选修6 Unit 2 Poems教学设计.doc

Unit 2 PoemsPeriod 1 Warming Up, Pre-reading, Reading and ComprehendingTeaching goals1. Knowledge and skills1) To get the students have a better understanding of poems2) To develop the students speaking ability by talking about some English poems.2. Emotion, attitude and value1) To cultivate students appreciation of poetry 2) To develop students interest in learning EnglishTeaching important & difficult pointsTo enable the students to have a better understanding of poems and develop their speaking ability.Teaching methodsDiscussion Teaching aidsMultimedia facilitiesTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Warming up1. Talk about poems or songs the students learned before. T: When we were very young, our mother or teacher taught us some songs or poems. Do you remember any little poems?Can you recite (背诵) any little poems?Show the following to the students. (If possible, present them in audio-visual form.) Ask the students to recite the poems or sing the songs.1) Jing Ye Si by Libai2)Do-re-mi (Sound of Music)Lets start at the very beginning A very good place to startWhen you read you begin with A-B-CWhen you sing you begin with do-re-miDo-re-miDo-re-miThe first three notes just happen to beDo-re-miDo-re-miDo-re-mi-fa-so-la-tiOh, lets see if I can make it easierDoe, a deer, a female deerRay, a drop of golden sunMe, a name I call myselfFar, a long long way to runSew, a needle pulling threadLa, a note to follow sewTea, I drink with jam and breadThat will bring us back to do . oh oh ohDoe, a deer, a female deerRay, a drop of golden sunMe, a name I call myselfFar, a long long way to runSew, a needle pulling threadLa, a note to follow sewTea, I drink with jam and breadThat will bring us back to doDoe, a deer, a female deerRay, a drop of golden sunMe, a name I call myselfFar, a long long way to runSew, a needle pulling threadLa, a note to follow sewTea, I drink with jam and breadThat will bring us back to doDo re mi fa so la ti do, so do2. Talk about the characteristics of poems. Show the following opinions to the students.Poems have beats. They may rhyme or may not rhyme but they have to have rhythms. This beat is not always obvious, but its usually there.Rhyme and rhythm are essential to poetry. Without rhythm, there wouldnt be poems. For example:Twinkle twinkle little star 强 弱 强 弱强 弱 强 How I wonder what you are,Up above the world so highLike a diamond in the sky. 3. Talk about why people write poems with the students. T: How many poets do you know? Have you read the two poems below?A Grain of Sand By William BlakeTo see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,And eternity in an hour. Dreams By L. HughesHold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That can never fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen only with snowT: There are many reasons why people write poems. Some want to pass on some information, some tell a story, some express feeling of love, anger, joy, etc. Weve learned a lot of poems before, especially in Chinese. But what are the reasons why people write poems? Work in groups and list some.Sample answers:People write poems: to express ones hopes and intentions; to call up people to do something; to practice writing; to pour out ones feelings; to show dissatisfaction or praise .Sum up: A poem is a composition with rhythmic balance expressing ideas or experiences or feelings.A poem is a literary work that is not in verse but deals with emotional or descriptive themes in a rhythmic form. A poem is a piece of writing in which the words are arranged in separate lines, often ending in rhyme, and are chosen for their sound and for the images and ideas they suggest.Step 2 Pre-reading1. Words preview: tick, rhyme, convey, nursery, concretr, contradictory, diamond, flexible, pattern, cottage, sparrow, tease, salty, endless, minimum, branch, translation, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easy2. Please go over quickly the poems in the reading part. And then tick the correct box / boxes for each question. Sample answers:Which poemABCDEFGHdescribes a persontells a storydescribes an aspect of a seasonis about sportis about things that dont make senseis recited to a babydescribes a river scenehas rhyming words at the end of linesrepeats words or phrasesStep 3 Read the poems1. Listen to the poems in the reading part, paying attention to the pauses within each sentence.2. Listen again and read after the tape.3. Share your feeling with the rest of the class.Step 4 Homework1. Recite one of your favourite poems from the passage.2. Ask the students to collect English poems.Period 2 ReadingTeaching goals1. Knowledge and skills1)To know the meanings of the following new words and phrases:tick, rhyme, convey, nursery, concretr, contradictory, diamond, flexible, pattern, cottage, sparrow, tease, salty, endless, minimum, branch, translation, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easy.2)To learn about some simple forms of English poems.3)To develop the students reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.2. Emotion, attitude and value1)To cultivate students appreciation of poetry and the ability of understanding, enjoying poems.2)To develop students sense of cooperative learning.Teaching important & difficult pointsTo enable the students to learn about some simple forms of English poetry and develop their reading ability.Teaching methodsDiscussion & Task-based teaching& learningTeaching aidsMultimedia facilitiesTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Leading-in1. Ask some students to read their favorite poems in front of the class.2. Words preview: tick, rhyme, convey, nursery, concretr, contradictory, diamond, flexible, pattern, cottage, sparrow, tease, salty, endless, minimum, branch, translation, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easyStep 2 Reading1. Skimming1) Skim the text and get the main idea of the text.