2. The students also discuss how they go about writing poetry. Tick the correct boxes.
Wu Zhe Lily Chelsea
List poems 清单诗
Tang poems 唐诗
Haiku 俳句诗
The reasons why people write poems.
•to tell a story
•to make the reader
•to express feelings experience the sight,
•to make others laugh •sounds, smells,
modern
Human feelings
love life
death
happiness sadness anger
Байду номын сангаас
broken heart
homesick humour
Reading task
1. Listen to the tape and close your eyes, then tell us your impression on each poem.
1. Who enjoys listening to
poetry?
√ √ Wu Zhe Lily Chelsea
2. Who enjoys writing poetry?
√ √ Wu Zhe Lily Chelsea
Listen to the conversation again and complete the exercises.
2. Discuss and then write about the characteristics of each poem.
Poem A ( Tang poem ): This poem has beautiful imagery that conveys deep feelings. There are many things that this poem makes the reader think about: light heartedness and heavy heartedness, it contrasts morning and night, and creation and destruction.
Unit 2 Poems
➢How many kinds of poems we have learnt in the Reading Section?
➢And why do people write poems?
Nursery rhymes 童谣
Cinquain 五行诗
FFiivvee kkiinnddss ooffppooeemmss
Poem B: adverb poem Number of lines: two sets of four lines Rhythm: regular strong beat Rhyme: four pairs of rhyming lines Repetition: hungrily is repeated at the
Poem D: cinquain Number of lines: five Topic : sunshine
Poem E: haiku Number of lines: three Number of syllables: 17
Listening practice listening
Read the questions. Then listen to the teacher, Mr. Tanner, and three students, Wu Zhe, Lily and Chelsea, talking about their feelings about poetry. Answer the questions by ticking the correct boxes.
the sea drinking wine the War friendship the countryside peace
power pets imagination nature
style
funny serious
realism
fantasy romantic
nature
classical Song/Tang Dynasty
beginning of each line regularly
Part of speech: the adverb hungrily starts each line
Poem C: song This is a love song Rhythm: regular strong beat Rhyme: two pairs of rhyming lines Repetition: first two lines are repeated at the end of the song
•to create images in the •feel and taste of
readers
something
•to express a point of •to create a mood
view
•to play with words
•to practice writing
•….
Topics
Match each student with the reasons he or she enjoys or doesn't enjoy poetry. There are two reasons for each person.
Wu Zhe Lily Chelsea
Poetry is like music. It's rubbish. I like playing with words. The language in poetry is strange. Poetry takes you to a different world. You don't have to follow grammar rules.