1、优质文档优质文档Unit 2 Poems单 元 要 览本单元的中心话题是诗歌。阅读文章中涉及诗歌的韵律和节奏，并介绍了几种不同内容和形式的简单诗歌。本单元语言知识的选择和听说读写等语言技能的训练主要围绕“诗歌”这一主题进行。本单元的目的在于帮助学生掌握与“诗歌”这一主题有关的词汇知识，让学生了解诗歌的一些基本特征和写作方法，从而学会欣赏这些优美的文学作品，最终能够自己尝试写简单的诗歌。本单元的主要教学内容如下表所示：类别 课程标准要求掌握的内容话题 Different types of poems；reading，writing and listening to poetrytransform
2、 v.转化；转换；改造；变换来源:Zxxk.Comsorrow n.悲伤；懊悔；悲痛exchange n.& v交换；交流；调换 librarian n.图书馆长；图书管理员sponsor v.& n. 发起(人)；主办(者)；倡议(者) section n.部分；切下的块；节concrete adj.具体的 diploma n.毕业文凭；学位证书flexible adj. 灵活的；可弯曲的 blank n.& adj.空白；空白的；茫然的appropriate adj.适当的；正当的 compass n.指南针；罗盘eventually adv. 最后；终于 bride n.新娘tick v
3、.给标记号 bridegroom n.新郎convey v.传达；运送 championship n. 冠军称号tease v.取笑；招惹；戏弄 darkness n.黑暗；漆黑rhyme n.& v韵；(使)押韵 warmth n.暖和；温暖nursery n. 托儿所 scholarship n.奖学金；学问；学术成就diamond n.钻石；菱形 pianist n. 钢琴家；钢琴演奏者pattern n.模式；式样；图案 violinist n.小提琴演奏者cottage n. 村舍；小屋 load n. 负担；负荷物sparrow n. 麻雀 contradictory adj.引起
4、矛盾的；好反驳的minimum n.最低限度；最少量；最小数 salty adj.含盐的；咸的translation n.翻译；译文 endless adj.无穷的；无止境的来源:学| 科|网 Z|X|X|K来源:Zxxk.Com来源:学,科,网 Z,X,X,K词汇branch n. 枝条；支流；部门 forever adv.永远take it easy 轻松；不紧张；从容 be popular with 很受欢迎run out of 用完 translate.into.把翻译成be made up of 由 构成 stay/sit up 熬夜优质文档优质文档try out 测试；试验 (sb
5、./sth.)be likely to do sth.有可能let out 发出；放走 look forward to 盼望词汇in particular 尤其；特别 by chance/accident 碰巧1.List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which_give_both_a_pattern_and_a_rhythm_to_the_poem.(the attributive clause)2.We would_have_won if Jack had_scored that goal.(the subj
6、unctive mood)3.Another simple form of poem that students can easily write is the cinquain，a poem made_up_of_five_lines.(past participle as the attributive)4.When I was a baby，my mother used_to read me nursery rhymes.(used to do sth.)句型5.With_so_many_different_forms_of_poetry_to_choose_from，students
7、may eventually want to write poems of their own.(withobjectobjective complement)功能语法虚拟语气(Subjunctive Mood)( 2)If Rob hadnt injured himself， we would have won.If she had studied harder，she would have got the diploma.教学重点1.Get students to know about different types of poems，some poetic devices like rh
8、ythm，rhyme，repetition， sound patterns and imagery.2Have students learn some useful new words and expressions about poetry and let them learn effective ways to master them.3Enable students to grasp and use the expressions of intention and plans.4Let students learn the new grammar item：the subjunctive
9、 mood(2)5Develop students listenin g，speaking，reading and writing ability.教学难点1.Enable students to master the use of the subjunctive mood.2Let students learn to create their own poems.3Develop students integrative skills.课时安排Periods needed：6Period 1 Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and ComprehendingPer
10、iod 2 Language StudyPeriod 3 Grammar the Subjunctive Mood(2)Period 4 Listening and SpeakingPeriod 5 Reading and WritingPeriod 6 Summing Up，Learning Tip and AssessmentPeriod 1 Warming Up，Prereading，Reading and Comprehending整 体 设 计优质文档优质文档教学内容分析 This is the first teaching period of this unit.The centr
11、al part of this period is the reading passage with the name of A Few Simple Forms of English Poems showing the students a few kinds of simple English poems.Warming Up gives three questions for students to discuss so that they can recall any poems they have ever learned and think about different reas
12、ons why people write poems.Prereading provides one question for students to think about and a table for students to fill in so as to help students focus on the topic of the reading passage and lead the students to skim the poems on the following pages and know about the general idea of the text.Read
13、ing mainly explains the reasons why people write poetry and introduces five simple forms of English poems.Nursery rhymes are the first poems that children will hear.These poems may not make any sense but they are easy to learn and recite.It is a good way for children to learn about language.List poe
14、ms often list things，usually having many lines.They have repetition in them and sometimes they have words that rhyme.Cinquains are all made up of five lines and have the fixed structure.Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that is made up of 17 syllables.It is almost like a photo or painting as it cre
15、ates a strong image using very few words.Tang poems are famous poems from Ancient China.They have strong imagery and are often about the bringing together of opposites.Comprehending consists of three groups of exercises for the students to do so as to help the students to get a better understanding