(Suggested answer: A birfe introduction of a few simple forms of English poems.)2) complete the table below.Para. 1 Various reasons for people to write poemsPara. 2The kind of poems called nursery rhymesPara. 3The poems that list thingsPara. 4Another form of poem: cinquain Para. 5A Japanese form of poetry: HaikuPara. 6Another kind of Asian poem: Tang poems from ChinaPara. 7Encourage the students to write poems.Then make a diagram to show the meaning and organization of the textA few simple forms of English poemsnursery rhymespoems listing thingsTang poems from ChinaA Japanese form: Haikucinquain2. ScanningFill in the chart below Forms of PoemsCharacteristics Nursery RhymesStrong rhythm and rhyme, a lot of repetition, easy to learn and to reciteList PoemsRepeated phrases and some rhymeCinquainMade up of five lines, convey a strong picture in just a few wordsHaikuMade up of 17 syllables; Give a clear picture and create a special feeling in just a few words.Tang PoemsThe translations have a free form.3. Detailed-reading1) Whats the main idea of Poem A? Find the strong rhythrm and rhyme in it. (Suggested answer: A is a nursery rhyme that illustrates a fathers love for his baby.)2) What are the main idea of Poem B and C? Whats the differences between them though they are both list poems? (Suggested answer: B is an amusing nonsense poem which describes images of some ridiculous things. Poem C is about losing a football match and the writer lists a lot of excuses for their failure.)3) What are the main idea of Poem D and E? A brife introduction of the structure of the cinquain.(Suggested answer: Poem D is a description of a lovely brother.Poem D is a description of hot and boring summer.)The structure of the cinquain:Line 1: a noun that names the subject of the poem Line 2: two adjectives that describe the subjectLine 3: three verbs ending with ing that describe the subjects actionsLine 4: four words that give the writers opinions or feelings about the subjectLine 5: a word that gives another name for the subject4) What are the main idea of Poem F and G? Can you find out the 17 syllables in them? (Suggested answer: Poem F describes how a butterfly rests on a tree.Poem G describes that the weather is warmer and the village is full of happy children.5) Whats the main idea of Poem H? What feelings do you think the woman has? Can you give a proper title to Poem H either in English of Chinese? (Suggested answer: A womans husband has gone away. The woman waits for him by the river where she last saw him. She waits and waits, never moving from that spot and never speaking, while the river continues to flow and the wind and rain come and go.Loneliness: she was alone watching her husband on the mountain top.Love: she waited year after year despite wind and rain.Trust: she believed her husband would come back one day.Sorrow: year after year, she waited and waited without seeing any hope of her husbands coming back, she was very sad.望夫石/ A Loyal WifeThe Chinese version of poem H: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。6) Which poem or poems give you a clear picture in your mind?(Suggested answer: D, F, G, H)Step 3 Listening, reading aloud and underlining1、Ask the students to listen to the recording of the passage, read after the tape and try to clap the beats.2、Listen again, underline useful words and expressions Step 4 RetellingThereare1_(vary)reasons2_peoplewritepoetry.Somepoemstellastoryordescribesomething3_away4_willgivethereaderastrong5_(impress).6_trytoconveycertainemotions.Poetsusemanydifferentformsofpoetry7_(express)themselves.Inthistext,8_,we9_(look)atafewofthesimplerforms.Someofthefirstpoetry10_(write)inEnglishwas11_(nurse)rhymes.Childrenlearnedthese12_theywereveryyoung.Nurseryrhymes13_theone14_theright(A)15_(be)stillacommontypeofchildrenspoetry,Theydelightsmallchildren16_theyhavestrongrhythmandrhymeandhavealotof17_(repeat).Thismakesthemeasy14_(learn)andtorecite.By18_(play)19_thewordsinnurseryrhymes,childrenlearn20_language.Oneofthe21_(simple)kindsofpoems22_studentscan23_(easy)writethemselves24_(be)poemslikeBandCthatlistthings,Listpoemsrepeatphrasesandsomerhyme(likeB)25_othersdonot(likeC).Anothersimpleformofpoemthatstudentscaneasilywriteisthecinquain,apoem26_(make)27_offivelines.28_these,studentscan29_(convey)astrongpicture30_justafewwords.Lookattheexamples(DandE)31_thetopofthenextpage.HaikuisaJapaneseformofpoetry32_33_(be)madeupof17syllables.ItisnotatraditionalformofEnglishpoetry,34_isvery35_36_Englishspeakers.Itiseasytowriteand,likethecinquain,37_(give)aclearpictureand38_(create)aspecialfeelinginjustafewwords.Thetwohaikupoems(FandG)ontherightare_(translate)39_theJapanese.DidyouknowthatEnglish40_(speak)havealsoenjoy41_formsofAsianpoetryTangpoemsfromChina42_particular.AlotofTangpoetryhasbeen43_(translate)44_English.ThisTangpoemisatranslationfromtheChinese.45_somanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoose46_,studentsmay47_(eventual)wanttowritepoemsof_own.48_iseasierthanyoumightthinkandcertainlyworth49_try.Step 5 QuizCan you tell which form the following poems belong to?1. Rain, rain, go away,Come again another day; Little Johnny wants to play. Comment:Johnny can be substituted for any boy or girl name. 2. