Reading
I’ve saved the summer
Are poems good for our life?
What can we get from poems?
1. Poems bring passion ( 激情 )to our life.2. Poems help us to understand life, virtues, beauty and romance. 3. Poems make us know we
are here and that we can make our life and the world more colorful and beautiful!
Rod McKuen
Born, April 29, 1933a bestselling American poet, composer, and singer.
Pre- reading
I’ve saved The summer
Listen and answer the question.
• Who do you think “I “is more likely to be?
• A girlfriend/boyfriend or a parent?• Give your reasons.
Listening
I’ve saved The summer
Now read the poem:1.Circle the words that rhyme:
You / new; need/ feed; nineteen/ mean
Way/day; own/ own
1 try to figure out what does each four lines mean .
2 prepare a question for other groups .
I’ve saved the summer A nd I give it all to you To hold on winter mornings W hen the snow is new.
Comprehending
I’ve saved some sunlight
If you should ever need
A place away from darkness
Where your mind can feed.
“save”
rescue keepkee
p
snow darkness
difficulty
2. hold on(1) hang on Hold on please, I’ll just get a pen (2) to continue in spite of difficulties try and hold on until help arrives.
And for myself I’ve kept your smile
When you were but nineteen,
Till you’re older you’ll not know
What brave young smiles can mean.
How to put these two sentences in
normal order?And I’ve kept your smile when you were
only nineteen for myself.
You’ll not know what brave young
smiles can mean (to me) till/until you’re
older
I know no answers
To help you on your way
The answers lie somewhere
At the bottom of the day.
But if you’ve a need for love
I’ll give you all I own
It might help you down the road
Till you’ve found your own.
Can parents help the children deal with
all the problems they meet with in their
life?
ownDo the two ”own”s have the same meaning?
In this poem the parent wants to tell his/her child that______.
A .If it’s cold, I’ll warm you; if it’s dark, I’ll give you light; if you’re hungry, I’ll feed you; if you want love, I’ll give it to you.
B. While you’re away I’ll remember your smile and I’ll love you always. When you return, I hope you will love me.
C. Although the future may be difficult for you, whenever you need warmth and love, remember I’ll have some to give you.
Try to translate the whole poem
.我把夏天省下,
全都交给了你。
当雪花初降时,
让冬天的早晨停住
我把阳光省下,
以供你不时之需。
在那远离黑暗的地方,
你的心灵会得到滋养。
那年你才十九岁,
我就珍藏了你的微笑。
等你长大成人以后,
才知道年轻勇敢的微笑的奥秘。
我不知道有什么办法,
帮你踏上人生的旅程。
答案也许就在某处,
在白天结束的那个时辰。
但是如果你需要爱,
我会献上我所有的爱。
它也许能帮你踏上旅程,
直到你也找到属于你的爱。
1. What might inspire you to write poetry?
inspire :to encourage
• A teacher, Miss Jiang, is talking with her 3 students about a poetry competition and how they are inspired to write poetry
• Difficulties in listening• the deadline for the poetry
competition • enter a competition• Only if• intend to
• Listening (Part 1)1. Who has written a poem and is ready to
enter the competition?2. Who is not going to enter a poem for the
competition this year?3. Multiple Choices 1).When is the deadline for the
competition? A. The 23th of the month B. The 24th of the month C. The 20th of the month 2). Who plans to write at the weekend? A. Lucy B. Jack C. Pitt
Lucy
Pitt
Listening (Part 2)Name How are they inspired to write
poetry?
Jack By going for a ____ in the _________ and sit ______ somewhere by himself
Lucy By ___________ herself with ________________
Pitt Possibly by ____________ his favorite ______ though he has never _____ it
familiar things
hike countrysidequietly
surrounding
listening tomusic
tried
I’m not going to enter a poem this year...yet I plan to do it this weekendHow will you inspire yourself this weekend?I intend to go for a hike in the countryside and
sit quietly somewhere by myself.I think I’ll try out his way too some time.I’ve never tried it with poetry before but I’
m going to try it tonight.. I’m looking forward to reading.
Listen again and complete the sentences expressing intention.
1.Then write a little poem to list what you would do if you were a parent of a teenager or anything else you prefer, such as :
• If I Were Invisible( 隐形的) .• If I Were a Bird2. Using the sentence pattern we learnt i
n this unit.• If I were/had done…• I would /would have ….• 3. Try to use some rhyme and rhythm.• 4. Eight or ten lines will be Ok.
Writing
• You may start like this,• If I were a parent of a teenager, • I would give him less pressure;• (If I were a parent of a teenager,)• I would (not)…..