高二英语（选修六）unit 2 reading

hi,everyone!HowmanykindsofpoemsaretheEnglishpoemsdividedinto?(fromthecontentandtheform)

1.epic(史诗)：describehistoricalevents

2.dramaticpoems(戏剧诗):writeanoperaintheformofthepoetry

3.metricaltale(故事诗):tellstoryintheformofthepoetry.

4.ballad（民谣）:

asimplemetricaltale

5.lyric(抒情诗):

describethefeelings,lifeexperiences,peopleorthingsAFewSimpleFormsofEnglishPoemsPre-reading2.Quicklygooverthepoems.Thentickthecorrectbox/boxesforeachquestiononthepreviouspages.

Whichpoem

ABCDEF

GHdescribesaperson?tellsastory?describesanaspectofaseason?isaboutsport?isaboutthingsthatdon’tmakesense?isrecitedtoababy?describesariverscene?hasrhymingwordsattheendoflines?repeatswordsandphrases?carefulreadingHowmanykindsofpoemsdoesthetextmention?Whatarethey?Formsofpoems

FeaturesNurseryrhymes(A)Listpoems(BandC)Cinquain(DandE)Haiku(FandG)Tang(H)Strongrhythmandrhyme,alotofrepetitions,easytolearnandtorecite.RepeatedphrasesandsomerhymesMadeupoffivelines,conveyastrongpictureinjustafewwords.Giveaclearpictureandcreateaspecialfeelinginjustafewwords.Comprehending1.Readandlistentothepassage.Whichpoemdoyoulikebest?Givereasons.2.Answerthesequestionsaboutthereadingpassage.Whatisthemaintopicofthereadingpassage?Whatfivekindsofpoemsdoesthereadingpassagetalkabout?Whichtwopoemshaveastrongrhythm?SomesimpleformsofEnglishpoemsPoemAandB.Eachpoemhasfourbeatsaline.Nurseryrhymes,Listpoems,theCinquain,HaikuandTangpoems.word

singbrokemockingbirdringbrasslooking-glassbilly-goatawaytodayPoemA:b)Whichtwopoemshaverhyminglines?Circlethepairsofrhymingwords.PoemAandB.

firehighracesquireskyleaddeadlacecathatPoemB:tootrueWhichpoemsgiveyouoneclearpictureinyourmind?MostprobablyPoemsF,G,H.4Readthepassagecarefullytogetenoughdetailsandfinishtheexercises.1.Whatisthebaby’sfathergoingtobuyifthemirrorgoesbroken?2.Whatisthebaby’sfathergoingtodoifgoatrunsaway?He’sgoingtobuythebabyabilly-goat.He’sgoingtobuythebabyanotherbilly-goat.PoemA1.Whatsportdoyouthinkthespeakeriswritingabout?

2.Didhisorherteamwinthegame?3.Whydidn’ttheplayerswin?Writedownthreeexcusesthatthespeakergives.

footballNo

Theydidn’thaveenoughtime;theydidn’thavethousandsoffansscreaming;theystayeduptoolate;theyranoutofenergy.PoemCPoemC4.Doesthespeakerreallybelievehisorherownexcuses?Howdoyouknow?5.Doyouevergiveexcuseswhenyoudon’twinordosomething?No.Becauseattheendofthepoemthespeakeradmittedthattheydidn’tplaywellenoughtowin.

1.Whatsubjectisthespeakerwritingabout?

2.Doesthespeakerlikethesubject?Giveareasonforyouranswer.PoemD:His/HerbrotherPoemE:Summer.PoemD,EPoemDYes.Althoughthespeakerdescribesacoupleofnegativeaspectsofhis/herbrother(teasing,enemy),thereadercanfeeltheaffectionthatthespeakerfeelsforhis/herbrother.PoemENo.Thereadergetsthefeelingthatthespeakercannotwaituntilthesummerisover.Thewords

drooping,dreading,weekin,weekoutandendless

conveythisfeeling.Whatisthestorythatthepoemtells?Tellthestoryinyourownwords.Awoman’shusbandhasgoneaway.Thewomanwaitsforhimbytheriverwhereshelastsawhim.shewaitsandwaitsnevermovingfromthatspotandneverspeaking,whiletherivercontinuestoflowandthewindandraincomeandgo.PoemHThepoemtellsastoryaboutawomanwhowaswaitingonthemountaintopforherhusband.Thestorygoeslikethis:Aloyal/devotedwifekeptstandingonamountaintopwaitingforherhusband’scomingback.Yearafteryear,thewifebecameastonewhichlookslikeawomanwatchingintofardistance.PoemHWomanhasthefeelingsof:Loneliness:shewasalonewatchingherhusbandonthemountaintopLove:shewaitedyearafteryeardespitewindandrain.Trust:shebelievedherhusbandwouldcomebackoneday.Sorrow:yearafteryear,shewaitedandwaitedwithoutseeinganyhopeofherhusband’scomingback,shewasverysad.

