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Stories and Poems
Lesson 19
A Story or a Poem?
Unit 4
1
Do you have a favourite poem or story? What is it?
Have you ever tried to write a poem?
Talk freely
Lead-in
compare
New words
rhyme
New words
compare
passage
limit
format
rhyme
although
v. 比较
n. 章节;段落
v. 限制;限定
n. 格式;版式
n. 韵;韵脚 ; v.押韵
conj. 虽然,尽管;不过,然而
New words
effort
fat
aloud
compared with...
n. 精力;努力
adj. 胖的;厚的; n.脂肪;肥肉
adv. 出声地;大声地
和……相比较
New words
Listen and choose.
1. How does Jenny feel to write a story?
A. Hard. B. Easy. C. funny.
2. What did Danny describe in his poem?
Something he loves. B. Something delicious.
C. Something beautiful.
Listening
7
Read the lesson again and compare poems with stories.
poems
stories
b, c, e
a, d
a. It must have a beginning, a middle and an end.
b. Although it is short, every word must have power and meaning.
c. Usually fewer words are used.
d. It is longer and has more words.
e. You have to think about the format.
Reading
8
Read and fill in blanks. Then retell.
Brian, Jenny and Danny learned about poems and stories this week. Their teacher, Ms. Cox, told them to write a _____ or a poem. Brian started writing his______. Jenny thought it was ______ (easy) to write a story than to write a poem. But Danny didn’t think so. He said, “__________ with poems, stories are usually longer.” Jenny said, “A story doesn’t limit you like a ______ does. With poems, every word must have ______ and meaning. Sometimes writing less takes ______ effort than writing more.”
story
poem
Compared
poem
power
more
easier
Retell
9
Have you finished your English homework yet, Brian?
布莱恩,你已经完成英语作业了吗?
yet 此处用作副词,意为“已经”,用于疑问句;
用于否定句时,意为“(迄今)还,尚”。多用于现在完成时态的句子。
Have you gotten your notebook yet?你已经买到笔记本了吗?
My elder brother hasn’t come back yet. 我哥哥还没回来。
Language points
注意:在肯定句中多用already。
I have already finished my homework.
我已经完成了我的作业。
Language points
2. Compared with poems, stories usually have longer passages.
和诗相比,故事通常有更长的段落。
compare此处用作不及物动词,意为“比较”。
辨析:compare ... with ... 与compare ... to ...
compare ... with ... 把······与 ······相比
compare ... to ... 把······与······相比;把······比作······
He compared his handwriting with/to mine.
他把自己的书写和我的作比较。
Books can be compared to friends. 书籍可被比喻成朋友。
Language points
3. Although a poem has fewer words, it’s not always easier to write.
虽然诗有较少的单词,但是写起来并不总是容易的。
although 连词,意为“虽然,尽管;不过,然而”,与 though意思相同,引导让步状语从句。
注意:although/though与but不能连用,但可以与yet、still等词连用。
Although it was hard to finish this task, we made it in time.
虽然完成这项任务很难,但我们还是按时完成了。
Language points
4. Sometimes writing less takes more effort than writing more.
有时,写得少比写得多要付出更多的努力。
effort 名词,意为“精力,努力”。 常用搭配:
make an effort to do sth.意为“努力做某事”;put effort into ... 意为“投入精力于······”。
I will make an effort to find out more information.
我将尽力找出更多信息。
Language points
5. Like it’s calling me aloud to eat!
好像在大声呼唤我享用!
aloud 副词,意为“大声地”,指为使人能听见而发声,常与read,speak等动词连用。
He read the text aloud this morning. 他早上朗读了课文。
注意: aloud没有比较等级。
Language points
Do you like reading stories or poems?
What do you want to write, a story or a poem? Why?
Please write a short passage to show your idea about it.
story or poem?
Group work
翻译下列句子,每空一词。
1. 我将尽力按时完成工作。
I will ________ an ________ to finish the work on time.
2. 对我们来说,学好汉语是重要的。
It’ important _____ us ____ learn Chinese well.
make effort
for to
Exercises
3. 他把自己的茶杯和我的相比。
He __________ his cup ________ mine.
4. 杯子里有太多水。
There is _____ ______ water in the glass.
compares with/to
too much
Exercises
1. Read the lesson fluently.
2. Finish Exercise 3 on page 51.
3. Write about what you like to write, poems or stories.
Homework
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Blues
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