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it.Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. 3 Lily out of the water out of itself 4 A Farewell Poem to the Old Meadow Grass is spreading over the meadowLife or death will yearly come, yearly go.The bale-fire can burn away the greenSpring breeze will help it survive again.赋得古原草送别 白居易离离原上草，一岁一枯荣。野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。5 SpaghettiMessy, spicySlurping, sliding, fallingBetween my plate and mouthDeliciousStep 6 Homework1.Read the text aloud.2.Ask the students to do Exercise 1 in Learning about Language on page 12.Period 3 Learning about languageTeaching goals1. Knowledge and skills1) To get the students to learn to use of the following important words and phrases:convey, concrete, contradictory, flexible, be made up of, run out of, on Particular, take it easy, eventually, transform, appropriate, exchange, sponsor2) To get the students to understand and use the following important and useful sentence patterns: There are various reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression.Somerhyme(likeB)whileothersdonot(likeC).Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain, a poem made up of five lines. Withsomanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoosefrom,studentsmayeventuallywanttowritepoemsoftheirown2. Emotion, attitude and value1) To stimulate students interest in learning English.2) To develop students sense of cooperative learning.Teaching important & difficult points1) Important words and phrases2) Important and useful sentence patterns3) Some difficult and long sentences in the text.Teaching methodsDiscussion & Task-based teaching& learningTeaching aidsMultimedia facilitiesTeaching Procedures:Step 1 Revision1. Check the homework exercises.2. Ask some students to tell about some simple forms of English poems.Step 2 Reading and findingGet students to read through the passage to find out the new words and the useful expressions.Step 3 Practice for useful words and expressionsFinish the exercises on Page 12. Then check the answer with the whole class.Step 4 Vocabulary studyI.Derivative1. poem 诗，韵文 poetry 诗（总称） poet 诗人（male) poetess (female)2. salty adj. 含盐的,咸的 salt n. 盐3. endless adj. 无穷无尽的 end vt. 结束 end n. 结局，结果 ending n. 结尾，结局4. translate vt& vi (sth into) translation n. 翻译 translator n. 翻译者5. transform vt& vi. 转化/换 transformation n. 转化/换6. joy n. 快乐 joyful adj. 换了/喜悦 joyfully adv. 快乐地 Joyless adj. 不快乐的 joylessly adv. 不快了地7.anger n. angry adj. angrily adv8. appropriate adj. 适当的 appropriately adv. inappropriate adj. 不适当的 inappropriately adv.10. minimum - the least possible quantity or degreemaximum -the greatest possible quantity or degreemaximum temperature/ volume最高气温/最大音量11 eventual adj. - eventually adv.12. flexible adj. able to end; changeable flexibly adv.A flexible schedule/ arrangement/substance (物质）flexi- （pref.） 有弹性的，灵活的flextime 弹性工作时间制13. emotion 情绪 emotional 易动感情的II Words and phrases1. convey vt. 1)输送, 搬运, 运输（ from to ）传达, 表达 (感情,意见, 思想)表明,说明 ( convey + clause)【例句】Please convey my apologies to your friend. _ She didnt wish to convey that they were all at fault. _ Pipes convey hot water from the boiler to the radiators. _ The survivals from Wenchuan Earthquake have been conveyed to safe places. _【归纳总结】convey ones feelings/thanks to sb. 向某人表达某种感情/谢意 convey sth. to sb. 向某人传达/运送某物 convey sth./sb. from. to some . 把某物/人(从某地)送到某地 【应用】 汉译英：请向李教授转达我良好的祝愿。（convey） _ 2.concrete adj.具体的 n.混凝土；凝结物 . 【例句】 You need to offer concrete evidences to support your idea. It is easier to think in concrete terms rather than in the abstract Concrete is very strong and is used in many modern buildings. In the concrete, the theory is far from perfect.I understand the general idea; but in the concrete,what do you actually plan to do ?【归纳总结】in the concrete 具体化，实际上【应用】What you said was not concrete so we couldnt understand. _（英译汉）3. contradictory adj. 引起矛盾的；好反驳的 vt. contradict n. contradiction 【例句】The evidence seems contradictory to our findings. His public speeches are in direct contradiction to his personal lifestyle. All evening his husband contradicted everything she said. 【归纳总结】be contradictory to与.相矛盾【应用】The facts _ his theory. His practice is in _ with his stated principles. The prisoners statement was _ to the one hed made earlier. There seems to be a _between her words and actions.He did something _ to his orders. 4.flexible : adj.灵活的；可弯曲的；柔顺的 adv: flexibly n: fle