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。SamplepoemsforreferenceFiveFatPeas

(anurseryrhyme)FivefatpeasinapeapodpressedOnegrew,twogrew,sodidalltherestTheygrewandgrewAnddidnotstop,UntilonedayThepodwentpopTrees

(ahaikupoem)GreeneveryspringBrightorangeinautumnBareinwinterAnappleaday

SendsthedoctorawayAppleinthemorning

Doctor'swarning

Roastappleatnight

Starvesthedoctoroutright

Eatanapplegoingtobed

Knockthedoctoronthehead

Threeeachday,sevendaysaweek

Ruddyapple,ruddycheek

注:

ruddycheek

红润的脸颊(anurseryrhyme)

One-heartedWhenthoseredberriescomeinspringtime,Flushingonyoursouthlandbranches,Takehomeanarmful,formysake,Asasymbolofourlove.Tangpoem相思（王维）红豆生南国，春来发几枝。愿君多采撷，此物最相思幻灯片7。Players,

Proudandjoyful

Takeawelldeservedrest.

Dedicationandsacrifice

Paidoff.

Don'tlie

Ilookthroughyou

Tothedepthsofyoursoul

Icanseeyourinnermostthought

Iknow

Isawafaceinaflameoffire,Isawatreetouchthemoonandhigher,Isawanantswallowacat,Isawachickenwearahat,

Isawanappletwelvefeethigh,Isawanelephantinthesky,Isawafishrunontheland,Isaw….

AfunnypoemLet’slookatanexampleofClerihews.Let’ssayyourartteacherwasnamedMrShaw,andyouwantedtowriteaclerihewabouthim.Youmightstartyourclerihewlikethis:

Ourartteacher,MrShaw,Reallyknowshowtodraw.Buthisawfulpaintings,Havecausedmanyfaintings.afunnypoem--limerickTherewasanoldmanofBeijing.Whowouldeatalmostanything.HeateandateFromanyone’splate.Buthestayedjustasthinasastring.TrytorecitesomeEnglishpoems.WhatisloveLoveisgiving,Loveisliving,Loveistakingsomeone’sload,Lovehelpsthemalongtheroad.Loveiscaring,Loveissharing,Lovewillseekthebestforothers,Lovetreatseveryoneasbrothers.TrytotranslateintoChinese.LanguagePoints

Unit2Poemspoemn.[C]（一首）诗poetn.[C]诗人poetryn.[U][总称]诗歌，诗篇，诗集Robertisa__________.Ihavewrittena__________.Heboughtabookof__________yesterday.poetpoempoetry（1）[C,U](同look)面貌，外表（2）[C]（同respect)方面（3）[C]（建筑）朝向他从各方面考虑了这个问题。Heconsideredalltheaspectsoftheproblem.唐山市面貌一新。Tangshantakesonanentirelynewaspect.Myhousehasasouthernaspect.2.aspectn.运输，运送传送，传达3.otherstrytoconveycertainemotions.

而有些诗则是为了传达某种感情.

convey

传达或表达（感情，观点，思想等）我说不出有多愤怒。Thetruckconveyedthefurniture.Ican’tconveyhowangryIfeel.Wordscan’tconveymysorrow.4.nurseryn.（1）[C]保育室，托儿所（2）苗圃

nursen.保姆，护士

v.(1)给……喂奶（2）=lookafter照料，看护

nursingn.[U](职业性的）保育，护理

Exercises:Shetakesup____asacareer.Theparentslefttheirchildwiththe____.She____thesparrowwithcareandlove.Motheris______thebaby.The_____teachermadethechildrensitboldupright(笔直地坐着）.nursedB.nursingC.nurseD.nurseryBCBDA5.rhythmn.