16、of the text，that is to say，to help the teacher to check how much the students have understood the text.三维目标设计 Knowledge and skills1To know the meanings of the following new words and phrases：tick(给 标记号)，rhyme(韵；押韵 )，convey(传达；运送)，nursery(托儿所)，concrete(具体的 )，contradictory(引起矛盾的；好反驳的)， diamond(钻石；菱形)
17、，flexible(灵活的；可弯曲的)，pattern(模式；式样；图案)， cottage(村舍；小屋)，sparrow(麻雀)，take it easy(轻松；不紧张；从容)，run out of(用完) ，be made up of(由构成)，tease(取笑；招惹；戏弄) ，salty(含盐的；咸的)，endless(无穷的；无止境的)，minimum(最低限度；最少量)，translation( 翻译；译文) ，branch(枝条；支流；部门) ，in particular( 尤其；特别)2To learn about some simple forms of English poe
18、ms.3To develop the students reading ability by skimming and scanning the passage.4To develop the students speaking ability by talking about some features of some simple forms of English poems.Process and methods1While doing Warming Up the teacher can ask the students to think back and try to remembe
19、r poems from both their early childhood and more recent years.Ask students to complete Exercise 1 in groups.Ask them what they notice about these poems，then get students to recite any poems or parts of poems they can remember so as to arouse their interest in studying the whole unit.2During Prereadi
20、ng the teacher can go around the classroom and discuss the questions with several students.This discussion should be studentcentered and arouse students interest in English poetry.The teacher should also ask the students to skim the text so as to let them have a 优质文档优质文档general knowledge of some sim
21、ple forms of English poems.3While doing Reading and Comprehending，the teacher may first have the students close their books and listen to the text with their eyes closed.This gives the students the opp ortunity to listen to the sounds or “music” of the poems before reading them in more detail.Then a
22、sk the students to read the text quickly to get the general idea of the passage.After detailed readi ng of the passage，students are encouraged to answer some questions and discuss the features of each kind of the poems.4To consolidate the conte nts of the reading passage，the students should be requi
23、red to retell the five kinds of poems in their own words at the end of the class.Emotion，attitude and value1To cultivate students appreciation of poetry and the ability of understanding，enjoying and writing poems.2To develop students sense of cooperative learning.教学重、难点 1To enable the students to le
24、arn about some simple forms of English poetry and to develop their reading ability.2To enable the students to write their own poems.教 学 过 程Step 1 Warming up1Vocabulary i n ReadingMatch the words and phrases with their proper meanings.1convey ( )A.sameness of sound between words or syllables，esp.in t
25、he end of lines2cottage ( )B.a strong feeling such as love，fear or anger3tease ( )C.make fun of somebody in an unkind way4rhyme ( )D.a place where young children are cared for5translate ( )E.make(ideas ，feelings ，etc.)known to another person6endless ( )F.use up7nursery ( )G.small simple house，esp.in
26、 the country8emotion ( )H.relax9take it easy ( )I.express sth.in a different language10run out of ( )J.without endSuggested answers：1.E 2.G 3.C 4.A 5.I 6.J 7.D 8.B 9.H 10.F2Warming up by asking students to complete Exercise 1 in groups.Get the students to recite the little poems and songs they can r
27、emember.Ask them what they notice about these poems.For example，perhaps they have a strong beat，or they rhyme，or they play with words and sounds，or perhaps some of them are funny because they make no sense.3Warming up by doing Exercise 2 with students.Then get them into groups as this might prompt t
28、heir memories.Get the students to recite any poems or parts of poems they can remember.(If the stu dents cant recite any poems or parts of poems，prepare a couple of poems that they would know，in Chinese or English.)4Tell students that there are many reasons why people write poetry.Give the examples
29、in 优质文档优质文档Exercise 3.Ask students the reasons they think the poets wrote the poems they have just recited.Write their suggestions on the blackboard.Step 2 Prereading1Match the following information.Du Fu Tang DynastyFan Zhongyan Song DynastyMeng Haoran ModernGuo Moruo ModernXu Zhimo Tang DynastyByr
30、on AmericaShelly EnglandWhitman EnglandTagore IndiaSuggested answers：Du Fu：Tang Dynasty；Fan Zhongyan：Song Dynasty；Meng Haoran： Tang Dynasty；Guo Moruo：Modern；Xu Zhimo： Modern；Byron：England；Shelly：England ；Whitman：America；Tagore ：India2Ask students to do Exercise 1 in groups.Get them to tell the class
31、 their favourite poems and the reasons.This might be something they find hard to articulate as the poem might just give them a special feeling thats hard to talk about.Or they might say things like：It makes me feel sad.I like the sounds in it.I like its language，its funny，and my mother used to recit
