WarmingupandlisteningUnit4AGardenofPoemsPoetrypoemssongsrhymeslimericksArhymeGood,better,best!Neverhaveitrest!Tillgoodisbetter,Andbetter,best!ALimerickPeoplelaughandpeoplecrySomegiveupsomealwaystrySomesayhiwhilesomesaybyeOthersmayforgetyoubutneverI.Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare.Upabovetheworldsohigh,Likeadiamondinthesky.Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar,HowIwonderwhatyouare!Littlestar(JaneTaylor)静夜思李白窗前明月光,疑是地上霜。举头望明月,低头思故乡。ThoughtsonastillnightBeforemybedapooloflight,Canitbehoarfrostontheground?Lookingup,Ifindthemoonbright;Bowing,inhomesicknessI’mdrowned.AlargeladyfromCorfu,WishedtotraveltoPeru.ButWhetherbusesortrainsOrboardingaeroplanes,Therewasn’tadoorshe’dgetthrough.Limericks1Limericks2AteacherfromSingapore.TaughtatmiddleschoolNo4.Itdidn’ttakestudentslongToseesomethingwaswrong:Themanwasasmadasadoor!ListeningListentothetapeandtickthewordsthatareusedbythewomanworkinginthelibrary.poemcollectiontheWorldWarsThecountrysideThemoontheseanatureanimalsgardenspaintings√√√√√2.Listentothetapeagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthedialogueabout?2.WhatkindofbookisAGardenofPoems?4.Howshouldyoureadabooksuchas1001SongsandPoemsinEnglish?5.Whichtopicforpoetrydoesthestudentlike?3.Whichperiodismeantwhenwesay“betweentheWorldWars”?Whydidourancestorsinventpoetry?1.Beforetheinventionofwriting,wasthereanyotherwaybuttorememberimportantthings?2.Wererhymeandrhythmveryhelpfulwhentheyaretryingtorememberthings?3.Whydidourancestorsinventpoetry?4.Whatisthelisteningtextabout?Whatkindofpoetrydoyouwanttoread?Choosesomewordsfromeachcircleandexplainwhyyouwould/wouldn’tliketoreadapoemlikethat.Fantasy;TheseaDrinkingwineWorldWarIFriendship;PetsThecountrysidePeace;NatureSongDynastyRomantic18thCenturyClassicalModernLove;DeathHappiness;LonelinessSadness;HumourBrokenheartsDuFu;LiBaiGeorgeGordonByronWomenpoetsShakespeareAfricanAmericanRobertFrostJapaneseJohnKeatsGroupsandnamesHomework:Recitesomeofthepoemsyou’velearnedtodayandgetreadyfortomorrow’slesson.TomorrowwearegoingtotalkaboutEnglishpoetry.SopleasepreviewtheReadingpartofyourtextbook!