4.Circle one or more of the feelings below that you think the woman has in poem H. Give reasons
loneliness
joy
love
belief
anger
hate
sorrow
5.There are two poems that have a strong rhythm, which ones are they? Try to read the poems and clap the beat.
3.What is the structure of the passage?
Fast reading
Scan the passage and answer the following questions. 1. What is the main topic of the reading passage?
without seeing any hope of herhusband’s coming back, she was very sad.
Let’s enjoy the poems and clap the beat
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s going to buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird won’t sing, Papa’s going to buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Papa’s going to buy you a looking-grass. If that looking-grass gets broke, Papa’s going to buy you a billy-goat. If that billy-goat runs away, Papa’s going to buy you another today.
Loneliness:
She was alone watching her husband on the mountain top. Love: She waited for her husband year after year.
belief: She believed her husband would come back one day. Sorrow: Year after year, she waited and waited
A few simple forms of English poems
Para 1 (topic sentence)
We will look at a few of the simpler forms.
2.What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about?
Para 2 Nursery rhymes
Para 3 List poems Para 4 Cinquain
Para 5 Haiku
Para 6 Tang poems
Para 1 (topic sentence)
We will look at a few of the simpler forms.
I saw a fish-pond all on fire I saw a house bow to a squire, I saw a person twelve-feet high, I saw a cottage in the sky, I saw a balloon made of lead, I saw a coffin drop down dead, I saw two sparrows run a race, I saw two horses making lace, I saw a girl just like a cat, I saw a kitten wear a hat, I saw a man who saw these too, And said though strange they all were true.
leading
Para 2 Nursery poems
Para 3 List Para 4 Cinquain
analysis
Para 5 Haiku Para 6 Tang poems Para 7 Encourage students to
write poems of their own
Which poem does the picture remind you of ?
Ode to the west wind
If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
Shelley
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are, Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
conclusion
1. What is poem A about?
2. What are poems D and E about? Do the authors like the subjects?
3. Poems F and G give you a clear picture in your mind? what picture? Are the authors happy or sad?
Nursery rhymes
Tang poems
Five kinds of poems
List poems Cinquain
Haiku
A few simple forms of English poems
Para 1 (topic sentence) We will look at a few of the simpler forms.
Fast reading
Scan the passage and answer the following questions. 1. What is the main topic of the reading passage?
2.What five kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about?