32、e it to me.3The purpose of Exercise 2 is to practice an important reading skill：scanning a text，that is，looking through a text quickly to find specific information.Suggested answers：Which poem A B C D E F G Hdescribes a person？ tells a story？ describes an aspect of a season？ is about sport？ is about
33、 things that dont make sense？ is recited to a baby？ describes a river scene？ has rhyming words at the end of lines？ repeats words or phrases？ Step 3 Reading and comprehending1Fastreading：Read the reading passage quickly，try to get its general idea and answer the following questions.(1)What is the ma
34、in idea of the reading passage?_(2)How many kinds of poems does the reading passage talk about? And which of the following is not mentioned?ANursery rhymes. BTang poems. C Haiku. DAdverb poems. EList poems. FCinquain.优质文档优质文档Suggested answers：(1)A brief introduction of a few simple forms of English
35、poems.(2)Five.D is not mentioned.2Detailedreading：Read the text thoroughly and do the following exercises.(You may do some searching reading when necessary.)(1)Give out the names of the forms of poems according to the descriptions._ are the first poems that children will hear.They are often sung.Chi
36、ldren love to move and dance to them because they have strong regular rhythms.They enjoy the rhymes and the way they play with sounds._ is made up of five lines and has the following structure：Line 1： a noun that names the subject of the poemLine 2： two adjectives that describe the subjectLine 3： th
37、ree verbs ending withing 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 subject_ is a centuriesold form of Japanese poetry.It is made up of 17 syllables and has the following structure：Li
38、ne 1： 5 syllablesLine 2： 7 syllablesLine 3： 5 syllables_ are a list of things.They can have as many lines as the writer likes.Sometimes they have repetition in them and sometimes they have words that rhyme.When a list poem has rhyming words，it also has a regular rhythm.When translated into English，_
39、 have a free form(that is，without a regular rhythm)and do not rhyme.They have strong imagery and are often about the bringing together of opposites.(2)Find the strong rhythm and rhyme in Poem A.eg.In the first two lines，there are word_&_mockingbird. So in the following lines，there are _；_；_；_.(3)Wha
40、ts the difference between Poems B and C though they are both list poems?_(4)Which of the poems in the reading passage can give you a clear picture in your mind?_(5)Can y ou find out the 17 syllables in Poem F?eg.“A” has 1 syllable， “fallen” has 2 syllables，while “blossom” has 2 syllables._.(6)Can yo
41、u give a proper title to Poem H either in English or Chinese?_Suggested answers: (1)Nursery rhymes The cinquain Haiku List poems Tang poems (2)sing & ring；brass & lookingglass；broke & billygoat ；away & today(3)Poem B repeats phrases and rhymes，while Poem C does not.(4)Most probably Poems D，F，G and H
42、.(5)A(1)；fallen(2) ；blossom(2) ；Is(1) ；coming(2) ；back(1)；to(1)；the(1)；branch(1)；Look(1)；a(1)； butterfly(3)优质文档优质文档(6)望夫石/A Loyal WifeStep 4 Language studyDeal with language problems if any(words or sentences students might not understand)to help the students to have a better understanding of the te
43、xt.Step 5 Listening，reading aloud and underliningAsk students to read the passage aloud to the tape and let them pay attention to the pronunciation of each word and the pauses within each sentence.Tell them to pick out all the useful expressions or collocations from the passage while reading and cop
44、y them to the notebook after class as homework.Collocations：make sense，give.a strong impression，on fire，take it easy，run out of，make up of，be translated into，day by day，in particular.Step 6 Structure analyzingAfter reading，ask students to discuss the text structure.Keys for reference：This passage is
45、 an introduction of some of the simple forms of English poems.The first paragraph introduces the topic and the theme of the text，explaining the purpose of poetry writing， that is，to give readers a strong impression or to convey certain emotions.From the second paragraph，the text analyses the dif fer
46、ent kinds of poems and gives examples for reference.The last paragraph encourages students to have a try and write poems of their own.Step 7 RetellingAsk students to talk about the different kinds of poems in their own words.Give them some key words and expressions on the blackboard.Then let them try to retell the passage.Step 8 Homework1Learn the useful new words and expressions in this period by heart.2Try to find some selections of poems and appreciate their beauty and eventually try to write some poems of your own.Step 9 Reflection after teaching_
