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Lesson 20: Say It in Five
Unit 4 Stories and Poems
单词: line, text, poet, single, screen, hum, stretch, liquid, state, noun,
adjective, express
短语: a set number of
句子: (1)Let’s look at another two poems as examples.
(2)Here is how you can write your own five-line poem.
(3)Express a thought or a feeling about your topic in four words.
Learning Goals
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能用英语流利地讲述诗歌的写作手法及韵律。
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Free Talk
Read a few old Chinese poems. Do they follow a pattern?
What pattern does a fiveline poem follow?
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Presentation
Look at the poem on the right. It has five lines of text. This style was created in the nineteenth century by an American poet. This kind of poem always talks about a single topic. Each line has a set number of words. The first line has one word. The second line has two words. The third, or middle line has three words. The fourth line has four words. The last line has one word.
Computer
Bright screen
Humming with information
Show me the world
Connect
Let’s look at another two poems as examples.
Cat
Smooth fur
Sleeping,waking,stretching
You are like water
Liquid
Happiness
Light,bright
Smiling quickly,laughing
What colour are you?
Sunshine!
Here is how you can write your own five-line poem.
Line 1:In one word, state the topic of your poem.
Use a noun.
Line 2:Describe your topic in two words. Use a noun
and an adjective or two adjectives.
Line 3:Choose three words that describe what your
topic does.
Line 4:Express a thought or a feeling about your
topic in four words. You can use any type of
words here.
Line 5:Say something about your topic in one word.
Vocabulary
line n. (诗)行;路线
text n. 正文;文字材料
poet n. 诗人
single adj. 单一的;单纯的
screen n. 屏幕;荧光屏
hum v. 发嗡嗡声
Vocabulary
stretch v. 伸展
liquid adj. 清澈的;晶莹的 n. 液体
state v. 陈述;说明
noun n. 名词
adjective n. 形容词
express v. 表达
a set number of 一定数量的
Structures and Expressions
Let’s do it!
1. Match and complete the format of a five-line poem.
Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
three words
four words (any kind)
one noun
one noun and one adjective or two adjectives
one word
2. Choose something around you or in a picture. Collect some
words to describe it.
nouns
verbs
adjectives
adverbs
3. Work in pairs. Choose words from your word collection above in
Activity 2,and write a five-line poem. Share your poem with your
classmates.
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Language points
1. Here is how you can write your own five-line poem.
下面教你如何写自己的五行诗。
◉ five-line 是一个复合形容词,由“数词+连字符+单数名词”构
成。常见的复合形容词的结构还有:
(1)“数词+连字符+单位词(单数)+连字符+形容词”。
※ two-meter-deep 两米深的
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(2)“形容词+连字符+名词ed”。
◉ warm-hearted 热心肠的
复合形容词的共同特点:作定语,修饰后面的名词。
※ They are all warmhearted people.
他们都是热心肠的人。
※ It’s a five-minute walk from the library to the playground.
从图书馆到操场需要走五分钟。
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2. This style was created in the nineteenth century by an
American poet. 这种风格是由一位美国诗人在十九世纪创造的。 ◉ in the nineteenth century 在19世纪
◉ 表示“在几世纪”时,用“in+the+序数词+century”,也可写作in the
1900s, 相当于during the nineteenth century。
※ It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century don’t attract
visitors.
这座在19世纪建设的工业城市不能吸引游客真是一件遗憾的事情。
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3. This kind of poem always talks about a single topic.
这种诗总是在谈论一个主题。
◉ single意为“单一的,单个的”。
※ When will the single currency be operable?
什么时候实行单一货币?
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4. Each line has a set number of words. 每行有一定数量的单词。
(1)each意为“每一,各个的”。
※ Each order is coded separately.
每份订单都单独编号。
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辨析each与every
each 作形容词时修饰可数名词的单数,表示两个或两个以上的人或物的每一个,强调个体。
every 作形容词时修饰可数名词的单数,表示三个或三个以上的人或物的每一个,强调个体。
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(2)a number of意为“若干;许多”。
※ A number of roads have been blocked by fallen trees.
一些道路被倒下的树堵住了。
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辨析a number of 和the number of
a number of 指“若干;许多”。“a number of+可数名词复数形式”作主语,后面的谓语动词要用复数形式。
the number of 指“……的数目”,“the number of+可数名词的复数形式”作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
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5. Let’s look at another two poems as examples. 再举两首诗为例。
◉ another two意为“另外两个”。
◉ “another+基数词(大于1)+可数名词复数”相当于“基数词
(大于1)+more+可数名词复数” ,表示“再……”。
※ He bought another two English dictionaries.
他买了另外两本英语词典。
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Practice
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1. Please use an adjective to ________(表达)your feeling now.
2. This computer’s ________(屏幕) is very clear.
3. Can you ________(陈述) the main idea of this text?
4. She wants to have a ________(单独的) room because she doesn’t like
living with any other people.
5. Read the second ________(行) of the ________ (正文) and find out
the answer to the question.
express
screen
state
single
line
text
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二、单项选择。
1. Reading a large number of books ________ make us wiser. The more we
read, the more we know.
A. can B. would C. need
2. Each book has ________ new words.
A. number of B. the number of
C. the set number of D. a set number of
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3. Books can bring us ________.
A. happy B. happiness
C. happier D. Happily
4. The church was built ________.
A. in 1800s B. in the 1800
C. in nineteen century D. in the 19th century
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5. I live in Room 403. Sam lives in the room right above mine, on the
________ floor.
A. third B. three C. fifth D. five
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Sum up
1. Vocabulary:
line, text, poet, single, screen, hum, stretch, liquid, state, noun,
adjective, express
2. Structures and expressions:
a set number of
3. Important sentences:
(1)Let’s look at another two poems as examples.
(2)Here is how you can write your own five-line poem.
(3)Express a thought or a feeling about your topic in four words.
Homework
1. Remember the new words and expressions learnt in this lesson.
2. Prepare Lesson 21.
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