Step 1.Greetings.

设计意图：让学生做好上课的准备。

Step 2. Think about it.

1. Read an old Chinese poem. Does it follow a pattern?

2. What pattern does a five- line poem follow?

设计意图：与学生进行一个简短的对话，进入本课主题。

Step3. Read and answer.

Read the text and answer the following questions:

1) Who created this kind of poem?

2) What are five-line poems about?

3) What does a five-line poem follow?

设计意图：让学生带着任务读课文。

Step 4. Practice.

According to a picture, students try to write a five Cline poem.

Line1: Name the topic of the poem in one word. Use a noun.

Line2: Describe the topic in two words. Use a noun and an adjective, or two adjectives.

Line 3: Choose three words that tell what the topic can do. Use verbs.

Line 4: Express a thought or a feeling about the topic in four words. You can use any kind of words there.

Line 5: Say something about the topic using one word.

设计意图：让学生根据五行诗的特点亲自作诗。

Step 5. Language Points

1. This style was created in the nineteenth century by an American poet.

表示“在几世纪”时，用“in+the+序数词+century”或”in + the +数字+s/’s

 在17世纪 in the 1600’s/1600s

2. Each line has a set number of words.

 a set number of :固定数量的，一定数量的

拓展：a large number of  大量   a number of许多

翻译练习：每个家庭都有一定数量的孩子。

3. Let’s look at another two poems as examples.

 another +基数词+可数名词= 基数词+more+可数名词

翻译练习：我还有两个苹果。

4. In a word, state the topic of your poem.

state: v.陈述，说明。State your name and address.

拓展：statement n. The government makes a statement.政府发表声明。

5. Express a thought or a feeling about your topic in four words.

express: v.表达  expression  n.

常用短语： express oneself   express something to somebody