AsIwasgoingtoSt.Ives,Imetamanwithsevenwives.Eachwifehadsevensacks,Eachsackhadsevencats,Eachcathadsevenkits.Kits,cats,sacks,andwives,HowmanyweregoingtoSt.Ives?(alistpoem)LimerickIthasonlyfivelines.Threeofthemarelongerthantheothertwo.Thelongerlinesallrhymewitheachotherandtheshorteronesrhymewitheachother.TherewasanoldmanwithabeardWhosaiditisjustasIfeared.FourinsectsandthenTwobirdsandahenHaveallmadeahomeinmybeardTheWillowTheslendertreeisdressedinemeraldallabout,Athousandbranchesdrooplikefringesmadeofjade.Butdoyouknowbywhomtheseslimleavesarecutout?Thewindofearlyspringissharpasscissorblade.咏柳碧玉妆成一树高,万条垂下绿丝绦不知细叶谁裁出,二月春风似剪刀Discussion:Arepoemsgoodforourlife?Whatcanwegetfrompoems?1.Poemsbringpassion(激情)toourlife.2.Poemshelpustounderstandlife,virtues,beautyandromance.3.Poemsmakeusknowwearehereandthatwecanmakeourlifeandtheworldmorecolorfulandbeautiful!UsinglanguageI’veSavedTheSummerQuestions:1.Doyouthinkthespeakerinthepoemismorelikelytobeagirlfriend/boyfriendoraparent?2.Doesthepoemhavearhythmicpattern?Yes,ithastwostrongbeatsperline.3.Doesthepoemhaverhymingwords?4.Whenyouwerelisteningtothepoem,diditmakeyoufeelsomethingofthinkaboutsomething?Whatdiditmakeyoufeelofthinkabout?Yes.5.Circlethewordsthatrhyme.Whatisunusualabouttherhymingwordsinthelastfourwords?Therhymingwordsinthelastfourlinesareunusualbecausetheyarethesamewordsalthoughtheyeachhaveadifferentmeaning.Carefulreading1.Whoisthespeakerinthepoemandwhoishe/shespeakingto?Givereasonstosupportyouranswer.Aparent(father/mother)speakingtoayoungadultchild(sonordaughter).①Tillyouareoldyou’llnotknow…--implythespeakerismucholderthantheyoungperson(thatis,tillyouareolderlikeme).②I’vesavedthesummerandI’vesavedsomesunlight.--implythespeakerisanolderpersonwhohasexperiencedtheirownjourneythroughlifeandwhoisofferinglovetohelphim/her.③IknownoanswerstohelpyouonyourwayTheparentalsosaysthatalthoughhe/sheisolder,he/shedoesnotanswertheanswerstolife’squestions④whenyouwerebutnineteenWeknowthesonisanadultbecausethespeakerreferstothetimewhenyouwerebutnineteen⑤Butifyou’veaneedforloveI’llgiveyouallIown…Weknowthatthespeakerisprobablyaparentbecausehe/sheisofferingthechildunconditionallove.Reasons:Manyofthephrasesimplythatthespeakerisanolderperson.Forexample,I’vesavedthesummerandI’vesavedsomesunlight.Whenthespeakersaystillyouareolder…he/sheisimplyingthathe/sheismucholderthantheyoungperson(thatis,tillyouareolderlikeme).Theparentalsosaysthatalthoughhe/sheisolder,he/shedoesnotanswertheanswerstolife’squestions(Iknownoanswerstohelpyouonyourway/ifyouhaveaneedforlove,I’llgiveyouallIown.)WeknowthesonisanadultbecausethespeakerreferstothetimewhenyouwerebutnineteenRecitethisEnglishpoem.ReadingtaskonP52Whatdoeseachpoemmakeyoufeelorthinkabout?Thefirstpoemmakesmethinkofapictureinwhichapoetwakesupinaverybrightspringmorningwithbirdssinginginthetrees,butthebeautifulmorningremindsthepoetoftheblossomswhichmighthavebeenbrokenbythenightstorm.Thesecondpoemmakesmethinkofthefollowingthings:acateatingfish;ahungryboymakingawish;aboyrunningtotheendoftheroad;adrivertakingthenextturn;ayoungmanwholovessea;abeautifulgirllookingatthepoet;asealdivingintothesea;thepoetfallingintosleep.Thethirdpoemmakesmefeelthepassionbetweenthelovers.Thefourthpoemmakesmethinkofabeautifulsun-shinedayandalovelypairsingingcheerfullyandcalmly.Theatmospheremakesmefeelhappyandrelaxed.Thefifthpoemmakesmethinkofmyfatheroranoldman.NounVerbAdjectiveAdverbangrydarkenimpressiverepetitivetransformationaltranslationwarmenjoyexpressivelyinspireangerangerangrilydark/~nessdarkdarklyimpressionimpress……lyrepetitionrepeat…..lytransformationtransformtranslatetranslatedwarmthwarmwarmlyenjoymentenjoyableenjoyablyexpressionexpressexpressiveinspirationinspirational…..ly