节奏；韵律；节拍

rhymen.押韵theexcitingrhythmsofdrummusic兴奋的鼓乐节拍Ican'tdancetomusicwithoutagoodrhythm.没有好的节奏我不能跟着音乐跳舞。Istherearhymefor“day”?“Bold”and“cold”arerhymes.6.takeiteasyv.

从容,不紧张,松懈,轻松Ifwehadn’ttakeniteasy,wewouldhavewon.如果我们没松懈的话，我们就赢了。沉住气，不要害怕。

Takeiteasy.Don’tbeafraid.Lucywouldliketotakethingseasywhensheisonholiday.

takethingseasy=takeiteasy7.辨析runout与runoutofrunoutvi.用完了，=becomeusedup，其主语通常为时间，食物，金钱等物。runoutofvt.指（某人）用完了（某物）,主语一般是人。Hismoneysoonranout.Heisalwaysrunningoutofmoneybeforepayday.Ihave______________myoil.Ourinkhas_______________.runoutof

runout8.makeup1).Twodoctorsandsixnursesmadeupthemedicalteam.=Themedicalteamismadeupoftwodoctorsandsixnurses.组成，构成2).Wewereaskedtomakeupapoem.创作3).Shemadeupherselfbeforegoingtotheball.化妆4).Jackmadeupawonderfulstorytoexplainhisabsence.编造5).Hismothermakesupthebedforhimeveryday.铺床6).Nothingcan

makeupfor

thelossoftime.弥补为……作弥补(1)组成，构成（2）编造,创作（3）弥补（4）化妆(5）铺床9.tease

可以用作动词和名词。v.（1）取笑=makefunof/laughat/playatrickon（2）捉弄（3）n.爱嘲弄他人的人别逗猫。Don’tteasethecat.Don’ttakewhatshesaidseriously.She’sonlyteasing.别拿她的话当真。她不过是捉弄人。Shealwayslaughsatothers.Whatateasesheis!Althoughyourdeskmateisalittlefat,youmustnotteaseher(aboutherweight).10.…butitisverypopularwithEnglishspeakers.

sthbepopularwithsb.受……欢迎

AExercise:__________,thenewteacherisverypopular______thepupils.Toourjoy;withwithourjoy;byTooursorrow;withWithoursorrow;by11.branchn.(1)枝条（2）支流（3）（学科的）分科，部门（4）支部，分部v.分叉，分道，拓展新领域这家银行在市内有十家分行。Thebankhastenbranchesinthecity.很多鸟栖息在树枝上。Manybirdsareonthebranch.这条河有很多支流。Theriverhasalotofbranches.Maryhasleftthecompanyandbranchedoutherown.玛丽离开公司做起了自己的生意。Exercises:Thecompany’sheadofficeisinthecity,Butithas_____________(部门）alloverthecountry.2.____________________（路分叉）wherethetallbuildingstands.3._____________________(党小组）werecompletelydestroyedthen.branchesTheroadbranchesThepartybranches12.transformvt.

（1）Watercantransformadesertintoagarden.(把……转换成)（3）Theoldeducationsystemsweretransformed.变换，改革

Tenyearsofhardwork______Mathildecompletely_______anordinaryhousewife.translated;intoB.translated;forC.transformed;intoD.transformed;to（2）Idon’tknowwhattransformedthisareafromarichfieldintoadesert.13.Snowhavingmelted,thewholevillageisbrimfulofhappychildren.Snowhavingmelted为动词–ing形式的独立结构，其逻辑主语通常与句子的主语不一致。这种主语常常是名词或主格代词。动词–ing形式的独立结构常用作状语，表示伴随情况、时间、原因等。Theconditionshavingbeenchanged,itisnecessaryforyoutomakeanewplan.（表示原因）Lilyrushedoutoftheroom,thelittlebabycarriedinherarms.（表示伴随情况）Theoperationbeingover,thepatientwassentbacktohisroom.(表示时间）Timepermitting,we’llvisittheSummerPalace.(表示条件）ExercisesTherearemany___oftheproblem,butyouhaveonlyconsideredoneofthem.A.respectB.aspectsC.sidesD.points2.IwassoexcitedatthenewsthatIcouldhardly___myfeelingsinwords.A.carryB.conveyC.transmitD.communicate3.Myhometownhastakenonanew___.A.looks