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Module 4 Colourful life
Unit 7 Poem
More practice
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Lead in
Look at the pictures and think:
What is the man?
What does he do for his work?
When does he usually start their work?
Lead in
What are they?
What do they do for their work?
When do they usually start their work?
Reading
Helping hands
The Sun comes up, I start my day.
I get my broom and I’m on my way.
I clean up things that people drop,
From dawn to dusk, I never stop.
I sweep the streets, and make them clean,
And help keep our city green.
Listen, read and understand.
Reading
Night is falling, the sky is dark.
The only sounds are dogs that bark.
We drive long the streets all night
To stop thieves and those who fight.
It’s a dangerous job, but we’re brave.
We help keep our city safe.
Reading
Read the poem again and match the words with the information.
street cleaner
policeman
a. clean up things that people drop
b. keep our city safe
c. have a dangerous job
d. keep our city green
Reading task
Now answer the questions below.
1 Who are the people in the poem?
2 When do they usually start work?
A street cleaner and the policemen.
The street cleaner usually starts work when the Sun comes up. The policemen usually start work when night is falling and the sky is dark.
Reading task
3 What do they do for their work?
4 What do they think of their work?
5 What do you think of their work?
The street cleaner sweeps the streets and makes them clean. The policemen drive along the streets all night to stop thieves and those who fight.
The street cleaner thinks he helps keep the city clean. The policemen think they help keep the city safe.
They keep our city green and keep our city safe...
Group work
In groups, talk about the people’s jobs.
Pre-reading
Look and talk about Li Bai.
李白(701年—762年12月),字太白,号青莲居士,又号“谪仙人”,唐代伟大的浪漫主义诗人,被后人誉为“诗仙”,代表作有《望庐山瀑布》《行路难》《蜀道难》《将进酒》《明堂赋》《早发白帝城》等多首。
Reading
A poem about the Moon
Many people like writing poems to show their feelings. Li Bai, a Chinese poet, was o