepoems?2.Peoplefromdifferentcountrieswritedifferentkindsofpoems.DoyouhaveafavouritepoeminChinese?Whyisityourfavouritepoem?DoyouhaveafavouritepoeminEnglish?Whyisityourfavouritepoem?Task3:Firstreading:Ssskimthepoemsandfillinthefollowingform.WhichpoemABCDEFGHDescribesaperson?√Tellsastory√Describesanaspectofaseason?√√√Isaboutsport?√Isaboutthingsthatdon’tmakesense?√WhichpoemABCDEFGHIsrecitedtoababy?√Describesariverscene?Hasrhymingwordsattheendoflines?√√Repeatswordsorphases?√√√Task4.Secondreading:SsreadandanswerthequestionsofEx2onpage11.Sampleanswers:1.Themaintopicofthereadingpassage:differentformsofEnglishpoems.2.Nurseryrhymes;listpoems;cinquain;haiku;Tangpoems.3.PoemAhasastrongrhythm.PoemsAandBhaverhyminglines.4.PoemFgivesaclearpictureinthemind.Task5.Thirdreading:Ssreadagainandfillinthechart.FormsofpoemsFeaturesNurseryrhymesListpoemsCinquainHaikuTangpoemsMadeupoffivelines,conveyastrongpictureinjustafewwordsGiveaclearpictureandcreateaspecialfeelinginjustafewwordsStrongrhythmandrhyme,alotofrepetition,easytolearnandtoreciteRepeatedphrasesandsomerhymeTask6:Sslistentotherecordingofthepassageandtryclappingthebeats.Thenanswerthequestionsonpage12.Sampleanswers:1.Ifthemirrorgetsbroken,thebaby’sfatherwillbuyabilly-goatinstead.2.Ifthegoatrunsaway,thebaby’sfatherwillbuyanothergoat.3.Thespeakeriswritingaboutfootball.4.No,hisorherteamdidn’twin.5.Theplayersdidn’twinbecause:Jackdidn’tscorethatgoal;theydidn’thaveenoughtime;theyhadn’ttrainhard….6.Thespeakerdoesn’treallybelievehisorherownexcuses,becausetherehastoomanyifs…7.Yes.IalwaysgiveexcuseswhenIdon’twinordosomething.No.I’venevergivenanyexcuseswhenIdon’twinordosomething.8.Thepoemtellsastoryaboutawomanwhowaswaitingonthemountaintopfoeherhusband.Thestorygoeslikethis:Aloyalwifekeptstandingonamountaintopwaitingforherhusband’scomingback.Yearafteryearthewifebecameastonewhichlookslikeawomanwatchingintofardistance.9.Thewomanhasthefeelingsof:loneliness:shewasalonewatchingherhusbandonthemountaintop.Love:shewaitedyearafteryeardespitewindandrain.Trust:shebelievedherhusbandwouldcomebackoneday.Sorrow:yearafteryear,shewaitedandwaitedwithoutseeinganyhopeofherhusband’scomingback,shewasverysad.