Unit1YouCanWritePoetryLesson1:Poetry,PleaseTeachingContent:Masterywordsandexpressions:poem,decide,nature,express,learn/know…byheart,pleased,happiness,shutOralwordsandexpressions:poetry,description,continue,beyondTeachingAims:1.Learnaboutthepoemsinforeigncountries.2.KnowthedifferencesbetweenChineseandforeignpoetry.TeachingImportantPoints:1.Howtomakesuggestions.2.Thegrammar:infinitives.3.Somewordsandexpressions:learn/know…byheartTeachingDifficultPoints:Thegrammar:infinitivesTeachingPreparation:picturesTeachingAids:audiotape,flashcards,picturesTypeoflesson:newlessonTeachingProcedure:Step1.Cometo“THINKAOBUTIT”.Letthestudentstalkaboutthequestionsingroups.1.HaveyouwrittenapoeminChinese?Isithard?Why?2.Whatkindsofpoetrydoyoulikebest?Afterawhile,letthestudentsineachgrouppresenttheirideastotheclassinfrontoftheclass.Step2.Listentothetapeandfindtheanswerstothequestions:1.HaveBrianfinishedhispoem?2.What’sDanny’spoemabout?Step3.Readingtask:1.Readthetextandunderlinethenewwordsinthislesson.Presentthemeaningsofthewordswiththehelpofthemediacomputer.Wecanuseourbodylanguageifnecessary.3.Tellthemainideaofthislesson.Step4.Readthetextagainanddecidethestatementsaretrueorfalse.1.JennywroteaChinesepoem.2.Brianwroteapoemaboutnature.3.Dannylearnedhispoembyheart.Step5.Dealwiththelanguagepoints.Howtomakeasuggestion:Maybeyoucouldwriteadescriptionofyourfavouriteplace.Theinfinitives:Ihaven’tdecidedwhattowriteabout.Wouldyouliketohearmypoem?Doyoureallywanttohear?Idon’tneedtoreadit.Letthestudentssumtheuseofinfinitivesofthislesson.Thenencouragethemtomakemoresentenceswiththegrammar.Step5.Activities1.Dividetheclassintoseveralgroups.ThenletthemtranslateaChinesepoemwrittenbyLiBaiorotherfamouspoets.Thencomparethetranslationsofthegroups.Let’sseewhichisthebest.2.EachgroupwritesanEnglishpoemaboutthefamiliarthingsaroundus.Thenletthemchangethepoemsingroups.Theymaygivetheirownadvicetothepoemswrittenbyothers.Step6.DescribethepictureinEnglish.Askthestudentsworkintheirformalgroups.Thenletthemreadtheirpoemsinclassloudly.Step7.Cometo“LET’SDOIT”.Workwithapartner.Letthestudentstalkaboutthequestion:whichdoyouthinkismoredifficulttounderstand,EnglishpoetryorChinesepoetry?AllofthestudentshaveseenmuchChinesepoetry,butfewofthemhaveseenEnglishpoetry.SopresentthestudentsseveralEnglishpoems.Letthemdiscussthemeanideasofthepoems.Thenletthemfinishthetask.Step8.Homework1.Finishofftheactivitybook.2.GetmoreinformationabouttheEnglishpoetryafterclass.Summary:ThestudentsmorelittleoftheEnglish,sothattheteacherprovidesthemmoreinformationabouttheEnglishpoetryisverynecessary.WecanusetheInternettohelpus.Theteachershouldstimulatethestudents’interestsabouttheEnglishpoetry.ThestudentscanhavemoretimetosearchmoreinformationontheInternetafterclass.
