2.Listen and imitate.

Step VI. Listening on the workbook.

Good. I’m really interested in poems and I want to know why our ancestors invent poetry. Do you know the reason. If you don’t know, let’s look at the following questions.

1)Before the invention of writing, was there any other way but to remember important things?

2)Were rhyme and rhythm very helpful when they are trying to remember things?

3)Why did our ancestors invent poetry?

4)What is the listening text about?

Listen to the tape and find out the answers to the questions.

Tape description:　

　People invented poetry as they help to remember things. Before the invention of writing, there was no other way but to remember important things. People early discovered that rhyme and rhythm were very helpful when they are trying to remember things. So they made poems to help them remember all the things they needed to know and passed on from generation to generation. For example to remember their history. They recited great stories about their ancestors and the wars that were fought.

(Collect the answers from the students.)

T: Yes. Before the invention of writing, there was no other way but to remember important things.

And rhyme and rhythm were very helpful when people are trying to remember things. That’s why our ancestors invented poetry.

Step VIII. Post-listening

You’ve done a good job today.　 Let’s enjoy some more poems. And you are required to recite some of these poems. You can recite and many as possible. We will check the next period.

1)Women

If you kiss her, you are not a gentleman

If you don’t, you are not a man

If you praise her, she thinks you are lying

If you don’t, you are good for nothing

If you agree to all her likes, she is abusing

If you don’t, you are not understanding

If you make romance, you are an experienced man

If you don’t, you are half a man

If you visit her too open, she thinks it’s boring

If you don’t, she accuses you of double crossing

If you are well dressed, she says you are a playboy

If you don’t, you are a dull boy

….

“O Lord, tell me what to do. AMEN”

2)Always Have a Dream

Forget about the days when it’s been cloudy,

But don’t forget your hours in the sun.

Forget about the times you’ve been defeated,

But don’t forget the victories you’ve won.

Forget about the misfortunes you’ve encountered,

But don’t forget the times your luck has turned.

Forget about the days when you’ve been lonely,

But don’t forget the friendly smiles you’ve seen.

Forget about the plans that didn’t seem to work out right.

But don’t forget to always have a dream.

Homework.

Recite one or two poems and get ready for tomorrow’s lesson!

Record after teaching:

Period 2 Speaking

Teaching aims:

1.T: OK. What topic for poetry do you like?

T: Sometimes English poems can be read in a really interesting way. Now I’d like you to enjoy one of them.

A rhyme

Pick an apple

Pick a pear

Pick a banana over there.

Let’s work and let’s play,

Picking apples every day.

5.Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.

1)What is the dialogue about?

2)What kind of book is A Garden of Poems?

3)Which period is meant when we say “between the World Wars”?

4)How should you read a book such as 1001 Songs and Poems in English?

5)Which topic for poetry does the student like?

Step V. Post-listening

4.OK, Since we learned some about poems. Now let’s listen to the a reader and a woman working in the library. First listen to the tape and tick the words that are used by the woman.

Suggested answer: poem, collection, the World Wars , The countryside　 and nature

3.Poems by a certain period time

Suggested answers: “English Poem of the Early 17^th Century”

“Poetry Between the World Wars”

2.Listen to the tape and list the the information of poems by a certain topic

Suggested answers: The topic can be human feelings (humour & love…)

“Poetry about Nature” (flowers, trees, plants & the old countryside)

“The Earth is Painted Green”

1.Listen to the tape and list the name of the books on poems by different writers.

(Suggested answers: A Garden of Poems”

“1001 Songs or Poems in English”

2.How to make every students active in this lesson.

Teaching Aids: a computer; a projector

Teaching Procedures:

(Play the song “The color of the wind”)

Step I　 Greetings and Lead in.

Just now we’ve enjoyed a song. Do you like it?

This kind of songs belong to poetry. And so do rhymes and limericks. Rhymes and limericks can be very interesting. So let’s enjoy them now.

Do you like poetry? Why or why not?

What kind of poems, songs or rhymes have you read?

Can you recite any?

Step II Warming up.

1) Listen and read the rhyme

Good, better, best!

Never have it rest!

Till good is better!

And better, best!

2) Listen and read the limerick.

People laugh and people cry.

Some give up, some always try.

Some say hi while some say bye.

Others may forget you but never I.

Ok. Now please open your books and turn to page 25. Let’s enjoy two more limericks.

3)Read the limericks and ask “What is the pattern of each poem?

Step III. Pre-listening

T: It seems poems are really interesting. I’d like to know more about poetry.

But where can I find a certain poem? Are poems put together in collections of poetry?

Maybe these questions can help us.

Who wrote them?

What are they about?

When were they written?

Step IV. While listening

In collections of poetry, poems are put together because they belong to the same group.

They can be sorted by different writers, or they can be sorted by a certain topic or a certain period of time.

1.To teach the students how to grasp the detailed information to finish the listening task.

3.Introduce some poems to the students.

Teaching difficult points: