Book 8 Unit 5 Reading

1、Book8 Unit 5 Poems by and for the people1.To get some knowledge about poems 2. To learn different forms of poetry3. To appreciate some poems4. To create poemsLearning ObjectivesWalk intopoemsIf winter comes, can spring be far behind?Shelley- Ode to the west wind (西风颂)Afewplumtwigsatthecornerofthewal

2、l，Blossomingallalone,fightingthecold!Evenfromafartheycannotbemistakenforsnow,Foradelicatefragrancecomeswiththe wind.墙角数枝梅，凌寒独自开。遥知不是雪，为有暗香来。梅花 王安石Very quietly I take my leave As quietly as I came here; Quietly I wave good-bye To the rosy clouds in the western sky. Saying Good-bye to Cambridge Again

3、- by Xu Zhimo Get to know poemsWhat is a poem in your opinion?What is a poem? A poem is a composition used to express ideas or experiences or feelings. 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 im

4、ages and ideas they suggest. A poem is a great form of literature. There are different kinds of rules for poems, so the forms of poems are quite different from country to country.Learn different forms ofpoemsFast-reading The reading passage discusses five forms of poems. What are they?Five forms of

5、poemsNursery rhymesCinquain List poemsHaiku Tang poems Read the passage and then answer the following questions.Q1.Why do people write poetry?Q2.Why do children like nursery rhymes?Q3. What are the characteristics of list poems?Q4. How many lines is a cinquain made up of?Q5. Where dose haiku come fr

6、om?Q6.Who has been transformed into a stone in Poem H?Careful-reading Five linesJapanA lady who awaits her husband. to tell a story to describe something to convey certain emotions to express themselvesWhy do people write poems?Careful-reading The reasons Why children like nursery rhymes.Have _ but

7、_ languageHave strong _ and _ Have a lot of _Easy to learn and _Read Poem A and feel its language.Careful-reading concreteimaginativerhythmrhymerepetitionrecite Hush, 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 ri

8、ng. 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-goat runs away,Papa is going to buy you another today.2) circle the rhymes.Careful-reading 1.Have a _ line length and _ _.2. Some _ whi

9、le others do not. flexiblerepeated phrasesrhymeThe characteristics of list poemsPost-reading Can you tell which form the following poems belong to? Rainy everyday,Rain, rain, go away;Come again another day; Little Tony wants to play. Nursery rhymesLife is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it.

10、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. List poemSpaghettiMessy, spicySlurping, sliding, fallingBetween my plate and mouthDeliciousCinquainAn old silent pond, A frog ju

11、mps into the pond, splash! Silence again.Haiku A Spring MorningI awake light-hearted this morning of spring, Everywhere round me the singing of birds But now I remember the night, the storm, And I wonder how many blossoms were broken. Tang poemDiscussion Are poems good for our life? What can we get

12、from poems?1. Poems bring passion (激情) to our life.2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues (美德), beauty and romance. 3. Poems make us know we are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful.Fill in the blanks according to the text. (3 minutes) Consolidation Ther

13、e are various reasons 1. _ people write poetry. Some poems tell 2._ story or describe something 3._ a way that will give the reader a strong 4._(impress). Others attempt 5._(convey) certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poems to express 6._(they). In this text, however, we will look at

14、 a few of the much 7._(simple) forms. Some of the first poetry 8._(write) in English is nursery rhymes. They delight small children 9._whyainimpressionto conveythemselvessimplerwrittenbecausethey have rhythm and a lot of 10. _ (repeat). Cinquains 11._ (make) up of five lines and can create a strong picture with few words. Although Haiku is a 12. _(Japan) form of poetry, it is popular 13._ English writers. English speakers also have a 14. _(prefer) for Asian poooetry- Tang poems from China 15._ particular. Are you eager 16. _ (create) poems of your own? Its well worth 17. _(try).repetitiona