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)…..